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  • Birth Name: Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo
  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/28/1936, Aquarius
  • Profession: Actor; screenwriter; director; author
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Laura Linney Says Goodbye to The Big C

When it comes to acting, Laura Linney knows no fear. She has embodied everyone from steely First Lady Abigail Adams in HBO's John Adams to FDR's mousy cousin/lover in the ­recent biopic Hyde Park on Hudson. But with her Golden Globe-winning performance on The Big C, she took on a seemingly impossible feat: making cancer funny.

Now the show is being put to rest with a four-­episode finale, but neither Linney nor her character, Cathy, is going down quietly. Tonight's episode finds her struggling with chemotherapy — she wants to stop treatment so she can feel well enough to take care of her family and make sure they'll be strong enough to survive without her.

Soon after the show's fourth season wrapped, the 49-year-old three-time Emmy winner shared her thoughts about the end of Cathy's journey.

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M*A*S*H Star Allan Arbus Dies at 95

Allan Arbus, who played psychiatrist Maj. Sidney Freedman on M*A*S*H, died Friday at home in Los Angeles, his daughter Amy confirmed to The New York Times. He was 95.read more

VIDEO: Robot Pals

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Robot Pals
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Length: 26:07
Aired: 6/16/2005

We'll meet three robots - including a future member of an astronaut team - that are trying to better understand us. watch

Alan Alda: Videos

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Steven Weber - 04/05/2001 - Video Clip | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Alan Alda - 09/20/2005 - Video Clip | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Wanderlust - Interview With Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston

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Tower Heist
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The Big C: Hereafter: Quality Of Death
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The Big C: Hereafter: Quality Of Life
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The Colbert Report 5/30/12
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The Crusader

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2012 Wanderlust Movie, Actor - Carvin
2011 Tower Heist Movie, Actor - Arthur Shaw
2011 America in Primetime TV Show Series, Remarks by
2010 The Human Spark TV Show Series, Narrator
2010 The Human Spark TV Show Series, Host

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The Big C Comes Out Swinging for Season 2

With a mischievous smile, Laura Linney is gleefully ruining a take. During a tense scene between her character, Cathy Jamison, who has Stage 4 melanoma, and her bipolar brother, Sean, played by John Benjamin Hickey, she makes her costar break down in giggles.

Whoever says cancer is no laughing matter hasn't seen The Big C, Showtime's irreverent comedy about a Minneapolis teacher, wife and mom who's trying not only to beat death but to live as fully as possible in whatever time she has left. The smartly written, beautifully cast show has earned a devoted fan base and critical plaudits, and three-time Emmy winner Linney has already snared a Golden Globe for her deft portrayal of the strong-willed Cathy.... read more

Cheers & Jeers: The Big C — Paging Alan Alda!

Cheers to The Big C for getting Alan Alda to play doctor again.  

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Hugh Dancy and Parker Posey Join Showtime's The Big C

British actor Hugh Dancy and indie film darling Parker Posey will guest-star on the second season of The Big C, Showtime announced Thursday.

Dancy will appear in at least six episodes, playing a cancer patient who befriends Cathy (Laura Linney). Posey will play Poppy, a woman who has a surprising relationship with Cathy's teenaged son Adam (Gabriel Basso).

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Alan Alda, Hugh Dancy to Guest-Star on The Big C

Alan Alda will appear in an episode of The Big C's upcoming second season, Showtime announced Monday.

The five-time Emmy winner, 75, will scrub in as Dr. Atticus Sherman, an oncologist whom Cathy (Laura Linney) meets with after her... read more

First Look: A 30 Rock Family Reunion

More than five decades after their one-night stand, Jack Donaghy's parents, Colleen (Elaine Stritch) and Milton Greene (Alan Alda), will reunite for the first time on the December 9 episode of NBC's 30 Rock.

"I first met Elaine probably 20 years ago but never worked with her before," says Alda. "I always knew the reunion would be interesting. We kid with each other a lot, and our characters have a common enemy in their son."

As for the "bizarre" story line, Alda says... read more

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