Actor & Playwright

Alan
Alda

Alan Alda has written five feature films (including The Four Seasons and The Seduction of Joe Tynan), two best selling books and 19 episodes of the television series MASH, for one of which he was awarded an Emmy for writing. His long-time interest in science led him to interview hundreds of scientists around the world for 11 years on the award-winning PBS series Scientific American Frontiers. In 2010, he hosted the science series The Human Spark on PBS. On Broadway, he appeared as the physicist Richard Feynman in the play QED. In 2006, for his efforts in helping to broaden the public's understanding of science, he was presented with the National Science Board’s Public Service Award. He is a visiting professor at Stony Brook University’s Center for Communicating Science where he helps develop innovative programs that enable scientists to communicate more effectively with the public.