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Kevin Bacon(I)

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Kevin Bacon
Take a closer look at the various roles Kevin Bacon has played throughout his acting career.
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Kevin Norwood Bacon was born on July 8, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Ruth Hilda (Holmes), an elementary school teacher, and Edmund Norwood Bacon, a prominent architect who was on the cover of Time Magazine in November 1964.

Kevin's early training as an actor came from The Manning Street. His debut as the strict Chip Diller in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) almost seems like an inside joke, but he managed to escape almost unnoticed from that role. Diner (1982) became the turning point after a couple of television series and a number of less-than-memorable movie roles. In a cast of soon-to-be stars, he more than held his end up, and we saw a glimpse of the real lunatic image of The Bacon. He also starred in Footloose (1984), She's Having a Baby (1988), Tremors (1990) with Fred Ward, Flatliners (1990), and Apollo 13 (1995).

Bacon is married to actress Kyra Sedgwick, with whom he has 2 children.
BornJuly 8, 1958
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BornJuly 8, 1958
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 16 wins & 28 nominations total

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Kevin Bacon in The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special (2022)
Kevin Bacon in The Big Picture (1989)
Kevin Bacon and Teri Hatcher in The Big Picture (1989)
Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in Whipping Post (2022)
Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in Tenderness (2022)
Kevin Bacon and Joanne Kelly in Take Me Home (2022)
Kevin Bacon and Corbin Bernsen in A Program of Complete Disorder (2022)
Kevin Bacon, Anna Chlumsky, Carrie Preston, and Boone Platt in They/Them (2022)
Kevin Bacon in Overtime White and Overtime Stupid (2021)
Kevin Bacon in Bill Russell's Bedsheets (2021)
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Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried in You Should Have Left (2020)

Known for

Kevin Bacon in Footloose (1984)
Footloose
6.6
  • Ren
  • 1984
Kevin Bacon in The Woodsman (2004)
The Woodsman
7.2
  • Walter
  • 2004
Hollow Man (2000)
Hollow Man
5.8
  • Sebastian Caine
  • 2000
Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, and Sean Penn in Mystic River (2003)
Mystic River
7.9
  • Sean Devine
  • 2003

Credits

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Actor

  • Leave the World Behind
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • The Toxic Avenger
    • Post-production
  • Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley
    • Post-production
  • Dave Bautista and Pom Klementieff in The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special (2022)
    The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special
    • Kevin Bacon
    • TV Special
    • 2022
  • Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
    City on a Hill
    • Jackie Rohr
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • Kevin Bacon, Drea de Matteo, Colson Baker, Travis Fimmel, and Storm Reid in One Way (2022)
    One Way
    • Fred Sullivan Sr.
    • 2022
  • Kevin Bacon, Cooper Koch, Monique Kim, Austin Crute, Anna Lore, Quei Tann, Theo Germaine, and Darwin del Fabro in They/Them (2022)
    They/Them
    • Owen
    • 2022
  • Kevin Bacon, Simon Helberg, Carrie Preston, Alexandra Shipp, Madeline Brewer, and Kyle Allen in Space Oddity (2022)
    Space Oddity
    • Jeff McAllister
    • 2022
  • North Star (2022)
    North Star
    • Dr. Owen Broderick
    • Short
    • 2022
  • No Activity (2017)
    No Activity
    • Kevin Bacon (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried in You Should Have Left (2020)
    You Should Have Left
    • Theo
    • Stetler
    • 2020
  • EE 5G. Stream Even When It's Busy (2019)
    EE 5G. Stream Even When It's Busy
    • Man at the bus station
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Frankie Shaw in SMILF (2017)
    SMILF
    • Kevin Bacon
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Tremors (2018)
    Tremors
    • Valentine McKee
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Kevin Bacon in Duck: A Film by Kevin Bacon (2018)
    Duck: A Film by Kevin Bacon
    • Kevin Bacon
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Orlando Bloom, Freddie Highmore, John Cena, Andy Samberg, and Daveed Diggs in Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
    Tour de Pharmacy
    • Ditmer Klerken
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Ryann Shane in Story of a Girl (2017)
    Story of a Girl
    • Michael
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • I Love Dick (2016)
    I Love Dick
    • Dick
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017

Producer

  • Lucky 13
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
  • Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
    City on a Hill
    • co-executive producer
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • Kevin Bacon, Cooper Koch, Monique Kim, Austin Crute, Anna Lore, Quei Tann, Theo Germaine, and Darwin del Fabro in They/Them (2022)
    They/Them
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried in You Should Have Left (2020)
    You Should Have Left
    • producer
    • 2020
  • Tremors (2018)
    Tremors
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • I Love Dick (2016)
    I Love Dick
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Free the Bacon
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy in The Following (2013)
    The Following
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Kevin Bacon, Hays Wellford, and James Freedson-Jackson in Cop Car (2015)
    Cop Car
    • executive producer
    • 2015
  • Kyra Sedgwick in Loverboy (2005)
    Loverboy
    • producer
    • 2005
  • Kevin Bacon in The Woodsman (2004)
    The Woodsman
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • Kevin Bacon, Neve Campbell, Matt Dillon, and Denise Richards in Wild Things (1998)
    Wild Things
    • executive producer
    • 1998

Director

  • Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
    City on a Hill
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Kevin Bacon in Duck: A Film by Kevin Bacon (2018)
    Duck: A Film by Kevin Bacon
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Free the Bacon
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Kyra Sedgwick, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Robert Gossett, J.K. Simmons, Jon Tenney, and Corey Reynolds in The Closer (2005)
    The Closer
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2006–2009
  • Kyra Sedgwick in Loverboy (2005)
    Loverboy
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Helen Mirren, Beau Bridges, and Kyra Sedgwick in Losing Chase (1996)
    Losing Chase
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
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  • Alternative names
    • The Bacon Brothers
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • July 8, 1958
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Spouse
    • Kyra SedgwickSeptember 4, 1988 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Travis Bacon
  • Parents
      Ruth Hilda Bacon (Holmes)
  • Relatives
      Michael Bacon(Sibling)
  • Other works
    (4/1/2007) Photo book: "Degrees," for which he wrote the foreword and appeared on the cover; published by Dewi Lewis Media (ISBN 0954684362), also with text by Alan Bates (written just two weeks before his death) and Pierce Brosnan.
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    • 17 Interviews
    • 16 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 12 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was on the genealogy show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012) with wife Kyra Sedgwick. She was scared to find out if they were related. When doing the part where Gates introduced her to some cousins she never knew the first one to pop up was Kevin. They are ninth cousins.
  • Quotes
    There are two types of actors: those who say they want to be famous and those who are liars.
  • Trademarks
      Deep resonant voice
  • Salaries
      Sleepers
      (1996)
      $2,500,000

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