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Alexander Rae Baldwin III |
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Male |
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5' 11" |
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US - United States of America |
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April 3, 1958 |
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Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA |
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c/o Creative Artists Agency |
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Attn: Liza Foreman |
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9830 Wilshire Boulevard |
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Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825 |
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c/o William Morris Agency |
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151 el Camino Drive |
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Beverly Hills, CA 90212 |
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USA |
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See also:
Kim Basinger, Stephen Baldwin
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Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958, in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA) is an American actor who is the most famous of the "Baldwin brothers", with brothers Daniel, Stephen and William.
Alec Baldwin burst onto the TV scene in the early 1980s with appearances in several TV series including The Doctors (1963) and Knots Landing (1979), before then scoring several decent feature film roles in Forever, Lulu (1987), Beetle Juice (1988), Married to the Mob (1988) and Talk Radio (1988). In 1990, Baldwin appeared in the first onscreen adaption of the Jack Ryan character created by mega selling espionage author Tom Clancy. The film The Hunt for Red October (1990) was a tremendous success with Baldwin appearing alongside icy Sean Connery. Unfortunately, Baldwin fell out with Paramount Studios over future scripts for Jack Ryan, and subsequent Ryan roles went to Harrison Ford. It was a minor blip on Baldwin's horizon and he then contributed interesting performances as a low life thief pursued by cop Fred Ward in Miami Blues (1990), in the Neil Simon comedy The Marrying Man (1991) and an absolutely dynamite ten minute cameo as a hard nosed real estate executive laying down the law to Ed Harris, Jack Lemmon and Alan Arkin in the punishing Glengarry Glen Ross (1992).
Further demand for Baldwin's talents saw more strong scripts swiftly come his way and he starred alongside his then wife Kim Basinger in a remake of the Steve McQueen gangster flick The Getaway (1994), brought to life the famous comic strip character The Shadow (1994) and was superb as an assistant district attorney in the civil rights drama Ghosts of Mississippi (1996). Baldwin's distinctive vocal talents then saw him voice US aired episodes of the highly popular UK childrens show Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984), plus later voice only contributions to other animated/childrens shows including Clerks (2000), Cats & Dogs (2001), Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004).
Baldwin has also appeared in movies such as The Cooler, The Cat in the Hat, Pearl Harbor, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Along Came Polly, and The Aviator. With audience demand for his talents, and his now recognised box office clout, it remains obvious to all the Alec Baldwin will keep very busy in front of the camera for many years to come.
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