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The self-described "black sheep" of the famous Long Island acting clan,
darkly handsome, slightly chunky Daniel Baldwin was the last of the siblings
to enter the business, working as a sports handicapper until deciding the
money was just too good not to pursue. With the help of his more high-profile
brothers Alec, William and Stephen, he quickly established himself and
compiled a respectable resume after debuting in the NBC TV-movie "Too Good
to Be True" (1988).
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Including feature roles in "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989), "Harley
Davidson and the Marlboro Man" (1991) and "Hero" (1992), His first big break,
however, came through television with the short-lived CBS sitcom "Sydney"
(1990), in which he played Cheezy, an over-sexed associate of star Valerie
Bertinelli. Although he had the title role in "Ned Blessing: The True Story
of My Life" (CBS, 1992) he was not in the subsequent, short-lived 1993
series ("Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times") because he had
already landed the part for which he is still best-known.
NBC's gritty Baltimore-based cop show "Homicide: Life on the Street" cast
Baldwin as wise guy Detective Beau Felton. Although he gained good reviews,
he left the show after two seasons (1993-95) and his character was
eventually a murder victim in a powerful two-part episode in 1997. TV-movies
like HBO's "The Attack of the 50-Foot Woman" (as Daryl Hannah's loutish
husband) CBS' "Family of Cops" (1995, playing Charles Bronson's son) and
NBC's "Twisted Desire" (1996, opposite significant other Isabella Hofmann)
continued to show him in a good light, but his big-screen career failed to
ignite, despite nice contributions to Lee Tamahori's "Mulholland Falls" and
Steve Buscemi's "Trees Lounge" (both 1996). A string of direct-to-video
releases followed before better roles began coming his way. Unfortunately,
while in NYC in early 1998 to film the romantic comedy "It Had to Be You",
the recovering substance abuser fell off the wagon with an alarming thud,
and the tabloid embarrassment that ensued put the actor's career in serious
jeopardy. (He was arrested and immediately replaced in the film by Michael
Rispoli). Ironically, "John Carpenter's Vampires" (1998, filmed before the
incident) was released while Baldwin was undergoing treatment in a rehab
center and contained perhaps his best feature work to date. As James Woods'
partner in tracking and killing the undead who becomes involved with a
victim of a vampire's bite, he displayed not only a tough guy persona but
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