Early life

Baldwin was born in Massapequa, New York. His mother, Carol Newcomb (née Martineau, born 1930), was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1990 and had a double mastectomy. His father, Alexander Rae Baldwin, Jr., (1927-83), was a historical social study high school teacher and football coach who died of lung cancer. Baldwin is the youngest brother of notable actors, Alec, Daniel and William, sometimes collectively known as the "Baldwin brothers". Baldwin was raised in a Catholic family, and has English, Irish, Scottish, French and German ancestry. In high school, Baldwin participated on the varsity wrestling team, following in the footsteps of his older brother, William. Baldwin has two sisters, Elizabeth Keuchler (born 1955) and Jane Sasso (born 1965). Baldwin attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Career

Baldwin guest-starred in several television shows, before making his film debut The Beast. He starred in the western television series The Young Riders and in Threesome (1994). Baldwin landed a breakthrough role in The Usual Suspects (1995) and played Barney Rubble in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000). He participated in Celebrity Mole Hawaii, the first celebrity edition of The Mole in 2002. ABC broadcast the program in early 2003. Later that year he returned for Celebrity Mole Yucatán, which ABC aired in early 2004. In 2006, Baldwin had a part as antagonistic character Joe Genest in the television film Jesse Stone: Night Passage. In August 2007, Baldwin was back on television when CMT cast him in Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge, one of nine celebrities cast. In the first episode, Baldwin was injured in a bad fall from a wooden pontoon, breaking his shoulder blade and cracking a rib. Under doctor's orders, he left the show in the second episode. From January to March 2008, Baldwin appeared on Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice on NBC. Baldwin finished fifth out of the 14 celebrity contestants. He and Trace Adkins became friends while competing on the show. In October 2008, Baldwin appeared in the Adkins' music video, "Muddy Water". In March 2013, Baldwin returned to compete in All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. He was a contestant on the 2009 NBC reality show, I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here!. Baldwin quit the show mid-season. On the second episode, Baldwin baptized The Hills actor Spencer Pratt.

Personal life

Baldwin resides in the village of Nyack, New York, with his wife, the Brazilian graphic designer Kennya Baldwin (née Deodato), whom he met in 1987 and married in 1990. They have two children, one of whom is model Hailey Baldwin. Stephen's father-in-law is Brazilian composer Eumir Deodato.

In 2006, Baldwin launched a campaign to prevent an adult bookstore from opening in Nyack. He has a tattoo on his left shoulder of the initials "HM" for Hannah Montana. He got the tattoo after making a pact with Miley Cyrus and Kayla Bell that he would be allowed to cameo on the show if he had the initials tattooed on him. He revealed the tattoo to Cyrus at a book signing in Nashville on November 10, 2008. He never appeared on the show and has since said that he regrets getting the tattoo.

Baldwin and his wife defaulted on paying $824,488.36 on their mortgage. Baldwin's home in Upper Grandview, (Rockland County) New York was subsequently auctioned off on June 12, 2009, after Bankers Trust Co. foreclosed on the home. Gannett News also reported that "county filings show the Baldwins owe National City Bank money for a separate mortgage and may owe tens of thousands in unpaid state and federal taxes on the property." He filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York, on July 21, 2009, according to a court document that says he is millions in debt. He claimed he owes more than $2.3 million and owns a New York property valued at only $1.1 million. His wife Kennya also is named in the document.

Baldwin was the first person to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house on January 3, 2010. The theme for this series was "Hell", with a devil head on the front door. He frequently taunted the head by saying "you're a loser". During his stay in the house he frequently read passages from the Bible to his fellow housemates. He also tried to convert eventual winner Alex Reid. He failed to win many fans and was evicted on January 22, 2010, becoming the fourth housemate to be evicted. In a three-way vote—against Ivana Trump and Sisqó—he received 50% of the public vote. After his eviction, the website restorestephenbaldwin dot org, unsolicited by him, began soliciting cash donations to improve Baldwin's career.

In December 2010, Baldwin filed a $3.8 million lawsuit against Kevin Costner over oil-separating technology that was used to help solve the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In June 2012, a jury sided with Costner and awarded Baldwin no damages. In March 2013, Baldwin pleaded guilty to failing to file income taxes for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. Baldwin agreed to pay $300,000 within a year, or he will be sentenced to five years' probation and have five years to pay the money.

Activism

In religion

In September 2006, Baldwin released his book titled The Unusual Suspect, which details highlights from his personal life, career, days of drug abuse, and ultimately, his turn to becoming a born-again Christian after the 9/11 attacks. In the same year, Baldwin, Mario D'Ortenzio and Bobby Brewer founded Breakthrough Ministry, which was designed to utilize extreme sports as a ministry via arena tours, called AsSalt Tours. The tours featured extreme sports celebrities, including Christian Hosoi. In 2007, Daniel Southern joined Baldwin as president of his ministry. In late 2008, Baldwin formed a for-profit organization called Antioch Ministry, which exists "to facilitate the gifts and calling of Stephen Baldwin". In 2009, Baldwin and Southern launched a third ministry called Now More Than Ever, designed to reach enlisted men and women in the military around the world. In 2008, Baldwin teamed up with conservative talk-radio host Kevin McCullough to put together a Saturday radio show called Baldwin/McCullough Radio. As of April 18, 2009, the show aired on 213 stations and in more than 400 cities across the US, and worldwide on Sirius 161 and XM 227. Baldwin appears weekly on the show from the broadcast studios in New York City, as well as from various locations around the US when he is traveling for other business purposes. Also, he's been in other countries and foreign cities to speak about his faith.

