Justin Baldoni

Justin Louis Baldoni (born January 24, 1984) is an American actor and director.

Background

Baldoni was born in Los Angeles, California, and was raised in Medford, Oregon, the son of Sharon and Sam Baldoni.^[1] His mother is Jewish and his father is of Italian ancestry. Baldoni was raised in the Bahá'í Faith.^[2] Baldoni played soccer and ran track in high school, and was a radio disc jockey at a local top 40 radio station. Unfortunately, his hopes of playing professional sports were foiled when he tore his hamstring his senior year. Even with his injury, Baldoni was offered a place on the Long Beach State track team his freshman year at California State University.^[3] However, he was not able to fully rehabilitate his hamstring in time, and Baldoni left Long Beach for Los Angeles. While moving into a new apartment building, Baldoni met a manager who advised him to pursue a career in acting.^[4]

In 2008, Baldoni wrote, produced, and directed his first music video that was selected and showcased at the Dawn Breakers International Film Festival.^[5]

He shortly after directed a short film entitled "The Walk to Fame" for Warner Brothers artist Jason Derulo and various music videos for Brendan James and S-Curve artist Andy Grammer.

Filmography

Footnotes

External links

• Justin Baldoni at the Internet Movie Database
• Justin Baldoni Interview