Alan Arkin
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Alan Wolf Arkin was an American actor, filmmaker and musician. In a career spanning seven decades, he received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and
Arkin in 1975
Arkin in the Broadway play Enter Laughing (1963)
Arkin in Popi (1969)
With Shirley Knight in the TV special The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)
Little Miss Sunshine
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Little Miss Sunshine is a 2006 American tragicomedy film directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris from a screenplay written by Michael Arndt. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Greg Ki
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…for which he received a Tony Award nomination. Arkin won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a foul-mouthed grandfather in Little Miss Sunshine (2006). He was Oscar-nominated for his roles in The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966), The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), and Argo…
Theatrical release poster
The 1979 Volkswagen Type 2 used in the movie, at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles
Five modified vans were used during filming to capture various angles of the characters, including this one through the windshield.
To make Abigail Breslin's character (center) appear larger than the other girls, she wore a padded suit. Much of the equipment and costumes exhibited during the pageant were provided by actual contestants' parents.