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Alan Arkin

Actor and director Alan Arkin began his career with Chicago's Second City improv group. He went on to win a Tony on Broadway, in Carl Reiner's play Enter Laughing, and to star in movies such as The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, Catch-22 and others. Arkin currently stars in Little Miss Sunshine. This interview originally aired on Nov. 2, 1989.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 11, 2006: Interview with Alan Arkin; Interview with Damon Wayans.
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Damon Wayans

A rare 1990 HBO comedy special, The Last Stand? has just been released on DVD. The star is comic, writer and actor Damon Wayans, who is starring in the upcoming Showtime series The Underground. This interview originally aired on June 14, 1999.(Original airdate: 6/14/99)

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