Handsome Alec Baldwin: filmography. The most famous roles

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

American film actor Alec Baldwin (Alexander Ray Baldwin) was born on April 3, 1958 in Amityville, New York. As a child, little Alec ran races, played baseball, and regularly brought home homeless kittens. When I grew up, I went to school. In high school, he dreamed of politics, and after graduating from high school he entered the University of Washington at the Faculty of Political Science. As a student, Alec Baldwin was exemplary, he studied "excellently", and he had a great political future ahead of him.

TV series

However, in 1982, the fate of the future political scientist changed dramatically. Alec, being a student, needed money, and in order to earn money, he was hired as an extra in the television project "Clinic in Texas". It was the most ordinary series in which unknown actors played. But television series are notable for the many supporting roles played by extras. And when the shooting began, the director immediately noticed a handsome younga person who stood out against the general background of the extras. Tall and handsome, Alec looked like a leading man, he was completely oblivious to the camera, he carried himself naturally and confidently. The next day he was offered a role in the series - and student Alec Baldwin, whose photos were already in the channel's file cabinet, turned from an extra into an actor. The role was a success for him, and the guy began to appear on television already as a regular actor.

New York

Experienced television people immediately saw in him a talented artist, as if born for cinema. Alec needed moral support, as he could not decide whether to continue his studies at the Faculty of Political Science or devote himself to the world of cinema. And he received this support: the administration of the television channel called Baldwin the most talented participant in the project, and this review was included in a press release published in one of the central newspapers. This is how actor Alec Baldwin was born, whose filmography in a few years will compete with the lists of films of leading movie stars. Inspired by success, yesterday's political science student left the walls of the university, never to return. A few days later, Alec left for New York, where he entered the drama department.

He managed to combine his studies with participation in the filming of television series, thus earning his living and at the same time gaining experience in acting. A talented young man with a presentable appearance was willingly taken to television projects, and after a while Alec Baldwin,whose filmography was quickly filled with new pictures with his participation, began to accept invitations to the main television roles.

Movie debut

Meanwhile, the aspiring actor successfully completed his studies at the Department of Drama and entered the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute. The course of study there was based on the ideas of Stanislavsky, and was more in line with theatrical craft than film art, but nevertheless, Alek received a good set of professional skills at the institute, which would later help him in acting. Baldwin made his film debut in 1987 when he received an invitation from Amos Kollek to play one of the supporting roles in the film "Lou Forever". Alec Baldwin, whose filmography so far contained only television films, was aware that his acting skills were higher than such roles, but until 1990 he had to play secondary roles. Although films with Alec Baldwin enjoyed great success, regardless of what roles he played. And in 1988 alone, the actor played in four films: "Married to the Mafia", "She has a baby", "Beetlejuice", "Working Girl". This was followed by a number of films in which Baldwin played lovers. The roles, at first glance, are simple, but they required deep interpretation, otherwise there was an impression of unreliability, and this factor is fatal for any film.

Main roles

Alec Baldwin, whose filmography was already quite extensive, began to receive invitations for the main roles after 1990. The director George Hermitage was the first to believe in his acting abilities, who offered Alec to play in the movie "Miami Blues". The plot of the picture is tense and psychological, requiring both aggressiveness and irony of the hero. The difficult role was a success for the actor. At the same time, the picture "The Hunt for Red October" was filmed - this is the story of a Soviet submarine. Baldwin played the role of analyst Jack Ryan. The character of Alec combined intelligence, multiplied by the menacing training of an athlete. Both of these incarnations, opposite in essence, were reflected by Baldwin in full.

Kim Basinger

Then, in 1990, Alec Baldwin, whose photo was accidentally seen in the newspaper column "Movie news" by the director, was invited to play the role of the rich life-burner Charlie Pearl in the film "The Marriage Habit". On the set, the actor first met actress Kim Basinger, his future wife. The next film starring Baldwin was the film version of the theatrical production of Prelude to a Kiss. Then the films with the participation of Alec Baldwin went one after another: "Evil Intent", "Escape" and others. In them, Alec also played the main roles, and in the film "Escape" his partner was again Kim Basinger.

Star family

In the summer of 1993, Kim and Alec got married. The wedding took place near Amityville, the hometown of the actor. Kim was olderher husband for five years, looked just like a happy girl. Alec was beaming with happiness too. They settled in a cozy apartment in the quietest area of Los Angeles. Two years later, the daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger - Island was born. Parents doted on the child, the girl grew up in a stellar family, harmoniously developing under the supervision of a nanny and a governess.

Divorce

Actress Kim Basinger has always been in demand, she was offered only highly paid leading roles, but due to the birth of a child, work in the cinema had to be suspended, and her filmography suffered primarily from this. Alec Baldwin was sympathetic to the problems of his wife and supported her in every possible way. However, from the role in the film "LA Confidential", which was put into production in 1997, Kim could not refuse. For her participation in the film, the actress received two top awards at once - "Oscar" and "Golden Globe". By that time, disagreements had begun in the Kim and Alec family, which increasingly ended in quarrels. The marriage ended in early 2001, and Kim Basinger filed for divorce.

Hilary Thomas

In 2011, Alec Baldwin met his second future wife, Hilary Thomas, a yoga instructor who never married. She was 28 years old when we met. First, the lovers talked for about two months on social networks, then they began to meet. In 2012, Alec proposed to a young woman, and she accepted. 25 differenceHilary is not embarrassed for years, nor is Baldwin himself.

The couple is happy, the young wife accompanies her husband to all film presentations, including the film festival in Cannes, France. Hilary's appearance fully complies with Hollywood standards, and under certain conditions she could try out for film roles, but Alec dissuades his beloved wife from taking a risky step in every possible way.