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{{Infobox Actor
| image = Stephen Baldwin LF.jpg
| imagesize = 150px
| caption=Baldwin at the 16th Annual MovieGuide Faith and Values Awards Gala, 2008
| birthname = Stephen Andrew Baldwin
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1966|5|12}}
| birthplace = [[Massapequa, New York]]
occupation = [[Film actor]]
| spouse = Kennya Baldwin (1990-present)
| yearsactive = 1986 - present
}}



==Early life==
Baldwin was born in [[Massapequa, New York]], the son of Carol Newcomb (née Martineau), a [[breast cancer]] survivor who founded the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center of the University Hospital and Medical Center at Stony Brook, and Alexander Rae Baldwin, Jr., a [[high school]] history and social studies teacher and a football coach.
<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/97/Alec-Baldwin.html Alec Baldwin Biography (1958-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Stephen Baldwin is the brother of notable actors, [[Alec Baldwin|Alec]], [[Daniel Baldwin|Daniel]] and [[William Baldwin|William]], sometimes collectively known as the "[[Baldwin brothers]]." Baldwin was raised in a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] family and is of [[Irish people|Irish]], [[English people|English]] and [[French people|French]] [[Ancestry|descent]].<ref>[http://www.helenheart.com/alec/article/interview89.html Helen's Alec Baldwin site-Interview, 1989<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-hometown_alec,0,6869261.story?coll=ny-lihistory-navigation Alec Baldwin - Juvenile Delinquency, The White House, Newsday - Newsday.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Career==
[[Image:BarneyRubble.jpg|right|thumb|250px||Baldwin as Barney Rubble, in the 2000 film ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]'']]
During his time at [[Berner High School]], Baldwin was a successful [[opera singer]].<ref>[http://www.globalbtm.com/about/troops.htm The Breakthrough Ministry - GlobalBTM.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> After high school, he attended the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]] for one year, in a two year program, but, was kicked out because of his personal escapades.<ref>Baldwin, ''The Unusual Suspect'' (2006), p.9-10</ref> He played small roles in shows like ''[[Kate and Allie]]'', "[[America's Most Wanted]]" and ''[[Family Ties]]'', before landing his first adult [[feature film]] role, in the 1988 film ''[[The Beast of War]]''. That role led to other parts, in the 1989 films ''[[Last Exit to Brooklyn]]'' and ''[[Born on the Fourth of July (film)|Born on the Fourth of July]]'', as well as the television series ''[[The Young Riders]]''. In 1995 he landed a breakthrough role in ''[[The Usual Suspects]]''. Baldwin's next role was in ''[[Bio-Dome]]'', in 1996.

In 2002, Baldwin participated in ''[[Celebrity Mole|Celebrity Mole Hawaii]]'', the first celebrity edition of ''[[The Mole (US TV series)|The Mole]]''. [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] broadcast the program in early 2003. Later that year he returned for ''[[Celebrity Mole|Celebrity Mole Yucatan]]'', which [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] aired in early 2004.

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.<ref name="Reality TV">{{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 | author = Susan Elzey | accessdate = 2007-08-10| date = [[August 10]] [[2007]]}}</ref> In the first episode, Baldwin was injured in a bad fall from a wooden pontoon, breaking his [[scapula|shoulder blade]] and cracking a [[rib]]. Under doctor's orders, he left the show in the second episode.

From January-March 2008, Baldwin appeared on [[Donald Trump]]'s ''[[The Apprentice (US Season 7)|Celebrity Apprentice]]'', Season 7, on [[NBC]]. Baldwin finished fifth out of the 14 celebrity contestants.

Baldwin and [[Trace Adkins]] became friends while competing on ''[[Celebrity Apprentice]]''. In October 2008, Baldwin appeared in the Adkins' [[music video]], "[[Muddy Water (Trace Adkins song)|Muddy Water]]."

