Daniel Leroy Baldwin (born October 5, 1960) is an American
actor,
producer and
director. He is the second oldest of the four
Baldwin brothers, all of whom are actors.
Early life
Baldwin was born in
Massapequa, New York, the son of Carol Newcomb (
née Martineau), a
breast cancer survivor who founded the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center of the University Hospital and Medical Center at Stony Brook, and Alexander Rae Baldwin, Jr., a
high school history/social studies teacher and
football coach.
[Alec Baldwin Biography (1958-)] Baldwin was raised in a
Catholic family of
Irish,
English and
French descent.
[Helen's Alec Baldwin site-Interview, 1989][Alec Baldwin - Juvenile Delinquency, The White House, Newsday - Newsday.com] In addition to his three famous actor brothers,
Alec (born 1958),
William (born 1963) and
Stephen (born 1966), Baldwin has two sisters, Beth Baldwin Keuchler (born 1955), and Jane Baldwin Sasso (born 1965).
Baldwin was a standout high school football player and graduated in 1979 from
Alfred G. Berner High School in Massapequa, NY. He also attended McKenna Junior High School.
