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{{short description|American actor (born 1958)}} {{for|people with a similar name|Alex Baldwin (disambiguation)}} {{pp-move}} {{Pp-blp|small=yes}} {{use American English|date=October 2021}} {{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Alec Baldwin | image = Alec Baldwin 2018.jpg | caption = Baldwin in 2018 | birth_name = Alexander Rae Baldwin III | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|4|3}} | birth_place = [[Amityville, New York]], U.S. | education = [[George Washington University]],<br>[[New York University]] – [[New York University Tisch School of the Arts|Tisch]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]]) | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|producer}} | years_active = 1980–present | works = [[Alec Baldwin filmography|Filmography]] | awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Alec Baldwin|Full list]] | spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|[[Kim Basinger]]|1993|2002|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Hilaria Baldwin|Hilaria Thomas]]|2012}}<!--Unless you're changing it to Hilaria Thomas, do not change the name from the COMMONNAME format-->}} | children = 8, including [[Ireland Baldwin]] | family = [[Baldwin family|Baldwin]] | website = {{URL|alecbaldwin.com}} }} '''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 [[List of awards and nominations received by Alec Baldwin|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]]. 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 (character)|Jack Ryan]] in ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]'' (1990). He was [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Oscar]]-nominated for playing a [[casino]] manager in ''[[The Cooler]]'' (2003) and the [[BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor|BAFTA]]-nominated for playing a charming ex-husband in ''[[It's Complicated (film)|It's Complicated]]'' (2010). He has acted in films such as ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross (film)|Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' (1992), ''[[The Royal Tenenbaums]]'' (2001), ''[[Along Came Polly]]'' (2004), ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' (2004), ''[[The Departed]]'' (2006), and ''[[Blue Jasmine]]'' (2013) as well as two [[Mission: Impossible (franchise)|''Mission: Impossible'' films]]: ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation|Rogue Nation]]'' (2015) and ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout|Fallout]]'' (2018).<ref name="auto">{{cite press release| url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-fifth-installment-in-the-mission-impossible-franchise-from-paramount-pictures-skydance-productions-and-bad-robot-will-be-released-in-imax-theatres-globally-beginning-july-31-300036008.html | title= The Fifth Installment in the Mission: Impossible Franchise, From Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions and Bad Robot Will Be Released in IMAX Theatres Globally Beginning July 31 | publisher= [[IMAX Corporation]] | date=February 13, 2015|access-date=March 4, 2015|archive-date=March 5, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305184957/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-fifth-installment-in-the-mission-impossible-franchise-from-paramount-pictures-skydance-productions-and-bad-robot-will-be-released-in-imax-theatres-globally-beginning-july-31-300036008.html | url-status=live}}</ref> From 2017 to 2021, He voiced the titular role in [[The Boss Baby (franchise)|''The Boss Baby'' film franchise]]. From 2006 to 2013, Baldwin received critical acclaim starring alongside [[Tina Fey]] as [[Jack Donaghy]] on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[30 Rock]]'', winning two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], three [[Golden Globe Awards]], and seven [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] for Best Actor in a comedy series.{{efn|making him the male performer with the most SAG Awards in history.}} Baldwin has hosted the [[NBC]] sketch series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' a record 17 times since 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/snl-fiver-timers-club-member-hosts|title= Every Celebrity in SNL's Five-Timers Club, from Buck Henry to Martin Short|website= NBC News|date= September 7, 2023|accessdate= February 19, 2025}}</ref> There he earned critical acclaim for [[Saturday Night Live parodies of Donald Trump#Baldwin parodies (2016–2020)|his portrayal]] of [[Donald Trump]] on the show, a role that won him his third [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy]] in 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/17/entertainment/alec-baldwin-snl-trump-emmy/index.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/17/entertainment/alec-baldwin-snl-trump-emmy/index.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin scores Emmy gold for roasting Trump on 'SNL'|first=Sandra |last=Gonzalez|date=September 18, 2017|publisher=[[CNN]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and nominations in 2018 and 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series Nominees / Winners 2018 |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2018/outstanding-supporting-actor-in-a-comedy-series |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=Television Academy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/2018-emmy-nominations-list-all-nominees-1202425072/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://deadline.com/2018/07/2018-emmy-nominations-list-all-nominees-1202425072/| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Emmy Nominations: 'Game Of Thrones' Tops Noms, With Netflix & HBO Leading Way – Full List|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=July 12, 2018|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=July 24, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2024, he starred in the Western film ''[[Rust (2024 film)|Rust]]'', which gained media attention for a [[Rust shooting incident|shooting incident in 2021]], wherein cinematographer [[Halyna Hutchins]] was accidentally killed when a live round was discharged from a prop revolver that Baldwin was using.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Romero |first1=Simon |last2=Jacobs |first2=Julia |last3=Thrush |first3=Glenn |date=October 22, 2021 |title=Alec Baldwin Was Told Gun in Fatal Shooting on Set Was Safe, Officials Say |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/us/alec-baldwin-shooting-rust-movie.html |access-date=April 29, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=Campbell>{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Josh |title=Alec Baldwin has been formally charged in 'Rust' shooting |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/entertainment/alec-baldwin-charges-rust/index.html |access-date=February 1, 2023 |work=[[CNN]] |date=January 31, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sundby |first1=Alex |title=Alec Baldwin formally charged in "Rust" shooting with involuntary manslaughter |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alec-baldwin-charged-rust-shooting-involuntary-manslaughter-hannah-gutierrez-reed/ |website=[[CBS News]] |date=January 31, 2023 |access-date=1 February 2023}}</ref><ref name=dropped>{{cite web |last1=Katersky |first1=Aaron |title=Charges dropped against Alec Baldwin in fatal on-set 'Rust' shooting: Sources |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/charges-dropped-alec-baldwin-fatal-set-rust-shooting/story?id=98734243 |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|first2=Meredith|last2=Deliso|access-date=April 20, 2023 |date=April 20, 2023}}</ref><ref name=NBC>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/charges-alec-baldwin-dropped-fatal-rust-shooting-attorneys-say-rcna80722|title=Charges against Alec Baldwin dropped in fatal 'Rust' shooting|website=[[NBC]]|date=April 21, 2023|first1=Diana |last1=Dasrath|first2=Gisele|last2=Lamarre|first3=David K.|last3=Li|first4=Tim |last4=Stelloh|access-date=April 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-07-12/alec-baldwin-trial-rust-santa-fe-investigation-missteps-bullets-evidence |title=Judge dismisses Alec Baldwin involuntary manslaughter case for 'Rust' shooting|first=Meg|last=James|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 12, 2024|accessdate=July 12, 2024}}</ref> Baldwin, his wife Hilaria, and their seven children are the focus of the TLC reality series ''[[The Baldwins]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vivinetto |first1=Gina |title=What to know about Alec and Hilaria Baldwin's new TLC reality series |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/the-baldwins-alec-hilaria-baldwin-tlc-series-rcna189418 |website=Today |date=January 27, 2025 |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref> Baldwin made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in ''[[Loot (play)|Loot]]'' (1986) and was later nominated for the [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play]] for his portrayal of [[Stanley Kowalski]] in ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' (1992). He returned to Broadway in ''[[Twentieth Century (play)|Twentieth Century]]'' (2004) and ''[[Orphans (Lyle Kessler play)|Orphans]]'' (2013). He hosted the [[82nd Academy Awards|Academy Awards]] in 2010 and the game show ''[[Match Game]]'' from 2016 to 2021. He was also a columnist for ''[[The Huffington Post]]''. ==Early life and education== Alexander Rae Baldwin III<ref name="TVGuideBio">{{Cite web |title=Alec Baldwin |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alec-baldwin/3000188836/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131225215/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alec-baldwin/3000188836/ |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |website=[[TV Guide]] }}</ref> was born on April 3, 1958,<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2018 |title=Famous birthdays for April 3: Alec Baldwin, Eddie Murphy |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2018/04/03/Famous-birthdays-for-April-3-Alec-Baldwin-Eddie-Murphy/8761522637505/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131225506/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2018/04/03/Famous-birthdays-for-April-3-Alec-Baldwin-Eddie-Murphy/8761522637505/ |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |work=[[United Press International]] }}</ref> in [[Amityville, New York]],<ref name="TVGuideBio" /> and raised in the Nassau Shores neighborhood<ref>Baldwin in {{cite news| url = http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/alec-baldwin-pitches-in-for-long-island-after-sandy-1.4249509| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/alec-baldwin-pitches-in-for-long-island-after-sandy-1.4249509| archive-date=October 26, 2021 | first=Frank|last= Lovece| title= Alec Baldwin pitches in for Long Island after Sandy| date= November 23, 2012| access-date= January 1, 2015|work = [[Newsday]] | location = Long Island| quote=in the very neighborhood I grew up in, Nassau Shores.... When I was a little kid, until about '69, we lived on Greatwater Avenue, and then we moved a little north of there...}}{{cbignore}}</ref> of nearby [[Massapequa, New York|Massapequa]],<ref name="filmref">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/97/Alec-Baldwin.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/UWW4u| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin Biography (1958–)|publisher=Film Reference|access-date=November 7, 2012|quote=in Massapequa (some sources say Amityville), NY}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="actors"/> the eldest son of Carol Newcomb (''[[née]]'' Martineau; December 15, 1929 – May 26, 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lawley |first=James |date=May 27, 2022 |title=Alec Baldwin reveals his mother has died at the age of 92 |url=https://www.ntnews.com.au/entertainment/alec-baldwin-reveals-his-mother-has-died-at-the-age-of-92/news-story/8ffabe4f1665f214d41c0d751f754af3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-deaths/alec-baldwin-reveals-his-mother-has-died-at-the-age-of-92/news-story/8ffabe4f1665f214d41c0d751f754af3 |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=NT News}}</ref> from [[Syracuse, New York]]<ref>''New York State, Birth Index, 1881–1942''</ref> and Alexander Rae Baldwin Jr. (October 26, 1927 – April 15, 1983),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dowfam3&id=I36473|title=Dowling Family Genealogy|publisher=RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project|year=2014|access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref> a high school history/social studies teacher and football coach from [[Brooklyn]].