Editing William Baldwin (section)

==Early life==
Baldwin was born in [[Massapequa, New York]],<ref name=biography.com /> the son of Carol Newcomb ([[née]] Martineau; December 15, 1929 – May 26, 2022), founder of The Baldwin Fund and Alexander Rae Baldwin Jr (October 26, 1927 – April 15, 1983). His father was a high school history/social studies teacher and football coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/97/Alec-Baldwin.html |title=Alec Baldwin Biography (1958–) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=September 29, 2010}}</ref> He is the brother of actors [[Alec Baldwin|Alec]], [[Daniel Baldwin|Daniel]], and [[Stephen Baldwin|Stephen]], sometimes collectively known as the Baldwin brothers, and of sisters Beth and Jane, all together known as the Baldwin family. Baldwin was raised in a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] family, and has [[Irish Americans|Irish]] and [[French people|French]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.helenheart.com/alec/article/interview89.html |title=Helen's Alec Baldwin site-Interview, 1989 |publisher=Helenheart.com |access-date=September 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711161519/http://www.helenheart.com/alec/article/interview89.html |archive-date=July 11, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-hometown_alec,0,6869261.story|title= Alec Baldwin: 'I was like Monty Clift in ''A Place in the Sun''. I was from the other side of the tracks.'|first= Blake |last= Green|work=[[Newsday]]|location=New York City / Long Island|date= 2004|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050206124240/http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-hometown_alec,0,6869261.story|archive-date=February 6, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> A graduate of [[Alfred G. Berner High School]] (in which one of his schoolmates was [[Rex Heuermann]]) and [[Binghamton University]], where he was a varsity [[Collegiate wrestling|wrestler]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=William Baldwin's support adds weight to wrestling championships|url=http://postgazette.com/magazine/19990325baldwin3.asp|date=March 25, 1999|first=Barbara|last= Vancheri|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|access-date=October 7, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012203757/http://www.postgazette.com/magazine/19990325baldwin3.asp|archive-date=October 12, 2008}}</ref> He has a degree in [[political science]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 14, 2023 |title=What we know about Rex Heuermann, suspect in Gilgo Beach murders that shook Long Island more than a decade ago - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach-murders-suspect-long-island-serial-killings/ |access-date=August 4, 2023 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>