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Stephen Andrew Baldwin (born May 12, 1966) is an American actor. He has appeared in the films Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Posse (1993), 8 Seconds (1994), Threesome (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), (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 DVD. He is the youngest of the four .


Early life
Baldwin was born 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 teacher and football coach. Baldwin's elder brothers are actors , and , they are collectively known as the "". He was raised in the 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 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 . 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 and cracking a rib. Under doctor's orders, he left the show in the second episode. From January to March 2008, Baldwin appeared on 's Celebrity Apprentice on . He finished fifth out of the 14 celebrity contestants. He and 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 . In 2019, Baldwin starred in a Filipino film, Kaibigan.


Personal life
Baldwin resides in the village of Nyack, New York, with his wife, the Brazilian Kennya Baldwin (née Deodato), whom he met in 1987 and married in 1990. They have two daughters, Alaia Baldwin and ; both are models. His father-in-law is Brazilian composer , and Canadian singer 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 . He got the tattoo after making a pact with 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 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 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 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.


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Religion
In September 2006, Baldwin released his book titled The Unusual Suspect, which details highlights from his personal life, career, days of and his turn to becoming a after the September 11 attacks in 2001. In the same year, Baldwin, Mario D'Ortenzio, and founded Breakthrough Ministry, which was designed to use as a ministry via arena tours, called AsSalt Tours. The tours featured extreme sports celebrities, including .

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 for U.S. president. After Brownback ended his campaign, Baldwin switched his support to . Baldwin was an outspoken advocate of the 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 , who had suggested that he might run himself.

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


Filmography

Film
1988HomeboyLuna Park Drunk
The BeastAnthony Golikov
1989Last Exit to BrooklynSal
Casualties of WarSoldier
Born on the Fourth of JulyBilly Vorsovich
1990Jury Duty: The ComedyCarlucciTV movie
1992Crossing the BridgeDanny Morgan
1993PosseJimmy J. "Little J" Teeters
Bitter HarvestTravis
1994ThreesomeStuart
8 Seconds
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleRoger Spalding
A Simple Twist of FateDanny Newland
New EdenAdamsTV movie
1995The Usual SuspectsMichael McManus
Fall TimeLeon
Under the Hula MoonBuzzard "Buzz" Wall
Dead WeekendAgent WeedTV movie
1996Doyle Johnson
Luke Dodge
Bobby Mahon
1997Sub DownRick PostleyTV movie
1998MacGyver Smoker
John Trace
One Tough CopBo Dietl
1999Friends & LoversJon
The Sex MonsterMurphy
Absence of the GoodCaleb BarnesTV movie
2000MercyThe Mechanic
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
Table OneJimmy
CutawayVic CooperTV movie
2001XChangeClone #1 / Toffler 3
Jack BauerTV movie
ProtectionSal
Dead AwakeDesmond Caine
2002Sean LindenVideo
GreenmailScott AndersonVideo
Spider's WebClay Harding
2003Joe "Cousin Joe" VossimerTV movie
FirefightWolf
Lost TreasureBryan McBride
Shelter IslandLenny
2004TargetCharlie Snow
FallacyRealtor
Luke
2005LiminalityCaramelliShort
BetrayedMax GarrettVideo
The Snake KingMatt FordTV movie
Midnight ClearLeftyShort
2006Joe GenestTV movie
Dark StormDaniel GreyTV movie
EarthstormJohn ReddingTV movie
The Genius ClubRory Johnson
Midnight ClearLefty
2007HarpiesJasonTV movie
Himself
2008The FlyboysSilvio Esposito
Shark in VeniceDavid Franks
2009Shoot the DukeMax Rockinsky
2010Let the Game BeginDavid Carroll
Loving the Bad ManMcQuade
The Perfect HurlEl ToroShort
2012Surly (voice)
2013I'm in Love with a Church GirlJason McDaniels
2014Death SquadRyan Willburn
Let the Lion RoarJerome
The Costume ShopOlder Kyle
2015BalanceTitusShort
HooveyPastor
TouchedDetective Nick
The NetworkerPierre
Faith of Our FathersMansfield
God's ClubMichael Evans
2016No Panic, With a Hint of HysteriaChester
MagiBurga Adler
The Apostle Peter: Redemption
ScarlettChase's Father
2017RunJeff Conners
The UnMiracleDavid Stevenson
Heaven, How I Got Here: The Story of the Thief on the CrossThe thiefA originally performed in 2015 and made into a film in 2017.
2019TapestryRyan
A Walk with GraceJay Thorson
KaibiganJohn Anderson
2021Church PeopleChad Chase
Missiya: Prorok-
Blood PageantPriest
2024A Carpenter’s PrayerKen Strickler


Television
1986Kate & AllieStudentEpisode: "The Trouble with Jason"
1987American PlayhouseGutter PupEpisode: "The Prodigious Hickey"
1988BobbyEpisode: "Beyond Therapy"
1989Chuck BerryEpisode: "All About E.E.V."
1989–1992The Young RidersWilliam F. CodyMain Cast
1994Saturday Night LiveHimselfEpisode: "Alec Baldwin & Kim Basinger/UB40"
1995In a New Light: Sex UnpluggedHimself/HostMain Host
LegendJimmy SiringoEpisode: "Mr. Pratt Goes to Sheridan"
1996HimselfEpisode: "Episode #5.4"
1998Mr. MurderMarty Stillwater/AlfieEpisode: "Part 1 & 2"
1998–1999Hollywood SquaresHimself/PanelistRecurring Panelist
2000The Other SideHimselfEpisode: "King of New York"
Charlie Bigelow (voice)Episode: "Big Time"
2001Wild On!HimselfEpisode: "Wild on Spring Break 2001"
Night VisionsBarryEpisode: "The Doghouse"
2002HimselfEpisode: "Celebrity Fear Factor 2"
2003Bikini DestinationsHimselfEpisode: "France"
2003–2004The MoleHimself/ContestantContestant: Season 3-4
2004Celebrity BlackjackHimselfEpisode: "Tournament 8, Game 8"
My Coolest YearsHimselfEpisode: "My First Time, Summer Vacation"
Himself/HostMain Host: Season 2
Livin' ItHimself/HostMain Host
2005Jesse AchesonEpisode: "Compulsion"
2007UCB Comedy OriginalsHimselfEpisode: "Ask Stevie B."
EyesDetective Vincent NovellaEpisode: "Burglary"
2009The Celebrity ApprenticeHimself/ContestantContestant: Season 7
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Himself/ContestantContestant: Season 2
2010CountdownHimself/ContestantEpisode: "Celebrity Big Brother Special"
8 Out of 10 CatsHimselfEpisode: "Episode #9.4"
Celebrity Big BrotherHimself/ContestantContestant: Season 7
2013All-Star Celebrity ApprenticeHimself/ContestantContestant: Season 13
2017–2018The Great American PilgrimageHimself/HostMain Host
2021Nova VitaAgent SmithMain Cast
2025Himself/ContestantContestant: Season 3 (2 episodes)


Director
2004Livin' ItDocumentary short
2012The Will to DrillDocumentary


Awards
1995National Board of ReviewBest Acting by an EnsembleThe Usual Suspects
2001Golden Raspberry AwardsWorst Supporting ActorThe Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas


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