Alec Baldwin was born on April 3, 1958 in Massapequa, New York. He is an Academy Award-nominated, Screen Actors Guild Award-winning, and a Golden Globe Award-winning American actor. He is the eldest of the Baldwin brothers, has starred in many movies and TV shows such as 30 Rock, and has hosted Saturday Night Live 13 times.

Alec Baldwin started on the stage and soon moved to television, cast in the series The Doctors in 1980. He has appeared in dozens of feature films, including Beetlejuice (1988), Miami Blues (1990) and Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), and he did voice work for 2001's Final Fantasy. His filmography is a mixed bag that includes broad comedy such as the blockbuster The Cat in the Hat (2003) and dramas such as The Cooler (2003).

In 1992 Baldwin was nominated for a Tony award for his Broadway performances of A Streetcar Named Desire. Baldwin is an outspoken activist for the environment and animal rights, and was married to actress Kim Basinger from 1993 to 2001. His films include The Hunt for Red October (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Getaway (1994), The Edge (1997) and the Martin Scorsese films The Aviator (2004) and The Departed (2006).

Alec Baldwin's marriage to Kim Basinger came to end in 2000 when they officially separated. A year later, Basinger filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Filmography

• Lymelife (2007)
• The Forbidden City (2007)
• Brooklyn Rules (2007)
• Suburban Girl (2007)
• "30 Rock" (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
• "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 2007)
• The Devil and Daniel Webster (2007)
• The Good Shepherd (2006)
• Running with Scissors (2006)
• The Departed (2006)
• Mini's First Time (2006)
• "Great Performances" (1 episode, 2006)
• Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
• "Will & Grace" (6 episodes, 2005)
• "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 2005)
• Elizabethtown (2005)
• The Aviator (2004)
• "Las Vegas" (2 episodes, 2004)
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
• "Nip/Tuck" (1 episode, 2004)
• The Last Shot (2004)
• The Fairly OddParents in: Channel Chasers (2004)
• Along Came Polly (2004)
• Thomas & Friends: Best of Gordon (2004)
• Dreams & Giants (2003)
• The Cat in the Hat (2003)
• Second Nature (2003)
• The Cooler (2003)
• The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
• Path to War (2002)
• "Friends" (2 episodes, 2002)
• The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
• Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
• Cats & Dogs (2001)
• Pearl Harbor (2001)
• "The Fairly OddParents" (3 episodes) 2001
• "Clerks" (6 episodes, 2000-2001)
• Aki's Dream (2001)
• State and Main (2000)
• Nuremberg (2000)
• Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
• Outside Providence (1999)
• Scout's Honor (1999)
• Notting Hill (1999)
• The Confession (1999)
• "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" (1984)
• Mercury Rising (1998)
• Thick as Thieves (1998)
• The Edge (1997)
• "Raw Footage" (1997)
• Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
• Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
• The Juror (1996)
• Two Bits (1995)
• A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)
• The Shadow (1994)
• The Getaway (1994)
• Malice (1993)
• Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
• Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
• The Marrying Man (1991)
• Alice (1990)
• Miami Blues (1990)
• The Hunt for Red October (1990)
• Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
• Talk Radio (1988)
• Working Girl (1988)
• Married to the Mob (1988)
• Beetle Juice (1988)
• She's Having a Baby (1988)
• Forever, Lulu (1987)
• The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)
• Dress Gray (1986)
• Love on the Run (1985)
• "Knots Landing" (8 episodes, 1984-1985)
• "Hotel" (1 episode, 1985)
• Sweet Revenge (1984)
• "Cutter to Houston" 1982
• "The Doctors" (1980-1981)

Awards

• Golden Globe Best Actor in a Comedy "30 Rock" 2007
• Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series "30 Rock" 2007
• National Board of Review Best Acting by an Ensemble "The Departed" 2006
• National Board of Review Awards Best Supporting Actor "The Cooler" 2003
• Gemini Award Best Dramatic Mini-Series "Nuremberg" 2001
• Florida Film Critics Circle Award Best Ensemble "State and Main" 2000
• Online Film Critics Society Award Best Ensemble "State and Main" 2000
• OBIE Award Performance "Prelude to a Kiss" 1989 - 90
• Theatre World Award "Loot" 1986
• Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding New Actor in a Prime Time Serial "Knots Landing" 1985