TheSAG Awards’Life Achievement Award recipienthas arrived.
Alan Alda, who will berecognized for his decades-long careerat the 25th annualSAG Awardson Sunday night, brought several of his eight grandchildren along to celebrate the evening, just like when he was nominated for his first Oscar in 2005.
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TheMAS*Hstar revealed in July that he wasdiagnosed with Parkinson’sdisease almost four years ago. But that hasn’t stopped him from working. Along with appearing onThe Blacklist,30 Rockand most recentlyRay Donovan, Alda also launched a podcast last year.
“I have a podcast now calledClear+Vivid, so now that I’m a podcaster the people call me ‘the oldest millennium alive,’” Alda said, before quickly correcting himself and changing “millennium” to “millennial.”
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Along with receiving an Oscar nomination for his supporting role in 2004’sThe Aviator, Alda, married to wife Arlene for 61 years, earned five Emmys for playing Dr. Hawkeye Pierece onMAS*H, and took home an Emmy in 2006 for his role as Senator Arnold Vinick inThe West Wing.
It was Alda’s wife who first detected early signs of Parkinson’s. In 2015, Arlene noticed his arms weren’t really moving when he walked. And he began acting out his dreams while asleep.
“My life hasn’t changed much,” the acting legendtoldPEOPLE earlier this month. “I just applied my curiosity to it. I’m constantly reading and trying to figure out the best approaches. So far it’s really interesting. I think it’s helped me understand a little better that everybody has something they’re coping with.”
The 25th annualSAG Awardsare being presented live on both TBS and TNT from the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
source: people.com
