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Alec Baldwin

Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his leading and supporting roles in a variety of genres, from comedy to drama. He has received numerous accolades including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and eight Actor Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and Tony Award.

A member of the Baldwin family, Baldwin's film career began with a string of roles in 1988 in films such as ''Beetlejuice'', ''Working Girl'' and ''Married to the Mob'' before playing Jack Ryan in ''The Hunt for Red October'' (1990). He was Oscar-nominated for playing a casino manager in ''The Cooler'' (2003) and BAFTA-nominated for playing a charming ex-husband in ''It's Complicated'' (2010). He has acted in films such as ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1992), ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' (2001), ''Along Came Polly'' (2004), ''The Aviator'' (2004), ''The Departed'' (2006), and ''Blue Jasmine'' (2013) as well as two ''Mission: Impossible'' films: ''Rogue Nation'' (2015) and ''Fallout'' (2018). From 2017 to 2021, he voiced the titular role in ''The Boss Baby'' film franchise. From 1999 to 2003, he narrated the American dubbed stories for seasons 5 and 6 of ''Thomas & Friends''.

From 2006 to 2013, Baldwin received critical acclaim starring alongside Tina Fey as Jack Donaghy on the NBC sitcom ''30 Rock'', winning two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actor in a comedy series. Baldwin has hosted the NBC sketch series ''Saturday Night Live'' a record 17 times since 1990. There he earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of Donald Trump on the show, a role that won him his third Primetime Emmy in 2017 and nominations in 2018 and 2021.

In 2024, he starred in the Western film ''Rust'', which gained media attention for a shooting incident in 2021, wherein cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed when Baldwin accidentally discharged a live round from a revolver that he was using as a prop. Baldwin, his wife Hilaria, and their seven children are the focus of the related TLC reality series ''The Baldwins''.

Baldwin made his Broadway debut in ''Loot'' (1986) and was later nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' (1992). He returned to Broadway in ''Twentieth Century'' (2004) and ''Orphans'' (2013). He hosted the Academy Awards in 2010 and the game show ''Match Game'' from 2016 to 2021. He was also a columnist for ''The Huffington Post''. Provided by Wikipedia