Stephen Baldwin

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 social studies teacher and football coach.{{cite web |url = http://www.filmreference.com/film/7/Stephen-Baldwin.html |title = Stephen Baldwin Biography (1966–) |publisher = FilmReference.com |access-date = October 20, 2016 |archive-date = August 14, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160814091011/http://www.filmreference.com/film/7/Stephen-Baldwin.html |url-status = live}} Baldwin's elder brothers are actors Alec, Daniel and William, they are all known collectively known as the "Baldwin brothers". He was raised in the Catholic faith.{{cite web |url = https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/jan/31/stephen-baldwin-interview |title = Stephen Baldwin: 'Jesus or no Jesus, if my daughter started working in a strip club, I'd beat her ass' |first = Miranda |last = Sawyer |date = January 31, 2010 |website = the Guardian}} In high school, Baldwin participated on the varsity wrestling team, along with William.{{cite web |url = http://www.helenheart.com/alec/article/interview89.html |title = Helen's Alec Baldwin site-Interview, 1989 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110711161519/http://www.helenheart.com/alec/article/interview89.html |archive-date = July 11, 2011}} Baldwin has two elder sisters, Elizabeth (née Baldwin) Keuchler and Jane (née Baldwin) Sasso.{{cite web |url = http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/danielbaldwin.html |title = Biography of Daniel Baldwin |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090817134622/http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/danielbaldwin.html |archive-date = August 17, 2009 |df = mdy-all}} Baldwin attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.{{cite web |url = http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity/stephen-baldwin |title = Stephen Baldwin: Overview |publisher = MSN |access-date = January 29, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100314081812/http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity/stephen-baldwin/ |archive-date = March 14, 2010 |url-status = dead}}

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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).{{cite web |url = https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C02E1DA173EF93BA35757C0A962958260 |title = Menage a Trois With Hip Pretensions |first = Janet |last = Maslin |date = 1994-04-08 |work = The New York Times}} 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.{{cite web |url = http://www.registerbee.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=DRB/MGArticle/DRB_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352327754 |title = Reality TV vet tries his hand at rodeo |first = Susan |last = Elzey |access-date = 2007-08-10 |date = August 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://archive.today/20070928060953/http://www.registerbee.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=DRB/MGArticle/DRB_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352327754 |archive-date = September 28, 2007 |df = mdy-all}} 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!.{{cite web |url = http://www.nbc.com/im-a-celebrity/?_source=front-door/shows/dropdown |title = I'm a Celebrity...Get Me out of Here! |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121026120518/http://www.nbc.com/im-a-celebrity/?_source=front-door%2Fshows%2Fdropdown |archive-date = October 26, 2012 |df = mdy-all}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.mindanaodailynews.com/news/business/billboard/perkins-twins-star-in-international-movie-kaibigan |title=Perkins Twins star in international movie, Kaibigan {{!}} Billboard |website=www.mindanaodailynews.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205033831/http://www.mindanaodailynews.com/news/business/billboard/perkins-twins-star-in-international-movie-kaibigan |archive-date=2019-12-05}}

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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 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, Alaia and Hailey, Baldwin has two grandchildren.{{cite web |title=💞IRIS ELLE ARONOW!💞Born on 8/17/2020, 6lbs 11oz. She is absolutely perfect, we are all happy and healthy. Thank you so much @drthaisaliabadi for making our experience go as smoothly and as beautifully as I ever could have imagined. We love you! 💕 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CEGBQdMJkdX/?hl=en |website=instagram.com}}{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2023 |title=Baby, oh! Justin and Hailey Bieber welcome a baby boy |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/justin-hailey-bieber-baby-boy-jack-blues-1.7304148 |access-date=August 24, 2024 |website=CBC News}}

