• Name: Adam Baldwin
  • Date of Birth: February 27, 1962
  • Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mini-bio: is a 6'4" 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.
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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.
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"It was never the fame or fortune that drove me to act. It was something I love and enjoy doing it. A lot of people identify who they are by what they do and that's not me. It's what I do but not who I am. Who I am is a parent. I'm a family man." - Adam Baldwin
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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.

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  • Which Baldwin brother can be seen playing Jayne in the 2005 film Serenity and tv series Firefly ?  Answer »
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  • In the 1987 movie FULL METAL JACKET - What was the name of the character that Adam Baldwin played?  Answer »

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