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...Crimson came alive with the forceful serving of freshman setter Pat Harlan in the third game. Harlan helped Harvard stay close and take a 6-5 lead early on. The teams traded points until Captain Alec Berg camped out on the outside and made use of the 10-foot attack to lead Harvard...
...Caribbean blue eyes. The knowing mouth. A fine figure that stops just this side of martial artistry. These are the anonymous good looks of an afternoon actor. Alec Baldwin started in soaps, and he could have stagnated there. But moviemakers recognized his restless intelligence, and now moviegoers are in on the secret. Smart Alec, 31, is a talent Hollywood can bank...
...best part of this newfound, well-earned success is that Hollywood doesn't quite know what to do with Alec Baldwin. He keeps disappearing into his roles, slicking down his hair to come on like a hood or donning glasses for that grad-student look. Mimicry is another form of camouflage, and Baldwin is gifted at it. He can imitate a Woody Allen monologue or a Southern stuntman's patois. While making Red October, Baldwin perfected such a good Sean Connery impression that it ended up in the movie. This is a great on-the- set mood enhancer...
...enjoyed playing a broad range of roles that engage audiences' interest but not always their sympathy. Decent husband, psycho killer, corporate meanie, hero spy. Like a superior salesman, Baldwin displays his wares without revealing himself. Several directors have called him a chameleon, but McTiernan stresses that "Alec goes further. He gets his freedom by keeping you guessing about who he is. It's a function of his intelligence. Give him a toehold, and he'll scamper up the mountain by himself...
...climb began in Massapequa, N.Y., where Alexander Baldwin was one of six children born to a high school English teacher and his wife. Zander, as Alec's family calls him, was a good student, a talented lacrosse and football player, a compulsive movie watcher. Acting was not supposed to be an option, but after he enrolled at George Washington University with an eye toward law school, his vision of life at the bar ate at him: "I saw everything laid out in front of me, on a conveyor belt." He transferred to New York University's acting school, and within...