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Alec Baldwin – Satellite TV’s Funniest Man Alive?

Submit on Monday, November 8th, 2010 20:12

Alec Baldwin was born Alexander Rae Baldwin III to a Long Island family of Irish roots in April of 1958, eventually becoming the oldest of four brothers – Stephen, William, and Daniel. All of the Baldwin brother went into acting, but Alec has had the most successful career. Most actors – male and female – usually take on a certain kind of role, either dramatic or comedic. Can you imagine Kate Winslet doing a romantic comedy? What about Seth Rogan in a dramatic, period piece? Usually, when these attempts to cross over between genres are made, they are not received as well as the actors making them would have hoped. Daniel Day-Lewis, for example, received lukewarm reviews when he started as Guido Contini in the movie version of the Broadway musical Nine, despite the all-star cast (including Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Kate Hudson, and Judy Dench). It was just hard […]

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