Celebrity Name : Alan Alda

Celebrity Real Name : Alphonso Joseph D’Abruzzo

Date of Birth : January 28, 1936

Birth Location :New York City
Biography:
Alan Alda (born Alfonso Joseph D’Abruzzo on January 28, 1936) is an Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning American actor, writer, director and sometime political activist.He is most famous for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the television series M*A*S*H. In the 1970s and 1980s he was viewed as the archetypal “sensitive male,” though in recent years he has appeared in roles which counter that image.

Career:
Alda began his career in the 1950s as a member of the Compass Players comedy revue.
In the 11 years (1972–1983) he starred in M*A*S*H, he was nominated for 21 Emmy Awards, winning five. He wrote (or co-wrote) 20 episodes, and directed 30 episodes. When he won his first Emmy Award for writing, he was so happy that he performed a cartwheel before running up to the stage to accept the award. He also was the first person to win Emmy Awards for acting, writing, and directing for the same series.[wikipedia]