Alec Baldwin
- Born: 3 Apr, 1958
A darkly handsome, hirsute lead with a dimpled chin and a gravelly voice, Alec Baldwin has developed a relaxed impudence which has lent itself equally well to earnest heroes and sexually threatening rogues. His introduction to the business came as Billy Aldrich on the NBC daytime serial "The Doctors" (1980-82), but he first attracted serious attention as a charismatic TV preacher Joshua Rush in the CBS serial "Knots Landing" (1984-85). Within a few years, Baldwin went on to become established as a stage lead (in a 1986 revival of "Loot" and Craig Lucas' 1990 fairy tale "Prelude to a Kiss") and a seemingly ubiquitous character player in films (e.g., "Forever Lulu" 1986, and "Working Girl" and "Married to the Mob" both 198...
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- father Alexander Rae Baldwin: taught history in high school and coached football in Massapequa New York; died of lung cancer in 1983 at age 55
- mother Carol Newcomb Baldwin: born in 1930; breast cancer survivor
- sister Elizabeth Baldwin: born in 1955; non-acting mother of six and head of Stephen Baldwin's fan club; married to landscaper Charles Keuchler
- brother Daniel Baldwin: born on October 5, 1960; companion of actress Isabella Hofmann
- brother William Baldwin: born on February 21, 1963; married to singer-actress Chynna Phillips
- sister Jane Baldwin: born c. 1965; married to car dealership manager Randy Sasso
- brother Stephen Baldwin: born on May 12, 1967; married to graphic designer Kennya Deodato
- daughter Ireland Eliesse Baldwin: born on October 23, 1995
- Janine Turner: engaged c. 1983; wedding cancelled
- Holly Gagnier: together in the mid-1980s
- wife Kim Basinger: met while filming "The Marrying Man" in 1990; married on August 19, 1993; separated on December 5, 2000; filed for divorce in January 2001
- Kristin Davis: dated in summer 2001
- Tatum O'Neal: reportedly began dating in spring 2002
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