Billy Baldwin Says Brother Alec Once Made Fun of Him for Having 3 Kids — and Now He Has 8 of His Own

Mar. 15, 2025

Alec Baldwin (L), Billy Baldwin (R).Photo:Arturo Holmes/Getty;Phillip Faraone/Getty

Arturo Holmes/Getty;Phillip Faraone/Getty

Alec Baldwinhad no idea what was in store for him when he made fun of his younger brotherWilliam “Billy” Baldwinfor growing his family nearly 20 years ago.

“I remember when he made fun of me when Chynna and I were pregnant with our third child,” said Billy, who is dad to daughters Brooke, 20, and Jameson, 24, and son Vance, 24. “He said, ‘What are you, Dad?’ Because my mother and father had six kids.”

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Alec and Billy Baldwin in 2010.Kevork Djansezian/Getty

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Billy and Alec have four other siblings — Steve, 58, Daniel, 64, Elizabeth, 69, and Jane, 60.

However, Billy had a chance to get back at Alec once the actor got a little older. “And then he got married again and he had child three, four, five, six,” Billy said. “And I said, ‘What are you, Anthony Quinn?'”

“And that’s a joke because there is an actor, Anthony Quinn, who when he was [82] had a child,” Billy explained. “Tony Randall had a child at like 75.”

Alec is a dad of eight — he shares seven kids, daughtersIlaria Catalina Irena, 2,María Lucía Victoria, 3,Carmen Gabriela, 11, and sonsEduardo “Edu” Pao Lucas, 4.Romeo Alejandro David, 6,Leonardo Ángel Charles, 7, andRafael Thomas, 9, with wifeHilaria. He is also dad to daughter Ireland, 29, whom he shares with ex Kim Basinger.

In November, Hilaria shared with PEOPLE what she was excited for asshe got ready to celebrateThanksgiving with her family.

“Our kids just got very into spending time together over a meal and cooking together,” Hilaria told PEOPLE of her little ones. “They have always eaten together and it has been fun to watch them find joy over the acts of preparing food and enjoying it together.”

“We are very excited to do this on Thanksgiving and are grateful to be together,” she added.

source: people.com