Alan Alda

Alan Alda
Alda in November 2015
Born	Alfonso Joseph D'Abruzzo (1936-01-28) January 28, 1936 (age 88) The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	Fordham University
Occupations	Actor author comedian screenwriter director podcaster singer
Years active	1958 – present
Known for	Acting roles: "Hawkeye Pierce" in M*A*S*H "Arnold Vinick" in The West Wing
Spouse	Arlene Alda ​ (m. 1957)​
Children	4
Awards	Actor of the Year - Series 1974 M*A*S*H Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series 1982 M*A*S*H Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series 2006 The West Wing Outstanding Directing - Comedy Series 1977 M*A*S*H Outstanding Writing - Comedy Series 1979 M*A*S*H Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Comedy or Musical 1975 M*A*S*H 1976 M*A*S*H 1980 M*A*S*H 1981 M*A*S*H 1982 M*A*S*H 1983 M*A*S*H

Alan Alda (real name: Alfonso Joseph D'Abruzzo) (born January 28, 1936) is an American actor. His mother was of Irish ancestry; his father was of Italian ancestry.

He directed, wrote and starred in many movies. He is probably most famous for his role as "Hawkeye" Pierce, the central character on the comedy/drama TV series M*A*S*H, as well as writing and directing several episodes of the show, and later becoming one of its producers. Alan also hosted Scientific American Frontiers on PBS from 1993 to 2005.^[1]

His father, Robert Alda, was an actor, and his mother, Joan, was once crowned Miss New York. Alan has been married to Arlene Weiss since 1957 and they have three daughters and a son.

In 2015, Alda was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.^[2] That same year, he starred in Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies. In 2019, he starred as lawyer Bert Spitz in Marriage Story.

References

1. "Alan Alda, on season 4". Scientific American Frontiers. Chedd-Angier Production Company. 1993–1994. PBS. Archived from the original on January 1, 2006.
2. "Alan Alda reveals he has Parkinson's disease". CBS News / CBS This Morning. July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

Other websites

• Alan Alda at TV.com
• Alan Alda on IMDb
• Bio on Scientific American Frontiers
• Comprehensive bio Archived July 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
• InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse: Alan Alda Archived November 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (TV Interview)
• Military Service
• Interview with Alda Archived December 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine on NPR's Fresh Air (September 21, 2005)
• Alan Alda's Charity Work
• Performance Archived June 21, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Working in the Theatre seminar video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 1992
• Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned (Chapter 1) Archived September 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine