William Baldwin

William Baldwin
Baldwin at the 2008 GLAAD Media Awards.
Born William Joseph Baldwin
(1963-02-21) February 21, 1963
Massapequa, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Binghamton University
Occupation Actor, producer, writer
Years active 1989–present
Spouse(s)
Chynna Phillips (m. 1995)
Children 3
Family Baldwin family
Website www.williambaldwin.net

William Joseph "Billy" Baldwin (born February 21, 1963) is an American actor, producer and writer. A member of the Baldwin family, he is the second-youngest of the four Baldwin brothers. He has starred in the films Flatliners (1990), Backdraft (1991), The Squid and the Whale (2005), and played himself in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Baldwin is married to singer Chynna Phillips.

Early life

Baldwin was born in Massapequa, New York, the son of Carol Newcomb (née Martineau) and Alexander Rae Baldwin, Jr. His father was a high school history/social studies teacher and football coach.[1] He is the brother of actors Alec, Daniel, and Stephen, sometimes collectively known as the Baldwin brothers, and of sisters Beth and Jane, all together known as the Baldwin family. Baldwin was raised in a Catholic family, and has Irish and French ancestry.[2][3]A graduate of Alfred G. Berner High School and Binghamton University, where he was a varsity wrestler,[4] he has a degree in political science.

Career

1980s

Before starting his acting career, Baldwin was a fashion model for Calvin Klein. His first starring role was in a TV movie as Robert Chambers, alongside Danny Aiello and Lara Flynn Boyle in The Preppie Murder, which aired on ABC in 1989. Baldwin also appeared in the 1989 film Born on the Fourth of July, starring Tom Cruise, where he had a minor role as a U.S Marine during the Vietnam War. His brothers Daniel and Stephen also had minor parts in the film.

Baldwin with Jennifer Grey at the 1988 Academy Awards.

1990s

Baldwin's first featured film was Internal Affairs, in which he starred alongside Richard Gere and Andy García. He then starred in big-budget films such as Flatliners with stars such as Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland and Kevin Bacon. He portrayed Chicago firefighter Brian McCaffrey in Backdraft alongside Kurt Russell and many other stars. His role in 1993 film Sliver along with Sharon Stone earned him the MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male.

In 1995, among other diverse characters he has played in his career, Baldwin was on Joel Schumacher's shortlist for Batman Forever to play the caped crusader; Schumacher's four diverse choices were Daniel Day-Lewis, Ralph Fiennes, Val Kilmer and Baldwin.[5] The role went to Val Kilmer. Baldwin starred alongside Cindy Crawford in Fair Game. Then in 1996 he starred in a low-budget film by Miramax Films titled Curdled, and was paid US$150,000 for his performance compared to the $1.7 million he received for his role in Sliver.[6] In 1998, he appeared in Warren Beatty's film Bulworth as Constance Bulworth's lover. In 1999, Baldwin teamed up with Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Sutherland for the science fiction thriller Virus, and alongside Peter Gallagher in the Showtime original movie, Brotherhood of Murder.

2000s

Baldwin in 2008

In 2001, Baldwin played a leading role in the television film Double Bang which aired on HBO. Since then, Baldwin has played in other projects such as Red Rover in 2003, Park, Feel and Lenexa, 1 Mile in 2006, and Adrift in Manhattan, A Plumm Summer, Noise, and Humble Pie in 2007. His 2004 film Art Heist received much attentions when it was released on DVD. Baldwin has continued to act in films and on television, but has not taken many leading roles. He was well received in a supporting role in the 2005 film The Squid and the Whale alongside Laura Linney and Jeff Daniels, for which he earned the Gotham Award for Best Cast. He also co-starred in ABC's Dirty Sexy Money as Donald Sutherland's oldest son, Patrick Darling IV, for the duration of the show until April 2009. In 2008, he appeared in the comedy film Forgetting Sarah Marshall which stars Jason Segel and Kristen Bell, as Detective Hunter Rush. In February 2010, audiences got to hear his first time playing Batman in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, a loose adaptation of Grant Morrison's JLA: Earth 2 story.[5]

2010s

In 2010, Baldwin portrayed Dr. Willam van der Woodsen, father of Serena and Eric van der Woodsen, on the third and fourth seasons of Gossip Girl. Baldwin was also featured with his brother Daniel in UniGlobe Entertainment's breast cancer docudrama, 1 a Minute.[7] The documentary was made by Namrata Singh Gujral, and features breast cancer survivors Olivia Newton-John, Diahann Carroll, Melissa Etheridge, Namrata Singh Gujral, Mumtaz, Jaclyn Smith, Daniel Baldwin and Priya Dutt. Baldwin was cast in the second season of Parenthood to play a boss and love interest for several episodes.[8] Baldwin joined Parenthood for a multi-episode arc that aired in fall 2010 as Gordon Flint, the "wealthy, charismatic" boss of Adam (Peter Krause), a bachelor who also has eyes for Adam's sister Sarah (Lauren Graham). In 2011, Baldwin starred in the Lifetime Original Movie, The Craigslist Killer which aired January 3, 2011. He plays the lead detective on the case of the killer, Philip Markoff, who connected with victims through Craigslist ads placed in Boston, Massachusetts.

