Alec Baldwin - report

American actor (born 1958)

Alexander Rae Baldwin III is an American actor, comedian, and producer. In his early career, Baldwin played both leading and supporting roles in a variety of films such as Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988), Mike Nichols' Working Girl (1988), Jonathan Demme's Married to the Mob (1988), and Oliver Stone's Talk Radio (1988). He gained attention for his performances in The Hunt for Red October (1990) as Jack Ryan and in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). Since then he has worked with directors such as Woody Allen in Alice (1990), To Rome with Love (2012) and Blue Jasmine (2013), and Martin Scorsese in The Aviator (2004) and The Departed (2006). His performance in the drama The Cooler (2003) garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has done voice work for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), Rise of the Guardians (2012), and The Boss Baby film franchise (2017–2022).

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Significant news events for Alec Baldwin

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Baldwin, 66, is on trial for involuntary manslaughter stemming from the fatal shooting. Ukrainian cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot from less than four feet by a.45 caliber bullet. Baldwin announced in 2022 he had settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Hutchins' family.
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Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was the primary weapons handler on the ill-fated indie film Rust. She was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in March. Her lawyers say she qualifies for no jail time due to her "lack of a criminal history"
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The 65-year-old actor looked glum on an outing with wife Hilaria and a few of their children in New York City on Thursday morning. This came after a jury found Wednesday that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was negligent in allowing a live bullet be placed into the gun that Alec Baldwin used on the set. This resulted in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, a mother-of-one. Baldwin is due to go on trial for involuntary manslaughter in July and faces the same possible sentence if convicted.
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Baldwin, 65, was indicted on the single count by a grand jury Jan. 19. The actor was holding a prop gun on the set of the movie “Rust’ at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe on Oct. 21. Baldwin was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal.
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Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin over shooting of cinematographer on film set. He accidentally killed Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust in October 2021. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer, but not the trigger, and the gun fired.