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Stephen Baldwin is an actor, producer, author, radio host, director, and "evangelical freak daddy." But most of all he’s a Baldwin. You can check out Stephenbaldwin.com to see everything the littlest bro has been up to, but first feast on this heavenly interrogation.

Hi, Stephen. You’re directing?

It’s a western calling Riding Destiny. It’s the story of a guy who’s run away from his cowboy past and come to L.A. and become a stuntman and how he has to come back home and face the life of the people he tried to escape from.

Story of my life! Will you be in it?

I’m not sure yet. The guys putting up the money would like me to be. If I do, I’ll play the bartender or something.

Speaking of money men: You recently pleaded guilty to not filing taxes for 2008, 2009, and 2010. How’s your financial situation now?

Getting better and better, slowly. When you do what I’ve done—the normal Hollywood way, where you let people do things for you—and then you make certain choices where you have to learn to do it for yourself, which is how you should do it, it caused me to get way behind in stuff. I wouldn’t change a thing because it’s been a very important learning thing.

Getting in deep shit with the IRS was something you wouldn’t change?

Actually, I wouldn’t because when you’re somebody that’s in the public eye, just because you’re paying accountants and they tell you they sent the return in, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t circle back around and make sure things were done correctly. I learned in an extremely hard way that the accountability falls with me.

You’re the youngest Baldwin, right?

I’m the baby of the bunch and mom’s favorite.

Is it a blessing or a curse?

It’s a blessing because the Baldwin vibe on the street is what I live for the most. I think our name is something that a lot of people get a good feeling about and brings a smile to their face and we’re very fortunate. For four boys from a schoolteacher from Massapequa, we’ve been pretty blessed.

But aren’t you embarrassed when Alec explodes all over the place, like his recent flareup about the (subsequently withdrawn) article claiming his wife tweeted at Gandolfini’s funeral?

I wouldn’t use the word embarrassed. Obviously he has a track record of losing his temper. [laughs] I just think in this particular moment he said things that just about anybody might say, even though it’s obvious that person is not homophobic. It’s quite obvious my brother is hugely a supporter and almost a crusader. He’s gone out of his way for gay rights. Does it make it right? No. Do I think it reveals some hidden perception that he has? Absolutely not.

Well, a little consistency would be nice.

I would just ask that everybody pray for him so he could have that moment of grace before he gets upset.

I’m not much of a prayer.

That’s OK. I’m sure some of your readers will be.

Not sure. So you’re born again?

I’m your full blown charismatic evangelical freak daddy. By the way, I’m on my way with my daughter to get a raw raspberry granola parfait. Back in the day, for you and I, that was Carvel.

No, I’m on top of the new dairy trends. I just went to the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop.

My daughter just said that’s supposed to be amazing.

Ooh, she’s listening! And savvy! Is your marriage more compatible because you’re religious together?

When you say “religious,” my wife would make the joke, “We’re not religious, we’re people of faith because the word ‘religion’ never appears in the bible.” We were just willing to try this thing the way the bible says and not the way we were doing things before that, which I understand to a lot of people can sound a little freaky but true Christianity in this world IS freaky.

Well I happen to be a raging homosexual….

I’ve known you for years and I wouldn’t say you’re raging.

All right, let’s say flaming. Do I need to get back on my knees—which I’m already on—and repent, even though I pay taxes?

The truth is the real Christian experience is truly about repenting every day because there is no Christian that doesn’t sin.

Sorry, but I don’t think I‘m sinning by being honest about who I am.

The reason for the experience is to come into the understanding that there is a freedom and a peace according to God’s will.

There’s also a shame and oppression.

But most of that crap is what’s been spewed by the people, not the bible.

Oh, You mean they misinterpret the good book as a tool of nastiness?

Yeah. Most of the negativity has come from in my opinion misrepresentation by human beings.

On a lovelier note, you live in Nyack. They have great thrift shops.

Nyack is a beautiful place along the river, and besides, it allows me to be on the lookout for Rosie O’Donnell without her helmet. She rides a big Harley.

A big power lesbian.

But she deliberately doesn’t wear a helmet because she defies law enforcement to bring her in.

They won’t go near her.

Probably not.

What’s been your best work, careerwise?

Barney Rubble, no question.

WHAT? Oh, the mention of Rosie made you think of that.

She was in the first one, I was in the second one. It was the best time I ever had making a movie.

I don’t know if it’ll go down in history.

A lot of folks say Usual Suspects.

Do you still have the Hannah Montana tattoo you got in some devil’s pact so Miley would put you on her show?

You just made my daughter laugh. She’s on your side of my Miley Cyrus tattoo. She wished I never got it. But yes, I’m proud of it.

But pesky Miley didn’t come through?

Not yet. I’m keeping the faith. I believe at one point she’ll let me do craft services on one of her movies. [laughs]

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