On June 1, 2011, Baldwin starred in the indie film Sexy Evil Genius, alongside Seth Green, Harold Perrineau Jr., Katee Sackhoff and Michelle Trachtenberg. The film was directed by Shawn Piller. In July 2011, Baldwin joined the CBS drama Hawaii Five-0 for a multi-episode arc.[9] On March 22, 2012, Baldwin guest starred on the NBC show 30 Rock. Baldwin plays Lance Drake Mandrell, an actor who plays Jack Donaghy – the role played in the series by Baldwin's real-life brother Alec – in a made-for-TV movie within the show.[10][11] Baldwin is currently a model for Sacoor Brothers. Baldwin appeared in the fourth and final season of Wilfred, replacing Dwight Yoakam in the role of Bruce. In 2015, he narrated for the documentary A Wing and a Prayer, a film about American fighter pilots who assisted in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and the founding of the Israeli Air Force.[12]

Personal life

In 1995, Baldwin married singer Chynna Phillips of the music group Wilson Phillips and daughter of musician John Phillips by his second wife, Michelle. Together, they have three children.[13]

Baldwin splits his time between an estate in Santa Barbara, California and another in Bedford Corners, New York (30 minutes away from his brother Stephen's estate in Nyack, New York).[14]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1989 Born on the Fourth of July U.S. Marine – Vietnam
1990 Internal Affairs Van Stretch
1990 Flatliners Joe Hurley
1991 Backdraft Brian McCaffrey
1993 Three of Hearts Joe Casella
1993 Sliver Zeke Hawkins MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male
Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1995 A Pyromaniac's Love Story Garet
1995 Fair Game Detective Max Kirkpatrick Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple (shared with Cindy Crawford)
1996 Curdled Paul Guell
1998 Bulworth Constance Bulworth's Lover
1998 Shattered Image Brian
1999 Virus Steve Baker
2000 Primary Suspect Christian Box
2000 Relative Values Don Lucas
2001 Double Bang Billy Brennan
2001 One Eyed King Frank
2002 You Stupid Man Brady
2003 Red Rover Will Taylor
2004 Art Heist Bruce Walker
2005 The Squid and the Whale Ivan Gotham Award for Best Cast
2006 Park Dennis
2007 Adrift in Manhattan Mark Phipps
2007 A Plumm Summer Mick Plumm
2007 Noise Mayor's Chief of Staff
2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Detective Hunter Rush
2010 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Batman (voice) Direct-to-video
2010 1 a Minute Himself
2011 Jock the Hero Dog Boatman
2012 Aftermath Shane (voice)
2012 Dino Time Sarco (voice)
2013 The Stranger Within Robert Moore
2015 A Wing and a Prayer Narrator Documentary
2017 Maximum Impact man in shadows
2018 Welcome to Acapulco Drake Savage Completed
2018 Minutes to Midnight Mr. Walters Completed
2018 1st Born Saul Post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1989 The Preppie Murder Robert Chambers Television film
2001 Say Nothing Julian Grant Television film
2003 E.D.N.Y. Mike 'Mad Dog' Kelly Television film
2004–2005; 2007 Danny Phantom Johnny 13 (voice) 3 episodes
2006 Waterfront Paul Brennan 5 episodes
2007–2009 Dirty Sexy Money Patrick Darling 23 episodes
2010–2012 Gossip Girl William van der Woodsen 11 episodes
2010 Parenthood Gordon Flint 8 episodes
2011–2012 Hawaii Five-0 Frank Delano 5 episodes
2012 30 Rock Lance Drake Mandrell Episode: "Kidnapped by Danger"
2012 Men at Work Shepard Peters Episode: "Inventing Milo"
2013 Copper William 'Wild Bill' Eustace 2 episodes
2014 Wilfred Bruce Episode: "Patterns"
2015 Forever Oliver Clausten Episode: "The Wolves of Deep Brooklyn"
2015 Hot in Cleveland Dane Stevens 3 episodes
2017 While You Were Dating Nick Stendahl Television film
2017–present MacGyver Elwood Davis 5 episodes
2018 Insatiable Gordy Greer Episode: "Banana Heart Banana"
2018 The Purge David Ryker 2 episdoes

References

  1. ↑ "Alec Baldwin Biography (1958–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Helen's Alec Baldwin site-Interview, 1989". Helenheart.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
  3. ↑ Alec Baldwin – Juvenile Delinquency, The White House, Newsday – Newsday.com Archived November 30, 2004, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Vancheri, Barbara (March 25, 1999). "William Baldwin's support adds weight to wrestling championships". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Interview At". Fancoredaily.com. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
  6. ↑ "William Baldwin". IMdB.
  7. ↑ "Mcg – Indian Star Rallies Celebrity Support For Cancer Movie". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
  8. ↑ DiNunno, Gina (July 28, 2010). "William Baldwin Joins Parenthood". TV Guide.
  9. ↑ Bryant, Adam (July 30, 2011). "Exclusive: Hawaii Five-0 Books William Baldwin for Recurring Role". TV Guide.
  10. ↑ Sherrow, Rita (March 22, 2012). "Alec Baldwin reveals live episode of '30 Rock'". Tulsa World.
  11. ↑ Kelly Nelson, Liz (March 23, 2012). "'30 Rock': Cynthia Nixon, Billy Baldwin bring 'Kidnapped by Danger' to life". Zap2it. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012.
  12. ↑ "A Wing and a Prayer". American Public Television. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  13. ↑ Rodriguez, Brenda; Silverman, Stephen M. (December 4, 2004). "Baby Girl for Chynna Phillips, Billy Baldwin". People. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
  14. ↑ Costaregni, Susie (December 3, 2006). "'The Dish' column, 'Christmas concert to help children in Rwanda". Stamford, CT. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
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