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The Denver Post has an article about the busy actor Alec Baldwin, who will be a judge on The Marriage Ref. Here are some of the highlights of the article:
Baldwin doesn’t wait for gigs. He is busy seven months of the year, bringing General Electric television honcho Jack Donaghy to life on “30 Rock.” He can be seen in promos for the upcoming Jerry Seinfeld- produced show, “The Marriage Ref.” He tag-teams the Turner Classic Movies’ staple “The Essentials.” (“I love Bob,” he said of co-host Robert Osborne.) He’s the voice of the New York Philharmonic. On the big screen this year he could be seen in Nancy Meyers’ romantic comedy “It’s Complicated” completing a triangle with Meryl Streep and Steve Martin; and the weepy “My Sister’s Keeper.” In 2008, he played a philandering dad in the indie family drama “Lymelife” set in Long Island. (Baldwin is a proud son of Massapequa, New York.)
Small wonder, he has been quoted saying he wants to stop acting.
“Well I would like to do other things,” he said. “There’s only so much time in the day. I’m going to be 52 in April.
“I really want to stress that I feel kind of sad when we talk about this subject. I don’t mean it to be a negative. I don’t mean it to be dismissive of the business. It’s not that at all. It’s really more about turning 50.

In 2006, Baldwin signed the contract for “30 Rock.”
“I’ve been playing in the same key basically for four years,” he said. He’s quick with gratitude for the whip- smart sitcom.
“The show is something I’m so in love with, I’m bottomlessly grateful for. All of the goodwill I have in my life emanates from the show. Nancy (Meyers) wouldn’t have cast me in the movie. I wouldn’t be hosting the Oscars. None of those things would have happened if not for Tina (Fey) and Lorne (Michaels). But that’s a lot of time to do one thing.”
School might be a haven, a way, he said, to buy some time to think. “I’d like to re-acquaint myself with some serious thinking.” He definitely intends to continue his role as host of the New York Philharmonic radio broadcast.”