Alan Alda (born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo on January 28, 1936) is an Oscar-nominated American actor, writer, director and sometimes political activist.

He is most famous for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the television series M*A*S*H. In the 1970s and 1980s he was viewed as the archetypal "sensitive male," though in recent years he has appeared in roles which counter that image.

Family and early life

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Alda was born in New York City. His Italian-American father, Robert Alda (born Alphonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo), was a successful actor, and his mother Joan Brown was crowned "Miss New York" in a beauty pageant. Their adopted surname "Alda" is a contraction of "ALphonso" and "D'Abruzzo". Alda's half-brother, Anthony Alda was christened Antonio D'Abruzzo on the 9th of December 1956.

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Alan Alda's new "Human Spark" will focus on genes that made us human [NYT] http://bit.ly/4OTf8m
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Alan Alda's new "Human Spark" will focus on genes that made us human [NYT] http://bit.ly/4OTf8m
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nytimes_wire (New York Times Wire) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:14:57 -0000
Fine Line Between Humans and Other Beasts: Now Alan Alda has another chance to deploy his participatory brand of sc... http://bit.ly/6LaTVN
Last 6 episodes of MASH left. Alan Alda said the word "virgins" and I had a little bit of a thrill. HURF.
katienark (Katie Narkiewicz) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:51:22 -0000
Last 6 episodes of MASH left. Alan Alda said the word "virgins" and I had a little bit of a thrill. HURF.

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