The Baldwin family is an American family of professional performers, including the four acting siblings Alec,

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and

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, who are known collectively as the Baldwin brothers.

Ancestry

The Baldwin family’s patrilineal line traces to a Richard Baldwin, who lived in England, c. the 1500s. Through their father Alexander Rae Baldwin Jr., the Baldwins are descended from the ''

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'' passenger John Howland. The four brothers are therefore the 13th generation of their family to be born in North America.

Members

* The four Baldwin brothers: ** Alec **

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* Present or former wives / partners to the Baldwin brothers: ** Kim Basinger – ex-wife of Alec ** Hilaria Baldwin – wife of Alec **

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– former partner of Daniel ** Chynna Phillips – wife of William ** Kennya Baldwin – wife of Stephen * Baldwin brothers' children and their spouses/partners: **

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– daughter of AlecMiller, Samantha
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Actors

Adam Baldwin Adam Baldwin (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor. He starred in '' Full Metal Jacket'' (1987) as Animal Mother, as well as in the television series ''Firefly'' and its continuation film ''Serenity'' as Jayne Cobb. His roles include Sti ...

and A. Michael Baldwin are not related to the family.

Family tree

Hollywood

Three of the four brothers (Daniel, William, and Stephen) appear in the

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film '' Born on the Fourth of July''. In 1996, E! True Hollywood Story produced a television documentary about the brothers, eponymously titled ''The Baldwin Brothers''.

In popular culture

* In the 1995 film '' Clueless'', "Baldwin" is used as a slang term for an attractive male, coined by writer-director Amy Heckerling after the four brothers. * In the 1999 film '' South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'', when the United States declares war against Canada, the Royal Canadian airforce are depicted bombing the Baldwins (along with another acting dynasty, the Arquettes) as a pre-emptive strike.

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