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Alec Baldwin

Biography

Alec Baldwin is an American actor and film producer known for leading and supporting roles across comedy and drama. Born in Amityville, New York, he began acting on the daytime soap opera The Doctors in 1980 and made his film debut in the 1987 comedy Forever, Lulu. He rose to prominence in 1988 with Beetlejuice, Working Girl, and Married to the Mob, then played Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October (1990). His Oscar-nominated turn in The Cooler (2003) and BAFTA-nominated role in It's Complicated (2009) joined credits including Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006), and Blue Jasmine (2013). He voiced the title role in The Boss Baby series from 2017 to 2021 and starred as Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock from 2006 to 2013, winning Emmys and Golden Globes. He holds the record for hosting Saturday Night Live 17 times.

68years old

Turns 69 on April 3in 184 days

  • Born Amityville
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
  • Alexander Rae Baldwin III (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
102
Career span
37 years1987 to 2024

Genres

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  1. A first

    Baldwin holds the record for hosting Saturday Night Live the most times, having hosted the show 17 times as of February 11, 2017.

  2. First role

    Alec Baldwin got his start in acting as Billy Aldrich, a role he took on The Doctors, the NBC daytime soap opera, between August 20, 1980, and 1982.

  3. First role

    In 1986, Alec Baldwin first appeared on Broadway in a revival of Joe Orton's play Loot. The production ran for three months before closing.

  4. Early training

    Baldwin moved to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where his teachers included Geoffrey Horne and Mira Rostova at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. The Actors Studio later accepted him as a member.

  5. Behind the camera

    Baldwin asked that his directorial credit on Shortcut to Happiness be changed to the pseudonym Harry Kirkpatrick because he was unhappy with how the film was cut in post-production.

  6. A first

    From 1998 to 2002, Baldwin was the third American narrator of Thomas & Friends, taking over from George Carlin for the fifth and sixth seasons.

Alec Baldwin movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Beetlejuice1988 Comedy, Fantasyas Adam Maitland

    IMDb rating 7.4423K votes

  2. The Hunt for Red October1990 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Jack Ryan

    IMDb rating 7.5234K votes

  3. Rise of the Guardians2012as Northvoice

    IMDb rating 7.2212K votes

  4. The Departed2006as Ellerby

    IMDb rating 8.51.6M votes

  5. The Aviator2004as Juan Trippe

    IMDb rating 7.5413K votes

  6. Blue Jasmine2013as Hal

    IMDb rating 7.3221K votes

  7. The Boss Baby2017as Boss Babyvoice

    IMDb rating 6.3162K votes

  8. BlacKkKlansman2018as Dr. Kennebrew Beauregard

    IMDb rating 7.5318K votes

Most often with

Tom McGrath directed three of these films, Woody Allen three and Martin Scorsese two. 23 actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Alec Baldwin's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$7.4 billion

70 of the 102 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 102 films: 70 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 10 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 16 figure not found.

  • 70Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 10Never in cinemas
  • 2Streaming, short cinema run
  • 16Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 56% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    $824M11.1% of the total
  2. 2
    $683M9.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa2008as Makunga (voice)
    $604M8.2% of the total
  4. 4
    The Boss Baby2017as Boss Baby (voice)
    $528M7.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Pearl Harbor2001as Lt. Col. James Doolittle
    $449M6.1% of the total
  6. 6
    A Star Is Born2018as Alec Baldwin
    $436M5.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Rise of the Guardians2012as North (voice)
    $307M4.1% of the total
  8. 8
    The Departed2006as Ellerby
    $291M3.9% of the total
It's Complicated (2009), $219 millionThe Aviator (2004), $214 millionFun with Dick and Jane (2005), $202 millionCats & Dogs (2001), $201 millionThe Hunt for Red October (1990), $201 millionAlong Came Polly (2004), $178 millionThe Boss Baby: Family Business (2021), $147 millionThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004), $141 millionThe Cat in the Hat (2003), $134 millionWorking Girl (1988), $103 millionThe Good Shepherd (2006), $100 millionBlue Jasmine (2013), $99.1 millionMy Sister's Keeper (2009), $95.7 millionBlacKkKlansman (2018), $93.4 millionMercury Rising (1998), $93.1 millionFinal Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001), $85.1 million

$3.3 billionfrom the other 62 films with a worldwide figure, 44% of the total

Awards

Fifteen awards and honors from 2007 to 2017, fifteen of them major.

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Alec Baldwin's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
2010Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy30 RockWon
2009Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy30 RockWon
2007AwardsWon
2007Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy30 RockWon
Emmy Awards
2017Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesSaturday Night LiveWon
2009Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series30 RockWon
2008Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series30 RockWon
SAG Awards
2013Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series30 RockWon
2012Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series30 RockWon
2011Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series30 RockWon
2010Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series30 RockWon
2009Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series30 RockWon
2009Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series30 RockWon
2008Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series30 RockWon
2007Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series30 RockWon

Online

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