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Name:
Adam Baldwin
Birthdate: February 27, 1962
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height: 6'4" (1.93m)
Adam Baldwin, who is not a "Baldwin Brother",
grew up in the Chicago area and went to New Trier Township
High School East, in Winnetka, IL. He has been in over sixty
films, from the big studio movies to the small independent
films. He got into acting when he was discovered in Chicago
when he was chosen for the title role in the 1980 filme, "My
Bodyguard". He was chosen over 4,000 aspiring actors
for this role, and so began Adam's career.
Adam has worked along side many of Hollywoods
great actors and creative minds, such as director Stanley
Kubrick, who directed one of the greatest war movies of all
time, "Full Metal Jacket". He caught the attention
early on of Robert Redford, earning him a role in "Ordinary
People" in 1980. Roland Emmerich and "Independence
Day". Mel Gibson in "The Patriot" Just to name
a few.
Adam has made a name for himself in the world
of television. Many sci-fi fans will know him well as Knowle
Rohrer, the dangerou Super Soldier, from the last two seasons
of "The X-Files". But many around the world will
remember him as Jayne Cobb, the crude mercinary, on Joss Whedon's
"Firefly". His role as Jayne Cobb would be revived
in a huge, unpresidented movie, "Serenity". He has
also guest starred in "Angel", and was a leading
role in FOX's "The Inside" as Special Agent Danny
Love. Adam was a supporting character in the one season drama,
"Day Break", which aired in the fall of 2006 on
ABC.
Watch Adam on NBC's new dramedy, "Chuck",
every Monday at 8/7c.
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