<ref name=filmref/> His maternal grandfather, [[Roy Martineau|Daniel Roy Martineau]], played football at [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]] and later played professionally in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Buffalo All-Americans]] and the [[Rochester Jeffersons]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Case |first1=Dick |title=Mystery solved: Martineau Park in Eastwood is named for Carol Baldwin's father, D. Roy Martineau, a former city parks commissioner |url=https://www.syracuse.com/opinion/2012/08/mystery_solved_martineau_park.html |access-date=24 November 2024 |work=[[Syracuse Post-Standard]] |date=28 August 2012 |language=en}}</ref> He has three younger brothers, [[Daniel Baldwin|Daniel]] (b. 1960), [[William Baldwin|William]] (b. 1963), and [[Stephen Baldwin|Stephen]] (b. 1966), who also became actors. He also has two sisters, Elizabeth "Beth" Keuchler (née Baldwin; born 1955)<ref name="Hogan">{{cite news |last=Hogan |first=Kate |url=https://people.com/style/baldwin-family-guide/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://people.com/style/baldwin-family-guide/| archive-date=October 26, 2021 |title=Five Uncles, Nine Aunts and So Many Cousins: A Guide to Hailey Baldwin's Huge Fam |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=July 12, 2018 |access-date=November 26, 2018 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> and Jane Ann Sasso (née Baldwin; born 1965).<ref name="Hogan" /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_gist/1998/04/the_baldwin_brothers.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_gist/1998/04/the_baldwin_brothers.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=The Baldwin Brothers|first=Franklin|last=Foer|magazine=[[Slate Magazine]]|date=April 12, 1998}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Alec and his siblings were raised as [[Catholic Church|Catholics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-03-08/stephen-colbert-alec-baldwin-more-on-what-theyre-giving-up-for-lent/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-03-08/stephen-colbert-alec-baldwin-more-on-what-theyre-giving-up-for-lent/| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Stephen Colbert, Alec Baldwin, More on What They're Giving Up for Lent|work=The Daily Beast|date=March 8, 2011|access-date=October 31, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They are of Irish, French, and English ancestry.<ref name="Baldwin on the Brink"/><ref name="BlakeGreen">{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-hometown_alec,0,6869261.story?coll=ny-lihistory-navigation |title=Alec Baldwin profile at |work=[[Newsday]] |location=Long Island |first=Blake |last=Green |year=2004 |archive-date=June 17, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040617164456/http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-hometown_alec%2C0%2C6869261.story?coll=ny-lihistory-navigation |url-status=dead}}</ref> Through his father, Baldwin is descended from ''[[Mayflower]]'' passenger [[John Howland]], and through this line, is the 13th generation of his family born in North America and the 14th generation to live in North America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mayflowerhistory.com/famous-descendants|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019051635/http://mayflowerhistory.com/famous-descendants|url-status=dead|title=Famous Descendants|archive-date=October 19, 2016|publisher=MayflowerHistory.com}}</ref> Baldwin attended [[Alfred G. Berner High School]] in Massapequa<ref name=BlakeGreen/> and played football there under Coach [[Bob Reifsnyder]]. From 1976 to 1979, he attended [[George Washington University]]. In 1979, he lost the election for student body president and received a personal letter from former U.S. president [[Richard Nixon]] (with whom he had a common friend) encouraging him to use the loss as a learning experience.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alec Baldwin Explains How He Creates His Trump Face|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alec-baldwin-trump-impression-colbert-995404| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alec-baldwin-trump-impression-colbert-995404| archive-date=October 26, 2021|access-date=April 20, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 19, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Afterward, he transferred to the [[Tisch School of the Arts]] of [[New York University]] (NYU) where he studied with, among others, [[Geoffrey Horne]] and [[Mira Rostova]] at the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute]].<ref name=actors/> Later, he was accepted as a member of the [[Actors Studio]].<ref>{{cite news| author-link=Mel Gussow|last=Gussow|first=Mel |date=May 20, 1997| url= https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/20/arts/once-exclusive-actors-studio-reaches-out-to-the-public.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/20/arts/once-exclusive-actors-studio-reaches-out-to-the-public.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Once-Exclusive Actors Studio Reaches Out to the Public|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 25, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In New York City, Baldwin also worked as a [[busboy]] at the famed [[discotheque]], [[Studio 54]]. In 1994, he completed his [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] degree at NYU.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2010/may/alec-baldwin-receives-honorary-doctorate.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2010/may/alec-baldwin-receives-honorary-doctorate.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021 |title=Alec Baldwin Receives Honorary Doctorate from NYU |last=Beckman |first=John |date=May 12, 2010|publisher=[[New York University]]|location=New York City}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ==Career== === 1980–1992: Rise to prominence === [[File:Alec Baldwin Kim Basinger crop.JPG|thumb|left|160px|Baldwin with [[Kim Basinger]] at the 1994 [[César Awards]], Paris]] Baldwin's first acting role was as Billy Aldrich in the NBC daytime soap opera ''[[The Doctors (1963 TV series)|The Doctors]]'' from August 20, 1980, to 1982. In the fall of 1983, he starred in the short-lived television series ''[[Cutter to Houston]]''. The actor made his TV movie debut playing the titular Sheriff Ed Cassaday in ''The Sheriff and the Astronaut'' (1984). He went on to appear as the brother of [[Valene Ewing]] and son of [[Lilimae Clements]] (played by [[Joan Van Ark]] and [[Julie Harris (American actress)|Julie Harris]], respectively) in ''[[Knots Landing]]'' from 1984 to 1985. In 1986, Baldwin starred in ''[[Dress Gray]]'', a four-hour made-for-television miniseries, as an honest cadet sergeant who tries to solve the mystery of a murdered gay classmate.<ref name="Dress Gray (1986)"/> Baldwin made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in 1986 in a revival of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Loot (play)|Loot]]'' alongside [[Zoë Wanamaker]], [[Željko Ivanek]], [[Joseph Maher]], and [[Charles Keating (actor)|Charles Keating]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/13046/Loot| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/13046/Loot| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Loot on Broadway|work=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]]|access-date=September 28, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> This production closed after three months. Baldwin made his feature film debut with a minor role in the 1987 comedy-mystery ''[[Forever, Lulu (1987 film)|Forever, Lulu]]''. In 1988, he rose to prominence acting in five major films. He starred in [[Tim Burton]] fantasy horror comedy ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' (1988) opposite [[Michael Keaton]] and [[Geena Davis]]. He had supporting roles in the [[Mike Nichols]] romantic comedy ''[[Working Girl]]'' and [[Jonathan Demme]]'s crime comedy ''[[Married to the Mob]]''. He also co-starred in [[Oliver Stone]]'s drama ''[[Talk Radio (film)|Talk Radio]]'' opposite [[Eric Bogosian]] and in the [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] romantic drama ''[[She's Having a Baby]]'' with [[Kevin Bacon]] and [[Elizabeth McGovern]]. He gained further recognition as a leading man with his role as [[Jack Ryan (Tom Clancy)|Jack Ryan]] in ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]'' (1990). That same year, he also starred in the [[black comedy]] [[crime film]] ''[[Miami Blues]]'' alongside Jennifer Jason Leigh and Fred Ward.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alec Baldwin: Taking back control ... until tragedy struck |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/oct/23/alec-baldwin-taking-back-control-until-tragedy-struck |access-date=27 October 2021 |work=the Guardian |date=23 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83387/miami-blues#overview |access-date=27 October 2021|title=Miami Blues}}</ref> Baldwin met his future wife [[Kim Basinger]] when they played lovers in the 1991 film ''[[The Marrying Man]]''. Next, Baldwin played a ferocious sales executive in ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross (film)|Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' (1992), a part added to the film version of [[David Mamet]]'s [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning stage play (including the monologue "Coffee's for closers"). Later that same year, he starred in ''[[Prelude to a Kiss (film)|Prelude to a Kiss]]'' with [[Meg Ryan]], which was based on the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] play. The film received a lukewarm reception by critics and grossed only $22 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1992/0PTAK.php| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1992/0PTAK.php| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Prelude to a Kiss|publisher=The-numbers.com|access-date=October 31, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> === 1993–2005: Established actor === He appeared with Basinger again in ''[[The Getaway (1994 film)|The Getaway]]'', a 1994 remake of the 1972 [[Steve McQueen (actor)|Steve McQueen]] [[The Getaway (1972 film)|film of the same name]]. Also, in 1994, Baldwin made a foray into pulp fiction-based movies with the role of the [[The Shadow|title character]] in ''[[The Shadow (1994 film)|The Shadow]]''. The film made $48 million. In 1996 and 1997, he starred in several more thrillers, including ''[[The Edge (1997 film)|The Edge]]'', ''[[The Juror]]'', and ''[[Ghosts of Mississippi]]''. His other Broadway credits include [[Caryl Churchill]]'s ''[[Serious Money]]'' with [[Kate Nelligan]] and a revival of [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (play)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]'', for which his performance as [[Stanley Kowalski]] garnered a [[Tony Award]] nomination for Best Actor. Baldwin also received an Emmy nomination for the 1995 television version of the production, in which both he and [[Jessica Lange]] reprised their roles, alongside [[John Goodman]] and [[Diane Lane]]. In 1998, Baldwin played the title role in ''[[Macbeth]]'' at [[The Public Theater]] alongside [[Angela Bassett]] and [[Liev Schreiber]] in a production directed by [[George C. Wolfe]]. From 1998 to 2002, he became the third American narrator and [[George Carlin]]'s replacement for the [[Thomas and Friends (series 5)|fifth]] and [[Thomas and Friends (series 6)|sixth]] seasons of ''[[Thomas & Friends]]''. Baldwin wrote an episode of ''[[Law & Order]]'' entitled "Tabloid", which aired in 1998. In 2000, he played Mr. Conductor in the ''Thomas & Friends'' film ''[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]]''. In 2002, he acted in ''[[The Cat in the Hat (film)|The Cat in the Hat]]''. In 2002, Baldwin appeared in two episodes of ''[[Friends]]'' as [[Phoebe Buffay|Phoebe]]'s overly enthusiastic love interest, Parker. He also portrayed a recurring character in several seasons 7 and 8 episodes of ''[[Will & Grace]]'', in which he played Malcolm, a "top secret agent" and the lover of [[Karen Walker (Will & Grace)|Karen Walker]] ([[Megan Mullally]]). He also guest-starred in the first live episode of the series. He played Dr. Barrett Moore, a retired plastic surgeon, in the series ''[[Nip/Tuck]]''. Baldwin shifted towards [[character actor|character acting]], beginning with ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'' in 2001. He played Lt. Col. [[Jimmy Doolittle]] in the film. With a worldwide box office of $449,220,945, this film remains the highest-grossing film Baldwin has appeared in during his acting career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pearlharbor.htm|title=Pearl Harbor (2001)|website=Box Office Mojo|date=July 22, 2001|access-date=October 31, 2011}}</ref> Baldwin directed and starred in ''[[Shortcut to Happiness|The Devil and Daniel Webster]]'' with [[Anthony Hopkins]], [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]] and [[Dan Aykroyd]] in 2001.