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Alec Baldwin

  • Birthplace: Amityville, New York
  • Birthday: April 3, 1958

Alec Baldwin’s commanding onscreen presence, coupled with an riveting intensity and gravelly voice few actors possessed, won him big screen acclaim in “The Hunt for Red October” (1990), “Glengarry Glen Ross” (1992), “The Cooler” (2003) and “The Departed” (2006). Off-screen, however, his outspoken liberal politics and his impatience with the Hollywood system initially limited the gifted actor’s leading man potential at his youthful peak. His tempestuous courtship and marriage to actress Kim Basinger – coupled with the view …more

Credits

Actor
Producer
Writer

Career Milestones

  • 2007

    Starred in (also produced) "Shortcut to Happiness" as a struggling writer who sells his soul to the devil for fame and fortune

  • 2006

    Cast as an alcoholic father in the ensemble drama-comedy "Running with Scissors"

  • 2006 to 0000

    Cast as Jack Donaghy, the network boss of a New York based sketch comedy show in "30 Rock" (NBC); earned Emmy (2007), Golden Globe (2008, 2009) and SAG (2009) nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Series

  • 2006

    Cast in Robert De Niro's "The Good Shepherd," as a CIA operative

  • 2006

    Performed on stage in "Entertaining Mr. Sloane"; co-star Jan Maxwell left the production after complaining about the behavior of her co-star and was replaced by an understudy; this was denied by Baldwin and the theatre

Awards

  • 2008

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

  • 2008

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

  • 2007

    Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy)

  • 2007

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

  • 2006

    National Board of Review: Best Acting by an Ensemble

Upcoming Appearances

In 30 Rock

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