American actor
Born: January 28, 1936
Alan Alda, original name Alphonso Joseph d’Abruzzo, (born January 28, 1936, New York City, New York, U.S.), American actor, director, and screenwriter best known for his role in the long-running television series MAS*H (1972–83).
Alda was the son of actor Robert Alda (1914–86). He attended Fordham University before acting in such Broadway plays as The Apple Tree and The Owl and the Pussycat. After gaining notice for his performance in such motion pictures as Paper Lion (1968) and The Mephisto Waltz (1971), he became a star on television in the role of Capt. “Hawkeye” Pierce, a wisecracking but soulful U.S. Army surgeon during the Korean War, in the popular television comedy MAS*H. Alda co-wrote and directed many of the show’s episodes and won numerous Emmy Awards. His later television work included recurring roles on ER, The West Wing, for which he won an Emmy, 30 Rock, The Big C, The Blacklist; and Ray Donovan. He also appeared in the Web series Horace and Pete (2016), Louis C.K.’s comedy about the goings-on at a bar. In addition, Alda hosted the TV series Scientific American Frontiers from 1993 to 2007.
Alan Alda’s 5 most popular quotes
- Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won’t come in.
- Our lives depend on good communication. Good communication helps personal relationships, it helps bosses and employees get along better. We rely on it.
- In the midst of the sense of tragedy or loss, sometimes laughter is not only healing, it’s a way of experiencing the person that you’ve lost again.
- The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart.
- You can’t get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you’re doing. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover will be yourself.
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