Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956) is an American television, film, and stage actor.

He has appeared in various television series such as Northern Exposure (CBS, 1990-95), where he played the eccentric chef Adam, and Chicago Hope (CBS, 1994-2000), where he played neurosurgeon Aaron Shutt. Other recent television appearances include The West Wing (1999) (as trauma specialist and psychologist Dr. Stanley Keyworth), Boston Legal and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002). His film appearances include Hitch (2005) and Halloween: H20 (1998). Arkin is also a theatre actor where he has performed in Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatre productions, including most recently, both the South Coast Repertory world premiere and Broadway production of Brooklyn Boy by playwright Donald Margulies.

Arkin was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of actor Alan Arkin and his wife, Jeremy Yaffe. He has been married to the former Phyllis Ann Lyons since 1999. They have one son together. He also has a daughter, Molly, from his former wife, Linda. Arkin is Jewish.^[1]

Footnotes

"Adam Arkin sparks Broadway 'Brooklyn Boy'". 2005, Washington Times. Article by Frederick M. Winship.

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