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Alec Baldwin and more Emmy winners have stage roots

Published: September 24, 2009 3:21 PM
By LINDA WINER  linda.winer@newsday.com

Quick ReadLong before they were winners for their TV roles, they won over audiences onstage.

Actor Alec Baldwin, from the TV show quot;30

Photo credit: AFP / Getty Images | Actor Alec Baldwin, from the TV show "30 Rock," holds the Best Actor in a Comedy award in the press room during the 2009 Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, 2009.

Much has been said, especially lately, about the importance of TV and movie stars to the allure and the bottom line of New York theater.

So it seems fair to point out - without the tiniest cringe of defensiveness - that most of the actors who won the big Emmys last Sunday were stars on Broadway and Off-Broadway first.

I'm not talking about the usual hey-I-know-them jolt of recognition...

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