<ref name="Clearasil crowd makes room for another Vice"/> The then-unreleased film became an asset in a federal bank fraud trial when investor Jed Barron was convicted of bank fraud while the movie was in production. The film was eventually acquired by [[Bob Yari|The Yari Group]] without Baldwin's involvement.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.premiere.com/features/3403/when-actors-direct.html?print_page=y |title=When Actors Direct! |last=Saito |first=Stephen |magazine=[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]|access-date=November 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071103181933/http://www.premiere.com/features/3403/when-actors-direct.html?print_page=y |archive-date=November 3, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Baldwin was nominated for an [[Academy Award]], a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture|Golden Globe]], and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture|Screen Actors Guild Award]] for Best Actor for his performance in the 2003 gambling drama ''[[The Cooler]]''.<ref name=actors/> He received acclaim for the role with [[Roger Ebert]] writing, " This is one of Alec Baldwin's best performances, as a character who contains vast contradictions. He can be kind and brutal simultaneously; affection and cruelty are handmaidens".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-cooler-2003|title= The Cooler movie review|website= Rogerebert.com|access-date= September 15, 2023}}</ref> Baldwin collaborated with [[Martin Scorsese]] portraying [[Juan Trippe]] in the biographical drama ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' (2004) and Capt. George Ellerby in the crime drama ''[[The Departed]]'' (2006).<ref name=actors/> In 2004, Baldwin starred in a revival of Broadway's ''[[Twentieth Century (play)|Twentieth Century]]'' about a successful and egomaniacal Broadway director (Baldwin), who has transformed a chorus girl ([[Anne Heche]]) into a leading lady.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatermania.com/shows/new-york-city-theater/broadway/twentieth-century_101085| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.theatermania.com/shows/new-york-city-theater/broadway/twentieth-century_101085| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Twentieth Century|work=TheaterMania|access-date=December 4, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Charles Isherwood of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' gave the production a mixed review writing of Baldwin's performance, "Baldwin is an earthy actor with a natural contemporary style, and his hoity-toity faux-British accent sounds more off-key than it should".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2004/legit/markets-festivals/twentieth-century-2-1200534301/|title= Twentieth Century|website= Variety|date= March 26, 2004|access-date= September 15, 2023}}</ref> On June 9, 2005, he appeared in a concert version of the [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] musical ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' at [[Carnegie Hall]]. He starred as Luther Billis, alongside [[Reba McEntire]] as Nellie and [[Brian Stokes Mitchell]] as Emile. [[PBS]] taped and telecast the production on April 26, 2006. In 2006, he starred in the film ''[[Mini's First Time]]''. He performed opposite [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] in ''[[Suburban Girl]]'' (2007). === 2006–2013: Career resurgence with ''30 Rock'' === [[File:Alec Baldwin, Meryl Streep, Josh Wood 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2.jpg|thumb|Baldwin with [[Meryl Streep]] and Josh Wood in 2009]] In 2006, Baldwin made theater news in [[Roundabout Theatre Company]]'s [[Off-Broadway]] revival of Joe Orton's ''[[Entertaining Mr. Sloane]]''. In 2010, Baldwin starred opposite Sam Underwood in a critically acclaimed revival of [[Peter Shaffer]]'s ''[[Equus (play)|Equus]]'', directed by Tony Walton at Guild Hall in [[East Hampton, New York]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theatermania.com/long-island-theater/news/06-2010/sam-underwood-shares-the-naked-truth-about-equus_27936.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.theatermania.com/long-island-theater/news/06-2010/sam-underwood-shares-the-naked-truth-about-equus_27936.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Sam Underwood Shares the Naked Truth About Equus|work=TheaterMania|access-date=July 21, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2007, the [[Yari Film Group]] announced that it would give the film, now titled ''[[Shortcut to Happiness]]'', a theatrical release in the spring, and cable film network [[Starz!]] announced that it had acquired [[pay TV]] rights for the film. ''Shortcut to Happiness'' was finally released in 2008. Baldwin displeased with the way the film had been cut in post-production, demanded that his directorial credit be changed to the pseudonym "Harry Kirkpatrick".<ref>{{cite news|url =https://www.avclub.com/devilishly-alec-baldwintastic-case-file-155-shortcut-1798218968| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.avclub.com/articles/devilishly-alec-baldwintastic-case-file-155-shortc,37810| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Devilishly Alec Baldwintastic Case File #155: ''Shortcut To Happiness''|first=Nathan|last=Rabin|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=February 3, 2010|access-date=November 9, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He starred as Jack Donaghy on NBC's ''[[30 Rock]]'', which first aired in October 2006. He met his future co-stars [[Tina Fey]] and [[Tracy Morgan]] while appearing on ''Saturday Night Live.'' Since season 3, Baldwin was credited as one of ''30 Rock''{{'}}s producers. Barry Garron of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' praised Baldwin's character writing, "Donaghy is a perfect example of what's right with this show."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/30-rock-first-episode-2006-816137/|title= '30 Rock' First Episode: THR's 2006 Review|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= September 15, 2015|access-date= September 15, 2023}}</ref> Baldwin has won three [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/alec-baldwin|title=Alec Baldwin|work=Television Academy|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> two [[Golden Globe]] awards and seven [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] for his role. He received his second Emmy nomination in 2008, marking his seventh [[Primetime Emmy]] nomination and first win. He won again in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/media-pr/press-releases/additional-presenters-announced-14th-annual-sag-awards%25E2%2584%25A2| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.sagawards.org/media-pr/press-releases/additional-presenters-announced-14th-annual-sag-awards%25E2%2584%25A2| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=The Latest {{!}}{{cbignore}} Screen Actors Guild Awards|website=Screen Actors Guild Awards|access-date=July 21, 2016}}</ref> Baldwin co-authored the book ''A Promise to Ourselves: A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce'' with Mark Tabb in 2008. Baldwin joined [[Turner Classic Movies|TCM]]'s ''[[The Essentials (TCM)|The Essentials]]'' [[Robert Osborne]] as co-host beginning in March 2009.<ref>[https://www.tvguide.com/News/Alec-Baldwin-TCM-28610.aspx "Alec Baldwin to Co-Host TCM's ''The Essentials''"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014231338/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Alec-Baldwin-TCM-28610.aspx |date=October 14, 2013 }}. ''[[TV Guide]]''. October 23, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2008.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090206094647/http://www.tcm.com/movienews/index/?cid=223314 "Newly Crowned Emmy Winner Alec Baldwin Coming to TCM As Co-Host of THE ESSENTIALS Weekly Movie Showcase, Set to Premiere March 2009"]. Turner Classic Movies.</ref> In 2008, he had a voice role as the main antagonist in the [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks Animated]] film ''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]]''. In 2009, he appeared in a series of commercials for [[Hulu]] that premiered during the [[Super Bowl]] broadcast.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Salter |first1=Chuck |title=Hulu Scores with its Super Bowl Ad, Featuring Alec Baldwin and his Freaky New Diet |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1149726/hulu-scores-its-super-bowl-ad-featuring-alec-baldwin-and-his-freaky-new-diet| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.fastcompany.com/1149726/hulu-scores-its-super-bowl-ad-featuring-alec-baldwin-and-his-freaky-new-diet| archive-date=October 26, 2021 |website=Fast Company |access-date=February 29, 2020 |date=February 2, 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On January 12, 2009, Baldwin became the host of ''The New York Philharmonic This Week'', the nationally syndicated radio series of the [[New York Philharmonic]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel J.|last=Wakin|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/arts/music/13baldwin.html|title=Music? Serious Music? He Loves It. No, Seriously|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330042545/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/arts/music/13baldwin.html |archive-date=March 30, 2016 |access-date=March 30, 2016 }}</ref> He has recorded two nationally distributed public service radio announcements on behalf of the [[Save the Manatee Club]].<ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-08-01-baldwin-manatees_N.htm|title=Alec Baldwin promotes manatee awareness|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=August 1, 2007}}</ref> In 2010, he made a five-second cameo appearance with comedian [[Andy Samberg]] in a musical video titled "Great Day" featured on the bonus DVD as part of [[Lonely Island]]'s album ''Turtleneck & Chain''.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://slate.com/culture/2017/10/tom-petty-cameos-in-a-saturday-night-live-sketch-from-2010.html|title= Watch Tom Petty's Killer Deadpan in This Saturday Night Live Sketch From 2010|journal= Slate|date= October 8, 2017|access-date= September 15, 2023|last1= Dessem|first1= Matthew}}</ref> [[File:Alec Baldwin Cannes 2012.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Baldwin in 2012]] Baldwin co-starred in the hit romantic comedy ''[[It's Complicated (film)|It's Complicated]]'' (2009) with [[Meryl Streep]] and [[Steve Martin]]. Together Streep and Baldwin received positive reviews for their on-screen chemistry. Manohla Dargis of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "Mr. Baldwin does with Jake, who, with his shark smiles and thrusting gut, beautifully conveys male vanity in its twilight".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/25/movies/25complicated.html|title= A September–September Romance|work= The New York Times|date= December 24, 2009|access-date= September 15, 2023|last1= Dargis|first1= Manohla}}</ref> Kirk Honeycut of ''[[The Associated Press]]'' wrote, "Baldwin has developed a second career in films and television by more or less spoofing his macho image".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/complicated-film-review-93804/|title= It's Complicated — Film Review|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= December 10, 2009|access-date= September 15, 2023}}</ref> Baldwin went on to receive a nomination for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his performance. That same year, Baldwin co-hosted the [[82nd Academy Awards]] with [[Steve Martin]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|first=Susan |last=King |title=Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin will co-host the Oscars |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/11/steve-martin-alec-baldwin-will-cohost-the-oscars.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=November 3, 2009 |access-date=November 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206064232/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/11/steve-martin-alec-baldwin-will-cohost-the-oscars.html |archive-date=February 6, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' television critic Matthew Gilbert lauded the hosts performance saying that "The delivery was expert and warmly conversational, like one of those old-school comedy teams."