Alec Baldwin

Also known as Alexander Rae Baldwin III, Alexander Baldwin, Alexander Rae "Alec” Baldwin III

Alexander Rae Baldwin III is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his leading and supporting roles in a variety of genres, from comedy to drama. He has received numerous accolades including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and eight Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and Tony Award.

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Alec Baldwin, born Alexander Rae Baldwin III in 1958 in Amityville, is an American male actor. He works in film, television, stage, and character roles, with a career beginning in 1980. His education includes studies at George Washington University, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, where he studied under Geoffrey Horne, Sanford Meisner, and Wynn Handman. He is a member of the Democratic Party and speaks American English.

Baldwin is part of the Baldwin brothers, alongside siblings Daniel, William, and Stephen. He has been married to Kim Basinger and Hilaria Baldwin, and is the parent of Ireland Baldwin. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and a Theatre World Award. He has also received nominations for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

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Amityville, New York, USA

Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He is known for his leading and supporting roles in a variety of genres, from comedy to drama, and has received numerous accolades including three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for a Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and Tony Award. Description above from the…

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Playing POTUS — Self2026
Last Night in Sorrento2026
The Trial of Alec Baldwin — Self2026
Torrente for President — Donald Trump2026
Lorne — Self2026
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self2025
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna — Self (archive footage)2025
The Baldwins — Self2025
Billie's Magic World — Lord Domino2024

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Instance of: human
Part of: Baldwin brothers
Family name: Baldwin
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Amityville
Spouse: Hilaria Baldwin
Child: Ireland Baldwin
Sibling: Stephen Baldwin
Occupation: stage actor
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: American English
Native language: American English
Award: Primetime Emmy Award
Family: Baldwin family
Student of: Wynn Handman
Genre: soap opera
Official website: www.alecbaldwin.com
Image: Alec Baldwin by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Number of children: 8
Residence: Greenwich Village
Significant event: 2021 Rust shooting incident

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Commons category: Alec Baldwin
date of birth: 1958-04-03
nominated for: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
birth name: Alexander Rae Baldwin III
start of work period: 1980-00-00
name in native language: Alec Baldwin
social media followers: 266105
writing language: American English

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Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his leading and supporting roles in a variety of genres, from comedy to drama. He has received numerous accolades including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and eight Actor Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and Tony Award.

A member of the Baldwin family, Baldwin's film career began with a string of roles in 1988 in films such as Beetlejuice, Working Girl and Married to the Mob before playing Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October (1990). He was Oscar-nominated for playing a casino manager in The Cooler (2003) and BAFTA-nominated for playing a charming ex-husband in It's Complicated (2010). He has acted in films such as Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Along Came Polly (2004), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006), and Blue Jasmine (2013) as well as two Mission: Impossible films: Rogue Nation (2015) and Fallout (2018). From 2017 to 2021, he voiced the titular role in The Boss Baby film franchise. From 1999 to 2003, he narrated the American dubbed stories for seasons 5 and 6 of Thomas & Friends.

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