Adam Arkin Biography

The oldest of three sons of Broadway star Alan Arkin, American actor Adam Arkin has had stage and movie work, but is best known for his TV assignments. In 1977 Arkin was starred in his first series, the one-season sitcom Bustin' Loose, wherein the 21-year-old actor played a man finally escaping his overprotective parents. Arkin went on to play an inner-city biology teacher in the brief 1982 TV series Teachers Only; a Chicago bookie in the short-lived 1986 weekly Tough Cookies; and an attorney in 1988's A Year in the Life, which lasted eight months of our lives. In 1990, just when it seemed as though Arkin was going to become the King of Cancellation, he made the first of many guest appearances on the quirky CBS series Northern Exposure as Adam, the sociopathic, in-your-face hermit/gourmet chef. The character reappeared sporadically until 1993, sometimes as a welcome touch of anarchy, other times as merely a loud-mouthed royal pain. In 1994, Adam Arkin was given his most recent crack at regular weekly series work, playing a dedicated but mercurial doctor on the TV drama Chicago Hope, where he was matched insult for insult by the equally obstreperous Mandy Patinkin. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

• 1. Will Brennan: (screaming about Michael Myers) - Who was that?!
  2. Laurie Strode: My brother.
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• 1. Laurie Strode: My name's not Keri Tate.
  2. Will Brennan: Oooh, what is it?
  3. Laurie Strode: Laurie Strode.
  4. Will Brennan: (laughs) - Strode?
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• 1. Will Brennan: Just checking on the Hillcrest remains. You girls okay?
  2. Molly Cartwell: Good. Thanks, Mr. Brennan.
  3. Sarah Wainthrope: And how are you, Mr. Brennan? Looking cute as ever.
  4. Will Brennan: Thank you, Sarah. What are you two up to tonight?
  5. Sarah Wainthrope: Well, we thought we'd hit the town, pick up some guys. You know, drop some Roofies in their drinks. Have a whole date-rape evening.
  6. Will Brennan: Oh. Sounds good.
  7. Molly Cartwell: Care to join us?
  8. Will Brennan: I can't. I'm, uh, I'm having my nipples pierced. But you two have a good time.
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• 1. Laurie Strode: My brother killed my sister.
  2. Will Brennan: How did he do that?
  3. Laurie Strode: With a really big, sharp, kitchen knife.
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• 1. Will Brennan: And the girl that... What happened to the sister? She died, right?
  2. Laurie Strode: No, she faked her death. And now she's the headmistress of a very posh, secluded private school in northern California...
  3. Will Brennan: What?
  4. Laurie Strode: Hoping and praying every year that her brother won't find her.
  5. Will Brennan: You're telling' me the truth?
  6. Laurie Strode: Now do you want a drink?
  7. Will Brennan: (thinks for a few seconds; in shock) - Yeah!
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• 1. Will Brennan: What should I do?
  2. Laurie Strode: Try to live.
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• 1. Laurie Strode: How about you? Are you tired of my bullsh*t?
  2. Will Brennan: I'm a counselor; I'm attracted to it.
  3. Laurie Strode: So counsel me.
  4. Will Brennan: Oh, no. I know better. I love you just the way you are.
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