Kevin Bacon Biography

Kevin Bacon was born in Philadelphia, PA, in 1958. Kevin once starred in the first post-feminist environmental film ever made' 'Tremors'. But before it, the native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,headed to New York at 17, where he became one of the youngest students admitted to the 'Circle in the Square' Theater school. He bounced around from small parts in such films as 'National Lampoon's Animal House' and theatre work -- he won an Obie for his part in 'Forty-Deuce' which he later reprised for the screen. A starring role in the 1984 film 'Footloose' brought Bacon box-office notoriety (if not critical acclaim), but also marked the beginning of what would become a somewhat uneven adult film career. In 1994, Bacon and his brother Michael formed a band called the 'Bacon Brothers', and started playing their folk-rock and soul-influenced music at small clubs in the Northeast. Bacon has been married to fellow actor Kyra Sedgwick since 1988 and they have two children together. The pair are happiest living together on the 'East Coast' far away from Hollywood but continually make the pilgrimage to the Left Coast to pursue work.