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{{ShortUse description|American actor, musician (b.English|date=April 1958)2023}}

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'''Kevin Norwood Bacon'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Ten Further Hollywood Figures (or Groups Thereof) |author=Gary Boyd Roberts |url=http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/services/articles_gbr78.asp |publisher=New England Historic Genealogical Society |access-date=January 2, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113222205/http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/services/articles_gbr78.asp |archive-date=January 13, 2009 }}</ref> (born July 8, 1958)<ref name="actor"/> is an American actor. Known for his [[leading man]] and [[character actor|character roles]], Bacon has received numerous accolades, including a [[Golden Globe Award]] and, a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]], and a nomination for a [[Primetime Emmy Award]]. ''[[The Guardian]]'' named him one of the best actors never to have received an [[Academy Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web

Bacon made his feature film debut in ''[[National Lampoon's Animal House]]'' (1978) before his breakthrough role in the musical-drama film ''[[Footloose (1984 film)|Footloose]]'' (1984). He'sSince then, he sincehas starred in critically acclaimed films such as ''[[Diner (1982 film)|Diner]]'' (1982), ''[[JFK (film)|JFK]]'' (1991), ''[[A Few Good Men]]'' (1992), ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]'' (1995), ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]'' (2003), and ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]'' (2008). Other notable rolescredits include ''[[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th]]'' (1980), ''[[TheTremors River(1990 Wild]]film)|'' (1994), Tremors''[[Sleepers (film)|Sleepers]]'' (19961990), ''[[WildThe ThingsRiver (film)|Wild Things]]'' (19981994), ''[[The Woodsman (2004 film)|The Woodsman]]'' (2004), ''[[Flatliners]]'' (1990), ''[[Crazy, Stupid, Love]]'' (2011), ''[[X-Men: First Class]]'' (2011), ''[[Black Mass (film)|Black Mass]]'' (2015), and ''[[Patriots Day (film)|Patriots Day]]'' (2016). Bacon has also directed the films ''[[Losing Chase]]'' (1996) and ''[[Loverboy (2005 film)|Loverboy]]'' (2005).

HeOn istelevision, equallyBacon prolificreceived ona television,[[Golden heGlobe starredAward infor theBest [[FoxActor Broadcasting– CompanyMiniseries or Television Film|FoxGolden Globe Award]] dramaand seriesa ''[[TheScreen Following]]''Actors fromGuild 2013Award tofor 2015.Outstanding ForPerformance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Screen Actors Guild Award]] for his role as [[Michael Strobl|Lt. Col. Michael Strobl]] in the [[HBO]] original film ''[[Taking Chance]]'' (2009),. heHe receivedstarred in the [[GoldenFox GlobeBroadcasting Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television FilmCompany|Fox]] anddrama theseries ''[[ScreenThe ActorsFollowing]]'' Guildfrom Award2013 forto Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie]]2015. Bacon starred inplayed the title role in [[Amazon Prime Video]] series ''[[I Love Dick (TV series)|I Love Dick]]'' from 2016 to 2017 for which; he was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award]] for his work on the show. From 2019 to 2022, he starred in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series ''[[City on a Hill (TV series)|City on a Hill]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/showtime-cancels-city-on-a-hill-3-seasons-1235250089/|title= 'City on a Hill' Canceled After Three Seasons on Showtime|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= October 27, 2022|accessdate= January 4, 2023}}</ref>

Bacon, the youngest of six children, was born and raised in a close-knit family in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="actor">{{cite web|title=Kevin Bacon|url=http://www.biography.com/people/kevin-bacon-9542173|work=Biography.com|access-date=July 21, 2012}}</ref> He is the youngest of six children. His mother, Ruth Hilda (née Holmes; 1916–1991), taught at an elementary school and was a liberal activist,<ref name="actor"/> while his father, [[Edmund Bacon (architect)|Edmund Bacon]] (1910–2005), was an [[urban planning|urban planner]] who served for many years as executive director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and authored the seminal text ''[[Design of Cities]]''.<ref name="bacon"/>

