Matthew Arkin

Matthew Arkin (born March 21, 1960) is an American actor, acting instructor, and author. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, to nurse Jeremy Yaffe and actor Alan Arkin. Arkin is the younger brother of actor Adam Arkin. After his parents separated when he was an infant, he was raised by his mother in California until age 7. He then lived with his father and stepmother, actress Barbara Dana, in Greenwich Village. Arkin attended Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York, and later graduated from Wesleyan University. He also earned a J.D. degree from Fordham University School of Law before leaving the legal profession to pursue acting.