His father and brother worked in the insurance business, and Baker initially planned to have the same career.
After his sophomore year, Baker transferred to the University of Minnesota, where he continued to work in theater.
It was well received by the judges and he continued to appear on the show fifteen more times before winning the grand prize of one-hundred thousand dollars.
[2] In 1989, he won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Male Newcomer for his role on General Hospital.
[6] In January 1991, Soap Opera Digest reported that the show's executive producer Gloria Monty had dismissed Baker and several of his co-stars from their roles.
[6] Baker was cast as Craig Lawson on the ABC soap opera All My Children, first airing in 1991.
[9] Baker appeared in the television film Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal.
[9][6] In 1996, Baker had a recurring role as Brian Alexander on The WB drama series Savannah.
[13] From 1999 to 2002, Baker guest starred on Party of Five, Becker, Even Stevens, Angel, Baywatch, Grosse Pointe, and Glory Days.