Bacon attended [[Julia R. Masterman High School]] in the [[Spring Garden, Philadelphia|Spring Garden]] section of Philadelphia for both middle and high school.<ref>{{cite web |title=4 Stars From Philly To Hollywood |url=https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/top-lists/stars-from-philly-to-hollywood/ |website=CBS Philadelphia |publisher=CBS News |access-date=JuneOctober 910, 2019}}</ref>2010 At age 16, in 1975, Bacon won a full scholarship to and attended the [[Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts]] at [[Bucknell University]],<ref>{{cite web|titlepublisher=ABOUTCBS KEVINNews BACON|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/kevin-bacon/biography.html|work=yahoo movies|access-date=JulyJune 219, 20122019}}</ref> a state-funded five-week arts program at which he studied theater under [[Glory Van Scott]]. The experience solidified Bacon's passion for the arts.<ref name="walk"/><ref name="bacon"/>

In 1980, he appeared in the slasher film [[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|''Friday the 13th'']].<ref>{{cite web|title=Happy Halloween: Stars who got their start in horror flicks|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/happy-halloween-superstars-start-horror-flick-gallery-1.98345|publisher=nydailynews.com|access-date=October 12, 2014}}</ref> Some of his early -stage work included ''[[Getting Out]]'', performed at New York's [[Phoenix Theater]], and ''[[Flux]]'', at [[Second Stage Theatre]] during their 1981–1982 season.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=Kevin Bacon|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/profiles/kevin-bacon%C2%A0/|publisher=pbs.org|access-date=October 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530033240/http://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/profiles/kevin-bacon%c2%a0/ |archive-date=30 May 30, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

After a cameo in [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]]'s 1987 comedy ''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cormier |first1=Roger |title=15 Moving Facts About 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71594/14-moving-facts-about-planes-trains-and-automobiles |access-date=9 December 9, 2022 |work=Mental Floss |date=22 November 22, 2017}}</ref> Bacon starred in John Hughes's 1988 comedy ''[[She's Having a Baby]]'',<ref name="bio"/> and the following year he was in another comedy called ''[[The Big Picture (1989 film)|The Big Picture]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Second Wind Is Blowing For Kevin Bacon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/25/movies/a-second-wind-is-blowing-for-kevin-bacon.html|work=new york times|access-date=October 12, 2014|date=September 25, 1994}}</ref>

In 2000, he appeared in [[Paul Verhoeven]]'s ''[[Hollow Man]].''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ebert|first1=Roger|title=The hollow man|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hollow-man-2000|access-date=October 12, 2014}}</ref> Bacon, [[Colin Firth]] and [[Rachel Blanchard]] depict a [[ménage à trois]] in their film, ''[[Where the Truth Lies]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Bacon Talks About "Where the Truth Lies"|url=http://movies.about.com/od/wherethetruthlies/a/truthkb101305.htm|publisher=about.com|access-date=October 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017080013/http://movies.about.com/od/wherethetruthlies/a/truthkb101305.htm|archive-date=October 17, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bacon and director [[Atom Egoyan]] have condemned the [[MPAA]] ratings board decision to rate the film "[[MPAA film rating system|NC-17]]" rather than the preferable "R". Bacon commented: "I don't get it, when I see films (that) are extremely violent, extremely objectionable sometimes in terms of the roles that women play, slide by with an R, no problem, because the people happen to have more of their clothes on."<ref>{{cite news|title=Kevin Bacon irked over movie rating|author=Bruce Kirkland|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2005/09/14/1216527.html|date=September 14, 2005|newspaper=Toronto Sun|access-date=July 19, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120604150801/http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2005/09/14/1216527.html|archive-date=June 4, 2012|url-status=deadusurped}}</ref> That same year, he played the gruff father in the family film ''[[My Dog Skip (film)|My Dog Skip]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=A.O. |date=January 12, 2000 |title='My Dog Skip': Fetch,Boy! Fetch the Wisdom of the Ages! |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/011200skip-film-review.html |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=New York Times}}</ref>

