Kevin Bacon was born on July 8, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, as the son of Ruth Hilda and Edmund Norwood Bacon. His full name is Kevin Norwood Bacon. He received acting education at the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts, Manning Street Actors Theatre, and the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York’s Greenwich Village. He also studied at Bucknell University on a full scholarship. Determined to become an actor, Bacon spent four years attending auditions in the mornings while working as a restaurant waiter in the evenings.

Kevin Bacon began his professional acting career in 1978. The film that brought him widespread fame was the 1984 musical drama Footloose. His performance in this film earned him a large fan base and established him as a leading actor of the decade. During the 1980s, he also appeared in horror films such as Friday the 13th. In 1991, he played a notable role in Oliver Stone’s JFK, a performance that helped solidify his status as a sought-after actor in Hollywood.

In 1990, he appeared in Flatliners alongside Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland, Hope Davis, and Oliver Platt. In 1992, he portrayed Navy prosecutor Lt. Cmdr. Jack Ross in A Few Good Men, sharing the screen with Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, and Kiefer Sutherland. In 1994, he starred opposite Meryl Streep in The River Wild. Continuing his path as a character actor, Bacon delivered a strong performance with Christian Slater in the historical drama Murder in the First (1995).

In 1994, Kevin Bacon formed the music group The Bacon Brothers together with his brother Michael Bacon. Following the releases of Forosoco and Getting There, the Bacon Brothers gained attention in the United States for their self-written, lyrical compositions.

On September 4, 1988, Kevin Bacon married actress Kyra Sedgwick. The couple has two children, Travis Bacon (born 1989) and Sosie Bacon (born 1992). He lives in New York with his wife and children.

In 2000, Kevin Bacon starred in Hollow Man, portraying the character Sebastian Caine, alongside Rhona Mitra, Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Shue, and Greg Grunberg. In 2016, he appeared in Patriots Day, sharing the screen with Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, and Michelle Monaghan.

Awards:
2010 – 67th Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for Taking Chance

Filmography and Television Work

Director:
2005 – Loverboy (Feature Film)
1996 – Losing Chase (TV Film)

Producer:
2015 – Cop Car (Feature Film)
2005 – Loverboy (Feature Film)

Actor:
2016 – The Darkness (Peter Taylor) (Feature Film)
2016 – Patriots Day / Patriots Day (Richard DesLauriers) (Feature Film)
2015 – Black Mass (Charles McGuire) (Feature Film)
2015 – Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon (Himself) (Feature Film)
2015 – Cop Car (Sheriff Kretzer) (Feature Film)
2013 – R.I.P.D. (Bobby Hayes) (Feature Film)
2013 – The Following (Ryan Hardy) (TV Series)
2013 – Jayne Mansfield’s Car (Carroll Caldwell) (Feature Film)
2011 – Crazy, Stupid, Love (David Lindhagen) (Feature Film)
2011 – X-Men: First Class (Sebastian Shaw) (Feature Film)
2011 – Elephant White (Jimmy) (Feature Film)
2010 – The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (Himself) (TV Film)
2010 – Super (Jacques) (Feature Film)
2009 – Taking Chance (Lt. Col. Mike Strobl) (TV Film)
2009 – My One and Only (Dan) (Feature Film)
2009 – Beyond All Boundaries (Robert Sherrod – Voice) (Short Film)
2008 – New York, I Love You (Tom) (Feature Film)
2008 – Frost/Nixon (Jack Brennan) (Feature Film)
2007 – Death Sentence (Nick Hume) (Feature Film)
2007 – Rails & Ties (Tom Stark) (Feature Film)
2007 – The Air I Breathe (Love) (Feature Film)
2005 – Loverboy (Marty) (Feature Film)
2005 – Beauty Shop (Jorge) (Feature Film)
2005 – Where the Truth Lies (Lanny Morris) (Feature Film)
2004 – The Woodsman (Walter) (Feature Film)
2004 – Cavedweller (Feature Film)
2003 – Mystic River (Sean Devine) (Feature Film)
2002 – Trapped (Joe Hickey) (Feature Film)
2002 – Broadway’s Best (Himself / The Bacon Brothers) (TV Film)
2001 – Come Together: A Night for John Lennon (Himself) (TV Film)
2000 – My Dog Skip (Jack Morris) (Feature Film)
2000 – Hollow Man / Hollow Man (Sebastian Caine) (Feature Film)
1999 – The Directors (Himself) (TV Series, Episode)
1999 – Stir of Echoes (Tom Witzky) (Feature Film)
1998 – Wild Things (Ray Duquette) (Feature Film)
1998 – Best Laid Plans (Ricky Schroth) (Feature Film)
1997 – Picture Perfect (Sam Mayfair) (Feature Film)
1997 – Telling Lies in America (Billy Magic) (Feature Film)
1996 – Sleepers (Sean Nokes) (Feature Film)
1995 – Murder in the First (Henri Young) (Feature Film)
1995 – Balto (Balto – Voice) (Feature Film)
1995 – Apollo 13 (Jack Swigert) (Feature Film)
1994 – The River Wild (Wade) (Feature Film)
1994 – The Air Up There (Jimmy Dolan) (Feature Film)
1992 – A Few Good Men (Lt. Cmdr. Jack Ross) (Feature Film)
1991 – He Said, She Said (Dan Hanson) (Feature Film)
1991 – Queens Logic (Dennis) (Feature Film)
1991 – JFK (Willie O’Keefe) (Feature Film)
1990 – Flatliners (David Labraccio) (Feature Film)
1990 – Tremors (Valentine McKee) (Feature Film)
1988 – Criminal Law (Martin Thiel) (Feature Film)
1988 – She’s Having a Baby (Jefferson Edward Briggs) (Feature Film)
1987 – White Water Summer (Vic) (Feature Film)
1987 – Planes, Trains and Automobiles (Taxi Racer) (Feature Film)
1986 – Quicksilver (Jack Casey) (Feature Film)
1984 – Footloose (Ren McCormack) (Feature Film)
1982 – Forty Deuce (Ricky) (Feature Film)
1982 – Diner (Timothy Fenwick Jr.) (Feature Film)
1980 – Friday the 13th (Jack Burrell) (Feature Film)
1978 – Animal House (Chip Diller) (Feature Film)

Source: Biyografiler.com