Daniel Baldwin Daniel Leroy Baldwin (born October 5, 1960) is an Cops, and Twisted Desire, as well as the 1996 feature films American actor, director and producer. He is the sec- Mulholland Falls and Trees Lounge. ond eldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all of whom In 1998, Baldwin was set to film the romantic comedy It are actors, as well as part of the Baldwin family. Bald- Had to Be You, but was replaced by Michael Rispoli after win is known for his role as Detective Beau Felton being arrested for cocaine possession. John Carpenter’s in the popular NBC TV series Homicide: Life on the Vampires was released during his subsequent stint in re- . He also stars in other roles, such as Ned Bless- Street hab. ing: The True Story of My Life (1992), Mulholland Falls (1996), Vampires (1998), The Pandora Project (1998), Baldwin returned to appearances in various TV series Stealing Candy (2002), Paparazzi (2004) and Grey Gar- episodes, including The Sopranos and TV and direct-to- dens (2009). video movies, including reprising his role as Beau Felton in Homicide: The Movie in 2000. Baldwin then starred in TV movies such as Anonymous Rex (2004) and Our Fathers (2005) and small-budget films including Sidekick 1 Early life (2005) and Moola (2006). In 2008, Baldwin signed on to play Julius Krug in the Baldwin was born in Massapequa, New York, the son of Award Winning HBO film based on the 1975 documen- Carol Newcomb (née Martineau), a breast cancer sur- tary Grey Gardens. That same year, he has made ap- vivor who founded the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care pearances on truTV's The Smoking Gun Presents: World’s Center of the University Hospital and Medical Center Dumbest... as a frequent commentator. He also appeared at Stony Brook, and Alexander Rae Baldwin, Jr., a high as a supporting cast member in indie director Akihiro Ki- school history/social studies teacher and football coach.[1] tamura’s sophomore film, I'll Be There With You. Baldwin was raised in a Catholic family and has English, Irish, Scottish, French, and German ancestry.[2][3][4] In Baldwin was featured in UniGlobe Entertainment’s breast addition to his three famous actor brothers, Alec (born cancer docu-drama titled 1 a Minute in 2010.[5] The doc- 1958), William (born 1963) and Stephen (born 1966), umentary was made by actress Namrata Singh Gujral Baldwin has two sisters, Beth Baldwin Keuchler (born and featured breast cancer survivors Olivia Newton-John, 1955), and Jane Baldwin Sasso (born 1965). Diahann Carroll, Melissa Etheridge, Namrata Singh Gu- jral, Mumtaz and Jaclyn Smith as well as William Bald- Baldwin was a standout high school football and basket- win, Daniel Baldwin and Priya Dutt. The film also starred ball player and graduated in 1979 from Alfred G. Berner Bárbara Mori, Lisa Ray, Deepak Chopra and Morgan High School in Massapequa. He also attended McKenna Brittany. Junior High School. In 2009, Baldwin moved to Lake Oswego, Oregon, a sub- urb of Portland, to start a production company, Grilletto [6] 2 Career Entertainment. 2014 saw Baldwin win Best Supporting Actor at the Madrid International Film Festival for his role in the 2.1 Acting award-winning feature film Helen Alone.[7] Baldwin’s acting debut was in the TV movie Too Good to Be True in 1988, which he followed with roles in the films Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Harley Davidson and 2.2 Reality television the Marlboro Man (1991) and Hero (1992). He returned to television in 1990 for the short-lived sitcom Sydney, In 2005, he was featured in VH1's Celebrity Fit Club, a which starred Valerie Bertinelli. reality show in which overweight celebrities compete to In 1993, Baldwin was cast in the Baltimore-based cop see who can shed the most pounds. He was the team show Homicide: Life on the Street. Although he received captain of the Eastsiders, which also featured rapper Biz good reviews he left in 1995 after three seasons, and Markie, plus-size model Mia Tyler, and actor Joe Gan- his character was later killed off. He returned to TV nascoli (later traded for Judge Mablean Ephriam from movies such as Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, Family of Divorce Court). 1 2 5 REFERENCES In 2008, Baldwin appeared on VH1's reality series crash. He was transferred to UCLA Medical Center with Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. In June 2009, he joined back and neck injuries but did not appear to be seriously the cast of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!, with his hurt.