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Alec Baldwin to Play NYC Mayor in Upcoming HBO Series
by Kipp Jones 6 Mar 2015New York, NY
Two years since the conclusion of NBC’s 30 Rock and one year removed from resolving to walk away from both public life and New York City, Alec Baldwin is headed back to TV, ironically as the fictional mayor of the city that scorned him.
Shortly after being
fired from his
MSNBCgig in 2013 for using
homophobic slurs, Baldwin penned a lengthy essay to
New York Magazine’s
Vulture blog, wherein he stated he would be walking away from the city he loved and a career he had spent decades building.
While he never really went away, Baldwin is now “back” and slated to both star in and produce his first major television project in two years, in a yet-to-be titled series for Universal Televisionand HBO.
Set to star as Joe Byrne, a billionaire real estate developer and philanthropist who is also a celebrated socialite, Baldwin’s character is unexpectedly catapulted into New York politics after tragedy strikes the incumbent mayor and he is forced to replace him, reports
Deadline.
The hour-long drama will reportedly explore the celebrity and the political landscape of New York City, “dark but not as pitch black as House Of Cards,” per Deadline, and will aspire to capture the tone of the lighter side of The Sopranos.
Baldwin will play a “larger-than-life divorced entrepreneur whose burst into the political spotlight is made interesting by his appetite for women and a dark past.”
He told Deadline:
The character is a philanthropist, a big businessman and well-known tabloid fixture in New York… He’s Trump without the baggage, Bloombergbut a Democrat, George Soros if he was in real estate, a left-leaning Democrat who is also a businessman who understands the reality of how the city has to be run to create the right climate for the business community.
The actor once had aspirations to run for
mayor of New York City. He
toldthe
New York Times in 2011: “What I think the government should be doing, who I think government should be serving, and in what way and what it should be prioritizing is a lot different than people would think.”
As for his then-support of embattled congressman Anthony Weiner, the potential candidate stated: “sexual scandal, to me, is meaningless.”
Considering the character’s description, Baldwin might be a perfect fit for the new role.
Anthony Weiner
Anthony D. Weiner sent suggestive photos over internet in a
Political sex scandals,
William J. Clinton officiated his 2010 wedding, and is married to
Huma Abedin.
Note:
William J. Clintonofficiated
Anthony D. Weiner &
Huma Abedin’s 2010 wedding, swore in
Bill de Blasio as
NYC mayor in 2014 and is the founder of the
Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Huma Abedin William J. Clintonofficiated her 2010 wedding, a consultant for the
Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and is
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s aide.
Hillary Rodham Clinton is married to
William J. Clinton,
Huma Abedin is her aide, a director at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and a potential presidential candidate in the 2016 presidential election.
Susie Tompkins Buell was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, a contributor for Ready for Hillary, and is a national finance council member at Ready for Hillary.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a co-chair, national finance council at Ready for Hillary, was a benefactor at the Harlem Children's Zone, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone, Robin Hood Foundation, the International Rescue Committee, and People for the American Way.
Michael R. Bloomberg was a benefactor for the
Harlem Children's Zone, a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, the New York (NY) mayor, and is Emma Bloomberg’s father.
Emma Bloomberg is
Michael R. Bloomberg’sdaughter, and was the senior planning officer for the
Robin Hood Foundation.
Jeff Zucker is a director at the
Robin Hood Foundation, was the CEO for the
NBC Universal Television Group, the president & CEO for
NBCUniversal, and an executive producer for the NBC Nightly News.
Brian Williamsis a
NBC Nightly News anchor (suspended),
a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and is Allison Williams’s father.
Audrey Gelman is an actor in
Girls, was
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s intern, and the aide for the
2008 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.
Tom Brokaw was the anchor
for the NBC Nightly News, a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.
Clifford S. Asness was a leadership council member for the
Robin Hood Foundation, supported
same-sex marriage in New York, and is a director at the
International Rescue Committee.
Harold E. Ford Jr.was an overseer at the
International Rescue Committee, is a political commentator at
MSNBC, and a 2008
Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Alec Baldwin was the host for
Up Late With Alec Baldwin, and is a director at
People for the American Way.
Melanne Verveerwas the EVP at
People for the American Way, and
Hillary Rodham Clinton’schief of staff for the
William J. Clinton administration.
Margery Tabankinis a director at
People for the American Way, and the treasurer for the
Barbra Streisand Foundation.
Barbra Streisandis the founder of the
Barbra Streisand Foundation, and a
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client.
Ben Affleck is a
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client, and a friend of
Anthony D. Weiner.
Anthony D. Weiner is a friend of
Ben Affleck, married to
Huma Abedin,
William J. Clinton officiated his 2010 wedding, and sent suggestive photos over internet in a
Political sex scandals.
William J. Clintonofficiated
Anthony D. Weiner &
Huma Abedin’s 2010 wedding, swore in
Bill de Blasio as
NYC mayor in 2014 and is the founder of the
Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Huma Abedin William J. Clintonofficiated her 2010 wedding, a consultant for the
Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and is
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s aide.
Hillary Rodham Clinton is married to
William J. Clinton,
Huma Abedin is her aide, a director at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and a potential presidential candidate in the 2016 presidential election.
Source:
http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/03/alec-baldwin-to-play-nyc-mayor-in.html