theOscarSite Facts:
Birth Name:
  • Alexander Rae Baldwin III
Birthplace:
  • Massapequa, Long Island, NY
Quote:
  • "Acting in the theatre is fun, acting in film is work."
Education:
  • George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (majored in political science)
  • New York University, New York, New York; B.A., Drama, 1993
  • Studied with Mira Rostova of the Moscow Art Theater
  • Montclair State University; Honorary Doctor of Letters, 2004
Claims to Fame:
  • His first romantic lead in the supernatural farce BEETLEJUICE (1988)
  • Caused a scandal in 2007 by leaving an expletive filled voice mail for his daughter Ireland, calling her a "thoughtless little pig", which later was revealed to the media.
Significant Other(s):
  • Wife: Kim Basinger, actress; met while filming THE MARRYING MAN in 1990; married 1993; divorced 2002
  • Janine Turner: actress, engaged 1983; wedding canceled
  • Dated: actresses Michelle Pfeiffer and Ally Sheedy
Family:
  • Father: Alexander Rae Jr., teacher; taught history and coached football; died of lung cancer 1983
  • Mother: Carol Newcomb (née Martineau), born in 1930; breast-cancer survivor
  • Sister: Elizabeth (aka Beth Keuchler), born 1955; non-acting mother of six and head of Stephen Baldwin's fan club; married to landscaper Charles Keuchler
  • Brother: Daniel, actor; born October 5, 1960; companion of actress Isabella Hofmann (1995-2005); married Joanne Smith-Baldwin (2007)
  • Brother: William (aka Billy Baldwin), actor, model; born February 21, 1963; married to singer/actress Chynna Phillips
  • Sister: Jane (aka Jane Sasso), physical therapist; born 1965; married to car-dealership manager Randy Sasso
  • Brother: Stephen, actor; born May 12, 1967; married to graphic designer Kennya Deodato
  • Daughter: Ireland Eliesse (aka Addie Baldwin), born on October 23, 1995
Factoids:
  • 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.
  • Baldwin and wife Kim Basinger owned a total of 11 dogs, seven cats and a wolf
  • Is one of only two people with a standing invitation to host "Saturday Night Live" every year (schedules allowing). The other is Christopher Walken.
Feature Film
Credits:
  • 2009: Lymelife, My Sister's Keeper
    2008: Solitary Birds, My Best Friend's Girl
    2007: Brooklyn Rules, Suburban Girl
    2006: The Good Shepherd, Running with Scissors, The Departed, Mini's First Time
    2005: Fun with Dick and Jane, Elizabethtown
    2004: The Aviator, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (voice), The Last Shot, Along Came Polly
    2003: Playmakers of New Orleans, The Cat in the Hat, The Cooler
    2002: The Adventures of Pluto Nash (uncredited)
    2001: The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Royal Tenenbaums (voice - Narrator), Cats & Dogs (voice), Pearl Harbor
    2000: Speak Truth to Power, State and Main, Thomas and the Magic Railroad
  • 1999: Outside Providence, Scout's Honor, Notting Hill, The Confession
    1998: Mercury Rising, Thick as Thieves
    1997: The Edge
    1996: Ghosts of Mississippi, Heaven's Prisoners, The Juror
    1995: Two Bits
    1994: The Shadow, The Getaway
    1993: Malice
    1992: Glengarry Glen Ross, Prelude to a Kiss
    1991: The Marrying Man
    1990: Alice, Miami Blues, The Hunt for Red October
    1989: Great Balls of Fire!
    1988: Talk Radio, Working Girl, Married to the Mob, Beetlejuice, She's Having a Baby
    1987: Forever, Lulu
    Prior to 1987, television: "The Doctors", "Knot's Landing" et al.
Academy Awards®:
  •  Nominated for Actor in a Supporting Role 2003: THE COOLER

  • 1 nomination