Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning actor dies at the age of 89

Alan Arkin, the wry character actor who displayed his ability to play comedy and drama by receiving 4 Academy Award

won an Oscar in 2007 for "Little Miss Sunshine,"

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His three sons Adam, Matthew and Anthony confirmed his death via the publicist for the actor on Friday.

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Arkin was a member of Chicago's renowned Second City comedy group

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Arkin was an immediate success in films including his Cold War spoof "The Russians Are Coming,

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when he earned his nomination for best supporting actor in the critically acclaimed 2006 film "Little Miss Sunshine."

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In recent times, he appeared in a role with Michael Douglas in the Netflix comedy series "The Kominsky Method,"

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"Alan's never had an identifiable screen personality because he just disappears into his characters," director Norman Jewison of "The Russians are Coming" has observed.

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The 1968 film "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," in where he played an empathetic man who couldn't speak or hear, made Arkin's name in Hollywood.

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Born in the Brooklyn borough Brooklyn He and his family that included two brothers younger than him, relocated into Los Angeles when he was eleven.

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