Billy Baldwin Biography

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NAME: Billy Baldwin
OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Television Actor
BIRTH DATE: February 21, 1963 (Age: 50)
EDUCATION: Binghamton University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Massapequa, New York
Full Name: William Joseph Baldwin
ZODIAC SIGN: Pisces

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Billy Baldwin is one of the four Baldwin brothers, all actors. He starred as a firefighter in the hit film Backdraft and is a recurring character on television's Gossip Girl.

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In 2007, he moved his family from New York to Los Angeles to star in Dirty Sexy Money, a television series about a wealthy political family. The show lasted two seasons and was canceled after the 2008 writers' strike. In 2010, Baldwin guest-starred on the hit series Gossip Girl as the estranged father of lead character Serena van der Woodsen.

In 2010, after checking into treatment for anxiety problems,

Baldwin's wife Chynna Phillips briefly filed for divorce before immediately withdrawing the papers. Other than that, William Baldwin's personal life has been considerably tamer than those of his brothers, who have grappled with high-profile divorces (Alec) and drug addictions (Daniel and Stephen). Baldwin jokingly calls himself the "white sheep" of the family. He lives in New York with his wife and children and works with several charities, including the Creative Coalition and the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund, which he and his brothers started in honor of their mother, a cancer survivor. When he feels overwhelmed, he told one interviewer, "I try to take a deep breath and just remember how lucky I am."