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Adam Baldwin Mini-Bio:
Adam Baldwin is an American actor best known for his role as Animal Mother in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, and established a cult following as Jayne Cobb in the series Firefly, and movie Serenity. 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 work includes the movie 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 work was in the 2005 remake of The Poseidon Adventure. Baldwin won the SyFy Genre Awards in 2006 for Best Supporting Actor/Television for his role as Jayne Cobb in the television series Firefly. Adam Baldwin is not related to the Baldwin brothers.
| VITAL STATS | Adam Baldwin Information:
| | Eye color: | Blue | | Height: | 6' 4" | | Hair Color: | Dark Brown | | Heritage: | Adam is of Irish-American decent. | | Nickname(s): |
| | Notable feature(s): | Stocky Build | | Education: | Adam studied at New Trier Township High School East in Winnetka, Illinois | | Family: | Wife: Ami Julius Son: Devlin Shephard Baldwin born October 17, 1996 | | Resides in: | Malibu, California | | Religious affiliations: |
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| | Personal interests/hobbies: | During his time away from work, Adam likes to golf, mountain bike, go bowling, play Frisbee and baseball. | | Charities/Causes: | Adam is an active supporter of the Marine Corps/Law Enforcement Foundation, a charity group whose aim is to raise funds to send fallen soldiers' and law enforcers' children to school on scholarship. | | Other (Trivia): | Favorite Western Films
- The Wild Bunch
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Once Upon a Time in the West
- Red River
- The Culpepper Cattle Company
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