“When I was a young actor people wanted to know if I wanted to be a serious actor or a funny one,” Michael McKean tweeted Friday. In recent years he starred opposite Michael Douglas in the Netflix comedy series “The Kominsky Method,” a role that earned him two Emmy nominations. Sign up for the weekly Chicago Catch-Up newsletter here. And the laughs I got from his glorious work seem endless,” tweeted Jason Alexander.Ī member of Chicago's famed Second City comedy troupe, Arkin was an immediate success in movies with the Cold War spoof 'The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming' and peaked late in life with his win as best supporting actor for the surprise 2006 hit 'Little Miss Sunshine.” More than 40 years separated his first Oscar nomination, for 'The Russians are Coming,' from his nomination for playing a conniving Hollywood producer in the Oscar-winning “Argo.”įeeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. And on the few occasions I was in his presence, a kind and generous soul. “Such a wonderful, original voice for comedy. Hollywood was in mourning, with Paul Reiser, Michael Rapaport and Patton Oswalt among those praising Arkin. “Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man,' they said in a statement. His sons Adam, Matthew and Anthony confirmed their father's death through the actor's publicist on Friday.

Alan Arkin, the wry character actor who demonstrated his versatility in everything from farcical comedy to chilling drama as he received four Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar in 2007 for 'Little Miss Sunshine,' has died.

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