Alan Arkin’s early years
But where did Alan Arkin get the inspiration to pursue acting?
At just 5 years old, he decided that he wanted to become an actor.
Joining Second City transformed Arkin’s career and opened a lot of doors.
From there, Arkin decided to try his hand at film.
Arkin earned anOscarnomination for Best Actor and a Golden Globe for his performance, and his career took off.
He also listed “Glengarry Glen Ross” as some of his best work.
“It was the hardest role I ever worked on,” he said.
The two married in 1955 after Yaffe got pregnant, perThe Independent.
That’s when Arkin got the offer to join Second City.
Arkin and Yaffe soon divorced.
Not long after, Yaffe gave birth to their second son, Matthew, via The Independent.
In 1964, Arkin remarried, this time to his co-star Barbara Dana, as noted byTCM.
Dana performed alongside Arkin in the musical “Enter Laughing” in 1963.
The couple had one son together, Anthony, who went on to become an actor and director.
However, Arkin and Dana got divorced in the mid-1990s, viaThe Famous People.
Arkin then married Suzanne Newlander, a psychotherapist, in 1996.