[14] brother Stephen Baldwin. He was the second one voted According to TMZ.com, on November 7, 2006, Bald- off. As of 2011, Baldwin makes appearances on truTV's win was arrested in Santa Monica, California, after al- The Smoking Gun Presents: World’s Dumbest. legedly stealing a white GMC Yukon SUV. The actor In 2014, Baldwin appeared on the first episode of was taken to jail and booked for investigation of Grand Celebrity Wife Swap. His girlfriend swapped with the Theft Auto; bail was set at $20,000. “The car belongs to wife of Jermaine Jackson. an acquaintance of Mr. Baldwin, but he had no permis- sion to take it”, said Jim Amormino, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.[15][16] The charges 3 Personal life were subsequently dropped. On February 6, 2007, an arrest warrant was issued for Baldwin in Newport Beach, California, by the Orange 3.1 Relationships and family County Superior Court for his failure to show up for an arraignment stemming from an auto-theft charge.[17] At In 1984, Baldwin had a daughter, Kahlea, with his first the time, Baldwin was in Detroit, Michigan, filming a wife, Cheryl. In 1990, he married actress Elizabeth Bald- movie. He turned himself in to police on February 20 win and they had a daughter, Alexandra, in 1994, be- and pleaded not guilty to his charges. He remained free fore divorcing in 1996. Alexandra moved to England on bail. Less than a year later, Baldwin had to be cleared with her mother and stepfather and now lives in Bonita by Judge Nancy Newman of wrongdoing due to a court Springs, Florida. Baldwin was involved for a decade with communication error related to a separate charge.[18] An his Homicide: Life on the Street co-star, Chicago-born ac- arrest warrant had been issued for Baldwin; the reason tress Isabella Hofmann. They have a son, Atticus, who was Baldwin’s failure to appear in court to report on his was born in July 1996 and is named after the lawyer in To progress in a drug rehabilitation program. Unconfirmed Kill a Mockingbird and has autism. Baldwin was married reports placed Baldwin in Toronto for the filming of a to Joanne Smith, a former British model, with whom he movie.[19] had a daughter, Avis Ann, in 2008.[8] The couple have a second daughter, Finley Rae Martineau, born in 2009.[9] Baldwin starred on the VH1 reality television show In 2011, Baldwin and his wife announced that they had Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, filmed in 2007, but left dropped their divorce filings and were attempting to rec- the show after the fourth episode. His stated reasons for oncile. However in 2012, Joanne filed for divorce again. leaving included having a prior commitment to an acting In November, 2014, Baldwin announced his engagement job and the others’ behavior interfering with his recov- to Robin Sue Hertz Hempel, an entrepreneur.[10] ery, but it is eventually revealed that he left because of inappropriate text messages he had sent to Mary Carey, fellow patient in the same treatment group as he.[20][21] 3.2 Addiction and arrests In 1998, Baldwin was found running naked through the 4 Filmography halls of New York’s Plaza Hotel shouting “Baldwin!" and was arrested for possession of cocaine.[11] He pleaded 4.1 Film guilty to disorderly conduct and was sentenced to three months in drug rehab.[12] He later told People magazine 4.2 Television he had been battling a cocaine addiction since 1989. On April 22, 2006, Baldwin was arrested after police re- 4.3 Director ceived a call that a woman had been threatened at the Ocean Park Motel in Santa Monica.[13] Authorities sub- sequently declined to press charges. 5 References He was arrested again on July 19, 2006. According to [1] Alec Baldwin Biography (1958-) the police, Baldwin ran a red light after weaving through the traffic in West L.A. just before 1 p.m., then crashed [2] Helen’s Alec Baldwin site-Interview, 1989 his rented Ford Thunderbird into two parked cars while [3] Alec Baldwin - Juvenile Delinquency, The White House, going 80 mph (130 km/h) in a 35 mph (56 km/h) zone. Newsday - Newsday.com Jason Lee, a spokesman for the Los Angeles police, said: “The Thunderbird pushed one of the vehicles about 20 [4] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000285/bio feet (6.1 m), and that was a Hummer.” Police say Baldwin [5] Mcg - Indian Star Rallies Celebrity Support For Cancer was driving with a suspended license at the time of the Movie 3 [6] Bella, Rick (July 14, 2011). “Daniel Baldwin says volatile relationship grew worse after move to Lake Oswego”. The Oregonian. Retrieved July 15, 2011. [7] “MIFF Winners”. Madrid International Film Festival. Re- trieved 30 July 2014. [8] “Daniel Baldwin & His Wife Have a Girl”. People. [9] “Daniel Baldwin Welcomes a Baby Girl”. People. [10] Chiu, Melody (November 23, 2014).