Alec Baldwin Net Worth

Alec Baldwin's Quotes

• Acting in the theatre is fun, acting in film is work.
• I don't get acting jobs because of my looks.
• [1997] I'm starting to feel I have to cure my addiction to Hollywood money, because while it's delightful, it's also insidious.
• Some guys smoke good Dominicans, other guys smoke great Jamaicans. I only smoke the best - Havanas!
• [on Tina Fey] Tina is smart, funny, beautiful... Devoted, tough, respected... Now if she'd only work on her posture.

Interesting Facts about Alec Baldwin

1. Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#80). [1995]
2. Education: George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (majored in political science), New York University, New York, New York (majored in drama; B.A., 1994).
3. As part of his preparation for The Hunt for Red October (1990), he was trained to drive a Los Angeles-class attack submarine at the New London Submarine Base in Connecticut.
4. One of six children of Carol M. Baldwin of Syracuse, New York, and the late Alexander R. Baldwin Jr., a social studies teacher and football coach at Massapequa High School, one of whose students was Brian Kilmeade. Alec's siblings are William Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin, Daniel Baldwin, Jane Sasso and Elizabeth Keuchler. Brother-in-law of Chynna Phillips, Kennya Baldwin and Joanne Smith-Baldwin. Cousin of actor Joseph Baldwin.
5. Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [1990]
6. Reportedly, Baldwin originally wanted to be a lawyer before he was bit by the acting bug.
7. During the Bill Clinton impeachment trial went on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) and said to a cheering audience that the head of the trial, Henry Hyde and his family, should be stoned to death. He later apologized and said it was just a joke.
8. A huge fan of novelist James Lee Burke, he owns the rights to a number of books featuring his character Dave Robiceaux. One of these, Heaven's Prisoners (1996), was released in 1996.
9. Baldwin wrote "Law & Order: Tabloid (1998)", which was based on his own experiences with tabloid reporters.
10. Turned down the chance to reprise the role of Jack Ryan in Patriot Games (1992) in order to play Stanley Kowalski in a revival of Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire" on Broadway.
11. Told brother Stephen Baldwin that doing Bio-Dome (1996) could be the single most career-ending decision he could possibly make.
12. At George Washington University, Baldwin ran for president but lost by two votes.
13. Taught "Master Theater Workshop" in summer 2002 at Southampton College, New York, where friend James LaRocca is Dean.
14. Is only the third person in history to be nominated for both Best Supporting Actor from the Oscars, for The Cooler (2003), and Worst Supporting Actor from the Razzies, for The Cat in the Hat (2003), in the same year.
15. Jokes that he "stole" his performance in The Cooler (2003) from Ben Kingsley's in Sexy Beast (2000).
16. Replaced Alan Rickman as the voice of Leonardo Leonardo in the 2000 cartoon based on Kevin Smith's film Clerks (1994).
17. He and ex-wife, actress Kim Basinger, are vegetarians. He has said Basinger convinced him to adopt that dietary lifestyle. Both remain advocates for animal rights. The couple owned a total of eleven dogs, seven cats and a wolf during their marriage.
18. Received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree (Litt.D) from Montclair State University at their 2004 graduation ceremony.
19. In 1995, he played the role of Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (1995), a role originated by Marlon Brando, who went on to play Vito Corleone. On Saturday Night Live (1975), he has played Robert De Niro, who played the young Vito Corleone to Brando's older Don Corleone, in The Godfather: Part II (1974).
20. Has done voice-over work in television ads for both General Electric and Subaru.