Justin Baldoni

Justin Baldoni
Baldoni at the 2015 PaleyFest presentation for the Jane the Virgin
Born	Justin Louis Baldoni (1984-01-24) January 24, 1984 Los Angeles, California, USA
Alma mater	California State University, Long Beach
Occupation	Actor, Director
Years active	2004–present
Home town	Medford, Oregon, USA
Spouse(s)	Emily Baldoni (m. 2013)
Children	1

Justin Louis Baldoni (born January 24, 1984) is an actor, director and entrepreneur. He can currently be seen playing Rafael on CW’s Award winning phenomenon, Jane the Virgin.

He’s the founder of Wayfarer Entertainment, he created the most watched digital documentary series in history “My Last Days”, which has gone on to help raise over 1m for various families and charities. The second season aired on CW and he is currently filming the third season. Wayfarer focuses on disruptively inspirational content that inspires, educates, and empowers.

Additionally, Baldoni is slated to produce and direct his two feature films, one with Warner Brothers and one with CBS Studios.

As a positive influence in media and rooted in a faith that believes in being of service to mankind. He founded the Wayfarer Nonprofit, which started the 1st annual carnival for the homeless.

He is extremely passionate about using his platform to redefine masculinity, and empower women. He believes that "we all have the ability to make our lives a beautiful prayer" and currently travels the country speaking to youth and companies on how to make our work a form of service to humanity.

Baldoni currently resides in Los Angeles with his family; wife Emily, daughter Maiya Baldoni, and the family is expecting a baby boy in November.

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 from a Jewish family and his father is of Italian ancestry. Baldoni's parents joined the Bahá'í Faith, which Baldoni practices devoutly.^[2][3] 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 during 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.^[4] 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.^[5]

In 2008, Baldoni wrote, produced, and directed his first music video that was selected and showcased at the Dawn Breakers International Film Festival.^[6]

Baldoni is scheduled to direct and produce an untitled "young adult tearjerker" for CBS Films based on an original script by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis.^[7]

Baldoni announced that he is developing a men's talk show through his media company Wayfarer Entertainment. The talk show, titled “The Men’s Room,” is a weekly panel series that explores what it means to be a man today and challenges the stereotypical definitions of masculinity.^[8]

Personal life

After over a year of dating, Baldoni married Swedish actress Emily Baldoni (née Foxler) in July 2013 in Corona, California.^[9] The Baldonis have one daughter Maiya, born in 2015. They are currently expecting their second child. ^[10]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

• Justin Baldoni on IMDb
• Justin Baldoni Interview