Stephen Baldwin Biographies - Seasons 2 and 3
Stephen Baldwin portrays the comical and carefree William (Buffalo Bill) Cody as a young man, before becomes legend of yesteryear in MGM/UA's Emmy Award and Western Heritage Awardwinning ABC series "The Young Riders." The overly self-confident, yet undeniably saavy Cody is quick with a joke or wild scheme and possesses an uncanny marksman's eye.
"Cody is a paradox of a whimsical clown and a shrewd young man. He takes himself very seriously, but not too much to not accept his own theatricality with a sense of humor. He is brave, light-hearted and often exaggerates wildly. Cody is a charmer and a con-man and rather unpredictable, but he is much too clever to be reckless", states Baldwin.
Raised in Massapequa, Long Island, Baldwin is the youngest of four brothers (all actors) and two sisters. His naturally outgoing and charismatic personality lead him to discover acting while in high school, where he was "a cutup and a ham". Further inspired by the success of his older brother Alec, he began to seriously pursue acting and enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He also studied his craft at the Herbert Berghof Studio.
Baldwin's first off-Broadway theatre role was a part in, "Out in America" co-starring Darryl Hannah. His television credits include: the PBS specials "The Prodigious Hickey", "The Return of Hickey" and "The Beginning of the Firm"; the recent ABC television movie "Jury Duty" with Heather Locklear; and guest star roles on "Family Ties," "China Beach," "Kate and Allie" and "Kate O'Brien". "The Young Riders" is his first series.
His film credits include roles in "Last Exit to Brooklyn," "The Beast," "Homeboy" with Mickey Rourke and Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July," with Tom Cruise.
During summer hiatus, Baldwin captured the much sought after lead role in two of the four prestigious Calvin Klein 1990 campaign ads which began airing in September.
Baldwin resides in New York with his wife, Kennya and spends his free time composing and reading poetry. He also enjoys spending time with his family, playing billiards and speed racing. Baldwin recently won 1st place in the 1990 Celebrity Division at the Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix.
"The Young Riders" is a Pendragon Entertainment and the
Ogiens/Kane Company in association with MGM/UA Television Production Group for the ABC Television Network. MGM/UA Television is a division of MGM-Pathe Communications Co.
BIOGRAPHY- Season 3
STEPHEN BALDWIN
Stephen Baldwin portrays the comical and carefree William (Buffalo Bill) Cody before he becomes a western legend, in MGM Television's Emmy Award and Western Heritage Award-winning series THE YOUNG RIDERS. Overly self-confident yet undeniably savvy, Cody is quick with a joke or wild scheme, and possesses an uncanny marksman's eye.
Raised in Massapequa, NY on Long Island, Baldwin is the youngest of four brothers (all actors) and two sisters. His naturally outgoing and charismatic personality led him to discover acting while in high school, where he was considered "a cutup and a ham." Further inspired by the success of his older brother Alec, he began to seriously pursue acting when he enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He later continued his acting studies at the Herbert Berghof Studio.
Baldwin's first Off-Broadway theater role was in "Out in America," co-starring Darryl Hannah. His television credits include: the PBS specials "The Prodigious Hickey," "The Return of Hickey" and "The Beginning of the Firm"; the ABC television movie "Jury Duty" with Heather Locklear; and guest-starring roles on "Family Ties," "China Beach," "Kate and Allie" and "Kate O'Brien-"
His film credits include "Last Exit to Brooklyn", "The Beast," "Homeboy" with Mickey Rourke, and Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July” with Tom Cruise. During his summer hiatus, Baldwin filmed "The Bridge," a coming-of-age drama also starring Jason Gedrick ("Backdraft") and Josh Charles ("Dead Poets Society"), and produced by Bobby Newmeyer ("Sex, Lies and Videotape") and written by Mike Binder ("Coupe de Ville") . "The Bridge" will have its premiere at the acclaimed Sundance Film Festival.
Baldwin also appeared in two of the four avant-garde 1990 Calvin Klein television campaign ads. THE YOUNG RIDERS is his first series.
Baldwin resides in New York with his wife, Kennya, and spends his free time composing and reading poetry. Having recently won first place in the 1990 Celebrity Division at the Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix Baldwin enjoys speed racing as well as the less dangerous activities of playing billiards and spending time with his family.
THE YOUNG RIDERS is a Ogiens/Kane Company Production in association with MGM/UA Television Production Group, a division of MGM-Pathe communications Co.