Stephen Baldwin

Stephen Baldwin met his future wife, Brazilian graphic designer Kennya Deodato, daughter of Bossa Nova legend Eumir Deodato, for the first time on a subway in New York in 1987. After three years of dating, the two got married in 1990, and have two daughters together, Alaia and Hailey Baldwin, both fashion models.

On June 12, 2009, his home in Upper Grandview, New York was auctioned off after he failed to pay mortgage of nearly 1 million dollars. He and his wife Kennya filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 21, 2009. In 2013, Deutsche Bank filed a foreclosure on his house in the village of Nyack for failing another mortgage.

In December 2012, he was arrested in Rockland County, New York after he failed to pay his taxes for the years 2008, 2009, and 2010. He was released after he agreed to pay $300,000 within a year, and the rest in five years' time, or will face jail sentence. In May 2014, he was arrested for driving on a suspended license.

Stephen Baldwin was born on May 12, 1966 in Massapequa, New York to Carol Newcomb and Alexander Rae Baldwin, Jr. His father was a high school social studies teacher, as well as a football coach, and his mother was a homemaker.

He is the youngest of six children of his parents and has three older brothers – Alec, Daniel and William (Billy) – all of whom are actors as well. His two older sisters, Elizabeth Keuchler and Jane Sasso, did not pursue careers in acting.

He attended Alfred G. Berner High School in Massapequa, from where he graduated in 1984. With the aim of becoming an actor like his elder brothers, he later got into The American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Stephen Baldwin debuted on television in the made-for-TV feature 'The Prodigious Mr. Hickey' from the 'American Playhouse' anthology series in 1987. The following year, he appeared in an episode of the TV series, 'Family Ties' and acted in the films, 'The Beast' and 'Homeboy'.

In 1989, he bagged the role of young William "Buffalo Bill" Cody in the short-running western television series 'The Young Riders'. The same year he made guest appearance in an episode of 'China Beach' and worked on the films 'Last Exit to Brooklyn', 'Casualties of War' and 'Born on the Fourth of July'.

In the following years, he appeared in a number of films on diverse themes, such as the revisionist Western film 'Posse', the thriller 'Bitter Harvest', the adult comedy 'Threesome', and the biographical drama '8 Seconds'.

In 1994, he acted in 'A Simple Twist of Fate', based on the novel 'Silas Marner' by George Eliot, and 'Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle', directed by Alan Rudolph.

His biggest role came in 1995 when he was cast as Michael McManus in the Bryan Singer-directed neo-noir mystery film 'The Usual Suspects'. It was followed by a starring role in 'Bio-Dome' in 1996, a role his elder brother Alec had advised him against.

Along with Mario D'Ortenzio and Bobby Brewer, Stephen Baldwin founded Breakthrough Ministry in 2006, and partnered with Daniel Southern to launch the dynamic youth outreach called the AsSalt Tour to organize extreme sports events. He founded the for-profit organization, Antioch Ministry, in 2008, and along with Daniel Southern, launched the Now More Than Ever ministry the next year.

Following the change in his religious outlook, he started attending George W. Bush rallies. He initially endorsed Sam Brownback during his run for presidency in 2007, and switched support to Mike Huckabee after his campaign ended.

During the 2008 presidential election, he firmly supported John McCain and Sarah Palin and went as far as calling Barack Obama a "cultural terrorist", even threatening to leave US if he is elected. During the 2016 presidential election, he endorsed Republican candidate Donald Trump for the presidency.