Alec Baldwin plans to retire in 2012

September 23rd, 2009 ALEC BALDWIN is rallying supporters in his native Long Island, New York to save the region's only public radio station when it goes up for auction this week (begs21Sep09). The 30 Rock star is backing a community effort in star-studded Southampton to purchase National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate WLIU-FM from Long Island University.

September 21st, 2009 LONDON - Toni Collette took home an Emmy after winning the Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category. The Aussie actress was credited for her performance as Tara Gregson in Showtime's original series 'United States of Tara'.

September 15th, 2009 "I'm from L.A. (Los Angeles), but I love New York.

September 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actor Alec Baldwin has a body double for his 30 Rock role, as he can't spare enough time to film it himself, it has emerged. The star apparently works just three days a week, as he needs to travel back to Los Angeles to spend time with his daughter Ireland.

September 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actor Alec Baldwin has a body double for his role in hit TV Show 30 Rock, as he can't spare enough time to film it himself, it has emerged. The star apparently works just three days a week, as he needs to travel back to Los Angeles to spend time with his daughter Ireland.

September 4th, 2009 Opera legend DAME KIRI TE KANAWA has dismissed rumours she is set to retire next year (10) - vowing to keep on singing until she dies. The New Zealand-born soprano admits she was left fuming by recent newspaper reports which claimed she is set to take her final bow at the Cologne Opera in Germany in 2010.

August 28th, 2009 ALEC BALDWIN is finally moving on after his split from KIM BASINGER - he is selling the apartment where he nearly killed himself in the fallout from their bitter divorce. The Cooler star broke up with Basinger in 2000 and the couple became locked in a long-running battle for custody of their 13-year-old daughter Ireland.

August 25th, 2009 ALEC BALDWIN has pulled out of a proposed political battle with former U.S. Vice-President candidate JOE LIEBERMAN, insisting he no longer plans to run against the Connecticut Senator in the 2012 election.

August 7th, 2009 Hollywood actor DANIEL BALDWIN is a new dad - his wife JOANNE gave birth to a baby girl on Friday morning (07Aug09). The couple welcomed little Finley Rae Martineau Baldwin at 9.35am (local time) at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

July 9th, 2009 LONDON - Alec Baldwin is considering swapping his acting career with a political one in the US, saying he is giving "a lot of serious thought" to the bid. The 30 Rock star, in an article on his blog, said that serving voters was "a sacred trust" and that he had the "desire" to run for office.

July 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - American actor Alec Baldwin has revealed that he was made a proposition by a local law firm in Ohio, who are keen to support him, to run for Governor. Baldwin, 51, had spoken out about his political aspirations, and after he made public his plans to retire from acting in 2012, he was approached by a group of leading Ohio businessmen who want him to consider running for office there.

June 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Alec Baldwin is planning to pen a parenting book as the actor fears parents may be going too soft on their kids. The 30 Rock star, who previously revealed that he had become suicidal after his private voicemail to his daughter calling her a "rude little pig" was leaked, said that he was stunned at the way kids were being handled nowadays.

June 18th, 2009 LONDON - Actor Alec Baldwin has hinted at his plan to retire from acting. The actor, whose stint on TV show 30 Rock ends in the next three years, has said that he plans to quit in 2012.

June 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American actor Alec Baldwin has revealed that after a private voicemail of his to his daughter calling her a "rude little pig" was released to the public, he became suicidal. Baldwin, 51, revealed in the July issue of Playboy magazine that he sought professional help to save his life after the incident.

May 25th, 2009 LONDON - American film and TV actor Alec Baldwin has been banned from entering the Philippines in spite of publicly apologising for joking about sex trafficking in the country. The country's Bureau of Immigration has closed its borders to the star, it said in a statement, reports hollywood.com.