Alan Alda (American Actor) – Net Worth, Wife, Father, IMDb

Alan Alda, better known as Alan Alda, is an award-winning American actor, director, comedian, screenwriter, and author. In his long career, he has acted in numerous films, television shows, and stage productions. Apart from acting, he has also written and directed many of those projects. He has also penned a couple of autobiographical books. He is best known for playing ‘Hawkeye Pierce’ in the long-running television series ‘M*A*S*H.’ He has won six ‘Emmy Awards,’ seven ‘People’s Choice Awards,’ six ‘Golden Globe Awards,’ and three ‘Directors Guild of America’ awards so far. He has also received two ‘Tony Award’ nominations and one ‘Academy Award’ nomination. He hosted the television show ‘Scientific American Frontiers’ for 14 years. He has appeared in a number of TV series, game shows, and feature films, including a couple of Woody Allen movies. His most notable movies include ‘Paper Lion,’ ‘Same Time, Next Year,’ ‘The Four Seasons,’ ‘Crimes and Misdemeanors,’ and ‘The Aviator.’ He was also part of the political drama series ‘The West Wing.’ He is also a political activist, and his political beliefs often show up in his works. He is a strong supporter of women’s rights and is also involved in charitable works.

Alan Alda Biography

Alan Alda was born on January 28, 1936, in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA, to Robert and Joan Alda. His father was an actor, singer, and dancer, while his mother was a former beauty-pageant winner. He has a half-brother named Antony Alda, who is also an actor. As a child, Alan traveled around the US with his father during his theatrical performances. He was affected by polio at the age of seven and had to go through months of painful treatment to fight the disease. His mother nursed him tirelessly during this time. Unfortunately, when he was still young, his mother showed symptoms of mental illness, which was not easily understood in those days, and was something people were ashamed of. As such, she was not treated properly, and eventually the illness became so severe that she once tried to stab his father, who later divorced her.

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Career: During his junior year at college, Alan Alda went to study in Europe and acted in a play in Rome. He then performed in television in Amsterdam alongside his father. His Broadway debut came in 1959, when he appeared as ‘Telephone Man’ in the stage play ‘Only in America.’ He made guest appearances in a few television series during his stint at Broadway. When the stage play ‘Purlie Victorious,’ in which he played ‘Charlie Cotchpiee,’ was made into a film in 1963, he reprised his role as ‘Charlie,’ which marked his big screen debut.

In 1964, he landed the major role of ‘Felix the “Owl”’ in the stage version of ‘The Owl and The Pussycat.’ In 1966, he appeared in the Broadway musical ‘The Apple Tree’ for which he received a ‘Tony Award’ nomination for ‘Best Actor.’ From 1965 to 1968, he participated in the television game show ‘The Match Game.’ In 1968, he portrayed ‘George Plimpton’ in the film ‘Paper Lion.’ The next year, he appeared in ‘The Extraordinary Seaman’ and in 1971, he acted in ‘The Mephisto Waltz.’