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Famous as :
ActorBirth Name :
Alexander Rae Baldwin IIIBirth Date :
April 03, 1958Birth Place :
Massapequa, Long Island, NYSpouse :
Kim Basinger (actress, 19-Aug-93 - Feb 2002)Claim to fame :
As Jack Ryan in "The Hunt for Red October" (1990)
Julia Robert's Niece and '30 Rock' Star Cast in 'Lymelife'
March 04, 2008 03:03:02The star of "Aquamarine" Emma Roberts and the acclaimed actor Alec Baldwin have come aboard a new dramedy project entitled "Lymelife". According to Variety, the two theps will be joined by Cynthia Nixon, Rory Culkin, Kieran Culkin, Jill Hennessy and Timothy Hutton in the Derick and Steven Martini's feature film project.
Though their characters in the film have yet to be known, Roberts and Baldwin will explore their acting skills in the coming-of-age film about the falling apart of two families due to problematic relationships, real estate problems and Lyme disease. On the choosing of Baldwin, Derrick revealed, "I didn't know him at the time, but when I wrote it, I had his voice in mind." Further, the director/screenwriter also explained that Baldwin has long been attached to the film as a producer stating, "He's hung in there through the ups and downs of funding."
Alec Baldwin Added to Star-Studded Pic My Sister's Keeper
December 18, 2007 04:12:38Dramatic flick "My Sister's Keeper" has another Hollywood's household name in its cast lineup. Variety has brought a report informing "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin is boarding the project, which celebrity sisters Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning are toplining.
Here the Oscar-nominated actor will portray an attorney representing Elle Fanning's character after she decides to sue her parents for emancipation. The suit was based on the grounds that she was bred as a genetic match who could prolong the life of her cancer-ridden sister, played by Dakota Fanning.
Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey Among Celebrity Presenters for This Year Emmy
August 31, 2007 11:08:19
The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards keeps adding more and more star-studded presenters into its list. Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, and Stephen Colbert are among the additional presenters announced by Fox Thursday August 30th.
The threesome will join previously announced presenters, including Jon Stewart, Jeremy Piven, Kelsey Grammer, Kiefer Sutherland and Katherine Heigl. Other newly announced presenters include Marcia Cross, Ellen DeGeneres, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Kyra Sedgwick.
NBC Walked Away with Four Trophies at 23rd TCA Awards
July 23, 2007 09:07:30
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC), an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center, was a big winner at the 23rd annual Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards, held Saturday July 21st at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
The network led the winner list, walked away with four trophies in hand, one of which was the Individual Achievement in Comedy Award that went to Alec Baldwin for his action in its sitcom "30 Rock".
The 2007 Television Critics Association (TCA) Award Nominees
June 07, 2007 12:06:37
The Television Critics Association (TCA) has on Tuesday June 5th announced numbers of nominees for this year annual award event. Among the programs vie for Program of the Year prize are "American Idol" (Fox), "Friday Night Lights" (NBC), "Heroes" (NBC), "Planet Earth" (Discovery), "The Wire" (HBO), and "When the Levees Broke" (HBO).
For Outstanding Achievement in Comedy category, NBC leads with two, mainly for its "30 Rock" and "The Office" to compete with HBO's "Entourage", Comedy Central's "The Daily Show", and ABC's "Ugly Betty". For the Outstanding Achievement in Drama, NBC earns two for "Friday Night Lights" and "Heroes", while HBO also gets two for "The Sopranos" and "The Wire", in race with ABC's "Lost".
Several Winning Names and Titles at the 64th Golden Globes
January 16, 2007 11:01:28
The list of winners at the 64th Golden Globe Awards grows larger as a handful of names and titles have been announced as the prize recipients to be lined up with the previously-announced honorees.
In the big screen slot, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Martin Scorsese gloriously took home an award each, the former scoring in Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy category through his role in "Borat" while the latter being deemed Best Director - Motion Picture for his work in mob saga "The Departed."
NBC's Special "SNL" with Christina Aguilera, Alec Baldwin, and Ludacris
November 08, 2006 11:11:59
One of Hollywood's pop icons, Christina Aguilera has been tapped for a special NBC's "Saturday Night Live".
Making her fourth appearance on the show, the songbird will perform from her acclaimed "Back to Basics" record.
