Kevin Bacon

Born **Kevin Norwood Bacon** on July 8, 1958, he is an American actor known for his leading man and character roles, garnering numerous accolades like Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. His notable movies include JFK (1991), A Few Good Men (1992), Apollo 13 (1995), Mystic River (2003), and Frost/Nixon (2008). Aside from film acting, he also received a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role on Television as Lt. Col. Michael Strobl in the HBO original film Taking Chance (2009). He ventured into directing with the films Losing Chase (1996) and Loverboy (2005). Beyond acting, Bacon has been associated with the concept of interconnectedness among people, as evidenced by the trivia game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon". He also enjoys a musical career, forming a band called The Bacon Brothers with his brother, Michael. Kevin was born and raised in Philadelphia in a close-knit family, being the youngest of six children. He left home at 17 to pursue a theatre career in New York City. Bacon made his feature film debut in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and performed in Diner (1982) before his breakthrough role in the musical-drama film Footloose (1984). He achieved critical acclaim and commercial success, though faced typecasting in his early career. Bacon continues to work on both 'A' projects and character roles in films and TV series. His impact on Hollywood has been so great that the trivia game titled "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon", based on the idea of his prolific career spanning diverse genres, was created signifying any Hollywood actor can be linked to another using their association with Bacon.