Adam Arkin was born on August 19, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York. He has appeared in various television series such as Northern Exposure where he played Adam, an eccentric chef, a role he played for five years. He also played neurosurgeon Aaron Shutt in Chicago Hope. He had numerous television appearances include The West Wing, Frasier, Boston Legal and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. Arkin's film appearances include those in Halloween: H20 and Hitch. He also appeared on several Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theatre productions, including his participation in the South Coast Repertory's Broadway production of Brooklyn Boy. In 2007, he was cast for a role on the new NBC series, Life where he plays Ted Early.

Ted Early is played by Adam Arkin in the television show Life. Ted is the former cellmate of Charlie Crews, a cop who was sent to jail for a crime he did not commit. After Charlie gets released, he returns to his career as a detective, but gets a scornful look from most of his colleagues. Life follows Charlie Crews as he hunts for the real criminal of the crime he spent time in jail for.




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