The Complicated Life of Hollywood Star Alec Baldwin

Also in 1990, he hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time, beginning one of the longest and most important creative relationships of his career. The appearance showed a lighter, sharper side of Baldwin that was different from the serious leading-man image he was building in films.

Over time, SNL would become one of his signature platforms, with Baldwin returning again and again as host and performer. What began as one hosting job would eventually become a major part of his public identity.