Daniel Baldwin

Daniel Baldwin followed his brother Alec Baldwin out to Hollywood to pursue a career as an actor, producer and director.

He has appeared in recurring roles on the TV dramas Homicide: Life on the Street and The Sopranos and on the reality shows Celebrity Fit Club and Celebrity Rehab. He is the second of four acting Baldwin brothers. Fast Facts:

1. Born October 5, 1960 in Massapequa, New York
2. Name: Daniel Leroy Baldwin
3. One of four brothers and two sisters
4. Married twice; has two daughters and one son

Career

Baldwin appeared alongside his brother Stephen in Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July in 1989. Among his other film appearances are Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, John Carpenter's Vampires, Mulholland Falls and Trees Lounge.

Baldwin has also directed a pair of films: Fall, in which he stars alongside Michael Madsen and Joe Mantegna, and 2002's direct-to-DVD action film Tunnel.

Problems with Addiction

Baldwin has had numerous brushes with the law, most of them drug-related. In 1998, he was arrested for possession of cocaine after allegedly running nude through the hallways of the Plaza Hotel in New York. He later confessed that he was a cocaine addict to People Magazine.

Baldwin was arrested 3 times in 2006, for grand theft auto on the last occasion.

In 2008, Baldwin walked off of the reality series Celebrity Rehab after four episodes. He claims that he had to leave because of a prior film commitment.

Know Your Baldwins!

1. Eldest: Alec, 30 Rock
2. Second: Daniel, Homicide: Life on the Street
3. Third: William, Backdraft
4. Youngest: Stephen, The Usual Suspects

• Adam Baldwin of Firefly is not a relation

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