Mini Biography
Raven-haired, suavely handsome and prolific actor Alec Baldwin was born on April 3, 1958 in Massapequa, New York, and is easily the best-known of the four Baldwin brothers in the acting business (the others are Stephen Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin). Alec burst onto the TV scene in the early 1980s with appearances on several series, including "The Doctors" (1963) and "Knots Landing" (1979), before scoring feature film roles in Forever, Lulu (1987), Beetlejuice (1988), Working Girl (1988), Married to the Mob (1988) and Talk Radio (1988). In 1990, Baldwin appeared in the first on-screen adaptation of the "Jack Ryan" character created by mega-selling espionage author, Tom Clancy. The film, The Hunt for Red October (1990), was a box office and critical success, with Baldwin appearing alongside icy Sean Connery. Unfortunately, Baldwin fell out with Paramount Studios over future scripts for "Jack Ryan", and subsequent Ryan roles went to Harrison Ford.
Baldwin instead went to Broadway to perform "A Streetcar Named Desire", garnering a Tony nomination for his portrayal of "Stanley Kowalski" (he would reprise the role in a 1995 TV adaptation). Baldwin won over critics as a lowlife thief pursued by dogged cop Fred Ward in Miami Blues (1990), met his future wife Kim Basinger while filming the Neil Simon comedy, The Marrying Man (1991), starred in the film adaptation of the play, Prelude to a Kiss (1992) (in which he starred off-Broadway), and made an indelible ten-minute cameo as a hard-nosed real estate executive laying down the law in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). He also made a similar tour-de-force monologue in the thriller, Malice (1993), as a doctor defending his practices, in which he stated, "Let me tell you something: I am God".
Demand for Baldwin's talents in the 1990s saw more scripts swiftly come his way, and he starred alongside his then-wife, Kim Basinger, in a remake of the Steve McQueen action flick, The Getaway (1994), brought to life the famous comic strip character, The Shadow (1994), and starred as an assistant district attorney in the civil rights drama, Ghosts of Mississippi (1996). Baldwin's distinctive vocal talents then saw him voice US-aired episodes of the highly popular UK children's show, "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" (1984), plus later voice-only contributions to other animated/children's shows, including "Clerks" (2000), Cats & Dogs (2001), Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004).
In the early 2000s, Baldwin and Basinger endured an acrimonious break-up that quickly became tabloid fodder but, while his divorce was high-profile, Baldwin excelled in a number of lower-profile supporting roles in a variety of films, including State and Main (2000), Pearl Harbor (2001), The Cooler (2003) (for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor), The Aviator (2004), Along Came Polly (2004) and The Departed (2006). As he was excelling as a consummate character actor, Baldwin found a second career in television comedy. Already known for his comedic turns hosting "Saturday Night Live" (1975), he essayed an extended guest role on "Will & Grace" (1998) in 2005 before taking on what would arguably become his most famous role, that of network executive "Jack Donaghy", opposite Tina Fey in the highly-acclaimed sitcom, "30 Rock" (2006). The role brought Baldwin two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globes, and an unprecedented six Screen Actors Guild Awards (not including cast wins).
Continuing to appear in films as "30 Rock" (2006) wrapped up its final season, Baldwin remarried in 2012 to Hilaria Thomas (aka Hilaria Lynn Thomas), and is rumored to be considering political office.
Filmography
2014 Caught Stealing (pre-production)
2014 The Normal Heart (TV movie) (pre-production)
2013 Blue Jasmine (post-production)
2013 AmeriQua (completed)
2006-2013 30 Rock (TV series)
2007-2012 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
2012 Rock of Ages
2012 To Rome with Love
2011 Hick
2009 It's Complicated
2009 Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City (TV movie)
2009 My Sister's Keeper
2008 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008 My Best Friend's Girl
2008 Lymelife
2007 World in Conflict (Video Game)
2007 Brooklyn Rules
2007 Suburban Girl
2007 Wind (short)
2006 The Good Shepherd
2006 Running with Scissors
2006 The Departed
2006 Mini's First Time
2006 Great Performances (TV series)
2005 Fun with Dick and Jane
2005 Will & Grace (TV series)
2005 The Simpsons (TV series)
2005 Elizabethtown
2004 The Aviator
2004 Las Vegas (TV series)
2004 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004 Nip/Tuck (TV series)
2004 The Last Shot
2004 The Fairly OddParents (TV series)
2004 Along Came Polly
2004 Thomas & Friends: Best of Gordon (video)
1998-2003 Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (TV series)
2003 Dreams & Giants (TV movie)
2003 Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat
2003 Second Nature (TV movie)
2003 Walking with Cavemen (TV series documentary)
2003 The Cooler
2003 Shortcut to Happiness
2002 The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002 Thomas and Friends: Races Rescues and Runaways
2002 Path to War (TV movie)
2002 Meet Your Meat (video short)
2002 Friends (TV series)
2001 The Royal Tenenbaums
2001 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001 Cats & Dogs
2001 Pearl Harbor
2000-2001 Clerks (TV series)
2001 Aki's Dream (video short)
2000 State and Main
2000 Nuremberg (TV mini-series)
2000 Thomas and the Magic Railroad
1999 Outside Providence
1999 Scout's Honor (short)
1999 Notting Hill
1999 Thick as Thieves
1999 The Confession
1999 The Democratic Promise (short)
1998 Mercury Rising
1997 The Edge
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 Heaven's Prisoners
1996 The Juror
1995 Two Bits
1995 A Streetcar Named Desire (TV movie)
1994 The Shadow
1994 The Getaway
1993 Malice
1993 The Larry Sanders Show (TV series)
1992 Glengarry Glen Ross
1992 Prelude to a Kiss
1991 The Marrying Man
1990 Alice
1990 Miami Blues
1990 The Hunt for Red October
1989 Great Balls of Fire!
1988 Talk Radio
1988 Working Girl
1988 Married to the Mob
1988 Beetlejuice
1988 She's Having a Baby
1987 Forever, Lulu
1987 The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (TV movie)
1986 Dress Gray (TV movie)
1984-1985 Knots Landing (TV series)
1985 Love on the Run (TV movie)
1985 Hotel (TV series)
1984 Sweet Revenge (TV movie)
1983 Cutter to Houston (TV series)
1980-1982 The Doctors (TV series)
