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Kevin Bacon

For other uses, see Kevin Bacon (disambiguation).

Kevin Bacon
Bacon at the 2025 Tribeca Festival
Born
Kevin Norwood Bacon

(1958-07-08) July 8, 1958 (age 66)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present
WorksFilmography
Spouse
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(m. 1988)​
Children2, including Sosie Bacon
FatherEdmund Bacon
Relatives
Websitebaconbros.com

Kevin Norwood Bacon[1] (born July 8, 1958)[2] is an American actor. Known for various roles, including leading man characters, Bacon has received numerous accolades such as a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Bacon made his feature film debut in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and performed in Diner (1982) before his breakthrough role in the musical-drama film Footloose (1984). Since then, he has starred in critically acclaimed films such as JFK (1991), A Few Good Men (1992), Apollo 13 (1995), Mystic River (2003), and Frost/Nixon (2008). Other credits include Friday the 13th (1980), Tremors (1990), The River Wild (1994), Balto (1995), The Woodsman (2004), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), X-Men: First Class (2011), and Patriots Day (2016). Bacon has also directed the films Losing Chase (1996) and Loverboy (2005).

On television, Bacon received a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role as Michael Strobl in the HBO original film Taking Chance (2009). He starred in the Fox drama series The Following from 2013 to 2015. Bacon played the title role in Amazon Prime Video series I Love Dick from 2016 to 2017. From 2019 to 2022, he starred in the Showtime series City on a Hill.[3]

In 2003, Bacon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[4] His prolific career in a variety of genres has led him to become associated with the concept of interconnectedness among people, as evidenced by the trivia game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon". He is a brand ambassador for British mobile network operator EE and has been featured in advertisements for the company.[5] Bacon is married to actress Kyra Sedgwick.

  1. ^ Roberts, Gary Boyd. "Ten Further Hollywood Figures (or Groups Thereof)". New England Historic Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on January 13, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2008.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference actor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Porter, Rick (October 27, 2022). "'City on a Hill' Canceled After Three Seasons on Showtime". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Hollywood Walk of Fame - Kevin Bacon". Hollywood Walk of Fame. September 30, 2003. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  5. ^ O'Reilly, Laura (October 1, 2012). "EE unveils 'six degrees of Bacon' launch ads". Marketing Week. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

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