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Alan Arkin (b. 1934) is an actor in film, television, and stage. Following minor roles on television, he co-starred with Carl Reiner and Jonathan Winters in the 1966 comedy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming;for his work in the film, as a weary Russian lieutenant, he received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, and another in 1968 for The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. That same year, he portrayed Inspector Jacques Clouseau (taking the role from Peter Sellers) in Inspector Clouseau].
From 1970 to 1971, he performed in recurring Larry and Phyllis sketches on Sesame Street Season 2, with wife Barbara Dana as Phyllis. In 1979, he was the featured guest star on The Muppet Show Episode 420.
In 2007Alan Arkin won an Oscarfor Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in the film Little Miss Sunshine.