Raven haired, suavely handsome and prolific New York-born actor Alec Baldwin is easily the best known of the four Baldwin brothers appearing in the cinema (for the record, the others are Stephen Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin).

Alec burst onto the TV scene in the early 1980s with appearances in several series, including The Doctors and Knots Landing, before scoring several decent feature film roles in Forever, Lulu, Beetle Juice, Married to the Mob and Talk Radio. In 1990 Baldwin appeared in the first on-screen adaption of the Jack Ryan character created by mega-selling espionage author Tom Clancy. The film, The Hunt for Red October, was a tremendous success, with Baldwin appearing alongside icy Sean Connery (the world's first Russian sub commander with a thick Scots accent!), Unfortunately, Baldwin fell out with Paramount Studios over future scripts for Jack Ryan, and subsequent Ryan roles went to Harrison Ford. It was a minor blip on Baldwin's horizon, and he then contributed interesting performances as a lowlife thief pursued by dogged cop Fred Ward in Miami Blues, in the Neil Simon comedy The Marrying Man and an absolutely dynamite ten-minute cameo as a hard-nosed real estate executive laying down the law to Ed Harris, Jack Lemmon and Alan Arkin in the punishing Glengarry Glen Ross.

Further demand for Baldwin's talents saw more strong 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, brought to life the famous comic strip character The Shadow and was superb as an assistant district attorney in the civil rights drama Ghosts of Mississippi. Baldwin's distinctive vocal talents then saw him voice US-aired episodes of the highly popular UK children's show plus later voice-only contributions to other animated/children's shows including Clerks, Cats & Dogs, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. The versatile and enigmatic Baldwin has remained consistently busy over the past decade with appearances in a mixed bag of movies: as Capt. Jimmy Doolittle in the mammoth love story of Pearl Harbor and a violent casino boss intimidating luckless William H. Macy in The Cooler. He picked up scathing reviews (as did the entire cast) for the box-office disaster The Cat in the Hat and he starred in the quirky Along Came Polly alongside Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston. With audience demand for his talents, and his now recognized box office clout, it remains obvious to all the Alec Baldwin will keep very busy in front of the camera for any years to come.


Ghosts of Mississippi (1996): $5,500,000
Heaven's Prisoners (1996): $5,000,000
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992): $250,000
The Marrying Man (1991): $1,500,000

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#80). [1995] He and his wife Kim Basinger owned a total of eleven dogs, seven cats and a wolf. As part of his preparation for The Hunt for Red October (1990), he was trained to drive a Los Angeles-class attack submarine at the New London Submarine Base in Connecticut. Cousin of Charles H. Baldwin Brother-in-law of singer Chynna Phillips and Kennya Baldwin. Cousin of actor Joseph Baldwin. His father was not only a social studies teacher in Massapequa, but also the football coach. It was his father who coined the nickname for Massapequa: Matzoh-Pizza. During the Bill Clinton impeachment trial went on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) and said to a cheering audience that the head of the trial, Henry Hyde and his family, should be stoned to death. He later apologized and said it was just a joke. Wrote "Tabloid," an episode of "Law & Order" (1990), based on his own experiences with tabloid reporters. Told brother Stephen Baldwin that doing Bio-Dome (1996) could be the single most career ending decision he could possibly make. At George Washington University, Baldwin ran for president but lost by two votes. Is only the third person in history to be nominated for both Best Supporting Actor from the Oscars, for The Cooler (2003), and Worst Supporting Actor from the Razzies, for The Cat in the Hat (2003), in the same year. Replaced Alan Rickman as the voice of Leonardo Leonardo in the 2000 cartoon based on Kevin Smith's film Clerks. (1994). Like ex-wife Kim Basinger, he is also a vegetarian. He claims she was the one who convinced him. Since their divorce he has continued to be an advocate for animal rights. His A Streetcar Named Desire (1995) (TV) castmate, John Goodman, played Marlon Brando on "Saturday Night Live" (1975). Was nominated for Broadway's 1992 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for playing Stanley Kowalski in a revival of Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire," a performance he recreated in a television version of the same title, A Streetcar Named Desire (1995) (TV). Is one of only two people with a standing invitation to host "Saturday Night Live" (1975) every year (schedules allowing). The other is Christopher Walken. He was willing to voice his own puppet in Team America: World Police (2004) (despite the movie's unflattering portrait of him and other film stars, but was turned down by producers Matt Stone and Trey Parker, because all of the other celebrities were voiced by impressionists in the film. The role went to impressionist Maurice LaMarche. No relation to actor Adam Baldwin. Was considered for the role of Dr. Curtis McCabe in Vanilla Sky (2001). Was considered for the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman (1989). He is frequently referred to as Irish-American and, although both of his parents have Irish heritage, he is not entirely Irish. His father was half-English and his mother's side is primarily French (only one-quarter Irish). Revealed during an appearance on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) that he suffers from OCD. Caused a major uproar in the Philippines when he made a joke that he was interested in buying a Filipina wife. As a result, Philippine senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr., (also an actor) blasted Baldwin and even swore to personally beat him up if he ever visits the Philippines. Despite apologizing for the joke, Baldwin was effectively banned from visiting the Philippines. Teaches a theater class at The Ross School in New York, which actress Aimee Muschamp attended. Good friends with actress Meryl Streep. Trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.