- Received the 2,238th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Ivar/Cinespace Nightclubs on September 30, 2003.
- New Line Cinema has set up an untitled canine comedy to be penned by Michael Traeger, with Kevin Bacon and Tribeca Films attached to produce -- For Bacon, the new project marks his second outing as a producer following 1998's WILD THINGS, which he executive produced. (July 22, 2003)
- Was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#61). (1995)
- Came down with pneumonia during the filming of ELIZABETH JANE (1998).
- Sang with his brother (who played guitar) in New York in a small club/coffee shop.
- Was the first choice for the Charlie Sheen part in BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999).
- Bacon, whose new movie HOLLOW MAN (2000) opens Friday, is desperately seeking his next movie role - because he needs to cut his hair.
- In HOLLOWMAN, an anatomically correct, totally working computer model was created of Kevin Bacon's entire body - down to the last capillary. The 3D model has since been donated to scientific researchers.
- The license plate number of the Agents' car in MATRIX (1999) is 70858. Coincidentally, his birthday is 7/08/58.
- Director John McNaughton says he deleted a scene in WILD THINGS (1998) that would have shown 'Dillon, Matt' and 'Bacon, Kevin' showering together, as it was gratuitous.
- During the hypnosis session in STIR OF ECHOES, he is told to imagine a movie theatre where everything is painted black (walls, chairs, everything but the screen).
- He never actually met his co-stars De Niro and Hoffman during the production of SLEEPERS (1996) because of the logistics of the shoot.
- Several actors from the movie APOLLO 13 (1995) including: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, and Gary Sinise visited U.S. Space and Rocket Center Space Camp program and worked on their simulators before production of the movie began to help them get a feel for what it would be like to work in zero gravity.
- Plays in a band with his brother Michael. Their band, The Bacon Brothers, has released two albums, FoRoSoCo and Getting There.
- Was the youngest actor to ever perform at the Circle in the Square Theatre at the age of seventeen.
- Kevin and wife Kyre met while filming LEMON SKY and were married a year later on their farm in Conneticut.
- Is an environmental activist and is very active with charities as well.
- Eye color: Green
- Hair color: Light brown
- Inspired a game called Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, whereby people have to link any given actor to him by no more than six steps. For instance, to do Fred MacMurray, you could observe that MacMurray worked with Lee Marvin in The Caine Mutiny, which is one step; and Marvin worked with Jane Fonda in Cat Ballou, which is two steps; and Fonda worked with Jack Lemmon in The China Syndrome, which is three steps; and Lemmon worked with Bacon in JFK, which completes the link in four steps. Harder versions of the game exist, limiting the player to five, four or even three steps.
- Was the first choice for the Charlie Sheen part in BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999).
- His son, Travis, currently plays in the 4-member rock-punk-funk band Idiot Box.
- Nominated for Best Villain at MTV Movie Awards for HOLLOW MAN. (2001)
Quotes- "There are two types of actors: those who say they want to be famous and those who are liars."
- "My length of my hair is always directly related to how long I've been out of work, because I don't cut it between jobs... You never know if you're going to have to play a woman. As you can tell I'm desperate for a gig right now!"
- "Los Angeles is a great place to be when your movie is No 1, or you're nominated for an Oscar, or you have just landed the lead in a new Scorsese film. But you feel that way maybe one month in every five years. For the rest of the time when I'm there I feel like a loser. I feel like I'm surrounded by reminders that I'm not, you know, at the top. Not at the top, top of the top."
- "I've been in a lot of successful movies, but I can't pull people in. I mean, not with any kind of guarantee. ... In the course of a career, an actor spends a lot more time being unsuccessful than being successful. Unfortunately, that's just they way it is."
- "I'd love to be a pop idol. Of course, my groupies are now between 40 and 50."
- "I think of myself more as a workhorse actor. It will be hot and cold and up and down, but no one will kick me out of the business."
Awards- Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Ensemble Cast, MYSTIC RIVER (2003)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Actor - Science Fiction, HOLLOW MAN (2001)
- Giffoni Film Festival: Bronze Gryphon for Best Actor, DIGGING TO CHINA (1997)
- BFCA Award: Best Actor, MURDER IN THE FIRST (1996)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture at Golden Globe Awards for THE RIVER WILD (1995)
- Obie Award for off-Broadway performance in FORTY DEUCE
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