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Adam Arkin

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Adam Arkin

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Overview

  • Born
    August 19, 1956 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Height
    6′ 1″ (1.85 m)

Biography

    • Adam Arkin was born on August 19, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Get Shorty (2017), A Serious Man (2009) and Sons of Anarchy (2008). He has been married to Michelle Dunker since September 2, 2017. He was previously married to Phyllis Lyons and Linda Sublette.

Family

  • Spouses
      Michelle Dunker(September 2, 2017 - present)
      Phyllis Lyons(August 21, 1999 - 2013) (divorced, 1 child)
      Linda Sublette(1985 - 1997) (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Molly Arkin
      Emmet Arkin
  • Parents
      Alan Arkin
      Jeremy Yaffe
      Barbara Dana
  • Relatives
      Matthew Arkin(Sibling)
      Anthony Arkin(Half Sibling)

Trivia

  • Son of Alan Arkin and his first wife Jeremy Yaffe.
  • Was nominated for Broadway's 1991 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for "I Hate Hamlet."
  • Father Alan Arkin and daughter Molly have guest-starred on his TV series, Chicago Hope (1994).
  • He is of Russian Jewish and German Jewish descent.
  • Has two children, Molly (b. January 22, 1987) and Emmet.

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.
  • The idea of it becomes a little freaky if you're dealing with someone who has trouble differentiating between fantasy and reality, but that's a concern no matter what kind of movie you're dealing with.
  • People can get obsessed with romance, they can get obsessed with political paranoia, they can get obsessed with horror. It's isn't the fault of the subject matter that creates the obsession, I don't think.
  • You're going through the horror of it, you're going through the isolation of it but you're being empowered by reminding yourself that you're connected to everybody else.

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