Editing Alec Baldwin (section)

=== 2006–2013: Career resurgence with ''30 Rock'' ===
[[File:Alec Baldwin, Meryl Streep, Josh Wood 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2.jpg|thumb|Baldwin with [[Meryl Streep]] and Josh Wood in 2009]]
In 2006, Baldwin made theater news in [[Roundabout Theatre Company]]'s [[Off-Broadway]] revival of Joe Orton's ''[[Entertaining Mr. Sloane]]''. In 2010, Baldwin starred opposite Sam Underwood in a critically acclaimed revival of [[Peter Shaffer]]'s ''[[Equus (play)|Equus]]'', directed by Tony Walton at Guild Hall in [[East Hampton, New York]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theatermania.com/long-island-theater/news/06-2010/sam-underwood-shares-the-naked-truth-about-equus_27936.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.theatermania.com/long-island-theater/news/06-2010/sam-underwood-shares-the-naked-truth-about-equus_27936.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Sam Underwood Shares the Naked Truth About Equus|work=TheaterMania|access-date=July 21, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2007, the [[Yari Film Group]] announced that it would give the film, now titled ''[[Shortcut to Happiness]]'', a theatrical release in the spring, and cable film network [[Starz!]] announced that it had acquired [[pay TV]] rights for the film. ''Shortcut to Happiness'' was finally released in 2008. Baldwin displeased with the way the film had been cut in post-production, demanded that his directorial credit be changed to the pseudonym "Harry Kirkpatrick".<ref>{{cite news|url =https://www.avclub.com/devilishly-alec-baldwintastic-case-file-155-shortcut-1798218968| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.avclub.com/articles/devilishly-alec-baldwintastic-case-file-155-shortc,37810| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Devilishly Alec Baldwintastic Case File #155: ''Shortcut To Happiness''|first=Nathan|last=Rabin|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=February 3, 2010|access-date=November 9, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

He starred as Jack Donaghy on NBC's ''[[30 Rock]]'', which first aired in October 2006. He met his future co-stars [[Tina Fey]] and [[Tracy Morgan]] while appearing on ''Saturday Night Live.'' Since season 3, Baldwin was credited as one of ''30 Rock''{{'}}s producers. Barry Garron of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' praised Baldwin's character writing, "Donaghy is a perfect example of what's right with this show."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/30-rock-first-episode-2006-816137/|title= '30 Rock' First Episode: THR's 2006 Review|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= September 15, 2015|access-date= September 15, 2023}}</ref> Baldwin has won three [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/alec-baldwin|title=Alec Baldwin|work=Television Academy|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> two [[Golden Globe]] awards and seven [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] for his role. He received his second Emmy nomination in 2008, marking his seventh [[Primetime Emmy]] nomination and first win. He won again in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/media-pr/press-releases/additional-presenters-announced-14th-annual-sag-awards%25E2%2584%25A2| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.sagawards.org/media-pr/press-releases/additional-presenters-announced-14th-annual-sag-awards%25E2%2584%25A2| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=The Latest {{!}}{{cbignore}} Screen Actors Guild Awards|website=Screen Actors Guild Awards|access-date=July 21, 2016}}</ref>

Baldwin co-authored the book ''A Promise to Ourselves: A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce'' with Mark Tabb in 2008. Baldwin joined [[Turner Classic Movies|TCM]]'s ''[[The Essentials (TCM)|The Essentials]]'' [[Robert Osborne]] as co-host beginning in March 2009.<ref>[https://www.tvguide.com/News/Alec-Baldwin-TCM-28610.aspx "Alec Baldwin to Co-Host TCM's ''The Essentials''"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014231338/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Alec-Baldwin-TCM-28610.aspx |date=October 14, 2013 }}. ''[[TV Guide]]''. October 23, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2008.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090206094647/http://www.tcm.com/movienews/index/?cid=223314 "Newly Crowned Emmy Winner Alec Baldwin Coming to TCM As Co-Host of THE ESSENTIALS Weekly Movie Showcase, Set to Premiere March 2009"]. Turner Classic Movies.