Alec Baldwin is an American actor best known for his role in the movie ‘The Cooler’
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Alec Baldwin is an American actor best known for his role in the movie ‘The Cooler’
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He met actress Kim Basinger in 1990 and married her in 1993. The couple had a daughter and divorced in 2002.
He tied the knot for the second time with Hilaria Thomas in 2012. The couple has three children together—daughter Carmen and sons Rafael and Leonardo Angel Charles—and are expecting their fourth child, a boy.
Alec Baldwin was born as the eldest son of Carol Newcomb and Alexander Baldwin. His father was a high school teacher while his mother was a homemaker. He has three younger brothers and two sisters.
He went to Alfred G. Berner High School. Later on he enrolled at George Washington University and then went to Tisch School of the Arts to study drama. Eventually he was accepted as a member at the Actors Studio.
He started his acting career as a television actor in 1980 in the soap opera ‘The Doctors’ as Billy Aldrich, a young man who is killed by an old woman. He acted in the series till 1982.
In 1984, he started appearing in the soap opera ‘Knots Landing’ as Joshua Rush, one of the main characters in the series. He acted in 40 episodes of the show and left it when his character was killed.
In 1986, Alec made his Broadway debut in a revival of the play, ‘Loot’. He appeared in several other stage productions including a revival of Tennessee Williams’ ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’.
He made his film debut in 1987 with a minor role in the film ‘Forever, Lulu’. The next year he was roped in for small bits in ‘Beetlejuice’ and ‘Working Girl’.
He finally landed a leading role in the film ‘The Hunt for Red October’ in 1990 in which he played the character of Jack Ryan. The story was set during the Cold War era.
He is best known for his work as Jack Donaghy in the television sitcom, ’30 Rock’. His character of a young man who grows up among difficulties became a favorite among viewers and won him several awards.