KnowraKevin BaconKevin BaconKevin Bacon is an American actor and musician whose film roles include Footloose, A Few Good Men, and Mystic River.BriefConnectFootloose: A 1984 musical drama about a teenager challenging a town’s ban on dancing. Bacon’s starring role as Ren McCormack made him a recognizable young film star.Kyra Sedgwick: An American actor and producer known for television and film roles, including The Closer. Sedgwick is Bacon’s spouse and frequent creative collaborator.Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: A parlor game linking actors to Kevin Bacon through films they appeared in together. The game uses Bacon as its central point in a network of movie casts.Bacon number: The minimum number of film-cast links separating an actor from Kevin Bacon. The measure formalizes the distance assigned to actors in the game bearing his name.A Few Good Men: A 1992 courtroom drama about the court-martial of two U.S. Marines. Bacon plays Captain Jack Ross, the prosecutor opposing the defense team.Michael Bacon: An American composer and musician who has worked in film, television, and theater. Bacon’s older brother is his bandmate in The Bacon Brothers.Six Degrees of Separation: The idea that short chains of social connections can link any two people. The Bacon game adapts this broader social-network idea to film credits.Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon (book): A 1996 book by Craig Fass, Brian Turtle, and Mike Ginelly about the actor-connection game. The book helped carry the game from a party pastime into popular culture.Mystic River: A 2003 crime drama about childhood friends drawn together by murder and grief. Bacon plays detective Sean Devine in this ensemble film.The Bacon Brothers: An American music duo formed by actors Kevin Bacon and Michael Bacon. The band gives Bacon a sustained musical career alongside acting.Show all 20Linked from 1 pageShow all 1