<ref>{{cite news|last=Gilbert|first=Matthew|title=A silly, somber, and intimate night: The 82nd Academy Awards|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=March 8, 2010|page=G14}}</ref> He has hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' 17 times {{as of|2017|February|11|lc=y|df=US}}, and holds the record for most times hosting the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/television/Alec-Baldwin-Sets-Hosting-Record-as-SNL-Premieres-Anew-130515098.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/television/Alec-Baldwin-Sets-Hosting-Record-as-SNL-Premieres-Anew-130515098.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin Sets Hosting Record as "SNL" Premieres Anew|publisher=NBC New York|date=September 26, 2011|access-date=October 31, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On October 24, 2011, [[WNYC]] public radio released the first episode of Baldwin's podcast ''[[Here's the Thing]]'', a series of interviews with public figures including artists, policy-makers, and performers. The first two episodes featured actor [[Michael Douglas]] and political consultant [[Ed Rollins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnyc.org/shows/heresthething/|title=''Here's the Thing'' with Alec Baldwin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022070856/http://www.wnyc.org/shows/heresthething/ |archive-date=October 22, 2016|website=[[WNYC]]|access-date=November 23, 2011}}</ref> Between 2011 and 2020, Baldwin completed more than 150 interviews, with guests who included musician [[Wynton Marsalis]], filmmaker [[Edward Norton]], comedian [[David Letterman]], violinist [[Itzhak Perlman]], and pianist [[Lang Lang]], among many others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heres-the-thing-with-alec-baldwin/id472939437| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heres-the-thing-with-alec-baldwin/id472939437| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Here's The Thing Podcast|date=January 26, 2020|website=Here's the Thing Podcast – on Apple Podcasts|access-date=January 26, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''Here's the Thing'' was developed for Baldwin by Lu Olkowski, Trey Kay, Kathy Russo, and Emily Botein.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnyc.org/shows/heresthething/about/ |title=Here's the Thing: Here's the Thing Farewell Page | WNYC Studios | Podcasts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422205144/http://www.wnyc.org/shows/heresthething/about |archive-date=April 22, 2016|website=[[WNYC]]|access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref> On February 4, 2012, he hosted the [[2011 NFL Honors]] awards show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/09000d5d8269fcb0/Baldwin-kicks-off-NFL-Honors| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/09000d5d8269fcb0/Baldwin-kicks-off-NFL-Honors| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Baldwin kicks of NFL Honors|publisher=National Football League|date=February 4, 2012|access-date=May 24, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He later hosted [[2012 NFL Honors|the second show]] on February 2, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/alec-baldwin-to-host-2nd-annual-nfl-honors-super-bowl-eve-0ap1000000123753| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000123753/article/alec-baldwin-to-host-2nd-annual-nfl-honors-super-bowl-eve| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin to host '2nd Annual NFL Honors' Super Bowl Eve|publisher=[[National Football League]]|date=January 8, 2013|access-date=January 8, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Baldwin returned to Broadway as Harold in ''[[Orphans (Lyle Kessler play)|Orphans]]''. The show, which opened April 18, 2013, was also to have starred [[Shia LaBeouf]] as Treat,<ref>{{cite news|last=Gans| first=Andrew| url = http://www.playbill.com/news/article/173100-Shia-LaBeouf-Will-Make-Broadway-Debut-Opposite-Alec-Baldwin-in-Orphans | title=Shia LaBeouf Will Make Broadway Debut Opposite Alec Baldwin in Orphans| date=December 11, 2012 | work=Playbill| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131012133858/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/173100-Shia-LaBeouf-Will-Make-Broadway-Debut-Opposite-Alec-Baldwin-in-Orphans | archive-date= October 12, 2013}}</ref> but LaBeouf left the production in rehearsals and was replaced by [[Ben Foster (actor)|Ben Foster]].<ref>Gans, Andrew {{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/175229-Ben-Foster-Replaces-Shia-LaBeouf-in-Broadways-Orphans- |title=Ben Foster Replaces Shia LaBeouf in Broadway's 'Orphans'|work=Playbill |access-date=February 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012102457/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/175229-Ben-Foster-Replaces-Shia-LaBeouf-in-Broadways-Orphans- |archive-date=October 12, 2013 }} playbill.com February 21, 2013</ref><ref>Blank, Matthew {{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/176669-PHOTO-CALL-A-First-Look-at-Alec-Baldwin-Ben-Foster-and-Tom-Sturridge-in-Broadways-Orphans |title=A First Look at Alec Baldwin Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge in Broadway's 'Orphans'|work=Playbill|date=April 5, 2013 |access-date=April 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012123335/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/176669-PHOTO-CALL-A-First-Look-at-Alec-Baldwin-Ben-Foster-and-Tom-Sturridge-in-Broadways-Orphans |archive-date=October 12, 2013 }}</ref> Marilyn Stasio of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' described Baldwin's performance as being "executed with humor and compassion".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2013/legit/reviews/legit-review-orphans-1200387387/|title= Legit Review: 'Orphans'|website= Variety|date= April 19, 2013|access-date= September 15, 2023}}</ref> That same year Baldwin briefly hosted ''[[Up Late with Alec Baldwin]]'' on [[MSNBC]].<ref>Elber, Lynn (November 15, 2013). [https://web.archive.org/web/20230623124424/http://apnews.com/article/e67493bf238049e19fc3bd361cf97016 "MSNBC suspends Alec Baldwin's show for 2 episodes."] ''[[Associated Press]]'' (APNews.com). Archived from [https://apnews.com/article/e67493bf238049e19fc3bd361cf97016 the original] on June 23, 2023.</ref> On November 26, 2013, the program was cancelled after only five episodes, due in part to a street tirade captured on video, in which he allegedly called the videographer a "cocksucking fag".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2013/11/14/alec-baldwin-pap-photog-chase-apartment| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.tmz.com/2013/11/14/alec-baldwin-pap-photog-chase-apartment| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin – Chases Down Photog|work=TMZ|date=November 14, 2013|access-date=July 24, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2013/11/26/alec-baldwin-fired-msnbc-up-late| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.tmz.com/2013/11/26/alec-baldwin-fired-msnbc-up-late| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin – Fired from MSNBC |work=TMZ|date=November 26, 2013|access-date=July 24, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Alec Baldwin blames gay activists for US show being pulled|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/27/alec-baldwin-gay-activists-show| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/27/alec-baldwin-gay-activists-show| archive-date=October 26, 2021|date=November 26, 2013|first=Rory|last=Carroll|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London, UK|access-date=December 30, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Baldwin denied that he used the word "fag", and later cited this incident as a major turning point in his public life.<ref>{{cite web|last=Baldwin|first=Alec|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/02/alec-baldwin-good-bye-public-life.html|title=Alec Baldwin: Good-bye, Public Life |publisher=Vulture|date=February 24, 2014|access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref> Beginning in 2010, Baldwin appeared in a television campaign for [[Capital One]] as their spokesperson.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alec Baldwin Donates $1 Million To New York Philharmonic With Profit From Capital One Commercials |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alec-baldwin-donates-new-york-philharmonic-capital-one-million-roundabout-theater_n_1644243| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alec-baldwin-donates-new-york-philharmonic-capital-one-million-roundabout-theater_n_1644243| archive-date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=November 18, 2019 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Following the 2013 confrontation with a videographer, his contract was not renewed,<ref name="Vulture">Baldwin, Alec (February 23, 2014). [https://www.vulture.com/2014/02/alec-baldwin-good-bye-public-life.html "Alec Baldwin: Good-bye, Public Life"]. [[Vulture (website)|Vulture]].</ref> and he was succeeded in the campaign by [[Jennifer Garner]].<ref>[http://adage.com/article/media/jennifer-garner-capital/294808/ "Jennifer Garner Gets Serious for Capital One (Watch the Newest Ads on TV)"]. ''[[Advertising Age]]''. September 3, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://hollywoodbranded.com/what-makes-good-celebrity-endorsement/ "What Makes a Good Celebrity Endorsement – For Air Miles?"]. Hollywood Branded. November 7, 2014.</ref> === 2014–present === Baldwin co-starred in ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]'', the fifth installment of the ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' series, released on July 31, 2015, and reprised the role in ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]]'', released on July 27, 2018.<ref name="auto"/> In 2016, Baldwin began hosting a reboot of the game show ''[[Match Game#2016–21, ABC revival|Match Game]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. That same year Baldwin gained acclaim and notoriety for his portrayal of Republican nominee [[Donald Trump]] during ''SNL''{{'s}} coverage of the 2016 presidential election, to critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/10/alec-baldwin-donald-trump-snl/502610/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/10/alec-baldwin-donald-trump-snl/502610/| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin's Scarier, Nastier Donald Trump|last=Sims|first=David|work=[[The Atlantic]]|date=October 3, 2016|access-date=November 11, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2017, he won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] for his portrayal of Trump.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/09/alec-baldwin-wins-emmy-donald-trump-saturday-night-live| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/09/alec-baldwin-wins-emmy-donald-trump-saturday-night-live| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin Wins Emmy for Most Important TV Performance of 2017|last=Robinson|first=Joanna|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=September 18, 2017|access-date=November 11, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Baldwin continued in the role until [[2020 United States presidential election|Trump's defeat in the 2020 election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/tv/alec-baldwin-trump-election/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://ew.com/tv/alec-baldwin-trump-election/| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin 'overjoyed' to lose SNL job playing Donald Trump|last=Hibberd|first=James|work=[[ew.com]]|date=November 8, 2020|access-date=November 11, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2017, he took over as sole host of TCM's ''The Essentials'' following the death of his co-host, Robert Osborne. In August 2017, Baldwin's production company, El Dorado Pictures, signed a first-look deal with [[ABC Studios]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='Match Game' Renewed For Season 3 By ABC, Host Alec Baldwin Inks Deal With ABC Studios |url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/match-game-renewed-season-3-abc-alec-baldwin-deal-abc-studios-1202143360| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://deadline.com/2017/08/match-game-renewed-season-3-abc-alec-baldwin-deal-abc-studios-1202143360| archive-date=October 26, 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=April 3, 2021 |date=August 6, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> His 2017 memoir ''Nevertheless'' debuted at No. 5 on ''The New York Times'' hardcover nonfiction best-seller list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/books/review/alec-baldwin-settles-scores-in-new-memoir.