Stephen Baldwin

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

Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 External links

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 Christian fundamentalism. 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.

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 9/11 attacks. Since his turn to Christianity 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.

Stephen supports George W. Bush, while his brothers Alec and William are noted Democrats and avid Bush opponents.

In his book Baldwin's expressed the opinion that "You (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. 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 2006 - Earth Storm (TV - SciFi Channel) 2007 - Stan Lee's The Harpies

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