Stephen Baldwin

Stephen Andrew Baldwin (born May 12, 1966) is an American actor. He has appeared in the films Born on the Fourth of July, Posse (1993), 8 Seconds, Threesome (both 1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Bio-Dome (1996) and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000). Baldwin also starred in the television series The Young Riders (1989–1992) and as himself in the reality shows Celebrity Big Brother 7, in which he placed 9th in the United Kingdom, and The Celebrity Apprentice. In 2004, he directed Livin' It, a Christian-themed skateboarding DVD. He is the youngest of the four Baldwin brothers.

Early life Stephen Andrew Baldwin was born on May 12, 1966 in Massapequa, New York, the youngest son of Carol Newcomb (née Martineau; December 15, 1929 – May 26, 2022), founder of The Baldwin Fund, and Alexander Rae Baldwin Jr. (October 26, 1927 – April 15, 1983), a high school social studies teacher and football coach. Baldwin's elder brothers are actors Alec, Daniel and William, they are collectively known as the "Baldwin brothers". He was raised in the Catholic faith. In high school, Baldwin participated on the varsity wrestling team, along with William. Baldwin has two elder sisters, Elizabeth (née Baldwin) Keuchler and Jane (née Baldwin) Sasso. Baldwin attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Career

Baldwin began acting on television and made his film debut in 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 played a villainous thug in the television film Jesse Stone: Night Passage. In August 2007, Baldwin returned to 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. He 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 Adkins's 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, he baptized The Hills actor Spencer Pratt. In 2019, Baldwin starred in a Filipino film, Kaibigan.

Personal life Baldwin reads to children at the 2007 White House Easter Egg Roll. 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 daughters, Alaia Baldwin and Hailey Bieber; both are models. His father-in-law is Brazilian composer Eumir Deodato, and Canadian singer Justin Bieber is his son-in-law through marriage to his daughter Hailey. Through his daughters, Baldwin has two grandchildren.

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 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 was never given the opportunity to appear on the show and has since said that he regrets getting the tattoo.

In June 2009, Baldwin's foreclosed $515,000, 1.4-acre home in Rockland County, New York was publicly auctioned after he and his wife defaulted on more than $824,000 in mortgage payments. In July, Baldwin filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection claiming more than $2.3 million in debt. Court papers showed he owed $1.2 million on two mortgages on a New York property valued at only $1.1 million, and more than $1 million in taxes and credit card debt.

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 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.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. He stated that he never intended to avoid paying taxes and that he had received bad advice from lawyers and accountants. Baldwin agreed to pay $300,000 within a year, or he would be sentenced to five years' probation and have five years to pay the money.

Views Religion Baldwin talks on the red carpet of a Children Uniting Nations party, 2009. In September 2006, Baldwin released his book titled The Unusual Suspect, which details highlights from his personal life, career, days of drug abuse and his turn to becoming a born-again Evangelical after the September 11 attacks in 2001. In the same year, Baldwin, Mario D'Ortenzio, and Bobby Brewer founded Breakthrough Ministry, which was designed to use extreme sports as a ministry via arena tours, called AsSalt Tours. The tours featured extreme sports celebrities, including Christian Hosoi.

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 launched a third ministry called Now More Than Ever, designed to reach enlisted men and women in the U.S. armed services 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 and from various locations around the country when he is traveling for other business purposes.

Politics

In 2007, Baldwin endorsed Sam Brownback for U.S. president. After Brownback ended his campaign, Baldwin switched his support to Mike Huckabee. Baldwin was an outspoken advocate of the John McCain–Sarah Palin presidential ticket after Huckabee dropped out of the 2008 presidential election.

In 2011, Baldwin mentioned the possibility of entering New York City's 2013 mayoral election as an opponent of his brother Alec, who had suggested that he might run himself.