In 2005, Bacon was againin acclaimedthe forcomedy a dark starring role playing an offending pedophile on parole infilm ''[[TheBeauty Woodsman (2004 film)|The WoodsmanShop]]'' (2004),with for[[Queen which he was nominated for best actor and received the Independent Spirit AwardLatifah]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Woodsman' (2004)|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-kevin-bacon-photo6-photo.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802203026/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-kevin-bacon-photo6-photo.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 2, 2014|newspaper=la times|access-date=October 12, 2014}}</ref> He appeared in the [[HBO Films]] production of ''[[Taking Chance]]'' (2009), based on an eponymous story written by Lieutenant Colonel [[Michael Strobl]], an American [[Desert Storm]] war veteran.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Bacon 'Taking Chance' body of fallen Marine home|date=February 20, 2009 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/kevin-bacon-chance-body-fallen-marine-home-article-1.392226|publisher=nydailynews|access-date=October 12, 2014}}</ref> The film premiered on HBO on February 21, 2009. Bacon won a Golden Globe Award and a [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie]] for his role.

[[file:Black Mass PC 0405 (2142910264621267276740).jpg|thumb|upright|right|Bacon at the [[Toronto Film Festival]] in 2015]]

On July 15, 2010, it was confirmed that Bacon would appear in [[Matthew Vaughn]]'s ''[[X-Men: First Class]]'' as mutant villain [[Sebastian Shaw (comics)|Sebastian Shaw]]. <ref>{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=July 15, 2010|title='Winter's Bone' star cast in 'X-Men: First Class' (exclusive)|work=Heat Vision|url=http://heatvision.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/07/winters-bone-star-cast-as-mystique-in-xmen-first-class.html|access-date=September 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722010545/http://heatvision.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/07/winters-bone-star-cast-as-mystique-in-xmen-first-class.html|archive-date=July 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.forcesofgeek.com/2010/07/kevin-bacon-playing-sebastian-shaw-in-x.html |title=KEVIN BACON Playing SEBASTIAN SHAW in X-MEN: FIRST CLASS |publisher=forcesofgeek.com |date=July 16, 2010 |access-date=July 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720060214/http://www.forcesofgeek.com/2010/07/kevin-bacon-playing-sebastian-shaw-in-x.html |archive-date=July 20, 2010 }}</ref> The film was released in 2011, the same year as the romantic comedy ''[[Crazy, Stupid, Love]]'', in which Kevin portrayed a co-worker involved in an affair.

From 2013 to 2015, Bacon starred as Ryan Hardy in the FOX television series ''[[The Following]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Following|url=http://www.fox.com/the-following/|publisher=Fox|access-date=October 12, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, he won a [[Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television]] for that role.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Bacon Gives Millennials a History Lesson About the '80s|date=March 11, 2014 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/kevin-bacon-gives-millennials-a-history-lesson-about-the--80s-162525915.html|publisher=yahoo news|access-date=October 12, 2014}}</ref> In 2015, he appeared in the crime film ''[[Black Mass (film)|Black Mass]]'', which starred [[Johnny Depp]].

In 2015, he said in a ''[[Huffington Post]]'' interview he would like to return to the [[Tremors (1990 film)|''Tremors'' franchise]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/kevin-bacon-tremors-tv-reboot_us_5655b651e4b072e9d1c13a11|title=Kevin Bacon Returns To 'Tremors' For TV Reboot|last1last=Delbyck|first1first=Cole|date=November 26, 2015|website=Huffington Post|language=en-AU|access-date=February 3, 2018}}</ref> However, Bacon did not appear in ''[[Tremors 5: Bloodline]]'' (2015). He starred in ''[[Patriots Day (film)|Patriots Day]]'' in 2016, which was about the [[Boston Marathon bombing|2013 Boston Marathon bombing]].