On October 18, 2008, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] vice-presidential hopeful [[Sarah Palin]] joked with lifelong [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Alec Baldwin]] during a ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' skit that Stephen is her "favorite Baldwin brother" because Stephen himself is a Republican.<ref name="SNL_REF">{{cite web | url = http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hw7ywJw6xkvlPRxSINVIWAMIq9NAD93TUMRG0 | title = Palin draws big ratings for 'Saturday Night Live' | author = DAVID BAUDER | accessdate = 2007-08-25| date = [[August 19]] [[2008]]}}</ref><ref name="SNL_REF2">{{cite web | url = http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/18/palin.snl/ | title = Sarah Palin appears on 'Saturday Night Live' | author = Peter Hamby and Ed Hornick | accessdate = 2007-08-25| date = [[August 19]] [[2008]]}}</ref>

He was contestant on the 2009 NBC reality show, ''[[I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here! (U.S. season 2)|I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here!]]''<ref>[http://www.nbc.com/im-a-celebrity/?_source=front-door/shows/dropdown]</ref> However Baldwin was forced to leave the show after contracting a serious infection from bug bites that required an extensive hospital stay. [[Lou Diamond Phillips]] won first place on the show.

==Ministry==
In September 2006, Baldwin released the 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 attack]]. In the same year, Baldwin, Mario D'Ortenzio and [[Bobby Brewer]] founded Breakthrough Ministries, which was designed to utilize [[extreme sports]] as a ministry via arena tours, which were referred to as, "AsSalt Tours," and featured extreme sports celebrities, with [[Christian Hosoi]] being the most notable one. In 2007 Daniel Southern joined Baldwin as President of his ministries. In late 2008 Baldwin formed a for-profit organization called Antioch Ministry, which exists "to facilitate the gifts and calling of Stephen Baldwin."<ref>http://www.slideshare.net/danielsouthern/Antioch-Ministriesov-823102</ref>. 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 [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]], [[evangelical Christian]] [[talk-radio]] host Kevin McCullough to put together a Saturday radio show called, "Baldwin/McCullough Xtreme Radio." As of April 18, 2009, the show airs on more than 195 stations and in more than 370 cities across the country.<ref>http://bmxradionow.com</ref>

==Personal life==
[[Image:Stephen Baldwin at the White House Easter Egg Roll.jpg|thumb|Baldwin reads to children at the [[White House]] [[Easter Egg Roll]]]]
Baldwin resides in the village of [[Nyack, New York]], with his wife, the [[Brazil]]ian [[graphic designer]] Kennya Baldwin (née Kennya Deodato), who he met in 1987 and married in 1990. The couple have two children, Alaia (born 1993) and Hailey Rhode (born 1996).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.angelfire.com/celeb/williambaldwin/theclan.html |title=The Baldwin Clan: The other famous balds}}</ref> His father-in-law is the famous [[Grammy Award]] winning [[Brazil]]ian musician [[Eumir Deodato]].

In 2006, he launched a campaign to prevent an [[adult bookstore]] from opening in Nyack.<ref>{{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 | publisher=[[der Spiegel]] | date=[[August 4]] [[2006]] | first=Alexander | last=Osang | accessdate=2007-08-23}}</ref>

He has a tattoo on his left shoulder of the initials "HM" for [[Hannah Montana]]. His daughters are fans of [[Hannah Montana]], and 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 Miley at a book signing in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], on November 10, 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tmz.com/2008/11/11/stephen-baldwin-the-gospel-according-to-miley/| title=Stephen Baldwin: the Gospel According to Miley | publisher=[[TMZ.com]] | date=[[November 11]] [[2008]]| accessdate=2008-11-11}}</ref>

Stephen and his wife Kennya defaulted on paying $824,488.36 on their mortgage. Baldwin's home in Upper Grandview, (Rockland County) N.Y. was being auctioned at the County Court House steps on June 12, 2009 after Bankers Trust Co. [[foreclosure|foreclosed]] on the home. Gannett News also reported that: "Additionally, 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."[http://www.lohud.com/article/2009906120373]

