William Baldwin
Baldwin at the 2008 All Stars and Legends Softball game at Yankee Stadium
Born	William Joseph Baldwin February 21, 1963 (1963-02-21) (age 46) Massapequa, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Spouse(s)	Chynna Phillips (1995–present)

William Joseph "Billy" Baldwin (born February 21, 1963) is an American actor, known for his starring roles in such films as Backdraft (1991) and Flatliners (1990).

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Baldwin was born in Massapequa, New York, the son of Carol Newcomb (née Martineau) and Alexander Rae Baldwin, Jr., a high school history/social studies teacher and football coach.^[1] He is the brother of notable actors Alec, Daniel and Stephen, sometimes collectively known as the Baldwin brothers. Baldwin was raised in a Catholic family of Irish, English and French descent.^[2][3] A graduate of Berner High School and Binghamton University, he has a degree in political science and is known for his support and contributions to Binghamton's wrestling team.

[edit] Career

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Baldwin at the 60th Academy Awards in 1988

Before starting his acting career, he was a fashion model. Baldwin starred alongside Cindy Crawford in the 1995 film Fair Game, and has continued to act in films and on television, but he has not taken many leading roles. He was well-received in a supporting role in the 2005 film The Squid and the Whale. Currently, he co-stars as Donald Sutherland's oldest son, Patrick Darling IV, on Dirty Sexy Money, for ABC.

Baldwin will be featured in UniGlobe Entertainment's breast cancer docu-drama titled 1 a Minute scheduled for release in 2010. ^[4] The documentary is being made by actress Namrata Singh Gujral and will feature breast cancer suriviors Olivia Newton-John, Diahann Carroll, Melissa Etheridge, Namrata Singh Gujral, Mumtaz and Jaclyn Smith as well as William Baldwin, Daniel Baldwin and Priya Dutt.

[edit] Personal life

Since 1995, Baldwin has been married to singer Chynna Phillips (of the music group Wilson Phillips and her new group Chynna & Vaughan), who is the daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of the '60s group, The Mamas & the Papas. They have three children: daughter Jamison (born 2000), son Vance Alexander (born 2001) and daughter Brooke (born 2004). He lives in Santa Barbara, California.^[5] Baldwin is also a big fan of the New York Yankees and a member of Yankees Universe.

[edit] Filmography

• The Preppie Murder (1989) (TV) as Robert Chambers
• Born on the Fourth of July (1989) as a U.S. Marine - Vietnam
• Internal Affairs (1990) as Van Stretch
• Flatliners (1990) as Joe Hurley
• Backdraft (1991) as Brian McCaffrey
• Three of Hearts (1993) as Joe
• Sliver (1993) as Zeke Hawkins
• A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995) as Garet
• Fair Game (1995) as Det. Max Kirkpatrick
• Curdled (1996) as Paul Guell
• Bulworth (1998) (uncredited) as Constance Bulworth's Lover
• Shattered Image (1998) as Brian
• Virus (1999) as Steve Baker
• Brotherhood of Murder (1999) (TV) as Tom Martinez
• Primary Suspect (2000) as Christian Box
• Relative Values (2000) as Don Lucas
• Double Bang (2001) as Billy Brennan
• One Eyed King (2001) as Frank
• Say Nothing (2001) as Julian Grant
• R.U.S./H. (2002) (TV)
• You Stupid Man (2002) as Brady
• Red Rover (2003) as Will Taylor
• Art Heist (2004) as Bruce Walker
• Danny Phantom (2004-2007) as Johnny 13
• The Squid and the Whale (2005) as Ivan
• Waterfront (2006) (TV) as Paul Brennan
• Park (2006) as Dennis
• Feel (2006) as Nathan
• Lenexa, 1 Mile (2006) as Dan Cooney Sr.
• American Fork (2007) as Truman Hope
• Adrift in Manhattan (2007) as Mark Phipps
• A Plumm Summer (2007) as Mick Plumm
• Noise (2007) as Mayor's Chief of Staff
• Dirty Sexy Money (2007-2009) (TV) as Patrick Darling
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) as Detective Hunter Rush
• Sakura: Blue-Eyed Samurai (2008) as James Lynchburg
• Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010) as Batman

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• William Baldwin at the Internet Movie Database
• William Baldwin at Allmovie
• William Baldwin | The Official Site
• William Baldwin discussing wrestling