Alec Baldwin has revealed that he and his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, have pitched a reality TV show based on their family life as he desperately wants to quit acting and spend more time at home.
The Boss Baby star, 65, who faces the possibility of involuntary manslaughter after fatally shooting Halyna Hutchins on the set of his film Rust, has eight children – seven with Hilaria, 39, as well as daughter Ireland, 28, from his marriage to ex-wife Kim Basinger, 69.
Speaking on SiriusXM’s Let’s Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa, Alec admitted he had his sights set on following in the footsteps of The Kardashians and The Osbournes by letting the cameras into his New York home.
It comes after he revealed he barely broke even on a previous project as his earnings went towards renting hotel rooms, plane tickets and meals for his huge brood.
Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria have pitched a reality TV show based on their family life
The Boss Baby actor, 65, shares seven children with Hilaria, 39, and is also father to daughter Ireland from his first marriage
The actor fatally shot cameraman Halyna Hutchins (photo) on the film set of his western Rust in October 2021
“I used to jump on a plane and go to LA and do a movie here or do a few episodes of Will and Grace for a while,” he said.
“You know, several things like that. And it was easy to pick up and go.
“They don’t even have, I need twelve plane tickets, you know, nannies, kids, my wife, I need eleven. They don’t even have 11 seats in the business class section of the plane.”
Recalling a business trip to Los Angeles about four years ago, he continued, “We were in a hotel and we always stayed in the same hotel because it was the only hotel that could put four suites together so we could all live together.
“And I look at my wife and say, ‘You realize we’re not going to make a cent, we’re not going to make a cent.’
“Here we have mashed potatoes, $20 room service, a diet coke $11. I said, ‘You realize we’re not going to make a cent. The private plane, the hotel, the room service, we’re going to break even with this work I’m doing.”
Revealing what kind of work he and Hilaria are now looking at, Alec added: “So everything we did and then… shows we considered and pitches we heard, and even one or two pitches where we’ve made about our family and that reality show are all about staying home and just working from home.
“I’m desperate to try to work from New York.”
Alec and Hilaria are parents to Carmen, 10, Rafael, eight, Leonardo, six, Romeo, five, Eduardo and Lucia, both two, and one-year-old Ilaria
The couple wants to spend more time together – so Alec considers retirement – or a reality TV show
Commenting on his reality TV show, Kelly said: “I think this is the smartest thing. It’s a show I would watch in a heartbeat because you’re very caught up in the Hollywood world. You are a world famous actor.’
Alec and Hilaria live with their children – Carmen, 10, Rafael, eight, Leonardo, six, Romeo, five, Eduardo and Lucia, both two, and one-year-old Ilaria – in New York City.
In the same interview, he reiterated that he was considering quitting acting.
“I’ve been working less and less and it’s me and my wife and we want to travel the world with the kids,” Alec told Kelly.
“I mean, I want to show seven kids Rome and London and Paris and Madrid and blah, blah, blah. And we’re thinking about that now, where we have a different life in terms of work.’
He added, “I’m really thinking about it, you know, I’m kind of fed up with it, I mean I’ve been doing this for a long time and I want to have a private life.”
Alec’s confession comes just weeks after he vowed to fight in court if he is charged with involuntary manslaughter for fatally shooting Hutchins on the set of his film Rust.
On October 21, 2021, Alec was filming a scene in a church when he pulled the trigger of the Colt .45 revolver he was holding, hitting the cameraman, who was taken to the hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
He also hit director Joel Souza in the shoulder.
Alec’s lawyer called the decision to potentially charge his client with involuntary manslaughter ‘unfortunate’ – pictured practicing drawing his revolver on the set of Rust
Alec has always maintained that the gun he was holding that fatally shot the cameraman (pictured) fired spontaneously.
He has always maintained that the gun fired spontaneously and that he did not pull the trigger.
After more than a year of investigation, the actor was charged with involuntary manslaughter in January, but that charge was dropped in April this year after his lawyers raised doubts about the weapon’s functionality.
They suggested that the weapon he used could have been modified before he handled it, which then led to it malfunctioning when he pulled the trigger.
A report made public in August this year found that the trigger had to be pulled to fire the revolver and that it had not been adjusted.
On October 17, New Mexico prosecutors announced they will present a case against Alec to a grand jury.
The actor’s attorney, Luke Nikas, called the decision “unfortunate” and said he plans to fight the case in court.
“It is unfortunate that a terrible tragedy has turned into this misguided prosecution. We will answer any charges in court,” the lawyers said.
The actor, pictured in 2019 with his 28-year-old daughter Ireland Baldwin from his former marriage to Kim Basinger
Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis, the special prosecutors on the case, said they will take the case before a grand jury within the next two months for criminal charges.
If convicted, Alec could face up to 18 months in prison.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film’s gunsmith responsible for the safety of the cast and crew, was also charged with involuntary manslaughter. She will stand trial in February.
Rust’s assistant principal, Dave Halls, accepted a plea deal on charges of negligent use of a deadly weapon.
In March, Halls was sentenced to six months of supervised probation.
It is still unknown how live rounds ended up on the set.