Biography
Alec Baldwin's commanding onscreen presence won him big screen acclaim in "The Hunt for Red October" (1990), "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1992), "The Cooler" (2003) and "The Departed" (2006). Offscreen, however, his outspoken liberal politics and his impatience with the Hollywood system initially limited the gifted actor's leading man potential at its youthful peak. His tempestuous courtship and marriage to actress Kim Basinger - coupled with the …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Voiced Santa Claus character North in animated adventure "Rise of the Guardians" | |
2012 | Again directed by Woody Allen in the romantic comedy "To Rome with Love" | |
2012 | Played manager of the Bourbon Room opposite Tom Cruise and Julianne Hough in feature adaptation of the stage musical "Rock of Ages" | |
2012 | Co-starred with Chloë Grace Moretz in the indie drama "Hick" | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series | |
2009 | Co-starred as Meryl Streep's ex-husband in the Nancy Meyers comedy "It's Complicated" | |
2009 | Announced as co-host, along with Steve Martin, of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards | |
2009 | Played Campbell Alexander in "My Sister's Keeper," a Nick Cassavetes-directed adaptation of the Jodi Picoult novel | |
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 in Robert De Niro's "The Good Shepherd," as a CIA operative | |
2006 | Played a macho police official in Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" | |
2006 | Cast as an alcoholic father in the ensemble drama-comedy "Running with Scissors" | |
2006 | Cast as Jack Donaghy, the network boss of a New York based sketch comedy show in "30 Rock" (NBC) | |
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 | |
2005 | Cast in "Fun with Dick and Jane," an update of the 1977 comedy where a married couple turn to robbery to pay the bills | |
2005 | Earned two Emmy nominations for his guest starring role on "Will & Grace" (NBC) as Will's new boss | |
2004 | Guest starred on the season finale of "Nip/Tuck" (F/X) playing Dr. Barrett Moore, the ex-husband of "life coach" Ava Moore (Famke Janssen) | |
2004 | Cast in Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator," a biopic of legendary director and recluse Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio) | |
2003 | Co-starred with William H. Macy in "The Cooler" as a casino tycoon | |
2003 | Cast as Quinn in the film adaptation of "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat" | |
2002 | Feature directorial debut (also co-starred), the remake of "The Devil and Daniel Webster" | |
2002 | Cast as Robert McNamara in the HBO drama "Path To War" | |
2001 | Starred in "Gross Points" at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, NY; role reportedly based on actor Al Pacino | |
2000 | Played (also executive producerd) a self-centered actor in David Mamet's "State and Main" | |
2000 | Produced City Center Voices! Of The American Theater, a series of one-night only staged readings of American plays; appeared with Joanne Woodward in the inaugural production of "Arsenic and Old Lace" | |
2000 | Cast (also executive produced) as the lead attorney in the TNT miniseries "Nuremberg" | |
1999 | Made cameo appearance in "Notting Hill" | |
1999 | Played supporting role as the father of a troubled teen in "Outside Providence" | |
1998 | Returned to the stage to play "Macbeth" opposite Angela Bassett | |
1998 | Offered a villainous turn in "Mercury Rising" | |
1997 | Starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in the David Mamet scripted "The Edge" | |
1996 | Appeared in Rob Reiner's "Ghosts of Mississippi" | |
1995 | Played Stanley Kowalski opposite Jessica Lange in the Broadway revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire"; earned a Tony nomination; reprised role for TV-movie that year for which he netted an Emmy nomination | |
1994 | Acted opposite wife Kim Bassinger in Roger Donaldson's remake of "The Getaway" | |
1994 | Played title role in "The Shadow" | |
1994 | Founded El Dorado Productions | |
1992 | Reprised stage role opposite Meg Ryan in Norman Rene's film version of "Prelude to a Kiss" | |
1991 | First teamed on screen with future wife Kim Basinger in "The Marrying Man" | |
1990 | Starred opposite Mary-Louise Parker in Craig Lucas' play "Prelude to a Kiss" at Circle Repertory Theatre | |
1990 | Directed by Woody Allen in "Alice" | |
1990 | Cast as Jack Ryan in "The Hunt for Red October; passed on reprising his role in the sequels | |
1990 | First received top billing in "Miami Blues" | |
1989 | Portrayed Jimmy Swaggart, cousin to rock singer Jerry Lee Lewis (Dennis Quaid) in the biopic "Great Balls of Fire" | |
1988 | Played first romantic lead in Tim Burton's supernatural farce "Beetlejuice" | |
1988 | Landed pivotal supporting roles in "Working Girl" and "Married to the Mob" | |
1988 | Returned to Broadway as a slick corporate raider in Caryl Churchill's play "Serious Money" | |
1986 | Film acting debut in "Forever, Lulu" | |
1986 | Made Broadway debut as a bumbling thief in Joe Orton's "Loot" | |
1986 | Starred as a West Point cadet implicated in a murder in the NBC miniseries "Dress Gray" | |
1984 | Cast in featured role on the primetime soap "Knots Landing" (CBS) as Julie Harris' son Joshua Rush | |
1983 | Played Dr. Hal Wexler on the short-lived CBS primetime medical drama "Cutter to Houston" | |
1980 | Began career on NBC daytime TV series "The Doctors" playing Billy Aldrich | |
| Worked as a waiter at the famed disco Studio 54 | ||
| Interned for Jerry Ambro, a liberal Democratic congressman from Long Island | ||
Awards
2012 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in 30 Rock |
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2011 | Critics' Choice TV Award for BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES in 30 Rock |
2011 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in 30 Rock |
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2010 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in 30 Rock |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program in The 82nd Annual Academy Awards |
2009 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in 30 Rock |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2009 | BAFTA Award for Supporting Actor in It's Complicated |
2008 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in 30 Rock |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2007 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in 30 Rock |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Departed |
2006 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in 30 Rock |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in Will & Grace |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Aviator |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in Will & Grace |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in The Cooler |
2003 | Academy Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in The Cooler |
2003 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in The Cooler |
2003 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor in The Cooler |
2003 | National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor in The Cooler |
2002 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Path To War |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in Path To War |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in Nuremberg |
2000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Nuremberg |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor For a Miniseries or Special in A Streetcar Named Desire |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in A Streetcar Named Desire |
1995 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in A Streetcar Named Desire |