Alan Alda's Grandson Shares Photos from Actor's 90th Birthday Celebration with Family and Friends
- - Alan Alda's Grandson Shares Photos from Actor's 90th Birthday Celebration with Family and Friends
Angela AndaloroJanuary 30, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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Alan Alda as Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce in 1973 (left) and today
CBS Photo Archive/Getty; Jake Alda Coffey/X
Alan Alda is beloved by audiences for his time playing Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce in M*A*S*H* from 1972 to 1983
On Jan. 28, the actor celebrated his 90th birthday, enjoying dinner and dessert with family and friends
The actor has previously opened up about living with Parkinson's disease and prosopagnosia
Happy birthday, Alan Alda!
The M*A*S*H star celebrated his 90th birthday on Jan. 28, marking the occasion with an intimate dinner with family and friends. Grandson and filmmaker Jake Alda Coffey shared some glimpses from the special night in a pair of posts to X.
"Happy 90th birthday to my grandpa!! He’s my biggest role model," he shared, along with a photo of the smiling actor out to dinner.
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In a second post, Jake showed Alan enjoying dessert at the restaurant and birthday cake at home. Alongside the photos, he wrote, "My grandpa is really touched by all the love he’s gotten today."
"We had a lowkey night celebrating his 90th birthday, which was full of laughs. After dinner, we went home and ate rum cake a friend of his baked. A perfect end to the night."
PEOPLE last caught up with the actor in May 2025, where he offered an update on his health. He shared, "Making progress," then joking, "I didn't say in which direction."
My grandpa is really touched by all the love he’s gotten today. We had a lowkey night celebrating his 90th birthday, which was full of laughs. After dinner, we went home and ate rum cake a friend of his baked. A perfect end to the night. pic.twitter.com/fYR6e14rv3
— Jake Alda Coffey🍸 (@jakealdacoffey) January 29, 2026
Since being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2015, the father of three — who also has face blindness, or prosopagnosia, which makes it difficult for him to recognize people — says life has been a never-ending series of puzzles.
"Almost every day I’m finding a new way to do something,” he shared. “It's a little like a game. I've found whatever the little problem is, if I keep at it, I can eventually solve it, and then I feel like a million bucks. It's a way to have a good time under poor circumstances."
Alan also noted that managing his Parkinson's has "gone from a part-time job to almost a full-time job keeping track of all these little solutions. But it keeps me always looking for the funny side."
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