William Baldwin was born on February 21, 1964 in Long Island, New York.
He is sometimes credited as Billy Baldwin.
Carol Baldwin is William Baldwin's mother. She is an actress that acted in a television special in 2005 called LIVIN IT: UNUSUAL SUSPECTS.
William Baldwin was born into an extremely well known family. He has three famous brothers, Alec Baldwin, Steven Baldwin, and Daniel Baldwin. Alec Baldwin, the raven haired and extremely handsome actor recently acted in THE GOOD SHEPHERD. Steven Baldwin acted in the movie MIDNIGHT CLEAR . Daniel Baldwin acted in SIDEKICK. William Baldwin also has two sisters, Jane Sasso and Elizabeth Keuchler. They both were on the ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW in
2001.
Before going to Hollywood, California, William Baldwin attended the State University of New York at Binghamton for two years. He studied Political Science.
Previous to becoming an actor, William Baldwin worked as a male model.
Joseph Baldwin, who acted in ICEMAN in 1999 is William Baldwin's cousin.
Chynna Phillips,the actress who acted in THE COMEBACK for television in 1989, married William Baldwin in 1995. Chynna is also a pop singer. They have two daughters named Jamison Leon and Brooke, and a son named Vance.
William Baldwin is the son-in-law of John Phillips and Michelle Phillips. John Phillips is a famous composer and producer. He did the soundtrack for THE SQUID AND THE WHALE in 2005. Michelle Phillips was a member of the pop group THE MAMAS AND PAPAS.
In 2003, William Baldwin, a former wrestler and was inducted in the Amateur Wresting Hall of Fame after receiving the Outstanding American Award. He shares his award with other famous athletes such as actor Kirk Douglas.
To prepare for his role in BACKDRAFT, William Baldwin actually rode along with the Chicago Fire Departments Squad 5.
Some of the credits of William Baldwin include -
FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL - 2008
NOISE - 2007
A PLUMM SUMMER - 2007
ADRIFT IN MANHATTAN - 2007
AMERICAN FORK - 2007
FEEL - 2006
PARK - 2006
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE - 2005
ART HEIST - 2004
RED ROVER - 2003
YOU STUPID MAN - 2002
ONE EYED KING - 2001
PRIMARY SUSPECT - 2000
BROTHERHOOD OF MURDER - TV - 1999
SHATTERED IMAGE - 1998
CURDLED - 1996
FAIR GAME - 1995
SLIVER - 1993
BACKDRAFT - 1991
INTERNAL AFFAIRS - 1990
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY - 1989
Awards Achieved by William Baldwin -
Cape May NJ State Film Festival - Governor's Award - 2003
Gotham Awards - THE SQUID AND THE WHALE - 2005
MTV Awards - SLIVER - 1994
William Baldwin in THE SQUID AND THE WHALE (2005)
