Kevin Bacon's early training as an actor came from The Manning Street. His debut as the strict Chip Diller in Animal House almost seems like an inside joke, but he managed to escape almost unnoticed from that role. Diner became the turning point after a couple of TV 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, in She's Having a Baby, in Tremors with Fred Ward, in Flatliners, and in Apollo 13.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#61). [1995] Dated Tracy Pollan. Attended the prestigious Julia Reynolds Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia with his brother, Michael. Inspired a game called Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, whereby people have to link any given actor to him by no more than six steps. For instance, to do Fred MacMurray, you could observe that MacMurray worked with Lee Marvin in The Caine Mutiny, which is one step; and Marvin worked with Jane Fonda in Cat Ballou, which is two steps; and Fonda worked with Jack Lemmon in The China Syndrome, which is three steps; and Lemmon worked with Bacon in JFK, which completes the link in four steps. Harder versions of the game exist, limiting the player to five, four or even three steps. The original version of this game existed for numerous years and the pivot-person was then Paul Erdos, a mathematician. Attended the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts. He was the first choice for the Charlie Sheen part in Being John Malkovich. Is part of The Bacon Brothers, with brother Michael Bacon. The band has released three albums: "Forosoco" (1997), "Getting There" (1999) and "Can't Complain" (2001). He sang with brother Michael Bacon (who played guitar) in New York in a small club/coffee shop. His father was Edmund Bacon, a famous Philadelphia city planner. His mother was Ruth Bacon, a teacher and liberal political activist. Kevin's son, Travis Bacon (b. 1989), currently plays in the 4-member rock-punk-funk band Idiot Box. Daughter, Sosie Bacon, was born on March, 1992. Has never lived in Hollywood or Los Angeles. The family dog, a mutt, is called Paulie. Met wife Kyra Sedgwick on the set of Lemon Sky. Lives in NY with wife Kyra Sedgwick and their 2 kids. In preparation for his role in Telling Lies in America, he "hung out" in the radio studio with and based his on-air banter on his friend Jerry Blavat, the celebrated oldies DJ from Philadelphia and an inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; aka the "Geator with the Heater". Brother-in-law of Robert Sedgwick. His father was a seventh cousin of President Richard Nixon. Is a fifth cousin of William Thomas Hamill Jr., married to Virginia Suzanne Johnson, the parents of Mark Hamill. Canadian-born actor Philip Nozuka, is Bacon's nephew through wife Kyra's side of the family. His line, "I am a G-damn genius," is quoted in both "Hollow Man" (2000) and "Trapped" (2002). In "Quicksilver" (1986) and "A Few Good Men" (1992) his characters are both nicknamed "Smiling Jack".