# Stephen Baldwin is making me laugh **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 23, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997 "2009-07-23T15:04:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/21 "2009-07-23T22:46:00Z")
How can you disappear diving in Venice? Isn’t that like disappearing diving in the Trevi Fountain? Oh, and: [How To Retain Your Dignity While Being Photographed With Stephen Baldwin](http://www.avclub.com/articles/how-to-retain-your-dignity-while-being-photographe,28419/) And: [Stephen Baldwin’s Personal Assistant Promoted To Stephen Baldwin](http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/stephen_baldwins_personal) ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/22 "2009-07-23T22:53:42Z")
Psst… his brother is famous. That’s the only reason he gets any attention. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/23 "2009-07-23T23:42:14Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > He’s really a passable actor in tough guy, character roles. It’s his nuttiness offscreen that’s derailed his career. Baldwin was perfectly competent in “The Usual Suspects,” and it’s not like he was surrounded by shitty actors by any stretch of the imagination. I feel bad for him. I don’t really give a shit what he does on his own time, so what’s so funny about someone going bankrupt? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/24 "2009-07-24T01:51:39Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Someone better put a leash on that puppy… Coincidentally (or maybe not), he looks just like my sister’s German Shepherd dog. According to my sis, that is. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/25 "2009-07-24T02:07:44Z")
He’s a really sweet guy IRL. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/26 "2009-07-24T07:09:05Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Baldwin was perfectly competent in “The Usual Suspects,” and it’s not like he was surrounded by shitty actors by any stretch of the imagination. > > I feel bad for him. I don’t really give a shit what he does on his own time, so what’s so funny about someone going bankrupt? He played Barney in _Viva Rock Vegas_, the Flintstones prequel. He was better than Rick Moranis, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/27 "2009-07-24T08:13:01Z")
It always weirds me out how much all of them look like clones of one another. Anyone know how [Danny](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Baldwin) is doing? ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/28 "2009-07-24T08:19:40Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Next there’s the section “WHATS UP,” which is apparently StevieB speak (the capitalization of punctuation stevie-B vary) for “links on the internets about me, no matter how disparaging.” Oh great. We are indexed by Google now, so you may have just lured StevieB to the boards. Are we quite ready to be Baldwined? You know we’re holding you responsible if he shows up, right? :p:D ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Cloud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@Little\_Cloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Cloud)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/29 "2009-07-24T09:48:15Z")
How sad. It sure sounds like he has some form of schizophrenia. Religious preoccupation is a common symptom and he is not making a lot of sense. I wouldn’t be surprised if his bankruptcy was caused by “religious scammers” taking advantage of his confusion and/or illness. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/30 "2009-07-24T10:30:36Z")
I’d heard about Baldwin’s goofy religious realizations and I was all geared up to watch him lose his shit on _I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!_ but he was actually quite normal. I mean he was normal compared to Spencer & Heidi Pratt, and Janice Dickinson (who make Ozzy look normal) … but he really kept the Jesus Crap to a minimum. Needless to say, I was quite disappointed in the editing of this show. There was not nearly enough crazy! Oh, and as for Daniel Baldwin…he made an appearance on the show too. He was a bulkier, more boring version of Stephen. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/31 "2009-07-24T13:03:40Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Baldwin was perfectly competent in “The Usual Suspects,” and it’s not like he was surrounded by shitty actors by any stretch of the imagination. > > I feel bad for him. I don’t really give a shit what he does on his own time, so what’s so funny about someone going bankrupt? I don’t care about his bankruptcy. His website (Weird right…? what is steve-B…thinkin Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm…?) and _Shark In Venice_ are funny. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/32 "2009-07-24T15:03:05Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > Oh great. We are indexed by Google now, so you may have just lured StevieB to the boards. Are we quite ready to be Baldwined? > > You know we’re holding you responsible if he shows up, right? > > :p:D I think he just did. > [@LurkerInNJ](#): > > He’s a really sweet guy IRL. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/33 "2009-07-24T15:43:24Z")
I remember his appearance on Hollywood Squares. There is something in his face (the eyes?) that just creeps me out. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/34 "2009-07-24T18:44:43Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Baldwin was perfectly competent in “The Usual Suspects,” and it’s not like he was surrounded by shitty actors by any stretch of the imagination. > > I feel bad for him. I don’t really give a shit what he does on his own time, so what’s so funny about someone going bankrupt? He’s a Christian! And a Conservative! That’s enough to be shit-canned by the Cool Cat Doper Illuminati. Btw, from what I’ve seen of Stephen Baldwin, he’s not the brightest bulb of the Baldwin pack. That distinction belongs to comic genius (and I mean that) Alec “My daughter is a rude pig” Baldwin. But if Stephen were brilliant & successful and still Christian & conservative, he’d then be hated & resented by the CCDI for that. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/35 "2009-07-24T19:07:44Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > He’s a Christian! And a Conservative! That’s enough to be shit-canned by the Cool Cat Doper Illuminati. > Btw, from what I’ve seen of Stephen Baldwin, he’s not the brightest bulb of the Baldwin pack. That distinction belongs to comic genius (and I mean that) Alec “My daughter is a rude pig” Baldwin. But if Stephen were brilliant & successful and still Christian & conservative, he’d then be hated & resented by the CCDI for that. Doesn’t your Jesus get upset when you make wild assumptions about the intentions and beliefs of strangers? My god does. He’s going to break your face now! ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/36 "2009-07-24T19:24:05Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Doesn’t your Jesus get upset when you make wild assumptions about the intentions and beliefs of strangers? My god does. He’s going to break your face now! I think you may have been whooshed. I read it as a joke, given the whole “Illuminati” angle. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/37 "2009-07-24T20:10:26Z")
Well… my god is still going to smash his face! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/38 "2009-07-24T20:31:07Z")
I’m moving this over to Cafe Society, because I think StevieB would want it that way. twickster, MPSIMS moderator ---
**Author:** ![smee\_goan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@smee\_goan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smee_goan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/39 "2009-07-25T00:55:15Z")
I think it was stupid ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997/40 "2009-07-25T01:27:16Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > He’s a Christian! And a Conservative! That’s enough to be shit-canned by the Cool Cat Doper Illuminati. Adam “Oh God! No realtion to that clan WHATSOEVER!” Baldwin says Stephen is the only one of the lot he can stand being around. Just a word to the wise among you Jayne fans–Stephen Baldwin may show up. :eek: ETA: Or he may be living above Adam’s garage. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-baldwin-is-making-me-laugh/503997.md?page=3)