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Alan Alda

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Biography:

Alan Alda (/ˈɑːldə/; born Alphonso Joseph D’Abruzzo; January 28, 1936) is an American actor. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he played Hawkeye Pierce in the war television series M*A*S*H (1972–1983). He has had recurring roles on television programs such as The West Wing, and 30 Rock, and has received critical acclaim for films such as Same Time, Next Year (1978) alongside Ellen Burstyn and his directorial debut film The Four Seasons (1981) opposite Carol Burnett. Alda is also known for his performances in Woody Allen’s dramedy film Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), David O. Russell’s comedy Flirting with Disaster (1996), Steven Spielberg’s Cold War drama film Bridge of Spies (2015), and Noah Baumbach’s relationship drama Marriage Story (2019). In 2004, Alda was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Martin Scorsese’s Hollywood epic The Aviator. He is also known as Uncle Pete in Louis C.K.’s Peabody Award–winning tragicomedy web series Horace and Pete. Alda has also received three Tony Award nominations for his performances in The Apple Tree (1967), Jake’s Women (1992), and Glengarry Glen Ross (2005). In 2019, Alda received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.

Main expertice: BEHAVIOR, Empathy, Happiness, HEALTH, Information/Facts, KNOWLEDGE, Learning, Learning from Failures, Mental Health, Other People Exist, Relationships, Science, and Social Skills

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Works of Alan Alda

Books
  • If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating
  • Movies/Videos

    Podcasts
  • Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
  • Science Clear+Vivid
  • Series

    Websites
  • Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science
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