American film actor Alec Baldwin (Alexander Ray Baldwin) was born on April 3, 1958 in the town of Amityville, New York. As a child, little Alec ran racing, played baseball and regularly brought homeless kittens home. When he grew up, he studied at school. In high school, he dreamed of politics, and after graduation he entered the University of Washington at the Department of Political Science. Alec Baldwin was exemplary as a student, he studied very well, and ahead of him a great political future awaited him.
TV serials
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 hired an extras in the television project "Clinic in Texas." It was the most ordinary series in which unknown actors played . But television series differ in many supporting roles, which perform extras. And when the shooting began, the director immediately noticed a handsome young man who stood out against the general background of the crowd. Tall and handsome, Alec looked like a leading man, he did not pay attention to the camera at all, he kept himself naturally and confidently. The next day he was offered a role in the series - and student Alec Baldwin, whose photo was already in the filing cabinet of the TV channel, turned from an extras into an actor. The role he succeeded, and the guy began to appear on television as a permanent actor.
New York
Experienced television people immediately discerned in him a talented artist, as if born for cinema. Alec needed moral support, because he could not decide whether to continue his studies at the faculty of political science or to 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. So there was actor Alec Baldwin, whose filmography in a few years will compete with the lists of films of leading movie stars. Inspired by success, yesterday’s student in the political science department left the university’s walls to never return. A few days later, Alec went to New York, where he entered the drama department.
He managed to combine his studies with participation in the filming of television series, thus earning a living and at the same time gaining experience in acting. A talented young man with a presentable appearance was readily taken to television projects, and after a while Alec Baldwin, whose filmography was quickly filled with new paintings with his participation, began to accept invitations to the main television roles.
Movie debut
Meanwhile, the aspiring actor successfully completed his studies at the Faculty of Drama and entered the
Lee Strasberg Theater and Film
Institute. The training course there was based on the ideas of Stanislavsky, and was more in line with theatrical craft than with cinema, but nonetheless Alec received a good bag of professional skills at the institute, which would later help him in acting. Baldwin’s film debut took place in 1987, when he received an invitation from Amos Kollek to play one of the supporting roles in the movie “Lou Forever”. Alec Baldwin, whose filmography contained only television films so far, recognized that his acting skills were higher than such roles, but until 1990 he had to play secondary roles. Although the films with Alec Baldwin were very successful, no matter what roles he performed. And only in 1988 did the actor play in four films: “Married to the Mafia”, “She has a baby”, “Beetlejuice”, “Working Girl”. This was followed by a series of films in which Baldwin played lovers. The roles, at first glance, are simple, but they required a deep interpretation, otherwise an impression of inaccuracy appeared, and this factor is fatal for any film.
Main roles
Invitations for the main roles Alec Baldwin, whose filmography was already quite extensive, began to receive after 1990. The first to believe in his acting skills was director George Hermitage, who suggested Alec to play in the movie Miami Blues. The plot of the picture is stress-psychological, requiring both aggressiveness and irony of the hero. The difficult role was a success for the actor. Then the
picture "Hunting for the Red October" was shot - this is the story of a Soviet submarine. Baldwin played the role of analyst
Jack Ryan. Alec’s character combined intelligence combined with an athlete’s menacing fitness. Both of these hypostases, which were essentially opposite, were fully reflected by Baldwin.
Kim basinger
Then, in 1990, Alec Baldwin, whose photo in the newspaper heading "Kinonovosti" accidentally saw the director, was invited to play the role of a rich burner of life Charlie Pearl in the film "The habit of getting married." On the set, the actor first met actress Kim Basinger, his future wife. The next film with Baldwin in the title role was a movie version of the theatrical production of "Preludes for a Kiss." Then the films with the participation of Alec Baldwin went one after another: "Malice", "Escape" and others. In them, Alec also played the main roles, and in the film "Escape" his partner was Kim Basinger again.
Star family
In the summer of 1993, Kim and Alec got married. The wedding took place near Amityville, the actor’s hometown. Kim, although she was five years older than her husband, looked just like a happy girl. Alec also glowed with happiness. They settled in a comfortable apartment in the quietest area of Los Angeles. Two years later, the daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger - Island, were born. Parents did not cherish a soul in the child, the girl grew up in a star family, harmoniously developing under the supervision of a nanny and governess.
Divorce
Actress Kim Basinger has always been in demand, she was offered only high-paying leading roles, but in connection with 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 his wife's problems and strongly supported her. However, Kim was not able to refuse the role in the film "Los Angeles Secrets", which was launched into production in 1997. For her participation in the film, the actress received two highest awards at once - an Oscar and a Golden Globe. By that time, disagreements began in the family of Kim and Alec, which increasingly ended in quarrels. The marriage broke up 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 was never married. She was 28 years old at the time of meeting. First, 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 it. The difference of 25 years does not bother Hilary, as well as Baldwin himself.
The couple is happy, the young wife accompanies the spouse at all film presentations, including the film festival in French Cannes. Hilary's appearance fully complies with the standards of Hollywood, and under certain conditions, she could try on a movie role, however, Alec in every possible way dissuades his beloved wife from taking a risky step.