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/books/review/alec-baldwin-settles-scores-in-new-memoir.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin Settles Scores in New Memoir|last=Sehgal|first=Parul|date=April 14, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 15, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On March 3, 2018, following the broadcast of the [[90th Academy Awards]], ABC broadcast a preview episode of the talk show ''[[The Alec Baldwin Show]]'', at the time called ''Sundays With Alec Baldwin'', scheduled to formally debut with a nine-episode order that fall.<ref name="sundays">{{cite press release|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/02/27/abc-to-broadcast-a-special-sneak-peek-of-sundays-with-alec-baldwin-following-the-90th-oscars-on-sunday-march-4-278413/20180227abc03/|title=ABC To Broadcast A Special Sneak Peek of 'Sundays with Alec Baldwin,' Following the 90th Oscars on Sunday, March 4|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|date=February 27, 2018|via=TheFutonCritic.com|access-date=March 6, 2018|archive-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180306231019/http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/02/27/abc-to-broadcast-a-special-sneak-peek-of-sundays-with-alec-baldwin-following-the-90th-oscars-on-sunday-march-4-278413/20180227abc03/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=ABC Fall 2018–19 Schedule: Alec Baldwin Talk Show Part Of All-Unscripted Sunday, Friday Comedy Block Returns|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/abc-schedule-fall-2018-19-schedule-upfronts-new-shows-roseanne-greys-anatomy-black-ish-alec-baldwin-1202391352/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://deadline.com/2018/05/abc-schedule-fall-2018-19-schedule-upfronts-new-shows-roseanne-greys-anatomy-black-ish-alec-baldwin-1202391352/| archive-date=October 26, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|location=United States|access-date=July 12, 2018|date=May 15, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On August 27, 2018, it was announced that Baldwin would join the cast for ''[[Joker (2019 film)|''Joker'']]'', playing [[Thomas Wayne]], father of [[Bruce Wayne]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/msn/joker-movie-alec-baldwin-to-play-bruce-waynes-father/ar-BBMwAdW| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/msn/joker-movie-alec-baldwin-to-play-bruce-waynes-father/ar-BBMwAdW| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title='Joker' Movie: Alec Baldwin to Play Bruce Wayne's Father|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 27, 2018|access-date=August 27, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Later, on August 29, 2018, Baldwin withdrew from the role.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/08/29/alec-baldwin-drops-thomas-wayne-role-joker-movie-exclusive/1136678002/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/08/29/alec-baldwin-drops-thomas-wayne-role-joker-movie-exclusive/1136678002/| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin pulls out of Thomas Wayne role in 'Joker': 'I'm no longer doing that movie'|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=August 30, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/alec-baldwin-exits-joker-movie-1202920903/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/alec-baldwin-exits-joker-movie-1202920903/| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin Drops Out of 'Joker' Movie|last=Stedman|first=Alex|date=August 29, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=August 30, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> That same year, Baldwin made cameo appearances in [[Spike Lee]]'s historical drama ''[[BlacKkKlansman]]'' and [[Bradley Cooper]]'s musical drama ''[[A Star Is Born (2018 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' as Dr. Kennebrew Beaureguard and himself, respectively.<ref>{{Cite news |title="BlacKkKlansman" suffers from Spike Lee's heavy hand |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/prospero/2018/08/13/blackkklansman-suffers-from-spike-lees-heavy-hand |access-date=2023-12-05 |issn=0013-0613}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Truong |first=Peggy |date=September 28, 2018 |title=A Brief Guide to All the Random Celebs in 'A Star Is Born' |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a23508085/a-star-is-born-cast-random-celebrities/ |website=Cosmopolitan}}</ref> That same year, he guest-starred as [[George Tenet]] in the [[Hulu]] miniseries ''[[The Looming Tower]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stanhope |first=Kate |date=2017-05-03 |title=Alec Baldwin Boards Hulu 9/11 Drama 'The Looming Tower' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/alec-baldwin-joins-looming-tower-999869/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> Baldwin was the subject of the 2019 edition of the [[Comedy Central Roast]], which included a surprise appearance by his daughter Ireland among the roastees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2019/09/alec-baldwin-roast-the-17-meanest-jokes-including-from-his-daughter-ireland-baldwin.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2019/09/alec-baldwin-roast-the-17-meanest-jokes-including-from-his-daughter-ireland-baldwin.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin roast: The 17 meanest jokes, including from his daughter Ireland Baldwin|date=September 16, 2019|work=[[The Post-Standard]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2021, Baldwin starred opposite [[Jamie Dornan]] and [[Christian Slater]] in the miniseries ''[[Dr. Death (2021 TV series)|Dr. Death]]'' on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/dr-death-podcast-series-jamie-dornan-alec-baldwin-christian-slater-1203297436/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/dr-death-podcast-series-jamie-dornan-alec-baldwin-christian-slater-1203297436/| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Jamie Dornan, Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater to Star in UCP Series 'Dr. Death'|website=Variety|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=August 9, 2019|access-date=June 8, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He has a voice cameo as himself interviewing Lydia Tár played by [[Cate Blanchett]] in ''[[Tár]]'' (2022), directed by [[Todd Field]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-06 |title='TÁR' Is Crazy (Endorsement) |url=https://www.gawker.com/culture/tar-is-crazy-endorsement |access-date=2023-10-15 |publisher=[[Gawker Media|Gawker]] |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604014914/https://www.gawker.com/culture/tar-is-crazy-endorsement |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2023, Baldwin appeared in a cameo role in a ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' sketch spoofing the [[Calm (company)|Calm app]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/11/entertainment/alec-baldwin-surprise-return-snl/index.html|title= Alec Baldwin makes surprise return to 'Saturday Night Live'|website= [[CNN]]|date= November 12, 2023|accessdate= October 20, 2024}}</ref> In 2024, he returned to ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' playing [[Brett Baier]] opposite [[Maya Rudolph]] as [[Kamala Harris]] spoofing a [[Fox News]] interview in the cold open sketch,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/alec-baldwin-brett-baier-snl-maya-rudolph-fox-news-interview-cold-open|title= Maya Rudolph and Alec Baldwin Faced Off in SNL's Fox News Interview Cold Open|website= [[NBC]]|date= October 20, 2024|accessdate= October 20, 2024}}</ref> and later portrayed [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]] in a cold open sketch about Donald Trump's recent Cabinet picks following his win in the 2024 presidential election.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/snl-trump-biden-cold-open-alec-baldwin-rfk-jr|title= Alec Baldwin is RFK Jr. In SNL's "Trump and Biden Meeting" Cold Open|date= November 17, 2024}}</ref> ==Acting credits and accolades== {{main| Alec Baldwin filmography|List of awards and nominations received by Alec Baldwin}} Baldwin has also [[List of awards and nominations received by Alec Baldwin|received a number of awards and nominations]] throughout his career for stage, television, and film roles. He has been nominated for the [[Academy Award]], [[BAFTA Award]], and [[Tony Award]] and has received three [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], three [[Golden Globe Awards]], and eight [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]. On May 12, 2010, Baldwin gave a commencement address at [[New York University]] and was awarded a [[Doctor of Fine Arts]] degree, [[honoris causa]].<ref>Oldenburg, Ann (May 13, 2010). [http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/05/alec-baldwin-gives-nyu-grads-advice-/1 "Alec Baldwin gives NYU grads advice"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330042526/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/05/alec-baldwin-gives-nyu-grads-advice-/1 |date=March 30, 2016 }}. ''USA Today''. Retrieved October 28, 2011.</ref> Baldwin was named Esteemed Faculty by [[Stony Brook University]] after teaching a master class in acting at [[Stony Brook Southampton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://library.stonybrook.edu/2016/06/22/alec-baldwin-among-esteemed-faculty-for-southampton-theatre-conference/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://library.stonybrook.edu/2016/06/22/alec-baldwin-among-esteemed-faculty-for-southampton-theatre-conference/| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin Among Esteemed Faculty for Southampton Theatre Conference {{cbignore}}|website= Stony Brook University Libraries| date=June 22, 2016|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.easthamptonstar.com/archive/master-class-alec-baldwin| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.easthamptonstar.com/archive/master-class-alec-baldwin| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Master Class With Alec Baldwin{{cbignore}} |website=The East Hampton Star|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref> == Philanthropy == Baldwin and his mother Carol created the Carol M. Baldwin Cancer Research Fund in 1996, and dedicated the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center at the [[Stony Brook University Hospital]] in her honor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://energytimes.com/the-baldwins-take-on-breast-cancer/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126052311/https://energytimes.com/the-baldwins-take-on-breast-cancer/| archive-date=January 26, 2020|title=The Baldwins Take on Breast Cancer|last=James|first=Lisa|date=May 16, 2007|website=EnergyTimes|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cancer.stonybrookmedicine.edu/CarolMBaldwinBreastCareCenter| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://cancer.stonybrookmedicine.edu/CarolMBaldwinBreastCareCenter| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center{{cbignore}} |website=Stony Brook Cancer Center|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref> During his 2010–2013 stint as a spokesperson for [[Capital One]], Baldwin's contract was written to fund Baldwin's charity foundation. He was paid $15 million over nearly five years. After taxes and accounting fees, the remainder, $14.125 million, was given to charity.<ref name="Vulture" /> In March 2011, Baldwin donated $1 million to the [[New York Philharmonic]] (on whose board he served), and $500,000 to the [[Roundabout Theatre Company]], where he has performed plays in New York.<ref>Heyman, Marshall (March 28, 2011). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704396904576227023423795528 "Alec Baldwin's Acts of Charity"]. ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.</ref> In recent years, his foundation has donated bookstore gift certificates to Long Island libraries to support literacy programs.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sagharborexpress.com/sag-harbor-reads-wrinkle-time/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://sagharborexpress.com/sag-harbor-reads-wrinkle-time/| archive-date=October 26, 2021 |title=Sag Harbor Reads 'A Wrinkle in Time' |publisher=The Sag Harbor Express |first=Christine |last=Sampson |date=July 5, 2017 |access-date=August 8, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ==Personal life== Baldwin was briefly engaged in 1983 to actress [[Janine Turner]].