Alan Alda was born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo on January 28,
1936 in New York, New York. Alda is the son of Joan Brown, a
former Miss New York pageant winner
Alan Alda established a notable reputation playing ambitious authority
figures that are often corrupt and unethical.
Originally Alan Alda did not sign-on to play the character of Hawkeye
Pierce on "M*A*S*H". In fact, only 6 hours before filming the
pilot episode did Alda agree to sign on to the show,and only as long as
his contract included the agreement that every episode of "M*A*S*H"
contains at least one operating room scene; the purpose, according
to Alda, was to display the true horrors of war.
In 1975 Alan Alda won the People's Choice Award for "Favorite
Male TV-Performer". In his later years Alda would expand
his career beyond acting and into the niches of writing and
directing. Successful at all three, Alan Alda is the only person
ever to win an Emmy for acting, writing, and directing.
Alda has also been active on stage, in London and on Broadway,
in "Our Town", and in Neil Simon's "Jake's Women."
Recently Alan Alda received an Oscar nomination for his supporting
role in 2004's blockbuster THE AVIATOR starring opposite Leonardo
DiCaprio.
Alan Alda's other notable credits include...
DIMINISHED CAPACITY (2008)
RESURRECTING THE CHAMP (2007)
THE AVIATOR (2004)
THE WEST WING (1999 - 2004 TV series)
WHAT WOMEN WANT (2000)
THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION (1998)
MURDER
AT 1600 (1997)
MANHATTAN
MURDER MYSTERY (1993)
M*A*S*H (1972 - 1983 TV series)
PAPER LION (1968)