In 2006, Baldwin launched a campaign to prevent an adult bookstore from opening in Nyack.{{cite web |url = http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,430094,00.html |title = God Doesn't Like Pornography: Stephen Baldwin and America's Culture War |work = Der Spiegel |date = August 4, 2006 |author = Alexander Osang |access-date = August 23, 2007}} 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.{{cite web |url = https://www.tmz.com/2008/11/11/stephen-baldwin-the-gospel-according-to-miley/ |title = Stephen Baldwin: the Gospel According to Miley |publisher = TMZ |date = November 11, 2008 |access-date = November 11, 2008}} He was never given the opportunity to appear on the show and has since said that he regrets getting the tattoo.{{cite web |url = https://metro.co.uk/2010/01/29/stephen-baldwin-i-regret-my-hannah-montana-tattoo-63621/ |title = Stephen Baldwin: I regret my Hannah Montana tattoo |newspaper = Metro |date = January 29, 2010 |author = Andrew Williams}}

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.{{cite news |url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stephen-baldwins-foreclosed-home-to-be-auctioned/ |title = Stephen Baldwin's Foreclosed Home To Be Auctioned |publisher = CBS News |date = June 12, 2009}} 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, more than $1 million in taxes and credit card debt.{{cite news |url = https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090721/us_nm/us_baldwin |title = Actor Stephen Baldwin files for bankruptcy in NY |publisher = Yahoo |date = July 21, 2009 |author = Christine Kearney |via = Reuters |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090725014540/http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090721/us_nm/us_baldwin |archive-date = July 25, 2009}}

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.{{cite news |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8438720.stm |title = Celebrity Big Brother 2010 contestants unveiled |work = BBC News |date = January 3, 2010 |access-date = January 3, 2010}} 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.{{cite news |author = Jody Thompson |url = https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/celebrity-big-brother-stephen-baldwin-196051 |title = Celebrity Big Brother: Stephen Baldwin now favourite to be evicted on Friday |newspaper = Daily Mirror |date = January 20, 2010 |access-date = January 29, 2010}} After his eviction, the website restorestephenbaldwin.org, unsolicited by him, began soliciting cash donations to improve Baldwin's career.{{cite web |url = http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272631555.shtml |title = Stephen Baldwin & Bailout Help – Website Set up to Raise Money |work = National Ledger |date = April 30, 2010 |author = Gavin Wilson |access-date = May 5, 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100503075058/http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272631555.shtml |archive-date = May 3, 2010 |df = mdy-all}}

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.{{cite magazine |first = Kate |last = Ward |url = https://ew.com/article/2010/12/23/stephen-baldwin-kevin-costner-lawsuit-bp/ |title = Stephen Baldwin spills lawsuit on Kevin Costner |magazine = Entertainment Weekly |date = December 23, 2010 |access-date = January 22, 2018}} 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.{{cite news |url = https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/29/justice/new-york-stephen-baldwin-tax-plea/index.html |title = Stephen Baldwin pleads guilty to tax charge, will pay $300,000 |publisher = CNN |date = March 30, 2013 |author = Michael Martinez |access-date = March 30, 2013}}{{cite web |url = https://www.philly.com/philly/business/15_Celebrities_Convicted_for_Tax_Evasion.html |title = 15 Celebrities Convicted for Tax Evasion |website = The Philadelphia Inquirer |author = Laura Woods|date = January 13, 2016 }}

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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.{{cite web |url = http://www.cbn.com/700club/guests/interviews/Stephen-Baldwin_111306.aspx |title = Stephen Baldwin: The Jesus Freak of Hollywood |publisher = The 700 Club |author1 = Shannon Woodland |author2 = Scott Ross |via = Christian Broadcasting Network}}{{cite web |url = http://www.cbn.com/700club/Guests/Bios/stephen_baldwin_063004.aspx |title = Stephen Baldwin: Extreme Sports Evangelist |publisher = The 700 Club |access-date = September 10, 2012 |via = Christian Broadcasting Network}}{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=Dan|date=November 22, 2006|title=A Baldwin Brother's Journey to Jesus|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=2662535&page=1|access-date=2021-09-08|website=ABC News|language=en}} 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.{{cite web |url = http://www.danielsouthern.com/bio_danielsouthern.html|title=About Dan|url-status=dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100426014846/http://www.danielsouthern.com/bio_danielsouthern.html |archive-date = April 26, 2010}}

In late 2008, Baldwin formed a for-profit organization called Antioch Ministry, which exists "to facilitate the gifts and calling of Stephen Baldwin."{{cite web |url = http://www.slideshare.net/danielsouthern/Antioch-Ministriesov-823102 |title = Antioch Ministries |url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111129033308/http://www.slideshare.net/danielsouthern/Antioch-Ministriesov-823102 |archive-date = November 29, 2011}} 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.{{cite web |url = http://baldwinmccullough.com/ |title = Index of /}} 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.