<ref name="people2001">{{cite news|date=January 29, 2001|title=Too Hot to Handle|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|url=https://people.com/archive/too-hot-to-handle-vol-55-no-4/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://people.com/archive/too-hot-to-handle-vol-55-no-4/| archive-date=October 26, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He also dated [[Lori Loughlin]], [[Lori Singer]], [[Holly Gagnier]] and [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Alec Baldwin - Companions|work=TCM|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/8739%7C201338/Alec-Baldwin#family-companions|access-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=June 5, 2013|title=The 20 Past Loves of Jennifer Love Hewitt|work=Yahoo!|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ss/jennifer-love-hewitt-s-former-romances-slideshow.html}}</ref> ===Marriages=== ====Kim Basinger==== In 1990, Baldwin met actress [[Kim Basinger]] when they played lovers in the film ''[[The Marrying Man]]''.<ref name="people2001" /> They married on August 19, 1993, and had a daughter, [[Ireland Baldwin|Ireland]] (born October 23, 1995).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1682260/alec-baldwin-engaged-yoga-instructor-hilaria-thomas.jhtml| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1682260/alec-baldwin-engaged-yoga-instructor-hilaria-thomas.jhtml| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin Engaged To Yoga Instructor|first=Gil |last=Kaufman|date=April 2, 2012|publisher=MTV|access-date=April 14, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="EWbirth">{{cite magazine|date=November 3, 1995|title=Monitor|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/article/1995/11/03/monitor-453/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://ew.com/article/1995/11/03/monitor-453/| archive-date=October 26, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They [[Legal separation|separated]] on December 5, 2000<ref name="people2001"/> and [[divorce]]d on September 3, 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 13, 2004|title=Baldwin and Basinger square up for custody battle|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30129277.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30129277.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021|access-date=February 1, 2021|website=Irish Examiner}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Baldwin has called the attorneys in the case "opportunists", and characterized Basinger's psychologists as part of the "divorce industry". In his memoir, he blamed them more than Basinger, writing, "She is a person, like many of us, doing the best she can with what she has."<ref>Baldwin 2008. pp. 215–216.</ref> In his memoir, Baldwin stated that these issues placed stress on his relationship with his daughter. Baldwin wrote that he had to spend over a million dollars,<ref>Baldwin 2008. pp. 202–03.</ref> put time aside from his career,<ref>Baldwin 2008. p. 99, 102.</ref> travel extensively,<ref>Baldwin 2008. pp. 41, 45, 151–53.</ref> and find a house in [[California]], having previously lived in [[New York City|New York]],<ref>Baldwin 2008. pp. 44, 47, 117.</ref> in order to stay in his daughter's life.<ref name="Baldwin 2008" /> On April 11, 2007, he left a voicemail message in response to an unanswered arranged call, in which he called his 11-year-old daughter a "rude, thoughtless little pig". The tape was sold to [[TMZ.com|TMZ]], which published the recording despite laws against publishing media related to a minor without the permission of both parents.<ref>Baldwin 2008. pp. 173–184.</ref> Baldwin described the incident as a mistake that did not make him a bad parent.<ref>Baldwin 2008. pp. 101, 151.</ref> During an interview with ''[[Playboy]]'' in June 2009, he stated that he [[Suicidal ideation|contemplated suicide]] after the voicemail leaked to the public but sought professional help. He stated that he felt Basinger would have considered it "a victory" if he committed suicide and that it was her "avowed goal" to destroy him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Alec-Baldwin-Suicide-1006923.aspx |title=Alec Baldwin Says He Considered Suicide Over 'Rude Pig' Voicemail |work=TV Guide |access-date=June 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223074810/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Alec-Baldwin-Suicide-1006923.aspx |archive-date=December 23, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> In late 2008, Baldwin toured in support of his book on fatherhood and divorce, speaking about his experiences related in it.<ref>Italie, Hillel. [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/24/alec-baldwins-book-tour-c_n_128818.html "Alec Baldwin's Book Tour: Crowded And Conflicted"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305075232/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/24/alec-baldwins-book-tour-c_n_128818.html |date=March 5, 2016}} ''The Huffington Post''. September 24, 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fora.tv/2008/09/22/Alec_Baldwin_A_Journey_Through_Fatherhood_and_Divorce|title=Alec Baldwin: A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce|publisher=[[Fora.tv]]|date=September 22, 2008|access-date=October 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113072452/http://fora.tv/2008/09/22/Alec_Baldwin_A_Journey_Through_Fatherhood_and_Divorce|archive-date=January 13, 2012|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/23/arts/NA-US-Alec-Baldwin.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629012415/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/23/arts/NA-US-Alec-Baldwin.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |title=Baldwin book rails against US family court system |work=International Herald Tribune |date=March 29, 2009 |access-date=October 31, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last=Georgiades|first= William| url = https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/la-et-baldwin25-2008sep25,0,6435362.story| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/la-et-baldwin25-2008sep25,0,6435362.story| archive-date=October 26, 2021 |title = Emmy winner Alec Baldwin talks about the book he didn't want to write|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 25, 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In May 2023, Baldwin became a grandfather when Ireland had a baby girl with musician RAC ([[André Allen Anjos]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-12 |title=Alec Baldwin's Daughter Ireland Shares Her Daughter "Finally" Met Her 7 Aunts and Uncles |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1406007/alec-baldwins-daughter-ireland-shares-her-daughter-finally-met-her-7-aunts-and-uncles |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=E! Online}}</ref> [[File:Alec Baldwin - US Open 2011 Opening Day.jpg|thumb|240px|Baldwin and Hilaria Thomas (center right) at the [[2011 US Open (tennis)|2011 US Open]], Opening Day]] ====Hilaria Baldwin<!--Do NOT change to birth name, keep WP:COMMONNAME as header-->==== [[File:Alec Baldwin, Hilaria Thomas.jpg|thumb|right|Baldwin with Hilaria Hayward-Thomas in 2011]] By August 2011, Baldwin began dating [[Hilaria Baldwin|Hilaria Thomas]], a [[yoga]] instructor with Yoga Vida in [[Manhattan]].<ref name="People20120402">{{cite news|date=April 2, 2012|title=Alec Baldwin Engaged to Hilaria Thomas|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|url=https://people.com/celebrity/alec-baldwin-engaged-to-hilaria-thomas/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://people.com/celebrity/alec-baldwin-engaged-to-hilaria-thomas/| archive-date=October 26, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Quenqua|first=Douglas|date=May 30, 2014|title=Hilaria Baldwin Holds Her Center|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/fashion/hilaria-baldwin-holds-her-center.html|url-status=live|url-access=registration|access-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531023327/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/fashion/hilaria-baldwin-holds-her-center.html|archive-date=May 31, 2014|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Baldwin and Thomas moved from the [[Upper West Side]] to [[Greenwich Village]] that August.<ref>[http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/11/11/gotham-gossipist-alec-baldwin-finds-love-and-salad-with-latest-love-interest/ "Gotham Gossipist: Alec Baldwin Finds Love...And Salad With Latest Love Interest"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330042608/http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/11/11/gotham-gossipist-alec-baldwin-finds-love-and-salad-with-latest-love-interest/ |date=March 30, 2016 }}. New York: [[WCBS-TV]]. November 11, 2011.</ref> The couple became engaged in April 2012<ref name=People20120402 /> and married on June 30, 2012, at [[St. Patrick's Old Cathedral]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news|date=June 30, 2012|title=Alec Baldwin marries yoga instructor in NYC|work=[[CBS News]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alec-baldwin-marries-hilaria-thomas-in-nyc/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alec-baldwin-marries-hilaria-thomas-in-nyc/| archive-date=October 26, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They have seven children together.<ref name="surrogacy">{{cite news |title=Hilaria and Alec Baldwin's Daughter Lucia Was Born Via Surrogate |url=https://www.etonline.com/hilaria-and-alec-baldwins-daughter-lucia-was-born-via-surrogate-161509| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.etonline.com/hilaria-and-alec-baldwins-daughter-lucia-was-born-via-surrogate-161509| archive-date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=March 2, 2021 |publisher=ET Online |date=March 2, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marder |first=Rosie |date=2022-09-24 |title=And Another! Hilaria Baldwin Gives Birth to 7th Child With Alec Baldwin |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/pictures/hilaria-and-alec-baldwin-welcome-their-7th-child-together/ |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Us Weekly}}</ref> In 2024 the Baldwin family taped a reality show, [[The Baldwins|''The Baldwins'']], which premiered on February 23, 2025, on [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyttle |first=Zoey |date=2024-06-04 |title=Alec and Hilaria Baldwin Announce Reality Show Featuring All 7 of Their Kids: 'Inviting You Into Our Home' |url=https://people.com/alec-baldwin-hilaria-baldwin-announce-reality-show-featuring-their-kids-8657938 |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=People}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Baldwins Are Coming to TLC! |url=https://www.tlc.com/shows/the-baldwins/articles/the-baldwins-are-coming-to-tlc-premiere-date |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=TLC.com |language=en}}</ref> ===Health and dieting=== Baldwin and his wife are [[Pescetarianism|pescatarians]] who eat a predominantly [[plant-based diet]] with fish and eggs.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Davison|first=Candace Braun|date=2016|title=Alec & Hilaria Baldwin's Kitchen Is A Pinterest Dream Come To Life|url=https://www.delish.com/food-news/a49919/hilaria-alec-baldwin-kitchen-tour/|website=Delish|archive-date=December 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208195518/https://www.delish.com/food-news/a49919/hilaria-alec-baldwin-kitchen-tour|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=McMahon, Barbara|date=2017|title=The woman who tamed Alec Baldwin|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/how-i-tamed-my-husband-alec-baldwin-smw885l5g|website=[[The Times]]|archive-date=March 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320093415/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-i-tamed-my-husband-alec-baldwin-smw885l5g|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Halweil">{{Cite web|last=Halweil|first=Brian|date=2010|title=Shucking with Alec Baldwin and Carl Safina|url=https://www.ediblemanhattan.com/people/shucking-with-alec-baldwin-and-carl-safina/|website=Edible Manhattan|archive-date=May 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517120000/https://www.ediblemanhattan.com/people/shucking-with-alec-baldwin-and-carl-safina/|url-status=live}}</ref> Baldwin gave up eating beef in 1991 and is a supporter of [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]].<ref name="Halweil"/> In 2019, he authored an article for [[CNN]] supporting the [[Planetary health diet|EAT-Lancet]] report and recommended a plant-based diet due to global environmental issues.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alec Baldwin: The path to a better planet goes across your plate|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/24/opinions/climate-change-eat-lancet-report-alec-baldwin/index.