This information is still in contention, as he was in legal proceedings with the housing corporation. Reference.<ref>Need source</ref>



==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
!Year
!Film
|-

|-
|rowspan=4|1989
|''[[The Young Riders]]''
|-
|''[[Casualties of War]]''
|-
|''[[Last Exit to Brooklyn]]''
|-
|''[[Born on the Fourth of July (film)|Born on the Fourth of July]]''
|-
|rowspan=2|1990
|''[[Jury Duty: The Comedy]]''
|-
|''[[The Peter North Story]]''
|-
|1992
|''[[Crossing the Bridge]]''
|-
|rowspan=2|1993
|''[[Bitter Harvest (1993 film)|Bitter Harvest]]''
|-
|''[[Posse (1993 film)|Posse]]''
|-
|rowspan=5|1994
|''[[A Simple Twist of Fate]]''
|-
|''[[8 Seconds]]''
|-
|''[[Threesome (film)|Threesome]]''
|-
|''[[Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle]]''
|-
|''[[New Eden]]''
|-
|rowspan=4|1995
|''[[The Usual Suspects]]''
|-
|''[[Fall Time]]''
|-
|''[[Dead Weekend]]''
|-
|''[[Under the Hula Moon]]''
|-
|rowspan=3|1996
|''[[Bio-Dome]]''
|-
|''[[Fled]]''
|-
|''[[Crimetime]]''
|-
|1997
|''[[Sub Down]]''
|-
|rowspan=4|1998
|''[[Half Baked]]''
|-
|''[[Scarred City]]''
|-
|''[[One Tough Cop]]''
|-
|''[[Mr. Murder]]'' (TV)
|-
|rowspan=3|1999
|''[[Friends & Lovers (film)|Friends & Lovers]]''
|-
|''[[The Sex Monster]]''
|-
|''[[Absence of the Good]]''
|-
|rowspan=5|2000
|''[[Table One]]''
|-
|''[[XChange (film)|XChange]]''
|-
|''[[Mercy (film)|Mercy]]''
|-
|''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]''
|-
|''[[Cutaway (2000 film)|Cutaway]]''
|-
|rowspan=3|2001
|''[[Zebra Lounge]]''
|-
|''[[Protection (film)|Protection]]''
|-
|''[[Dead Awake]]''
|-
|rowspan=4|2002
|''[[Deadrockstar]]''
|-
|''[[Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice]]''
|-
|''[[Greenmail (film)|Greenmail]]''
|-
|''[[Spider's Web (2002 film)|Spider's Web]]''
|-
|rowspan=4|2003
|''[[Silent Warnings]]''
|-
|''[[Lost Treasure (film)|Lost Treasure]]''
|-
|''[[Firefight (film)|Firefight]]''
|-
|''[[Shelter Island (2003 film)|Shelter Island]]''
|-
|rowspan=4|2004
|''[[Livin' It]]'' (Director)
|-
|''[[Target (2004 film)|Target]]''
|-
|''[[Fallacy (film)|Fallacy]]''
|-
|''[[Six: The Mark Unleashed]]''
|-
|rowspan=3|2005
|''[[Liminality (film)|Liminality]]''
|-
|''[[Bound by Lies]]''
|-
|''[[The Snake King]]'' (TV)
|-
|rowspan=5|2006
|''[[Midnight Clear]]''
|-
|''[[Jesse Stone: Night Passage]]'' (TV)
|-
|''[[Dark Storm]]'' (TV)
|-
|''[[Earthstorm]]'' (TV)
|-
|''[[The Genius Club]]''
|-
|rowspan=2|2007
|''[[The Harpy]]'' (TV)
|-
|''[[Fred Claus]]''
|-
|rowspan=2|2008
|''[[The Flyboys]]''
|-
|''[[Shark in Venice]]''
|-
|rowpsan=2| 2009
| ''[[Let the Game Begin (film)|Let the Game Begin]]''
|-
|
|"[[I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here!]]"
|}

==References==
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