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Adam Arkin More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

19 August 1956, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Height

6' 1½" (1.87 m)

Spouse

Phyllis Lyons	(21 August 1999 - present) 1 child
Linda Arkin	(? - ?) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

Brother of Matthew Arkin.

Son of Alan Arkin.

Former stepson of Barbara Dana.

Was nominated for Broadway's 1991 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for "I Hate Hamlet."

Has one daughter Molly born in 1987

Father Alan Arkin and daughter Molly have guest-starred on his TV series, "Chicago Hope" (1994).

Half-brother of Anthony Arkin.

Stepmother is Suzanne Newlander Arkin.

One of the three actors (along with Bruce Willis and Dennis Dugan) whom producer Glenn Gordon Caron seriously considered for the role of "David Addison" on "Moonlighting" (1985).

Personal Quotes

What I had to say was, in general, I'm not really a fan of any one genre of any kind of film.

We all look to have transcendent experiences that lift us out of the everyday, and fear is a good one. But, I think it's the same reason why people want to laugh their heads off.

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