</ref> In 2008, he had a voice role as the main antagonist in the [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks Animated]] film ''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]]''. In 2009, he appeared in a series of commercials for [[Hulu]] that premiered during the [[Super Bowl]] broadcast.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Salter |first1=Chuck |title=Hulu Scores with its Super Bowl Ad, Featuring Alec Baldwin and his Freaky New Diet |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1149726/hulu-scores-its-super-bowl-ad-featuring-alec-baldwin-and-his-freaky-new-diet| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.fastcompany.com/1149726/hulu-scores-its-super-bowl-ad-featuring-alec-baldwin-and-his-freaky-new-diet| archive-date=October 26, 2021 |website=Fast Company |access-date=February 29, 2020 |date=February 2, 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On January 12, 2009, Baldwin became the host of ''The New York Philharmonic This Week'', the nationally syndicated radio series of the [[New York Philharmonic]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel J.|last=Wakin|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/arts/music/13baldwin.html|title=Music? Serious Music? He Loves It. No, Seriously|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330042545/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/arts/music/13baldwin.html |archive-date=March 30, 2016 |access-date=March 30, 2016 }}</ref> He has recorded two nationally distributed public service radio announcements on behalf of the [[Save the Manatee Club]].<ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-08-01-baldwin-manatees_N.htm|title=Alec Baldwin promotes manatee awareness|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=August 1, 2007}}</ref> In 2010, he made a five-second cameo appearance with comedian [[Andy Samberg]] in a musical video titled "Great Day" featured on the bonus DVD as part of [[Lonely Island]]'s album ''Turtleneck & Chain''.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://slate.com/culture/2017/10/tom-petty-cameos-in-a-saturday-night-live-sketch-from-2010.html|title= Watch Tom Petty's Killer Deadpan in This Saturday Night Live Sketch From 2010|journal= Slate|date= October 8, 2017|access-date= September 15, 2023|last1= Dessem|first1= Matthew}}</ref>

[[File:Alec Baldwin Cannes 2012.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Baldwin in 2012]]
Baldwin co-starred in the hit romantic comedy ''[[It's Complicated (film)|It's Complicated]]'' (2009) with [[Meryl Streep]] and [[Steve Martin]]. Together Streep and Baldwin received positive reviews for their on-screen chemistry. Manohla Dargis of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "Mr. Baldwin does with Jake, who, with his shark smiles and thrusting gut, beautifully conveys male vanity in its twilight".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/25/movies/25complicated.html|title= A September–September Romance|work= The New York Times|date= December 24, 2009|access-date= September 15, 2023|last1= Dargis|first1= Manohla}}</ref> Kirk Honeycut of ''[[The Associated Press]]'' wrote, "Baldwin has developed a second career in films and television by more or less spoofing his macho image".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/complicated-film-review-93804/|title= It's Complicated — Film Review|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= December 10, 2009|access-date= September 15, 2023}}</ref> Baldwin went on to receive a nomination for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his performance. That same year, Baldwin co-hosted the [[82nd Academy Awards]] with [[Steve Martin]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|first=Susan |last=King |title=Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin will co-host the Oscars |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/11/steve-martin-alec-baldwin-will-cohost-the-oscars.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=November 3, 2009 |access-date=November 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206064232/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/11/steve-martin-alec-baldwin-will-cohost-the-oscars.html |archive-date=February 6, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' television critic Matthew Gilbert lauded the hosts performance saying that "The delivery was expert and warmly conversational, like one of those old-school comedy teams."<ref>{{cite news|last=Gilbert|first=Matthew|title=A silly, somber, and intimate night: The 82nd Academy Awards|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=March 8, 2010|page=G14}}</ref>

