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- Birth nameAlfred Irwin Rafkin
- Nickname
- Al
- Alan Rafkin was born on July 23, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986), One Day at a Time (1975) and Mary Tyler Moore (1970). He was married to Ann Rosin. He died on August 6, 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseAnn Rosin(October 8, 1961 - 1971) (divorced, 2 children)
- Born in New York and worked as a nightclub comic and TV actor. In his early TV days, also worked behind the scenes on Captain Kangaroo (1955). Directed episodes for more than 80 different TV series over four decades, stretching from the The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) to cable-ACE award-winning stint as director on It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986).
- His great-nephew is Jonah Hill (Jonah's grandmother was Alan's sister, Claire).
- His parents, Tillie (Bernstein) and Victor Rafkin, were Russian Jewish immigrants.
- As an inside joke, the producers of Too Close for Comfort (1980) used the name" Rafkin" as the transvestite neighbor.
- Educated at Syracuse University.
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