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/24/opinions/climate-change-eat-lancet-report-alec-baldwin/index.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021|access-date= September 22, 2020|work=CNN}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Baldwin has discussed his experiences with [[Lyme disease]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mazziotta |first1=Julie |title=Alec Baldwin on Dealing with Years of Lyme Disease Pain: 'This Thing Just Attacks Me' |url=https://people.com/health/alec-baldwin-on-dealing-with-years-of-lyme-disease-pain/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=1 March 2025 |date=9 June 2021}}</ref> === 2021 Rust shooting incident === {{main|Rust shooting incident}} On October 21, 2021, Baldwin was filming on the set of the upcoming film ''[[Rust (2024 film)|Rust]]'', of which he was also a producer, at the [[Bonanza City, New Mexico|Bonanza Creek Ranch]] in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]], when he discharged a gun being used as a [[Theatrical property#Prop weapons|prop]], killing [[cinematographer]] [[Halyna Hutchins]] and injuring director [[Joel Souza]]. This was reported in the press as the [[Rust shooting incident]]. The Hutchins family filed a [[Wrongful death claim|wrongful death]] suit against Baldwin for his part in the fatal shooting.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Cheri|last1=Mossburg|first2=Chloe|last2=Melas|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15/entertainment/rust-shooting-press-conference-halyna-hutchins-widow/index.html|title=Alec Baldwin and others named in wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Halyna Hutchins|website=[[CNN]]|date=February 16, 2022}}</ref> On October 5, 2022, Baldwin reached an undisclosed settlement with Hutchins' family in their wrongful death lawsuit.<ref>{{cite news |last=Scribner |first=Herb |url=https://www.axios.com/2022/10/05/rust-shooting-alec-baldwin-settlement-halyna-hutchins |title=Alec Baldwin reaches settlement with "Rust" shooting victim's family |work=[[Axios (website)|Axios]] |date=October 5, 2022 |access-date=October 5, 2022 }}</ref> On January 19, 2023, Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced that Baldwin would be charged with two counts of [[involuntary manslaughter]] by the end of the month.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Arkin |first1=Daniel |last2=Dasrath |first2=Diana |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alec-baldwin-charged-manslaughter-fatal-shooting-set-rust-d-says-rcna7189 |title=Alec Baldwin has been charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting on the set of 'Rust,' D.A. says |work=[[NBC News]] |date=January 19, 2023 |access-date=January 19, 2023 }}</ref> He was charged on January 31, 2023.<ref name=Campbell/> The elevated second charge was eventually dropped after his lawyers argued that he was being [[Ex post facto law|incorrectly charged]] with a version of the law that was not passed until months after the shooting, meaning that if he was found guilty, he would have faced a maximum of 18 months in prison.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jacobs |first=Julia |date=February 20, 2023 |title= 'Rust' Prosecutors Downgrade Alec Baldwin's Manslaughter Charges|work=[[The New York Times]] |url= https://nyti.ms/3XMr3Qm |access-date=February 20, 2023}}</ref> On February 23, he pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.<ref>{{cite news|first=Anousha|last=Sakoui|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-02-23/alec-baldwin-pleads-not-guilty-to-involuntary-manslaughter-charges-in-rust-shooting-case|title=Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges in 'Rust' shooting case|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 23, 2023|access-date=February 23, 2023}}</ref> In April 2023, lawyers for Baldwin announced that the criminal charges against him had been dropped by prosecutors. In a statement, Baldwin's attorneys said "We are pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against Alec Baldwin and we encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances of this tragic accident."<ref name=dropped/><ref name=NBC/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jacobs |first1=Julia |last2=Bowley |first2=Graham |title='Rust' Prosecutors Are Dropping Charges Against Alec Baldwin, His Lawyers Say |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/arts/alec-baldwin-charges-dropped-rust.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 20, 2023 |date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> On October 17, 2023, New Mexico special prosecutors would announce that their findings indicated that Baldwin may be guilty of involuntary manslaughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/17/entertainment/alec-baldwin-grand-jury-new-case/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|title= Alec Baldwin may be charged again in fatal 'Rust' set shooting|date=October 17, 2023 }}</ref> ''Rust'' completed filming in May 2023 and is currently in [[post-production]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2023-05-23 |title=Alec Baldwin Reaches End of 'Long and Difficult Road' as 'Rust' Wraps Filming |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/alec-baldwin-western-film-rust-completes-filming-after-fatal-shooting-1234740233/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> In 2023, Baldwin has been associated with four other film projects including ''[[Supercell (film)|Supercell]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Gary|last1=Baum|first2=Katie |last2=Kilkenny |date=March 23, 2023 |title=Alec Baldwin and 'Rust' Producers Release Earlier Film 'Supercell' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alec-baldwin-rust-producers-release-film-supercell-1235359433/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> ''[[97 Minutes]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=July 10, 2023 |title=Alec Baldwin's '97 Minutes' Writer-Producer on Working With the Actor After 'Rust': 'We Were Validated by Sticking by Him' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/alec-baldwin-97-minutes-rust-1235665146/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> ''[[Atrabilious]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Complex |first=Valerie |date=October 6, 2022 |title=William Atticus Parker's Sophomore Film 'Atrabilious' Toplined By Leon Addison Brown With Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Wright, More |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/william-atticus-parker-atrabilious-whoopi-goldberg-alex-baldwin-jeffrey-wright-leon-addison-brown-1235136436/ |access-date=October 25, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> and ''Billie's Magic World''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=June 29, 2023 |title=William Baldwin Talks First-Ever Feature With Older Brother Alec Baldwin In U.S.-Italian Family Movie 'Billie's Magic World' – Taormina Studio |url=https://deadline.com/video/william-alec-baldwin-billies-magic-world/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> He also appeared in a cameo on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in October 2023, in an [[Saturday Night Live (season 49)|episode]] hosted by [[Timothée Chalamet]], making it one of his first live appearances since the ''Rust'' incident and first appearance on the show since 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heching |first=Dan |date=November 12, 2023 |title=Alec Baldwin makes surprise return to 'Saturday Night Live' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/11/entertainment/alec-baldwin-surprise-return-snl/index.html |access-date=November 13, 2023 |website=[[CNN]]}}</ref> In January 2024, a grand jury indicted Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge. The indictment provides prosecutors with two options for pursuing this charge: one based on negligent use of a firearm, and the other for felony misconduct "with the total disregard or indifference for the safety of others."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/01/19/1225700496/alec-baldwin-is-indicted-in-fatal-shooting-of-cinematographer-after-new-gun-anal|title=Alec Baldwin is indicted in fatal shooting of cinematographer after new gun analysis|website=[[NPR]]|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/arts/alec-baldwin-charged-involuntary-manslaughter.html|title=Alec Baldwin Is Charged, Again, With Involuntary Manslaughter|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 19, 2024|first=Julia|last=Jacobs|access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref> On May 24, 2024, Santa Fe-based Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer denied a motion which was filed by Baldwin to dismiss his trial, thus clearing the way for the trial to begin.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-05-24/alec-baldwin-indictment-new-mexico-judge|title=New Mexico judge denies Alec Baldwin's motion to dismiss criminal case in 'Rust' shooting|first=Meg|last=James|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 24, 2024|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}</ref><ref name=may24ruling>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/alec-baldwin-to-stand-trial-rust-shooting-1235939444/|title=Alec Baldwin Will Still Stand Trial For Fatal 2021 'Rust' Shooting, New Mexico Judge Rules|first=Dominic|last=Patten|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 24, 2024|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}</ref> Baldwin's trial would begin in Santa Fe, New Mexico on July 9, 2024, with 12 jurors and four alternative jurors being selected.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/alec-baldwin-rust-trial-involuntary-manslaughter.html|title=Jury Chosen in Alec Baldwin Trial: Here's What to Know|first=Julie|last=Jacobs|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 9, 2024|accessdate=July 9, 2024}}</ref> Opening statements would then get underway on July 10.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/10/us/alec-baldwin-rust-shooting-trial/index.html|title=Opening statements begin in Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial for 'Rust' movie set shooting|first1=Josh|last1=Campbell|first2=Ray|last2=Sanchez|website=[[CNN]]|date=July 10, 2024|accessdate=July 10, 2024}}</ref> On July 12, 2024, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin with prejudice, upholding a motion filed by the defense to dismiss the case following the revelation that the [[Brady v. Maryland|prosecution withheld evidence from the defense]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jacobs |first=Julia |date=July 12, 2024 |title='Rust' Case Against Alec Baldwin Is Dismissed Over Withheld Evidence |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/arts/rust-trial-pause-alec-baldwin-shooting.html |access-date=July 13, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/judge-in-alec-baldwin-rust-case-dismisses-involuntary-manslaughter-charge-8677361|title=Alec Baldwin Cries as Judge Dismisses Rust Case in Shocking Twist|first1=Eric|last1=Andersson|first2=Nancy|last2=Dunham|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=July 12, 2024|accessdate=July 12, 2024}}</ref> Sommer found that "Santa Fe County Sheriff's officer made the decision — and apparently also with the prosecutor ... that the evidence was of no evidentiary value and failed to connect the evidence to the case", such that the "willful withholding of this information was intentional and deliberate", displaying "signs of scorching prejudice".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lincoln |first1=Ross |title=Alec Baldwin 'Rust' Manslaughter Trial Dismissed Over Withheld Bullet Evidence |url=https://www.thewrap.com/alec-baldwin-rust-manslaughter-trial-dismissed-over-withheld-bullet-evidence/ |access-date=July 13, 2024 |work=[[TheWrap]] |date=July 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Judge tosses Alec Baldwin manslaughter case over withheld evidence |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240712-alec-baldwin-manslaughter-trial-dismissed-by-judge-over-withheld-evidence |access-date=July 13, 2024 |work=[[France 24]] |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |date=July 13, 2024}}</ref> On October 25, 2024, Judge Sommer upheld her dismissal of the involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin, ruling that the prosecution failed to raise any factual or legal arguments which would've justified reversing her decision.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/alec-baldwin-rust-shooting-halyna-hutchins-051dfa2cb09a3cbd355aee9ad6ed19c4|title=Judge upholds dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in on-set shooting|first=Morgan|last=Lee|publisher=Associated Press|date=25 October 2024|accessdate=25 October 2024}}</ref> ==Political views== Baldwin is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] and endorsed [[Barack Obama]] in his two presidential campaigns.