Baldoni, Justin

Justin Louis Baldoni was born on January 24, 1984 in Los Angeles , California , but grew up in Medford, Oregon . His mother, Sharon Baldoni ( born Sharon Baldoni ), has Jewish roots, and his father, Sam Baldoni ( born Sam Baldoni ) - Italian origin ^{[1] [2] [3]} . In adolescence, Justin was fond of football, athletics and was a DJ on a local radio station. Unfortunately, due to injury Baldoni was forced to say goodbye to sports ^[4] . Justin decided to start an acting career and moved to Los Angeles. ^[5]

At the beginning of his career, he played small roles in several films and TV shows, and also independently shot a music video for the International Film Festival "Down Brichers" (the Dawn Breakers International Film Festival ) ^[6] .

In 2012, Baldoni created the most popular digital documentary series in history called “My Last Days” ^[7] . The second season was broadcasted by the CW channel, the third should be aired in the winter of 2018 ^[8] . Following this success, Baldoni founded Wayfarer Entertainment, a digital media studio.

Recognition of the actor brought the series " Virgin Jane " (2014 - present.), Based on the eponymous Venezuelan telenovela. At the center of the plot is a religious Latin American young woman who becomes a victim of occasional artificial insemination during a visit to a gynecologist. Justin plays Rafael Solano, the father of a child.

Baldoni is active in technology. In 2013, he co-founded the Shout application, which aims to positively change user interaction on the Internet ^[7] , and in May 2017, he launched the Belly Bump application for pregnant women and young mothers ^[9] .

In July 2017, the Variety publication announced that Baldoni Wayfarer Entertainment was developing a male talk show called “Man Enough” . The show promised to explore what it was like to be a man today ^[10] . “The program really came into being because I wanted to immerse myself in what it really means to be a man ... why are we who we are?” Said Baldoni in an interview ^[11] . The show was attended by such famous men as Matt McGorry and Javier Munoz ^[12] .

Justin Baldoni is a feminist who does not hide his beliefs. In August 2017, it became known that he would speak at the annual TEDWomen conference ^[13] . TEDWomen speeches are usually either about women or are about gender issues.

In March 2019, Justin Baldoni’s “ One Meter From Each Other ” will premiere in the United States, in which the main roles are played by Cole Sprows and Hayley Lou Richardson ^[14] . In Russia, the rights to display the film acquired film company Volga, she will release the film in the Russian rental on April 18 ^[15] . Baldoni also plans to act as director and producer of the film adaptation of the book “Fly a Little Higher” by the writer Laura Sobic with the support of Warner Bros. ^[16] .

In 2013, Baldoni married Swedish actress Emily Foxler. On June 27, 2015, the couple had a daughter, Maya Grace Baldoni ^[17] . On October 18, 2017, the couple had a son Maxwell Roland-Samuel Baldoni ^[18] .

Cinema

Television

Links

• Interview with Justin Baldoni