Born:
April 03, 1958
in
New York
Best Known For:
Being the eldest of four acting brothers.
Early-life:
Alexander Rae Baldwin III was born in Amityville, Long Island, New York, on April 3, 1958. He is from a large family, which includes his actor brothers William, Stephen and Daniel, and two sisters. His father was a teacher, his mother a housewife. Alec attended George Washington University and majored in political science, originally intending to be a lawyer. However, after graduating, he auditioned for a place on New York University's drama programme as a dare. He was accepted, and hasn't looked back.
Career:
Alongside theatre roles, Baldwin's early career included parts in TV series The Doctors, Cutter to Houston and Knots Landing. His first film was Forever, Lulu in 1987. A year later he starred in Beetlejuice (1988), and had smaller roles in Married to the Mob (1988), Working Girl (1988), Talk Radio (1988), and She's Having a Baby (1988). The Hunt for Red October in 1990 saw him take the lead alongside screen icon Sean Connery. He went on to appear in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Getaway (1994), Pearl Harbor (2001), The Cooler (2003), The Departed (2006), The Good Shepherd (2006), Brooklyn Rules (2007), It's Complicated (2009) and Blue Jasmine (2013). He won a number of awards for his portrayal of Jack Donaghy in NBC sitcom 30 Rock between 2006 and 2013, was the host of a short-lived chat show called Up Late with Alec Baldwin and co-hosted the Oscars with Steve Martin in 2010. More recently, he has appeared in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015), voiced lead character Timothy Templeton in The Boss Baby (2017) and appeared in an episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. He also played Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live and received a Critics Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series.
Quote:
"Acting in the theatre is fun. Acting in film is work."
Trivia:
Baldwin was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in The Cooler (2003).