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/alec-baldwin/bush-three-is-wrong----is_b_97881.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/alec-baldwin/bush-three-is-wrong----is_b_97881.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021|work=[[Huffington Post]]|first=Alec|last=Baldwin|title=Bush Three Is Wrong – Is Clinton Three Any Better?|date=October 13, 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Weinger|first=Mackenzie|title=Hollywood stars open wallets for Obama|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59184.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59184.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021|work=[[Politico]]|access-date=October 11, 2014|date=July 16, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He serves on the board of [[People for the American Way]]. He is an [[animal rights]] activist and a staunch supporter of [[PETA]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=A Night Out With: Alec Baldwin; Mellow Is Not His Role|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0C13FD355C0C718EDDAF0894DB404482|date=June 22, 2003|first=Hilary|last=De Vries|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 10, 2011}}</ref> for which he has done work that includes narrating the video entitled ''[[Meet Your Meat]]''.<ref name="Alec Baldwin to receive award at PETA gala"/> Baldwin lent his support to the [[Save the Manatee Club]] by donating his time to record several public service announcements for the group, which had contacted him following his role in "[[The Bonfire of the Manatees]]", an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in which he was the voice of a biologist working to save the endangered mammals.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Alec Baldwin speaks out for manatees|url=http://www.savethemanatee.org/news_pr_baldwin_psas.html|date=July 31, 2007|access-date=August 20, 2011|publisher=[[Save the Manatee Club]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927130613/http://www.savethemanatee.org/news_pr_baldwin_psas.html|archive-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref> Baldwin also gave his support for [[Farm Sanctuary]]'s Adopt A Turkey Project and stated, "At least 46 million turkeys suffer heartbreaking fear and pain before being killed each and every Thanksgiving..."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4545331/alec-baldwin-adopt-a-turkey/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://time.com/4545331/alec-baldwin-adopt-a-turkey/| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin Wants You to Adopt a Turkey This Thanksgiving|last=Bruner|first=Raisa|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=January 4, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In a couple of letters to ''[[The East Hampton Star]]'' in 1998, he called New York Governor [[George Pataki]] either a liar or incredibly stupid and asked whether [[Kenneth Star]] was a psychopath.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Première (magazine)|Premiere]]|title=The mouth that roared|date=March 1999|page=44|last=Agresti|first=Aimee}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The East Hampton Star]]|title=Letters|date=June 18, 1998|page=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The East Hampton Star]]|title=Letters|date=August 20, 1998|page=}}</ref> During his appearance on the comedy late night show ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' on December 11, 1998, eight days before President [[Bill Clinton]] was to be [[Impeachment of Bill Clinton|impeached]], Baldwin gave a staged rant, meant as satire, "If we were in another country ... we would stone [[Henry Hyde]] to death and we would go to their homes and kill their wives and their children. We would kill their families, for what they're doing to this country." At the end of his rant, O'Brien pulled out an oxygen mask and put it over Baldwin's mouth to calm Baldwin down.<ref>{{cite web |last=Baker |first=Brent H. |url=http://www.mediaresearch.org/cyberalerts/1998/cyb19981215.asp#5 |title=Stone Henry Hyde to Death! |work=CyberAlert |date=December 16, 1998 |publisher=Media Research Center |access-date=March 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114055459/http://www.mediaresearch.org/cyberalerts/1998/cyb19981215.asp#5 |archive-date=January 14, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Baldwin later apologized to Hyde for any misunderstanding, and the network explained that it was meant as a joke and promised not to re-run it.<ref name="Constant Conflict: Politics, Culture, and the Struggle for America's Future"/><ref name=premiere>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Première (magazine)|Premiere]]|title=Going Postal|last=Baldwin|first=Alec|date=June 1999|page=20}}</ref> Baldwin said in a 2006 interview with ''[[The New York Times]]'' that if he did become involved in electoral politics, he would prefer to run for [[Governor of New York]]. When asked if he was qualified for the office, Baldwin responded that he considered himself more qualified than California Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]].<ref name="Getting In on the Sitcom Act"/> On December 21, 2011, Baldwin, addressing speculation, said he was abandoning plans to run for mayor of New York City and would instead continue in his role on ''30 Rock''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/alec-baldwin-rules-2013-mayoral-campaign-article-1.995075| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/alec-baldwin-rules-2013-mayoral-campaign-article-1.995075| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin rules out 2013 NYC mayoral campaign|date=December 21, 2011|access-date=December 23, 2011|first=Richard|last=Johnson|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York}}{{cbignore}}</ref> That April, he suggested he might change his mind, saying, "Let's see what things are like in 2014. I would love to do it."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/04/alec-baldwin-teases-political-run-again-120819| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/04/alec-baldwin-teases-political-run-again-120819| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title= Alec Baldwin teases political run, again|first=Caitlin|last=McDevitt|date=April 17, 2012|access-date=April 9, 2019| work=[[Politico]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/video/90780039-alec-baldwin-i-paid-32-tax-rate.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.bloomberg.com/video/90780039-alec-baldwin-i-paid-32-tax-rate.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin: I Paid 32% Tax Rate|publisher=[[Bloomberg TV]]|date=April 17, 2012|access-date= April 9, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In February 2009, Baldwin spoke out to encourage state leaders to renew New York's [[Movie production incentives in the United States|tax break for the film and television industry]], stating that if the "tax breaks are not reinstated into the budget, film production in this town is going to collapse and television production is going to collapse and it's all going to go to California".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ny1.com/archives/nyc/all-boroughs/2009/02/26/alec-baldwin-calls-on-governor-to-extend-tax-credit-NYC_94633.old.html|title=Alec Baldwin Calls on Governor To Extend Tax Credit|publisher=[[NY1]]|date=February 27, 2009|access-date=November 17, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117222539/http://www.ny1.com/archives/nyc/all-boroughs/2009/02/26/alec-baldwin-calls-on-governor-to-extend-tax-credit-NYC_94633.old.html|archive-date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> During the [[63rd Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2011, televised by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], Baldwin was slated to appear in a taped skit. However, the producers of the show cut a portion of the skit containing a reference to [[Rupert Murdoch]] and the [[News International phone hacking scandal]]. Baldwin subsequently boycotted the [[Emmy Award]]s and requested that his entire appearance be removed from the broadcast. Producers complied and he was replaced with [[Leonard Nimoy]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Damien|last=Pearse|title=Baldwin out of Emmys after hacking joke nixed|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/sep/19/alec-baldwin-emmys-phone-hacking| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/sep/19/alec-baldwin-emmys-phone-hacking| archive-date=October 26, 2021|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=November 19, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> == Notes == {{notelist}} == References == {{reflist|refs= <ref name="Alec Baldwin to receive award at PETA gala">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-08-22-baldwin-award_x.htm |title=Alec Baldwin to receive award at PETA gala |work=USA Today |date=August 22, 2005 |access-date=April 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018082125/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-08-22-baldwin-award_x.htm |archive-date=October 18, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> <ref name="Baldwin 2008">Baldwin 2008.</ref> <ref name="Baldwin on the Brink">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.helenheart.com/alec/article/interview89.html|title=Baldwin on the Brink|first=Charles|last=Kaiser|magazine=Interview|date=October 1989|access-date=October 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711161519/http://www.helenheart.com/alec/article/interview89.html|archive-date=July 11, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="Clearasil crowd makes room for another Vice">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2002/biz/columns/clearasil-crowd-makes-room-for-another-vice-1117875673/|title=Clearasil crowd makes room for another Vice|last=Fleming|first=Michael|date=November 7, 2002|work=Variety|access-date=November 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018100726/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117875673.html?categoryid=3&cs=1|archive-date=October 18, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="Constant Conflict: Politics, Culture, and the Struggle for America's Future">{{cite book|last=Shogan|first=Robert|title=Constant Conflict: Politics, Culture, and the Struggle for America's Future|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qO1wIHiQ2jsC|location=Boulder, CO|publisher=Westview Press|year=2004|page=67|isbn=978-0-8133-4221-4|access-date=January 7, 2016}}</ref> <ref name="Dress Gray (1986)">{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/14783/Dress-Gray/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622030330/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/14783/Dress-Gray/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2008|title=Dress Gray (1986)|access-date=October 28, 2008|first=Anita|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2008|last=Gates}}</ref> <ref name="Getting In on the Sitcom Act">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/magazine/29wwln_q4.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/magazine/29wwln_q4.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Getting in on the Sitcom Act|work=The New York Times|first=Deborah|last=Solomon|date=October 29, 2006|access-date=October 28, 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref> <ref name="actors">Stated on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'', 2007, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afOhzEXMo0A</ref> }} ==Further reading== * {{Cite magazine|first=Scott|last=Brown|url=https://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/12/fail_alec_baldwin/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219032557/http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/12/fail_alec_baldwin| archive-date=December 19, 2009|title=Stay in the Game: The Fall and Rise of Alec Baldwin|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|pages=86–87|date=December 15, 2009| url-status=dead | issue=January 2010}} * {{Cite book|title= A Promise to Ourselves: A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce|last=Baldwin|first=Alec|year=2008|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]|location=New York|isbn=978-0-312-36336-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BdLOJ-S_IIEC|oclc=222666774|access-date=January 7, 2016}} ==External links== 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