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Bacon is the subject of the [[trivia]] game titled "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon,", based on the idea that, due to his prolific [[Big screen|screen]] career covering a diverse range of genres, any Hollywood actor can be linked to another in a handful of steps based on their association with Bacon. The name of the game derives from the idea of [[six degrees of separation]]. Although he was initially dismayed by the game, the [[Internet meme|meme]] stuck, and Bacon eventually embraced it, forming the charitable initiative [[SixDegrees.org]], a [[social networking service]] intended to link people and charities to each other.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sixdegrees.org/ |title=Six Degrees |access-date=January 2, 2008}}</ref>

Bacon has been married to actress [[Kyra Sedgwick]] since September 4, 1988; they met on the set of the [[PBS]] version of [[Lanford Wilson]]'s play ''[[Lemon Sky]]''. He has said: "The time I was hitting what I considered to be bottom was also the time I met my wife, our kids were born, good things were happening. And I was able to keep supporting myself; that always gave me strength."<ref name="cosmo91"/> Bacon and Sedgwick have starred together in ''[[Pyrates]],'' ''[[Murder in the First (film)|Murder in the First]]'', ''[[The Woodsman (2004 film)|The Woodsman]]'', and ''[[Loverboy (2005 film)|Loverboy]]''. They have two children, [[Travis Sedgwick]] (b. 1989) and [[Sosie Bacon|Sosie Ruth]] (b. 1992). They reside on the [[Upper West Side]] of [[Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kevin Bacon has loyalty to NYC despite Philly origins, says he's 'most at peace' in bustling city|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/kevin-bacon-loyalty-nyc-philly-origins-peace-bustling-city-article-1.147197|work=New York Daily news|date= May 30, 2011|access-date=October 10, 2014}}</ref> Bacon was previously in a five-year relationship with actress [[Tracy Pollan]], in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web | title = America's Sweethearts | author = Deirdre Donahue | date = February 24, 1986 | access-date = May 17, 2015| url = http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20093025,00.html}}</ref>

| Best Cast Ensemble<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.awardscircuit.com/2015/07/01/pixars-toy-story-wins-top-prize-for-1995-awards-circuit-community-awards/|title=Pixar's 'Toy Story' Wins Top Prize for 1995 Awards Circuit Community Awards • AwardsCircuit.com by Clayton Davis|last=Davis|first=Clayton|date=July 1, 2015|website=AwardsCircuit.com by Clayton Davis|language=en-US|access-date=February 13, 2019|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214002809/http://www.awardscircuit.com/2015/07/01/pixars-toy-story-wins-top-prize-for-1995-awards-circuit-community-awards/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

| Best Cast Ensemble<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.awardscircuit.com/acca/the-acca-nominations-2003/|title=ACCA 2003 • AwardsCircuit.com by Clayton Davis|website=AwardsCircuit.com by Clayton Davis|language=en-US|access-date=February 13, 2019|archive-date=May 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520150327/http://www.awardscircuit.com/acca/the-acca-nominations-2003/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Favorite Actor – Science Fiction]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://idobi.com/news/nsync-takes-home-three-blockbuster-entertainment-awards/|title='NSync Takes Home Three Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|website=idobi.com|date=April 12, 2001 |language=en-US|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref>

| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast|Best Ensemble Cast]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Boston-critics-pick-Mystic-River/24961071506935/|title=Boston critics pick 'Mystic River'|website=UPI|language=en|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref>

* 2003, September 30: Inducted into [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] with a star for his contribution to Motion Picture presented to him by the Chamber of Commerce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/kevin-bacon|title=Kevin Bacon {{!}} |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame|website=www.walkoffame.com|language=en-US|access-date=October 2, 2018}}</ref>

* 2010: Honored with the Joel Siegel Award by the [[Broadcast Film Critics Association]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.criticschoice.com/movie-awards/critics%E2%80%99-choice-movie-awards-winners-archive/|title=Critics' Choice Movie Awards Winners (Archive) - Critics' Choice Awards|work=Critics' Choice Awards|access-date=October 2, 2018|languagearchive-date=enJanuary 23, 2018|archive-USurl=https://archive.today/20180123031007/http://www.criticschoice.com/movie-awards/critics%E2%80%99-choice-movie-awards-winners-archive/|url-status=dead}}</ref>