University News | April 28, 2011

Alec Baldwin to speak at Harvard Law School Class Day

The actor's credits include the TV series 30 Rock and more than 40 films.

Alec Baldwin

Actor Alec Baldwin will be the Class Day Speaker at Harvard Law School on May 25. Currently a star of the NBC comedy series 30 Rock, with Tina Fey, Baldwin has appeared in more than 40 films, including Working Girl, The Hunt for Red October, The Cat in the Hat, The Cooler, The Departed, and It’s Complicated.

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