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{{Infobox person

| name = Kevin Bacon

| birth_name = Kevin Norwood Bacon

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|7|8}}

| years_active = 1977–present

| spouse = {{marriage|[[Kyra Sedgwick]]|1988}}

| father = [[Edmund Bacon (architect)|Edmund Bacon]]

| relatives = {{ubl|[[Michael Bacon (musician)|Michael Bacon]] (brother)|}}

}}

 

 

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). Since then, he has 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 credits include ''[[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th]]'' (1980), [[Tremors (1990 film)|''Tremors'']] (1990), ''[[The River Wild]]'' (1994), ''[[The Woodsman (2004 film)|The Woodsman]]'' (2004), ''[[Crazy, Stupid, Love]]'' (2011), ''[[X-Men: First Class]]'' (2011), and ''[[Patriots Day (film)|Patriots Day]]'' (2016). Bacon has also directed the films ''[[Losing Chase]]'' (1996) and ''[[Loverboy (2005 film)|Loverboy]]'' (2005).

|last=Singer|first=Leigh|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/feb/19/best-actors-never-nominated-for-oscars|title=Oscars: the best actors never to have been nominated|work=The Guardian |location=UK |date=February 19, 2009|access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref> In 2003, he received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/kevin-bacon |title=Hollywood Walk of Fame - Kevin Bacon |website=walkoffame.com |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce |date=September 30, 2003 |access-date=May 9, 2017}}</ref>

 

 

== Early life and education ==

 

=== 2010s ===

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.

 

In March 2012, Bacon was featured in a performance of [[Dustin Lance Black]]'s play, ''[[8 (play)|8]]'' – a staged reenactment of the [[Perry v. Brown|federal trial]] that overturned California's [[Proposition 8|Prop 8 ban]] on same-sex marriage – as Attorney [[Charles J. Cooper]].<ref name="8 the play">{{cite news |title='Glee' Stars 'Touched' By Pitt & Clooney's Support Of '8' |url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/jesse-tyler-ferguson/glee-stars-touched-by-brad-pitt-and-george-clooneys-support-of-8_article_61543|publisher=[[Access Hollywood]]. accesshollywood.com|access-date=March 18, 2012}}</ref> The production was held at the [[Wilshire Ebell Theatre]] and broadcast on YouTube to raise money for the [[American Foundation for Equal Rights]].<ref name="8 play video">{{cite web|title="8": A Play about the Fight for Marriage Equality|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlUG8F9uVgM| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/qlUG8F9uVgM| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|access-date=March 18, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=YouTube to broadcast Proposition 8 play live|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/01/youtube-to-broadcast-proposition-8-play-live/|publisher=pinknews.co.uk|access-date=March 18, 2012}}</ref>

 

 

 

==Other ventures==

In 1995, Kevin formed a band called [[The Bacon Brothers]] with his brother, [[Michael Bacon (musician)|Michael]]. The duo has released seven albums.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Bacon Brothers|url=http://baconbros.com/|access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref> Bacon also sings in a variety of other media; he has serenaded his goats on [[Instagram]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Bacon Serenading His Goats|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/ClUvj92p4Qn/?hl=en|access-date=November 25, 2022}}</ref> and sings with the band the [[Old 97's]] in his role as himself in ''[[The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marvel website discusses Kevin Bacon singing in the ''Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special''|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/guardians-of-the-galaxy-holiday-special-soundtrack|access-date=November 25, 2022}}</ref>

 

 

== Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon ==

 

== Personal life ==

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>

 

| rowspan="2" | Awards Circuit Community Awards

| 1995

| ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]''

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| 2003

| ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]''

| {{Nominated}}

| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]

| 2001

| ''[[Hollow Man]]''

| {{Won}}

| [[Boston Society of Film Critics|Boston Society of Film Critics Awards]]

| 2003

| [[Mystic River (film)|''Mystic River'']]

| {{Won}}

=== Other honors ===

[[File:Kevin Bacon's Star Walk of Fame.jpg|thumb|upright|Bacon's star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for Motion Picture – 6356 Hollywood, Blvd.]]

* 2004: Received the John Cassavetes Award during the [[Denver Film Festival|Denver International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000209/2004/1/|title=Denver International Film Festival (2004)|website=IMDb|access-date=October 2, 2018}}</ref>

* 2005: Received the Copper Wing Tribute Award during the [[Phoenix Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000536/2005/1/|title=Phoenix Film Festival (2005)|website=IMDb|access-date=October 2, 2018}}</ref>

* 2005: Received the American Rivera Award during the [[Santa Barbara International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000589/2005/1/|title=Santa Barbara International Film Festival (2005)|website=IMDb|access-date=October 2, 2018}}</ref>

* 2015: Honored with the Career Achievement in Acting Award by the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000600/2015/1/|title=Seattle International Film Festival (2015)|website=IMDb|access-date=October 2, 2018}}</ref>