In politics

In 2007, Baldwin endorsed Sam Brownback for President. After Brownback left the race, Baldwin switched his support to Mike Huckabee. Baldwin was a staunch supporter of the McCain-Palin presidential ticket after Huckabee dropped out of the 2008 presidential race. That same year, Baldwin threatened to move to Canada if Barack Obama was elected, and challenged the candidate to box for charity. On October 18, 2008, Sarah Palin joked with Democrat Alec Baldwin during a Saturday Night Live skit that Stephen is her "favorite Baldwin brother." In June 2011, Baldwin floated the possibility of entering New York City's 2013 mayoral race as an opponent of his brother Alec, who previously suggested that he may run himself.

Filmography

Actor

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Homeboy	Luna Park Drunk
1988	The Beast	Anthony Golikov
1989	Last Exit to Brooklyn	Sal
1989	Casualties of War	Soldier	Uncredited
1989	Born on the Fourth of July	Billy Vorsovich
1992	Crossing the Bridge	Danny Morgan
1993	Posse	Jimmy J. "Little J." Teeters
1993	Bitter Harvest	Travis
1994	Threesome	Stuart
1994	8 Seconds	Tuff Hedeman
1994	A Simple Twist of Fate	Danny Newland
1994	Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle	Roger Spalding
1995	Fall Time	Leon
1995	The Usual Suspects	Michael McManus
1995	Under the Hula Moon	Buzzard Wall
1996	Bio-Dome	Doyle Johnson
1996	Fled	Dodge
1996	Crimetime	Bobby Mahon
1998	Half Baked	McGayver Smoker
1998	Scar City	John Trace
1998	One Tough Cop	Bo Dietl
1999	Friends & Lovers	Jon
1999	The Sex Monster	Murphy
1999	Absence of the Good	Caleb Barnes
2000	Mercy	Mechanic
2000	The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas	Barney Rubble
2001	XChange	Clone #1 / Toffler 3
2001	Protection	Sal
2001	Dead Awake	Desmond Caine
2002	Spider's Web	Clay Harding
2002	Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice	Sean Linden	Direct-to-video
2003	Silent Warnings	Cousin Joe Vossimer	Direct-to-video
2003	Lost Treasure	Bryan McBride
2004	Target	Charlie Snow
2004	Six: The Mark Unleashed	Luke
2006	The Genius Club	Rory Johnson
2007	Fred Claus	Himself
2008	The Flyboys	Silvio Esposito
2008	Shark in Venice	David Franks
2010	Let the Game Begin	Max Rockinsky
2012	Dino Time	Surly (voice)
2013	I'm in Love with a Church Girl	Jason McDaniels
2015	Magi	Burga
2015	Faith of Our Fathers	Mansfield

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	American Playhouse	Gutter Pup	Episode: The Prodigious Hickey
1988	Family Ties	Bobby	Episode: "Beyond Therapy"
1989-92	The Young Riders	William F. Cody	67 episodes
1989	China Beach	Chuck Berry	Episode: "All About E.E.V."
1995	Legend	Jimmy Siringo	Episode; "Mr. Pratt Goes to Sheridan"
1998	Mr. Murder	Marty Stillwater / Alfie	Movie
2000	Cutaway	Agent Victor Cooper	Movie
2000	Batman Beyond	Charlie Bigelow (voice)	Episode: "Big Time"
2001	Night Visions	Barry	Episode: "The Doghouse"
2001	Zebra Lounge	Jack Bauer	Movie
2003	Scare Tactics	Himself / host	8 episodes
2005	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Jesse Acheson	Episode: "Compulsion"
2005	The Snake King	Matt Ford	Movie; a.k.a. Snakeman
2006	Jesse Stone: Night Passage	Joe Genest	Movie
2007	The Harpy	Jason	Movie
2009	The Celebrity Apprentice	Himself/contestant	15 episodes
2009	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Himself/contestant	13 episodes
2010	8 Out of 10 Cats	Himself	Episode 9.4
2010	Celebrity Big Brother UK	Himself	27 episodes
2013	All-Star Celebrity Apprentice	Himself/contestant	8 episodes

Video games

• 1999: FreeSpace 2

Director

Year	Title	Notes
2004	Livin' It	Documentary short
2012	The Will to Drill	Documentary

Awards

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
1995	National Board of Review	Best Acting by an Ensemble	The Usual Suspects	Won

Charities

Stephen Baldwin supports the following charitable cause: Children.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]