Alan Alda

Age: 74
Height: 6' 2"

Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Born: Jan. 28th, 1936

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Alan Alda's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
MAS*H	Capt. Benja…
Scientific American Frontiers	Himself - H…
The Four Seasons	Jack Burrou…
TV Tales	Alan Alda

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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Alda almost turned down the role of Hawkeye Pierce on _"M*A*S*H" (1972)_ (qv) because he did not want war to be a "backdrop for lighthearted high jinks... I wanted to show that the war was a bad place to be."
He, father 'Robert Alda' (qv) and step-brother 'Antony Alda' (qv) appeared together in an episode of _"M*A*S*H" (1972)_ (qv), "Lend a Hand", during Season 8. Robert had previously appeared in "The Consultant" in Season 3.
Before his 2003 emergency surgery in Chile, the surgeon tried to explain the procedure he was about to perform in layman's terms. Alda confidently asserted that the operation is called an end-to-end anastomosis. The stunned surgeon asked how he knew that. Alda replied that he had done the procedure numerous times on _"M*A*S*H" (1972)_ (qv).
Once did a cartwheel down the aisle while on his way to accept an award that he had just won.
1975 People's Choice Award: Favourite Male TV-Performer
He is an Italian-American.
Earned a reported $200,000 a week for _"M*A*S*H" (1972)_ (qv) in 1980.
Nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award for "Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself" [Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)].