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Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin is an actor from the United States. He played Animal Mother in Full Metal Jacket and Jayne Cobb in the television series Firefly and its sequel film Serenity. His notable roles are Stillman in Ordinary People, Colonel John Casey in Chuck, and Mike Slattery in The Last Ship.

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Background

On February 27, 1962, Baldwin was born in Winnetka, Illinois, and attended New Trier Township High School East in Winnetka. Adam Baldwin is tall at 6ft and 3 inches which are 1.93m. His weight is 104 kg, and for his ethnicity, he is Irish American.

Adam Baldwin was raised to be a democrat, and he registered in the year 1980s. However, after re-examining his views and being given the copy of David Horowitz's book, Radical Son, he considers a Small Government Conservative Libertarian. He had contributed to Big Hollywood and The Huffington Post. He is a supporter of Ride 2 Recovery, and it is the bike-riding organization that set up the rehabilitation of wounded veterans. He was in the 2009 bike ride called Don't Mess with Texas Challenge. He is credited to be the person who started with the hashtag Gamergate, and this is the controversy that led to the petition that wanted him not to speak at Supanova Pop Culture Expo. However, the management of the convention talked. They concluded that after too much deliberation in response to the counter-petition, his political stance did not affect the guest's appearance.

Career

Baldwin rose to prominence in 1980 as the troubled outcast Ricky Linderman in My Bodyguard. He played more prominent roles in D.C. Cab, Full Metal Jacket, Predator 2, Next of Kin, Deadbolt, Independence Day, The Patriot, and Serenity and repeated his role as the mercenary Jayne Cobb from the television series Firefly.

Radio Flyer, From the Earth to the Moon, The X-Files (Knowle Rohrer), The Cape, Men in Black: The Series, Stargate SG-1, Angel, The Inside, NCIS, and The Poseidon Adventure (remake) are among his other credits. In 2006, he played Chad Shelten in the ABC sitcom Day Break.

In the 2008 film Drillbit Taylor, Baldwin mocked Ricky Linderman's character. His role as John Casey on NBC's Chuck, in which he played one of the main characters during the show's five seasons, is one of his most prominent roles for which he is renowned.

Baldwin reunited with former Firefly co-star Nathan Fillion in season four of Castle. In the 21st episode, "Headhunters," which aired on April 16, 2012, he played Detective Ethan Slaughter. In season eight, episode six, "Cool Boys," he returned to Castle.

For his work as Jayne Cobb in the television series Firefly, Baldwin earned a SyFy Genre Award in 2006 for Best Supporting Actor/Television.

In Superman: Doomsday, Baldwin plays Superman, based on D.C. Comics' The Death of Superman. In the massively multiplayer online game D.C. Universe Online, he also voices the role.

Baldwin appears in the Xbox 360 games Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST as Corporal Taylor "Dutch" Miles in the latter. Baldwin also lends his voice to several resistance troops and residents in Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and is featured in Mass Effect 2 alongside his Chuck co-star, Yvonne Strahovski, as Quarian Marine squad captain Kal'Reegar.

Personal Life

With his wife, Ami Julius, he has three children. He supports Ride 2 Recovery, a bike-riding group that helps wounded soldiers get back on their feet. He took part in the "Don't Mess With Texas Challenge" cycling ride in 2009.

Networth

Adam Baldwin's net worth is 5 million dollars, and he gained it through acting. Besides acting in the movie, he had also been a voice actor for different animated films like D.C. Universe Online, Superman: Doomsday, Mass Effect 2, Half-life: 2 Episodes Double Bang, How to make an American Quilt, and others.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 27 Feb, 1962
Age: 58 yrs
Occupations: Voice actor
Film actor
Television actor
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Winnetka
Education: New Trier High School
Gender: Male
Description: Actor from the United States
Twitter Id: AdamBaldwin
Net Worth 2021: 5 million
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Last Modified: Feb 19 2023
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