He has hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' 17 times {{as of|2017|February|11|lc=y|df=US}}, and holds the record for most times hosting the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/television/Alec-Baldwin-Sets-Hosting-Record-as-SNL-Premieres-Anew-130515098.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/television/Alec-Baldwin-Sets-Hosting-Record-as-SNL-Premieres-Anew-130515098.html| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin Sets Hosting Record as "SNL" Premieres Anew|publisher=NBC New York|date=September 26, 2011|access-date=October 31, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On October 24, 2011, [[WNYC]] public radio released the first episode of Baldwin's podcast ''[[Here's the Thing]]'', a series of interviews with public figures including artists, policy-makers, and performers. The first two episodes featured actor [[Michael Douglas]] and political consultant [[Ed Rollins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnyc.org/shows/heresthething/|title=''Here's the Thing'' with Alec Baldwin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022070856/http://www.wnyc.org/shows/heresthething/ |archive-date=October 22, 2016|website=[[WNYC]]|access-date=November 23, 2011}}</ref> Between 2011 and 2020, Baldwin completed more than 150 interviews, with guests who included musician [[Wynton Marsalis]], filmmaker [[Edward Norton]], comedian [[David Letterman]], violinist [[Itzhak Perlman]], and pianist [[Lang Lang]], among many others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heres-the-thing-with-alec-baldwin/id472939437| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heres-the-thing-with-alec-baldwin/id472939437| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Here's The Thing Podcast|date=January 26, 2020|website=Here's the Thing Podcast – on Apple Podcasts|access-date=January 26, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''Here's the Thing'' was developed for Baldwin by Lu Olkowski, Trey Kay, Kathy Russo, and Emily Botein.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnyc.org/shows/heresthething/about/ |title=Here's the Thing: Here's the Thing Farewell Page &#124; WNYC Studios &#124; Podcasts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422205144/http://www.wnyc.org/shows/heresthething/about |archive-date=April 22, 2016|website=[[WNYC]]|access-date=April 22, 2013}}</ref> On February 4, 2012, he hosted the [[2011 NFL Honors]] awards show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/09000d5d8269fcb0/Baldwin-kicks-off-NFL-Honors| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/09000d5d8269fcb0/Baldwin-kicks-off-NFL-Honors| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Baldwin kicks of NFL Honors|publisher=National Football League|date=February 4, 2012|access-date=May 24, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He later hosted [[2012 NFL Honors|the second show]] on February 2, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/alec-baldwin-to-host-2nd-annual-nfl-honors-super-bowl-eve-0ap1000000123753| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000123753/article/alec-baldwin-to-host-2nd-annual-nfl-honors-super-bowl-eve| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin to host '2nd Annual NFL Honors' Super Bowl Eve|publisher=[[National Football League]]|date=January 8, 2013|access-date=January 8, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Baldwin returned to Broadway as Harold in ''[[Orphans (Lyle Kessler play)|Orphans]]''. The show, which opened April 18, 2013, was also to have starred [[Shia LaBeouf]] as Treat,<ref>{{cite news|last=Gans| first=Andrew| url = http://www.playbill.com/news/article/173100-Shia-LaBeouf-Will-Make-Broadway-Debut-Opposite-Alec-Baldwin-in-Orphans | title=Shia LaBeouf Will Make Broadway Debut Opposite Alec Baldwin in Orphans| date=December 11, 2012 | work=Playbill| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131012133858/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/173100-Shia-LaBeouf-Will-Make-Broadway-Debut-Opposite-Alec-Baldwin-in-Orphans | archive-date= October 12, 2013}}</ref> but LaBeouf left the production in rehearsals and was replaced by [[Ben Foster (actor)|Ben Foster]].