Was nominated for Broadway's 1992 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for playing Stanley Kowalski in a revival of Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire," a performance he recreated in a television version of the same title, A Streetcar Named Desire (1995) (TV).
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#80). [1995]
Daughter, Ireland Eliesse (aka Addie Baldwin), born on October 23, 1995
He and his wife Kim Basinger owned a total of 11 dogs, seven cats and a wolf.
Education: George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (majored in political science), New York University, New York, New York (majored in drama; BA, 1993)
As part of his preparation for The Hunt for Red October (1990), he was trained to drive a Los Angeles-class attack submarine at the New London Submarine Base in Connecticut.
Brother of William Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin.
Cousin of Charles H. Baldwin
Dated Michelle Pfeiffer, Janine Turner and Ally Sheedy.
Brother-in-law of singer Chynna Phillips.
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1990]
Cousin of actor Joseph Baldwin.
Originally wanted to be a lawyer.
His father was not only a social studies teacher in Massapequa, but also the football coach. It was his father who coined the nickname for Massapequa: Matzoh-Pizza.
Alec's daughter is often called "Addie" by family members.
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