Actor Kevin Bacon is married to actress Kyra Sedgwick, and together the have two children. Kevin was born on July 8, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where his father was an architect and his mother was a teacher. He is the subject of the trivia game called "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon," a takeoff on the idea from the movie "Six Degrees of Separation." He first appeared in "National Lampoon’s Animal House," and went on to be in dozens of movies, including "Apollo 13," and "Crazy, Stupid, Love," and is also in a musical band, along with his brother, called The Bacon Brothers. Kevin has been married to Kyra Sedgwick, another actor, since 1988, and they have two children.
Recommended Resources
Kevin Bacon Comes Out of the Woods
Features an interview with the star about. among other things, his portrayal of a pedophile just out of prison and trying to be good in “The Woodsman.” He discusses how he believed in it, his feelings about the role, and what it was like to work with his wife in the movie.
http://www.popentertainment.com/bacon.htm
Shares news, tour dates, photographs, and music by the band, which includes Kevin Bacon. Also sells merchandise to his fans.
http://baconbros.com/
This site contains a game which is a version of “6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon.” The object is to start with any actor who has been in any movie and link him or her to Kevin in as few links as possible.
http://oracleofbacon.org/