<ref>Gans, Andrew {{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/175229-Ben-Foster-Replaces-Shia-LaBeouf-in-Broadways-Orphans- |title=Ben Foster Replaces Shia LaBeouf in Broadway's 'Orphans'|work=Playbill |access-date=February 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012102457/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/175229-Ben-Foster-Replaces-Shia-LaBeouf-in-Broadways-Orphans- |archive-date=October 12, 2013 }} playbill.com February 21, 2013</ref><ref>Blank, Matthew {{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/176669-PHOTO-CALL-A-First-Look-at-Alec-Baldwin-Ben-Foster-and-Tom-Sturridge-in-Broadways-Orphans |title=A First Look at Alec Baldwin Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge in Broadway's 'Orphans'|work=Playbill|date=April 5, 2013 |access-date=April 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012123335/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/176669-PHOTO-CALL-A-First-Look-at-Alec-Baldwin-Ben-Foster-and-Tom-Sturridge-in-Broadways-Orphans |archive-date=October 12, 2013 }}</ref> Marilyn Stasio of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' described Baldwin's performance as being "executed with humor and compassion".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2013/legit/reviews/legit-review-orphans-1200387387/|title= Legit Review: 'Orphans'|website= Variety|date= April 19, 2013|access-date= September 15, 2023}}</ref> That same year Baldwin briefly hosted ''[[Up Late with Alec Baldwin]]'' on [[MSNBC]].<ref>Elber, Lynn (November 15, 2013). [https://web.archive.org/web/20230623124424/http://apnews.com/article/e67493bf238049e19fc3bd361cf97016 "MSNBC suspends Alec Baldwin's show for 2 episodes."] ''[[Associated Press]]'' (APNews.com). Archived from [https://apnews.com/article/e67493bf238049e19fc3bd361cf97016 the original] on June 23, 2023.</ref> On November 26, 2013, the program was cancelled after only five episodes, due in part to a street tirade captured on video, in which he allegedly called the videographer a "cocksucking fag".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2013/11/14/alec-baldwin-pap-photog-chase-apartment| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.tmz.com/2013/11/14/alec-baldwin-pap-photog-chase-apartment| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin – Chases Down Photog|work=TMZ|date=November 14, 2013|access-date=July 24, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2013/11/26/alec-baldwin-fired-msnbc-up-late| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.tmz.com/2013/11/26/alec-baldwin-fired-msnbc-up-late| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Alec Baldwin – Fired from MSNBC |work=TMZ|date=November 26, 2013|access-date=July 24, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Alec Baldwin blames gay activists for US show being pulled|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/27/alec-baldwin-gay-activists-show| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/27/alec-baldwin-gay-activists-show| archive-date=October 26, 2021|date=November 26, 2013|first=Rory|last=Carroll|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London, UK|access-date=December 30, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Baldwin denied that he used the word "fag", and later cited this incident as a major turning point in his public life.<ref>{{cite web|last=Baldwin|first=Alec|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/02/alec-baldwin-good-bye-public-life.html|title=Alec Baldwin: Good-bye, Public Life |publisher=Vulture|date=February 24, 2014|access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref> Beginning in 2010, Baldwin appeared in a television campaign for [[Capital One]] as their spokesperson.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alec Baldwin Donates $1 Million To New York Philharmonic With Profit From Capital One Commercials |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alec-baldwin-donates-new-york-philharmonic-capital-one-million-roundabout-theater_n_1644243| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alec-baldwin-donates-new-york-philharmonic-capital-one-million-roundabout-theater_n_1644243| archive-date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=November 18, 2019 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Following the 2013 confrontation with a videographer, his contract was not renewed,<ref name="Vulture">Baldwin, Alec (February 23, 2014). [https://www.vulture.com/2014/02/alec-baldwin-good-bye-public-life.html "Alec Baldwin: Good-bye, Public Life"]. [[Vulture (website)|Vulture]].</ref> and he was succeeded in the campaign by [[Jennifer Garner]].<ref>[http://adage.com/article/media/jennifer-garner-capital/294808/ "Jennifer Garner Gets Serious for Capital One (Watch the Newest Ads on TV)"]. ''[[Advertising Age]]''. September 3, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://hollywoodbranded.com/what-makes-good-celebrity-endorsement/ "What Makes a Good Celebrity Endorsement – For Air Miles?"]. Hollywood Branded. November 7, 2014.</ref>