Baldwin was among the first Hollywood celebrities to endorse Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. He would later endorse Trump in 2020 and 2024.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1988 Homeboy Luna Park Drunk The Beast Anthony Golikov 1989 Last Exit to Brooklyn Sal Casualties of War Soldier Born on the Fourth of July Billy Vorsovich 1990 Jury Duty: The Comedy Carlucci TV movie 1992 Crossing the Bridge Danny Morgan 1993 Posse Jimmy J. "Little J" Teeters Bitter Harvest Travis 1994 Threesome Stuart 8 Seconds Tuff Hedeman Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Roger Spalding A Simple Twist of Fate Danny Newland New Eden Adams TV movie 1995 The Usual Suspects Michael McManus Fall Time Leon Under the Hula Moon Buzzard "Buzz" Wall Dead Weekend Agent Weed TV movie 1996 Bio-Dome Doyle Johnson Fled Luke Dodge Crimetime Bobby Mahon 1997 Sub Down Rick Postley TV movie 1998 Half Baked MacGyver Smoker Scar City John Trace One Tough Cop Bo Dietl 1999 Friends & Lovers Jon The Sex Monster Murphy Absence of the Good Caleb Barnes TV movie 2000 Mercy The Mechanic The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Barney Rubble Table One Jimmy Cutaway Vic Cooper TV movie 2001 XChange Clone #1 / Toffler 3 Zebra Lounge Jack Bauer TV movie Protection Sal Dead Awake Desmond Caine 2002 Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice Sean Linden Video Greenmail Scott Anderson Video Spider's Web Clay Harding 2003 Silent Warnings Joe "Cousin Joe" Vossimer TV movie Firefight Wolf Lost Treasure Bryan McBride Shelter Island Lenny 2004 Target Charlie Snow Fallacy Realtor Six: The Mark Unleashed Luke 2005 Liminality Caramelli Short Betrayed Max Garrett Video The Snake King Matt Ford TV movie Midnight Clear Lefty Short 2006 Jesse Stone: Night Passage Joe Genest TV movie Dark Storm Daniel Grey TV movie Earthstorm John Redding TV movie The Genius Club Rory Johnson Midnight Clear Lefty 2007 Harpies Jason TV movie Fred Claus Himself 2008 The Flyboys Silvio Esposito Shark in Venice David Franks 2009 Shoot the Duke Max Rockinsky 2010 Let the Game Begin David Carroll Loving the Bad Man McQuade The Perfect Hurl El Toro Short 2012 Dino Time Surly (voice) 2013 I'm in Love with a Church Girl Jason McDaniels 2014 Death Squad Ryan Willburn Let the Lion Roar Jerome The Costume Shop Older Kyle 2015 Balance Titus Short Hoovey Pastor Touched Detective Nick The Networker Pierre Faith of Our Fathers Mansfield God's Club Michael Evans 2016 No Panic, With a Hint of Hysteria Chester Magi Burga Adler The Apostle Peter: Redemption Nero Scarlett Chase's Father 2017 Run Jeff Conners The UnMiracle David Stevenson Heaven, How I Got Here: The Story of the Thief on the Cross The thief A soliloquy originally performed in 2015 and made into a film in 2017. 2019 Tapestry Ryan The Least of These: The Graham Staines Story Graham Staines A Walk with Grace Jay Thorson Kaibigan John Anderson 2021 Church People Chad Chase Missiya: Prorok - Blood Pageant Priest 2024 A Carpenter’s Prayer Ken Strickler

Television Year Title Role Notes 1986 Kate & Allie Student Episode: "The Trouble with Jason" 1987 American Playhouse Gutter Pup Episode: "The Prodigious Hickey" 1988 Family Ties Bobby Episode: "Beyond Therapy" 1989 China Beach Chuck Berry Episode: "All About E.E.V." 1989–1992 The Young Riders William F. Cody Main Cast 1994 Saturday Night Live Himself Episode: "Alec Baldwin & Kim Basinger/UB40" 1995 In a New Light: Sex Unplugged Himself/Host Main Host Legend Jimmy Siringo Episode: "Mr. Pratt Goes to Sheridan" 1996 Moviewatch Himself Episode: "Episode #5.4" 1998 Mr. Murder Marty Stillwater/Alfie Episode: "Part 1 & 2" 1998–1999 Hollywood Squares Himself/Panelist Recurring Panelist 2000 The Other Side Himself Episode: "King of New York" Batman Beyond Charlie Bigelow (voice) Episode: "Big Time" 2001 Wild On! Himself Episode: "Wild on Spring Break 2001" Night Visions Barry Episode: "The Doghouse" 2002 Fear Factor Himself Episode: "Celebrity Fear Factor 2" 2003 Bikini Destinations Himself Episode: "France" 2003–2004 The Mole Himself/Contestant Contestant: Season 3-4 2004 Celebrity Blackjack Himself Episode: "Tournament 8, Game 8" My Coolest Years Himself Episode: "My First Time, Summer Vacation" Scare Tactics Himself/Host Main Host: Season 2 Livin' It Himself/Host Main Host 2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jesse Acheson Episode: "Compulsion" 2007 UCB Comedy Originals Himself Episode: "Ask Stevie B." Eyes Detective Vincent Novella Episode: "Burglary" 2009 The Celebrity Apprentice Himself/Contestant Contestant: Season 7 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Himself/Contestant Contestant: Season 2 2010 Countdown Himself/Contestant Episode: "Celebrity Big Brother Special" 8 Out of 10 Cats Himself Episode: "Episode #9.4" Celebrity Big Brother Himself/Contestant Contestant: Season 7 2013 All-Star Celebrity Apprentice Himself/Contestant Contestant: Season 13 2017–2018 The Great American Pilgrimage Himself/Host Main Host 2021 Nova Vita Agent Smith Main Cast 2025 Special Forces: World's Toughest Test Himself/Contestant Contestant: Season 3 (2 episodes)

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

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