Birth Name: Alexander Rae Baldwin III Date of Birth: April 3, 1958 Place of Birth: Amityville, NY Occupation: Actor

Claim to Fame: 1988: His first romantic lead in the supernatural farce Beetlejuice

Significant Other(s):
Wife: Kim Basinger, actress; met while filming The Marrying Man in 1990; married on August 19, 1993; divorce filed January 2001
Holly Gagnier: actress, together in the mid 1980s
Janine Turner: actress, engaged 1983; wedding canceled

Family:
Father: Alexander Rae Jr., teacher; taught history and coached football; died of lung cancer 1983
Mother: Carol Newcomb (nee Martineau), born in 1930; breast-cancer survivor
Sister: Elizabeth (aka Beth Keuchler), born in 1955; non-acting mother of six and head of Stephen Baldwin's fan club; married to landscaper Charles Keuchler
Brother: Daniel, actor; born October 5, 1960; companion of actress Isabella Hofmann
Brother: William (aka Billy Baldwin), actor, model; born February 21, 1963; married to singer/actress Chynna Phillips
Sister: Jane (aka Jane Sasso), physical therapist; born 1965; married to car-dealership manager Randy Sasso
Brother: Stephen, actor; born May 12, 1967; married to graphic designer Kennya Deodato
Daughter: Ireland Eliesse (aka Addie Baldwin), born on October 23, 1995

Education:
George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (majored in political science)
New York University, New York, New York; B.A., Drama, 1993
Studied with Mira Rostova of the Moscow Art Theater

Biography
Actor Alec Baldwin is known for his work in just about every genre, from action thrillers to comedies to dramas. Born April 3, 1958 on Massapequa, Long Island, he was the second of 6 children (brothers William, Stephen, and Daniel would also become actors).

Baldwin was a political science major at George Washington University before he decided to become an actor; following his change in vocation, he studied drama at NYU and the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.

Early in his career, Baldwin was very busy, simultaneously playing a role on the TV daytime drama The Doctors and performing in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream on stage in the evenings. A few years after making his 1980 Broadway debut, the actor moved to Los Angeles, where he landed a role in the television series Knots Landing.

Baldwin made his film debut in 1986 with a starring role in Forever Lulu, which led to work in a number of major films. From 1988 to 1989 alone, Baldwin appeared in no less than 7 films, including Tim Burton's black comedy Beetlejuice, Mike Nichols' Working Girl, Jonathan Demme's Married to the Mob, and Oliver Stone's Talk Radio.

Filmography
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends: Spills & Chills & Other Thomas Thrills
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends: Thomas' Trackside Tunes (2001)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Cats and Dogs (2001)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
Clerks (2000)
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends: Make Someone Happy (2000)
Nuremberg (2000)
State and Main (2000)
Paul McCartney and Friends: The PETA Concert for Party Animals (2000)
The Confession (1999)
Thick As Thieves (1999)
Notting Hill (1999)
Outside Providence (1999)
Test Pilots: Night Flight (1999)
Test Pilots: Pushing the Envelope (1999)
Test Pilots: Spin Doctor (1999)
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends: Cranky Bugs (1999)
Mercury Rising (1998)
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends: Races, Rescues and Runaways (1998)
The Edge (1997)
Looking for Richard (1996)
The Juror (1996)
Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)
The Getaway (1994)
The Shadow (1994)
Two Bits (1994)
Malice (1993)
Earth and the American Dream (1993)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
A Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
The Marrying Man (1991)
Alice (1990)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Miami Blues (1990)
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Married to the Mob (1988)
She's Having a Baby (1988)
Talk Radio (1988)
Working Girl (1988)
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)
Forever, Lulu (1987)
Dress Gray (1986)
Love on the Run (1985)
Sweet Revenge (1984)
Her Revenge (1984)

Awards:
1986: Theater World Award, Loot
1989-90: Obie Award, Prelude to a Kiss

Factoids:
Alec Baldwin and former wife Kim Basinger owned a total of 11 dogs, 7 cats and a wolf.