'Little Miss Sunshine' Allen Arkin Passes Away at 89

2007 Oscar Best Supporting Actor Winner

Hollywood actor Alan Arkin has passed away at the age of 89.

According to recent reports from Variety in the United States, Alan Arkin, who won the Oscar (Academy Award) for Best Supporting Actor, died on the 29th of last month at his home in Carlsbad, California.

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Arkin's sons Adam, Matthew, and Anthony confirmed their father's passing in a statement.

The children said, "Our father was a uniquely talented individual both as an artist and as a human being," adding, "We loved him and will miss him."

Alan Arkin began his career as a stage actor with the famous Chicago theater troupe Second City before debuting on Broadway in the United States in 1961. He entered Hollywood with the film The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), and in 2007, he won the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Supporting Actor for Little Miss Sunshine.

Even in his eighties, he appeared in the Netflix series The Kominsky Method, and continued to be active recently, including voice acting in the film Minions: The Rise of Gru, released last year.

Abigail Breslin, who played his granddaughter in Little Miss Sunshine, mourned him, saying, "He was the kindest and funniest person among the actors I have worked with," and "He will forever be my grandfather in my heart."

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