Oscar-winning US actor Alan Arkin has died on the age of 89.

Arkin was named finest supporting actor for his position in Little Miss Sunshine on the Academy Awards in 2007.

He was additionally nominated for an Oscar in the perfect supporting actor class for Argo.

Arkin died on Friday at his house in Carlsbad, California, in accordance with Variety.

His sons Adam, Matthew and Anthony instructed People journal in a joint assertion: "Our father was a uniquely proficient drive of nature, each as an artist and a person.

"A loving husband, father, grand and great grandfather, he was adored and will be deeply missed."

Arkin appeared in additional than 100 movies and TV reveals and was nominated for an Academy Award 4 occasions.

He was was initially turned down for his award-winning position in Little Miss Sunshine as a result of the administrators thought he was too wholesome.

Arkin performed a foul-mouthed 80-year-old grandfather who was frail and shaky from years of drug abuse.

"It's the best rejection I ever got in my life - they thought I was too virile," Arkin instructed The New York Times in a 2007 interview - throughout which he reportedly jokingly flexed his biceps and struck a bodybuilder pose.

His massive display appearances additionally included Catch-22 in 1970 and Edward Scissorhands in 1990.

Most lately, he voiced the character of villain Wild Knuckles in final yr's animated hit Minions: The Rise of Gru.

Arkin additionally gained a Tony Award in 1963 for his first main stage position in Carl Reiner's Enter Laughing.

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