What is Alan Arkin?
[[File:AlanArkinTIFFSept2012 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|180px|Arkin in 2012]] '''Alan Wolf Arkin''' (March 26, 1934 {{ndash}} June 29, 2023) was an [[Americans|American]] actor, director, musician and singer. He is known for his [[Academy Award]] winning role as Edwin Hoover in ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' (2006) and for his award-nominated role as Lester Siegel in ''[[Argo (movie)|Argo]]'' (2012). He appeared in small roles or [[cameo appearance]]s including ''[[The Muppets (movie)|The Muppets]]'' (2011). He won a [[BAFTA Award]], a [[Golden Globe Award]], a [[Genie Award]], a [[Drama Desk Award]], and a [[Tony Award]]. In 2019, he appeared in the [[Disney]] movie ''[[Dumbo (2019 movie)|Dumbo]]'' as J. Griffin Remington. ==Life== Arkin was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] on March 26, 1934.<ref>{{cite web | title=Alan Arkin biography | work=Yahoo! Movies | year=2008 | url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800021870/bio | access-date=December 9, 2006 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061216231219/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800021870/bio| archive-date= December 16, 2006 | url-status= live}}</ref> He was educated at Bennington College. He was a member of [[The Second City]]. Arkin was married to Jeremy Yaffe from 1955 until they [[divorce]]d in 1961. He married Barbara Dana in 1964. They divorced during the 1990s. He married Suzanne Newlander in 1996. He has two sons with Yaffe, including actor [[Adam Arkin]], and another with Dana. He lived in [[Carlsbad, California]] from 2007. ==Death== Arkin died on June 29, 2023 at his home in [[San Marcos, California]] from [[cardiac arrest]] caused by [[congestive heart failure]] at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alan Arkin, Oscar Winner for ‘Little Miss Sunshine,’ Dies at 89 |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/obituaries-people-news/alan-arkin-dead-little-miss-sunshine-argo-1235658718/ |website=variety.com |accessdate=July 1, 2023 |date=June 30, 2023}}</ref> He had a history of [[heart disease|heart problems]].<re