- Born
- Birth nameKevin Norwood Bacon
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- 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.- IMDb mini biography by: < elmic@post8.tele.dk>
- SpouseKyra Sedgwick(September 4, 1988 - present) (2 children)
- Children
- ParentsRuth Hilda Bacon (Holmes)
- RelativesMichael Bacon(Sibling)Neal Bacon(Niece or Nephew)
- Deep resonant voice
- Frequently plays anti-heroic protagonists
- Often plays depraved and sadistic villains
- Often plays supporting characters who have significant impact on leading characters
- Often appears in large ensemble pieces, leading to the ease of many "six degrees" games
- Is part of The Bacon Brothers, with his older brother Michael Bacon. The band has released three albums: "Forosoco" (1997), "Getting There" (1999) and "Can't Complain" (2001).
- 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.
- Has never lived in Hollywood or Los Angeles, except when working.
- Lost an undisclosed amount of money in the Bernie Madoff scandal. Without revealing the sum, he has stated in interviews that it was most of his life savings.
- Distant cousin of Robert Redford, through their connection to Bacons in the 1500s, and Valerie Bertinelli, through their common descent from Claypools in England.
- There are two types of actors: those who say they want to be famous and those who are liars.
- I think of myself more as a workhorse actor. It will be hot and cold and up and down, but no one will kick me out of the business.
- [about his preference for being nude when at home] There's something therapeutic about nudity. Clothing is one of the external things about a character. Take away the Gucci or Levis and we're all the same. But not when the nanny is around. But I will with my wife and kids.
- [on his wife, Kyra Sedgwick] Kyra is a woman who made all the wrong choices when it comes to being an actress. She got married too young, had a kid and then had another kid.
- [on L.A.] That's where the industry is. There is a tremendous amount of business you can do just by walking through restaurants and just being there.
- Sleepers (1996) - $2,500,000
- A Few Good Men (1992) - $650,000
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