Born
February 27, 1962 (1962-02-27) (age 47)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Occupation
Film and Television Actor
Years active
1980 — present
Height
6' 4" (1.93 m)
Spouse
Ami Julius(? - present) 3 children
Milestones
* 1979 Discovered by director Tony Bill while attending high school in Chicago, IL (date approximate)
* 1980 Cast as the title character in My Bodyguard (feature debut)
* 1983 First film in a leading role, D.C. Cab
* 1984 TV-movie debut, Off Sides
* 1987 Appeared in Stanley Kubrick s Full Metal Jacket
* 1995 Played Winona Ryder s father in How to Make an American Quilt
* 1996 Appeared in Independence Day
* 1996 Cast in short-lived NASA television drama The Cape
* 2000 Appeared in The Patriot
* 2001 Had recurring role on Fox show The X Files
* 2002 Had featured role in Joss Whedon sci-fi drama Firefly on Fox
* 2005 Starred in Serenity, the feature-length adaptation of Joss Whedon s TV show Firefly
* Appeared in a Chicago production of Album
Biography
Adam Baldwin (born February 27, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor best known for his role as Animal Mother in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket.
He studied at the New Trier Township High School East at Winnetka, Illinois and once worked as a truck driver.
Appearing in dozens of films since 1980, Baldwin rose to prominence as the troubled outcast in My Bodyguard (1980), and moved on to bigger roles in D.C. Cab (1983), Full Metal Jacket, Independence Day (1996), Smoke Jumpers (1996) and Serenity (2005) — in which he reprises his role as the mercenary Jayne Cobb from the television series Firefly. His other television work includes Radio Flyer (1992), From the Earth to the Moon (1998), The X-Files, Men in Black: The Series, Stargate SG-1, The Inside, and Angel. His most recent television work was in the 2005 remake of The Poseidon Adventure.
Adam Baldwin is of no relation to the Baldwin brothers.
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