Justin Baldoni

  • Actor, Director, and Producer
  • Author of 'Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity'
  • Host, 'The Man Enough Podcast'
  • Changemaker and Co-Founder, The Wayfarer Foundation

Actor, director, author, podcaster, and entrepreneur Justin Baldoni is a change-maker on a mission to create impactful media and entertainment. Baldoni spreads a powerful and vulnerable message of positive masculinity via brutal honesty and self-reflection that first went viral in his 2017 TED Talk Why I’m Done Trying to be ‘Man Enough’, which became the basis for his book Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity and his hit podcast The Man Enough Podcast.  He is the co-founder of Wayfarer Studios, a pioneering purpose-driven film and television studio that aims to elevate the human spirit and inspire change.  Best known as Rafael on Jane The Virgin, Baldoni first created and directed “My Last Days,” an award winning uplifting documentary series about life as told by courageous people living with a terminal illness, and made his feature film directorial debut in March 2019 with “Five Feet Apart,” which went on to become CBS Films’ third highest grossing film of all time earning over $91 million worldwide. In 2020, he directed and produced Wayfarer Studios’ first film project “Clouds,” which is now streaming on Disney+. The film is Disney’s first-ever narrative acquisition on its global platform. An insightful cultural commentator, his passionate anecdotes and analysis resonate long after the event’s conclusion.

Baldoni is also co-founder and co- chairman of BeLove.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the way communities see and respond to the needs of people experiencing homelessness. He is an in-demand speaker for college events, motivating audiences to reconsider their role in relationships and community, and transform their narratives to become true agents for social change by first transforming the person they see in the mirror.

 



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‘Man Enough’: UNDEFINING Masculinity

Actor, director, author, podcaster, and entrepreneur Justin Baldoni is a change-maker focused on spreading a powerful message of positive masculinity that went viral in his TED Talk Why I’m Done Trying to be ‘Man Enough’, which became the basis for his book Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity and ...

Actor, director, author, podcaster, and entrepreneur Justin Baldoni is a change-maker focused on spreading a powerful message of positive masculinity that went viral in his TED Talk Why I’m Done Trying to be ‘Man Enough’, which became the basis for his book Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity and his hit podcast The Man Enough Podcast. Baldoni vulnerably dives into traditional masculinity going where very few men will go, while sharing passionate personal anecdotes and analysis that resonate long after the event’s conclusion.

Purpose-Driven Leadership

Actor, director, producer, podcaster, and entrepreneur Justin Baldoni is the co-founder of Wayfarer Studios, a pioneering purpose-driven multi-platform film and TV studio that aims to elevates not just the content but the way the content is made. Every project at Wayfarer Studios seeks to elevate th ...

Actor, director, producer, podcaster, and entrepreneur Justin Baldoni is the co-founder of Wayfarer Studios, a pioneering purpose-driven multi-platform film and TV studio that aims to elevates not just the content but the way the content is made. Every project at Wayfarer Studios seeks to elevate the human spirit and remind its audience what really matters. As the founder and chairman of BeLove.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the way communities see and respond to the needs of people experiencing homelessness. He motivates audiences to reconsider their role in relationships and community and transform their narratives to become true agents for social change by first transforming the person they see in the mirror.

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<p>VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING: Justin Baldoni, Man Enough</p>

VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING: Justin Baldoni, Man Enough

JUSTIN BALDONI is a First Class Father, Actor, Director and filmmaker. As an entrepreneur, Baldoni co-founded Wayfarer Entertainment—a cause-driven media studio focused on creating content that highlights inspiration, unity, and the power of human connection. In addition to developing projects from ideation through release, Baldoni created the dinner conversation series, Man Enough, which dives into traditional masculinity while focusing on topics like body image, relationships, and fatherhood, and it has really taken off. He has spoken about his own journey with masculinity in a viral TED Talk. In this YouTube podcast, Justin shares his Fatherhood journey, he discusses the problem with the way dads are portrayed on TV and in Movies and how he is working to change it, he describes the importance of marriage and how old stereotypes about marriage need to change as well, talks about some upcoming projects, and more. From this TED Talk and conversation series came his book, Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity, which focuses on the social issues created by traditional masculinity through a brave, vulnerable, and honest narrative. The book has gotten a lot of buzz, including Baldoni being featured on the VeryWell Mind Podcast. From there, he began hosting his own podcast, The Man Enough Podcast, where he talks with guests about these topics. Baldoni also speaks at events about mental health, a topic many men don't feel they can open up about. He partakes in honest conversations about mental health to erase stigma and create change around the subject. 

