42. Stephen Baldwin

42. Stephen Baldwin

Momma and poppa Baldwin did a fine job of raising sons seemingly born for success in the world of movies. All of the Baldwin children are actors, with Alec being the most successful of them. Stephen Baldwin would likely be seen as the least successful, but he should still have earned enough by now to have no financial concerns at all. He hasn't, because he seems determined never to learn his lesson.

Baldwin just doesn't seem to like the idea of paying his taxes, no matter how many times he's taken to court to make him do so. He went bankrupt in 2009 because he owed tax money. His home was repossessed in 2017 due to years of not paying the mortgage, or any of his taxes. He's been convicted and sentenced to five years probation because he didn't pay any taxes for three years in a row. Alec, please, give your brother a call and tell him to start paying what he owes!

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Did You Know...

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.

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