Stephen Baldwin Biography (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Stephen Baldwin (born May 12, 1966 in Massapequa, New York) is an American actor, best known for his role in the 1995 ensemble film The Usual Suspects. He is the youngest of the acting Baldwin brothers, with brothers Daniel, William, and Alec.

Career

Baldwin directed and produced Livin' It and Livin' It LA films that focus on Christian athletes involved in extreme sports and evangelism. Currently working with the Luis Palau ministry, Baldwin is launching his own Breakthrough Ministry, in January 2007 in San Diego. Called "Uprising!", Baldwin's ministry will feature skateboarding and extreme sports, Christian rock concerts, laser light shows and fireworks.

In 2002, he participated in Celebrity Mole Hawaii, the first celebrity edition of The Mole. ABC broadcast the reality show in early 2003. Later that year he returned for Celebrity Mole Yucatan, which ABC aired in early 2004. In 2004, he became the host of another reality show Scare Tactics, which was broadcast on The Sci Fi Channel.

His book Unusual Suspect details his conversion to Christianity. It made it onto the New York Times bestseller list.

In 2006, Baldwin starred in The Genius Club for writer/director Tim Chey. The film is about seven geniuses who try to solve the world's problems in a single night.

In August 2007, he was back on television when CMT cast Baldwin in Ty Murray"s Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge. He was among nine celebrities cast on the show. In the first episode, Baldwin was injured after taking a bad fall from a bull, breaking his shoulder blade and cracking a rib. Under doctor's orders, he had to give up going to Nashville and left the show in the second episode (though he stated he would be back for the last episode in Nashville to support the other riders).

Personal life

In 2001 and 2002, he was a frequent caller into "The Ron and Fez Show" before they moved from New York City to Washington D.C. He was baptized a Roman Catholic, but became a born-again Christian shortly after the September 11 attacks. Since converting, he is on a mission to evangelize the youth of the nation through projects such as The Breakthrough Ministry. He talks frequently about his conversion experience, which involved a middle-aged Brazilian housekeeper.

In contrast to his brothers Alec and William, who are noted Democrats and avid Bush opponents, Stephen is a Bush supporter. Baldwin makes occasional appearances with Republican political figures and, in April 2007, was a special White House guest for the annual White House Egg Roll.

In his book, Baldwin expressed the opinion that Bono "would do far more good if you just preached the gospel of Jesus rather than trying to get rid of Third World debt."

He currently resides in the village of Nyack, New York, with his wife, Kennya, and their family. In 2006, he launched a campaign to prevent an adult bookstore from opening on the outskirts of the village. After mobilizing much of the county's religious base to the cause, Baldwin lent his support to a petition filed in New York Supreme Court by a group calling itself the Catholic Citizenship, and succeeded in quashing the store. Many of the residents in this quite liberal town were not happy with what they saw as Baldwin's self serving efforts. In 2006 and 2007 he has made calls to the radio talk show Lionel, the host of which advocates a skeptical view of religion, to tell his story and promote his religious beliefs.

Filmography

• 1988 - The Beast
• 1989 - The Young Riders
• 1989 - Last Exit to Brooklyn
• 1989 - Born on the Fourth of July
• 1992 - Crossing the Bridge
• 1993 - Posse
• 1994 - A Simple Twist of Fate
• 1994 - 8 Seconds
• 1994 - Threesome
• 1994 - Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
• 1995 - The Usual Suspects
• 1996 - Bio-Dome
• 1996 - Fled
• 1996 - Crimetime
• 1998 - Half Baked
• 1998 - One Tough Cop
• 1998 - Scarred City
• 1999 - Absence of the Good
• 1999 - The Sex Monster
• 1999 - Friends & Lovers
• 2000 - Cutaway
• 2000 - The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
• 2001 - Spider"s Web

• 2001 - Dead Awake
• 2001 - XChange
• 2001 - Zebra Lounge
• 2001 - Protection
• 2002 - Silent Warnings
• 2002 - Greenmail
• 2002 - Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
• 2003 - Celebrity Mole Hawaii (TV Series)
• 2003 - Scare Tactics (TV series)
• 2003 - Firefight
• 2003 - Shelter Island
• 2004 - Celebrity Mole Yucatan (TV Series)
• 2004 - Six: The Mark Unleashed
• 2004 - Livin' It (DVD)
• 2004 - Target
• 2005 - Bound by Lies
• 2005 - The Snake King
• 2006 - The Flyboys
• 2006 - The Genius Club
• 2006 - Livin' It LA (DVD)
• 2006 - Dark Storm (TV - SciFi Channel)
• 2006 - Earthstorm (TV - SciFi Channel)
• 2007 - Stan Lee's The Harpies

Trivia

• In the third episode of Celebrity bull riding, Baldwin states that he had never broken a bone in his body his entire life until his fall on the show that broke his shoulder bone.

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