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In 2007, Baldwin endorsed Sam Brownback for U.S. president.{{cite web |url = http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/08/actor-stephen-b.html |title = Actor Stephen Baldwin to endorse Brownback |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110522020639/http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/08/actor-stephen-b.html |archive-date = May 22, 2011 |df = mdy-all}} After Brownback ended his campaign, Baldwin switched his support to Mike Huckabee.{{cite web |url = http://suburbarazzi.lohudblogs.com/2008/01/07/stephen-baldwin-says-he-hearts-huckabee-rejects-gay-marriage-and-no-longer-photographs-porn-patrons/ |title = Stephen Baldwin says he hearts Huckabee, rejects gay marriage and no longer photographs porn patrons |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080221212015/http://suburbarazzi.lohudblogs.com/2008/01/07/stephen-baldwin-says-he-hearts-huckabee-rejects-gay-marriage-and-no-longer-photographs-porn-patrons/ |archive-date = February 21, 2008}} Baldwin was an outspoken advocate of the John McCain–Sarah Palin presidential ticket after Huckabee dropped out of the 2008 presidential election.{{cite web |title=Stephen Baldwin: 'McCain can bring change' |url=https://www.today.com/news/stephen-baldwin-mccain-can-bring-change-wbna27362751 |website=TODAY.com |date=October 24, 2008 |access-date=22 October 2021 |language=en}}

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.{{cite web|last=Yakas|first=Ben|date=June 15, 2011|title=Baldwin Vs Baldwin: Stephen Hints at Mayoral Run Against Alec|url=http://gothamist.com/2011/06/15/baldwin_vs_baldwin_stephen_hints_at.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231163311/http://gothamist.com/2011/06/15/baldwin_vs_baldwin_stephen_hints_at.php|archive-date=December 31, 2011|website=Gothamist}}

Baldwin was among the first Hollywood celebrities to endorse Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.{{Cite web|last=Kelley|first=Seth|date=2017-01-17|title=Stephen Baldwin on Endorsing Trump Early, 'SNL' and Alec's Impersonation|url=https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/stephen-baldwin-alec-donald-trump-1201961152/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Variety|language=en-US}}{{cite web |title = Baldwin brothers in family feud over Donald Trump |url = https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/baldwin-brothers-in-family-feud-over-donald-trump |date = October 28, 2016 |publisher = Fox News |access-date = May 12, 2017}} He would later endorse Trump in 2020 and 2024.

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• {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071125190834/http://www.assalttour.com/ The Breakthrough Ministry]}}
• [http://www.livinit.com/ Livin' It] (Action Sports Ministry that Baldwin co-founded)
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080316214116/http://www.print2webcorp.com/news/whiteplains/InTownRocklandMagazine/20060621/p91.asp Article about Baldwin's quest to close a porn store in Nyack], from Rockland Magazine
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20141223111823/http://www.xtremeradionow.com/ Baldwin McCullough Radio]
• [http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,430094,00.html Stephen Baldwin and America's Culture War] An article by Alexander Osang featured in Der Spiegel, August 4, 2006
• [http://www.iamsecond.com/#/seconds/Stephen_Baldwin/ Video of Stephen Baldwin talking about his conversion]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110809101933/http://player.premier.tv//Premiertv.aspx?AssetId=02a6569f-cedf-40ea-a217-87fd5cca9cba Premier Christian TV interview with Stephen Baldwin about his experiences in Celebrity Big Brother house]

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