Alec Baldwin is an American actor and the most famous of the Baldwin brothers. Alec’s brothers Billy, Stephen, and Daniel are all actors who have achieved some degree of stardom as well.
He rose to prominence after appearing in such films as Beetlejuice and The Hunt for Red October. Other notable Alec Baldwin credits include Married to the Mob, Working Girl, Talk Radio, Miami Blues, The Marrying Man, Alice, Prelude to a Kiss, Glengarry Glen Ross, Malice, The Getaway, The Shadow, The Juror, Heaven’s Prisoners, Ghost of the Mississippi, The Edge, Mercury Rising, Notting Hill, Outside
Providence, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, State & Main, Clerks: The Animated Series,
Pearl Harbor, Cat & Dogs, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, The Cooler, The Cat in the Hat, Along Came Polly, The Last Shot, The Aviator, Elizabethtown, Fun with Dick and Jane,
The Departed, Running with Scissors, The Good Shepherd, Suburban Girl, Brooklyn Rules, My Best Friend’s Girl, and 30 Rock.
In addition to being a famous actor, Baldwin has been used quite frequently as a narrator, narrating such films as The Royal Tenenbaums, Tong Tana, Two Bits, Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick, and Walking with Cavemen. Though he began his career as a serious actor and heartthrob, he has received a great deal of recognition for his later work in the field of comedy. His dead pan delivery made him a staple of the late night show
Saturday Night Live (a show he hosted over a dozen times), as well as gaining him praise for his work on the
Tina Fey created program 30 Rock.
In his personal life, Baldwin was married to actress Kim Basinger for almost ten years before the relationship ended in 2002. The met on the set of the film The Marrying Man, and they would later co-star again together in the film The Getaway. The couple had a daughter together, who became a matter of dispute when the couple separated.
Baldwin is actively involved in politics. He has been very vocal about many political subjects including PETA and the Bush presidency. He has been critical of (as well as criticized by) many prominent members in political commentary, including Bill O’Reilly, Matt Drudge, and the Fox News Network.
