Billy Baldwin recalls how brother Alec teased him for having 3 children despite having 8 himself

Billy Baldwin recalls how brother Alec teased him for having 3 children despite having 8 himself
Billy Baldwin recalled how Alec Baldwin teased him for having three children before surpassing the number himself (Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Alec Baldwin once teased his older brother William 'Billy' Baldwin over how many children he had.

But when Alec later found himself with even more children of his own, Billy had the chance to roast him right back. 

Billy Baldwin recalls Alec Baldwin's reaction to his third child

Billy Baldwin recalled the moment Alec Baldwin joked about his growing family, only to have the tables turn when Alec expanded his brood.

"I remember when he made fun of me when Chynna and I were pregnant with our third child," Billy told the New York Post while promoting his new film 'No Address' on Monday, February 17.

Chynna Phillips and actor Billy Baldwin attend the 9th annual Rally For Kids With Cancer Scavenger Cup Qualifiers Celebrity Draft Party at Cactus Club Cafe on November 4, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Isaiah Trickey/Getty Images)
Chynna Phillips and actor Billy Baldwin attend the 9th annual Rally For Kids With Cancer Scavenger Cup Qualifiers Celebrity Draft Party at Cactus Club Cafe on November 4, 2016, in Toronto, Canada (Isaiah Trickey/Getty Images)

"He said, ‘What are you, dad?’ Because my mother and father had six kids," Billy said.

Billy and his wife, Chynna Phillips, married in 1995 and share three children: daughters Brooke, 20, and Jameson, 24, and son Vance, 24.

Chynna Phillips Baldwin attends the alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet Fall 2024 Presentation on February 10, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for alice + olivia)
Chynna Phillips Baldwin attends the alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet Fall 2024 Presentation on February 10, 2024, in New York City (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for alice + olivia)

Their parents, Carol and Alexander Baldwin, had six children: Billy Baldwin, Alec Baldwin, Steve Baldwin, 58, Daniel Baldwin, 64, Elizabeth Baldwin, 69, and Jane Baldwin, 60.

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Alec Baldwin was previously married to Kim Basinger from 1993 to 2002 and they share a daughter, Ireland Baldwin, 29.

After marrying Hilaria Baldwin in 2012, Alec's family grew significantly.

"And then he got married again and he had child three, four, five, six," Billy recalled. "And I said, ‘What are you Anthony Quinn?'" Billy recalled. 

Actor Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria Baldwin and their children (L-R) Ilaria Baldwin, Eduardo Baldwin, Leonardo Baldwin, Maria Lucia Baldwin, Romeo Baldwin, Rafael Baldwin and Carmen Baldwin attend the Chairman's Reception at the 2023 Hamptons International Film Festival on October 07, 2023 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images)
Alec Baldwin, his wife Hilaria Baldwin and their children Ilaria Baldwin, Eduardo Baldwin, Leonardo Baldwin, Maria Lucia Baldwin, Romeo Baldwin, Rafael Baldwin and Carmen Baldwin attend the Chairman's Reception at the 2023 Hamptons International Film Festival on October 7, 2023, in East Hampton, New York (Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images)

Billy referenced the legendary actor Anthony Quinn who had a child at 82.

"That’s a joke because there is an actor, Anthony Quinn, who when he was [82] had a child," he added. "Tony Randall had a child at like 75."

Alec and Hilaria have seven children together: Carmen, 11, Rafael, nine, Leonardo, eight, Romeo, six, Eduardo and Marilu, four, and Ilaria, two. The couple is set to debut their new TLC reality show, 'The Baldwins,' on Sunday, February 23.

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Billy Baldwin reflected on how becoming a parent transformed his life. "My life was never the same," he said.

"I never really slept the same. You don’t really sleep the same," Billy added.


 
 
 
 
 
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"Your kids go out on a sleepover, or they are 14 and go out to a party, and you’re sort of sitting in bed and your eyes are closed and you’re asleep, but it ain’t the old sleep!" Billy said.

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