‘House of Baldwins’ More Likely Than We’d Hoped

NYU alum Alec Baldwin arrived at the Totally Tisch Gala celebrating his alma mater but failed to give any face time to the intrepid Washington Square News reporters asking for tales from his undergrad experience. Luckily, he stopped to chat with us, though only by mistake. We asked him what might happen if his telegenic family had to resort to a House of Baldwins–style reality show when the writers strike ended all scripted programming. “You’ve got to be kidding — you’re with The New Yorker?” he stammered. Nope Alec, New York. “Oh, that makes more sense.” Um, thanks? “Well, I would be the neat one,” he starts, grinning at the self-appointed casting. “My brother Daniel would be the one that we have to leave the key under the mat for, because he’d be coming home late at night. My brother Billy would be the diplomatic one, and my brother Stephen would be holding bible classes in the living room every Sunday.” It came out a little too quick, causing us to wonder if maybe he’s been spending some time thinking about this already. We know we have. — Amy Preiser