Kim Basinger Pleaded Innocent to Violating Child Custody Orders
October 05, 2006 02:10:46
Not guilty or innocent, either one. That's the decision taken by L.A. County Superior Court Judge Maren E. Nelson on Wednesday, ending the long battle between former couple Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin over their 10-year-old daughter Ireland.
In the hearing, with neither parties attended, Oscar-winning actress Basinger pleaded innocent to 14 charges of violating child custody orders in her divorce case with Baldwin. "The charges are outrageous and my client is not guilty," the actress' attorney Neal Hersh told People. "She will be vindicated."
Kim Basinger Ordered to Court
September 04, 2006 04:09:17
Kim Basinger must face court for allegedly disobeying a judge's orders about ex-husband Alec Baldwin's visitation time with their daughter, Ireland. Regarding the problem, Los Angeles judge Robert Schnider on Saturday (Sept 1), has ordered Kim to appear in Los Angeles Superior Court on October 4.
Court papers, filed by Baldwin, also claim there was an occasion when the Oscar-winning actress failed to inform her ex-husband that 10-year-old Ireland was injured and required medical help.
Maggie Grace Obeys the Girls' Guide
May 12, 2006 03:05:17
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alec Baldwin will probably be joined by Maggie Grace to star in the upcoming "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing" as the actress is still in negotiations to star in.
Of comedy romance flick and is based on Melissa Bank's best-seller, "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing" chronicles a young woman's journey through the New York publishing world and her relationship with one of the industry's luminaries as her father battles a terminal illness.
Baldwin Is in Talks to Star in Tina Fey TV comedy
February 21, 2006 11:02:26
Alec Baldwin, the person who has become a fixture on SNL, is in final negotiations to star in Tina Fey's untitled comedy pilot for NBC, in which Fey will star in as well.
The show reportedly is set behind the scenes at a Saturday Night Live-type show. And if only the pilot goes to series, then that would be Baldwin's first major series gig since his 1984-85 stint on CBS' primetime soap "Knots Landing."
Basinger & Baldwin Custody Battle Comes to an End
December 16, 2005 10:12:23The long going custody battle happened between Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin finally came to an end following a hearing in a Los Angeles court. Back then to the root of the battle, the couple has been involved in the on/off court feud since January last year, fighting for the custody battle over their 10-year-old daughter Ireland.
Baldwin got Basinger back into court last month claiming she violated a court-imposed custody order this summer. Moreover, the actor also accused Basinger of turning his daughter into a spy, claiming the girl called her mother too often when visiting him in order to turn in "reports" on his actions. Apparently, Baldwin has allegedly spent over $1 million fighting the case.
Baldwin & Gellar to Go Hunting and Fishing
November 07, 2005 11:11:49
Alec Baldwin is preparing himself to go fishing and hunting with actress Sarah Michelle Gellar. Don't think too far coz the actor will do that only in movie. He is set to star opposite Gellar in the forthcoming comedy romance, "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing," in which he'll portray Gellar's love interest.
In the adaptation of Melissa Bank's best-selling short-story compilation, Baldwin will be the male lead, an older Lothario in the publishing biz who wins over Gellar's ambitious book editor. The production of the film is slated to start in May, with screenwriter Marc Klein making his writing-directing debut.
Baldwin Vs Basinger
November 02, 2005 09:11:39It's a pity that the former couple, Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, has to end their sweet memories in the court over a custody battle. They, who used to love each other and got married on Aug. 19, 1993, now facing one another to win the custody of their only daughter Ireland Eliesse.
Monday Baldwin filed court papers against his former wife, claiming she "has a pathological need" to turn their daughter against him. Thus he asked for a psychological evaluation of Basinger. Baldwin who didn't attend the hearing was represented by his lawyer, Vicki Greene, who said "Ms. Basinger has so contaminated this child now that she doesn't even want to be with her father."
PETA's Honor to Baldwin
August 23, 2005 11:08:18Give salute to Alec Baldwin for PETA is about to honor him the Linda McCartney Memorial Award at its 25th anniversary gala held on Sept 10 in Hollywood, California. The event will be hosted by comedic actor, Fred Willard, and is expected to be attended by Pamela Anderson, Dennis Rodman, Andy Dick and Heather Mills McCartney.
Baldwin is granted the award based on his narration on a short documentary for this animal rights organization entitled "Meet Your Meat" which led to the policy changes at Burger King. The video was successful to persuade the fast food company to sever its ties to slaughterhouses that fail unannounced audits and to lend support to the Humane Slaughter Act.
