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Nickname:	Kevin Bacon / The Bacon Brothers / Kevin Bacon III
Known for:	Mystic River / Apollo 13 / Footloose
Birth name:	Kevin Norwood Bacon
Birthday:	8 July 1958, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height:	5' 11" (1.80 m)

Reuters - When he's far away from the bright lights of Hollywood, actor Kevin Bacon spends much of his time in second-rate hotels and hauling his own bags while trudging through airports.
AP - The Emmy Awards are about to open a whole new set of degrees for the Kevin Bacon game.
Movie fans all remember Tom Cruise dancing in his underwear in 'Risky Business,' so he would be a shoe-in for the lead role in 'Footloose' -- but surprisingly he turned that role down and the role ended up going to Kevin Bacon. A new NewYorkDailyNews.com feature is stacking up the list of roles that celebs later may have had regrets about turning down! Some of the surprising roles turned down include: John Travolta turned down the lead role in 'Forrest Gump,' which later earned Tom Hanks an Oscar. According to the New York Daily News, he later said, "What you turn down can be a gift to someone else." Jodie Foster was once considered for the part of Princess Leia in 'Star Wars,' according to the New York Daily News. Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in 'The Matrix,' having reportedly said, "In the pitch, I just didn’t see it." Molly Ringwald turned down the lead role of prostitute Vivian in 'Pretty Woman,' an iconic role that launched Julia Roberts' popularity. Alec Baldwin turned down the Richard Kimball part in 'The Fugitive,' which went to Harrison Ford. Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the role of Dirk Diggler in 'Boogie Nights,' which later went to Mark Wahlberg. Angelina Jolie passed on one of the roles for the 'Charlie's Angels' film, reportedly saying, "With 'Charlie's Angels,' I made my decision because: 1. I didn't watch the original TV series and 2. I don't get dressed up. Also, I'm probably not the best group person, so it didn't really suit my personality." Click here for the complete list of celeb roles initially intended for other stars!

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Jailed Wall Street fraudster BERNARD MADOFF is not dying of cancer, according to a representative for the U.S. prison system.The disgraced financier was sentenced to 150 years in jail in June (09) after he pleaded guilty to siphoning billions of dollars from his wealthy clients, including Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, John Malkovich and Zsa Zsa
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No one can get within six degrees of Kevin Bacon ... when it comes to being the nicest celebrity airline passenger in the sky.The 50-year-old routinely jets first class on United Airlines between NY and LA and an inside source tells us he is the most ...

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Actor Kevin Bacon has enlisted the help of New York City police after he failed to capture a thief who ran off with his cell phone.


Actor Kevin Bacon has enlisted the help of New York City police after he failed to capture a thief who ran off with his cell phone.


A mugger got himself one degree closer to Kevin Bacon -- by jacking his Blackberry in a NY subway station. It all went down Thursday morning -- Bacon was futzin' around on his BB when some dude allegedly pulled the ol' snatch and grab in the crowded ...

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According to the Hollywood Reporter, Gossip Girl heartthrob Chace Crawford has been tapped to star in the remake of Footloose. He will step into the role originally made famous by Kevin Bacon in the 1984 film.

Paramount Pictures said Tuesday that Crawford will star as Ren McCormack, the bad boy in a small town who brings everyone together with his daring moves.
AP - Kevin Bacon's latest role focuses on an assignment that generally goes unnoticed — the task of a volunteer military escort.
Kevin Bacon turns the TV off if one of his films comes on. The "Frost/Nixon" actor never watches his own movies and has never made his children Travis, 19, and Sosie, 16, view his impressive back catalog.

He said: "To be honest I never watch my old movies. If they come on television I will flick off. I've no idea whether my son has watched 'Apollo 13.'"
AP - They didn't kick off their Sunday shoes and break into dance, but Zac Efron did come toe to toe with Kevin Bacon for the first time on the red carpet at Sunday's Golden Globes.
There has been a long-standing joke in Hollywood that actor Kevin Bacon is separated from everyone by six degrees. That six degrees just got a little too close for Bacon and wife Kyra Sedgwick.

The famous couple are reportedly victims of Bernie Madoff's $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Bacon's rep, Allen Eichorn, told New York Magazine on Tuesday the rumor that Madoff swindled the couple is true. "I can confirm that they had investments with Mr. Madoff - no further specifics or beyond that," he said.
Kevin Bacon has been named among the celebrities who fell victim to the $50 billion fraud scandal rocking America's Wall Street. Former NASDAQ chairman Bernard Madoff was arrested


Actor KEVIN BACON has been named among the celebrities who fell victim to the $50 billion (£35 billion) fraud scandal rocking America’s Wall Street.Former NASDAQ chairman Bernard Madoff was arrested on 8 December (08) on charges of securities fraud after allegedly ciphering billions of dollars from his clients in a scam which collapsed after people
Reuters - A prominent Wall Street economist, Hollywood actor Kevin Bacon and his wife are the latest people to have lost money on investments connected to accused swindler Bernard Madoff, according to media reports.
Reuters - A prominent Wall Street economist, Hollywood actor Kevin Bacon and his wife are the latest people to have lost money on investments connected to accused swindler Bernard Madoff, according to media reports.
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Michael Jackson has not just leased a $100,000 a month mansion -- by making the deal he's created a connection with Justin Timberlake, Ed Hardy, "Baywatch" and "Dancing with the Stars."Here's the deal. As we first reported, Jackson inked the deal for...

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Now it's time for a little Six Degrees of .... Wait, what the eff is that?! No, seriously.See Also Kyra Sedgwick -- Three Dollar Baby...

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Kevin Bacon himself stars in this brand new spoof video. For only $20 a month you can get all of Kevin Bacon's movies delivered to your house, but there's a catch...

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