<p>Virtual Programming: Actor and Filmmaker-with-a-mission Justin Baldoni's new film Clouds tells the inspiring true-life story of a teen with cancer, and inspires us to live fully every day</p>

Virtual Programming: Actor and Filmmaker-with-a-mission Justin Baldoni's new film Clouds tells the inspiring true-life story of a teen with cancer, and inspires us to live fully every day

In his new film Clouds, JUSTIN BALDONI, director of the acclaimed and deeply touching Five Feet Apart and My Last Days, tells the inspiring true story of teen Zach Sobiech's battle with cancer and his message to live for today. Clouds streams on Disney+ and is an honest, multi-dimensional and empathetic portrayal of a courageous person, and those who love him, coming to terms with a terminal illness.  

Clouds is the latest creation from Baldoni's purpose-driven media company Wayfarer Entertainment, whose mission is to create productions that elevate and speak to the human spirit.  He addresses important experiences and emotions in raw and honest ways, sometimes turning the lens on himself, as he did in his viral TED Talk which explored new definitions of marriage, fatherhood and manhood free from toxic traditional limitations of what masculinity could be.

A virtual event with Justin Baldoni brings your audience together to remember, celebrate and inspire. He is a fan favorite of all ages - he starred as Rafael the beloved hit show Jane the Virgin -  and is a person your audience wants to spend time with.  He inspires us to uplift our conversations and our media consumption to that which makes us see, feel and connect with more understanding and empathy.

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Justin Baldoni is an actor, director, producer, entrepreneur, and changemaker whose efforts are focused on creating impactful media and entertainment. Baldoni is the co-founder of Wayfarer Studios, an independent financial and production engine pioneering purpose-driven, multiplatform film and television productions that elevate and speak to the human spirit. He is also the founder of Wayfarer Entertainment, a social impact production company, and founder of Wayfarer Foundation, a non-profit which seeks to change the way communities see and respond to unhoused populations.

In 2019, Baldoni co-founded Wayfarer Studios with business leader, humanitarian and film producer Steve Sarowitz, disrupting the typical studio model by producing stories that serve as true agents for social change. Baldoni directed and produced Wayfarer Studios’ first featurefilm project, Clouds, which is based on the book Fly a Little Higher by Laura Sobiech about her son Zach. The film was acquired by Disney+, becoming Disney’s first-ever narrative acquisition on its global platform. In addition to Clouds, Wayfarer Studios has already built out a robust, genre-defying slate with innovative projects spanning film, scripted television, documentaries, digital platforms and more.

Baldoni made his feature-film directorial debut in March 2019 with Five Feet Apart for CBS Films and Lionsgate, starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson as Cystic Fibrosis patients who fall in love but aren’t allowed physical contact due to their medical condition. The film went on to gross $91 million worldwide, making it CBS Films’ third highest grossing film of all time, and was nominated for several awards including a People’s Choice Award nomination for “Drama Movie of 2019” and a Teen Choice Award nomination for “Choice Drama Movie.”

As a director, Baldoni is known to leave a lasting impression on his audience. In 2012, he created and directed The CW’s My Last Days, an uplifting documentary series about life as told by courageous people living with terminal illnesses. The series is currently in its fifth season on The CW and was recognized by the Television Academy Honors as one of the most powerful and impactful television shows of 2018 that inspired widespread social change.

Baldoni co-founded Wayfarer Entertainment in 2013—a social impact production company specializing in inspirational digital and branded content with a mission to create projects that benefit the world. Through this platform, he created the dinner conversation series, Man Enough, which dives into traditional masculinity while focusing on topics like body image, relationships, and fatherhood. He has spoken about his own journey with masculinity in a viral TED Talk as well as across college campuses in America, which he turned into his book, Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity, and his own podcast, The Man Enough Podcast, where he talks with guests about these topics.

Baldoni is also founder and chairman of The Wayfarer Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the way communities see and respond to the needs of people experiencing homelessness. Each year, The Wayfarer Foundation puts on one of Los Angeles’ largest volunteer events, the Skid Row Carnival of Love, which provides connection, services, and resources to people who are experiencing homelessness in LA’s Skid Row community. Over the past few years, over 6,000 volunteers have served over 15,000 guests, providing them access to over 100 service partners.

Baldoni first rose to worldwide fame through his role as “Rafael” on The CW’s award-winning phenomenon Jane the Virgin.