Alan Alda has earned international recognition as an actor, writer and director. In 2005, he had the distinction of being nominated for an Oscar, a Tony, and an Emmy - and making the New York Times bestseller list - all in the same year. For eleven years he was the inimitable Hawkeye Pierce on the M*A*S*H TV series. On film, he appeared in Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator," for which he received a nomination for an Academy Award. On television, he won his sixth Emmy for the final season of "The West Wing," playing Arnold Vinick, the Republican candidate for President. He is the author, most recently of, Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself. His previous book was the New York Times bestseller Never Have Your Dog Stuffed.