Daniel Baldwin

Actor

Birthday October 5, 1960

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Massapequa, New York, U.S.

Age 63 years old

Nationality United States

#7439 Most Popular

1958

In addition to his three actor brothers, Alec (b. 1958), William (b. 1963), and Stephen (b. 1966), Baldwin has two sisters.

1960

Daniel Leroy Baldwin (born October 5, 1960) is an American actor.

He is the second oldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all of whom are actors.

1984

Baldwin had a daughter, filmmaker Kahlea (b. 1984), with his first wife, Cheryl.

1988

Baldwin's acting debut was in the television film 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 the Marlboro Man (1991) and Hero (1992).

1990

He returned to television in 1990 for the short-lived sitcom Sydney, which starred Valerie Bertinelli.

1992

Baldwin played the role of Detective Beau Felton in the NBC TV series Homicide: Life on the Street, and has also starred in Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life (1992), Mulholland Falls (1996), Vampires (1998), The Pandora Project (1998), Stealing Candy (2002), Paparazzi (2004), Cleaver (2007) and Grey Gardens (2009).

1993

In 1993, Baldwin was cast in the Baltimore-based cop show Homicide: Life on the Street.

1994

Baldwin and second wife Elizabeth had a daughter named Alexandra (b. 1994).

Following the couple's divorce, Baldwin was involved in a lengthy relationship with his Homicide: Life on the Street co-star, Isabella Hofmann.

1995

Although he received good reviews, he left in 1995 after three seasons, and his character was later killed off.

1996

He returned to TV movies such as Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, Family of Cops, and Twisted Desire, as well as the 1996 feature films Mulholland Falls and Trees Lounge.

They have a son, Atticus, (b. 1996), who is named after the lawyer in To Kill a Mockingbird, and has autism.

1998

In 1998, Baldwin was set to film the romantic comedy It Had to Be You, but was replaced by Michael Rispoli after being arrested for cocaine possession.

John Carpenter's Vampires was released during his subsequent stint in rehab.

Baldwin was cast as Menelaus in the BBC One show Kings and Pharaohs for Series 1, featuring Christopher Eccleston, Michael Rooker and John Hurt.

2000

Baldwin returned to appearances in various TV series episodes, including The Sopranos; and TV and direct-to-video movies, including reprising his role as Beau Felton in Homicide: The Movie in 2000.

2004

Baldwin then starred in TV movies such as Anonymous Rex (2004) and Our Fathers (2005) and small-budget films including Sidekick (2005) and Moola (2006).

2005

In 2005, he was featured in VH1's Celebrity Fit Club, a reality show in which overweight celebrities compete to see who can shed the most weight.

He was the team captain of the Eastsiders, which also featured rapper Biz Markie, plus-size model Mia Tyler, and actor Joe Gannascoli (later traded for Judge Mablean Ephriam from Divorce Court).

2008

In 2008, Baldwin signed on to play Julius Krug in the Award Winning HBO film based on the 1975 documentary Grey Gardens.

That same year, he made appearances on truTV's The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest... as a frequent commentator.

He also appeared as a supporting cast member in indie director Akihiro Kitamura's sophomore film, I'll Be There With You.

In 2008, Baldwin appeared on VH1's reality series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.

Baldwin next was married to Joanne Smith, a former British model, with whom he had daughter Avis Ann on January 17, 2008.

2009

In February 2009, he appeared on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, admitting to his struggle with cocaine addiction.

Baldwin was born in Massapequa, New York, the second 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/social studies teacher and football coach.

Baldwin was raised in a Catholic family and has Irish and French ancestry.

In June 2009, he joined the cast of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!, with his brother Stephen; he was the second person voted off.

He has made appearances in several seasons of truTV's The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest...

2010

Baldwin was featured in UniGlobe Entertainment's breast cancer docu-drama titled 1 a Minute in 2010.

The documentary was made by actress Namrata Singh Gujral and featured breast cancer survivors Olivia Newton-John, Diahann Carroll, Melissa Etheridge, Namrata Singh Gujral, Mumtaz and Jaclyn Smith, as well as Priya Dutt and Baldwin's brother William.

The film also starred Bárbara Mori, Lisa Ray, Deepak Chopra and Morgan Brittany.

2014

2014 saw Baldwin win Best Supporting Actor at the Madrid International Film Festival for his role in the award-winning feature film Helen Alone.

In 2014, Baldwin appeared on the first episode of Celebrity Wife Swap.

His girlfriend swapped with the wife of Jermaine Jackson.

2015

On August 27, 2015, Baldwin entered the Celebrity Big Brother (also known as Celebrity Big Brother: UK vs USA) house as a contestant representing the USA.

On September 4, he was the first housemate evicted; he had lasted nine days.

2017

He hosted The Daniel Baldwin Show on radio station WTLA in Syracuse from 2017 to 2019.

He has also been an emcee for the television series truTV Presents: World's Dumbest.