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Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Biography

Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American film and theater actor whose notable roles include Animal House, Diner, Footloose, Flatliners, A Few Good Men, Apollo 13, Mystic River, The Woodsman, Friday the 13th, Hollow Man, Tremors and Frost/Nixon.

Bacon has won Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards, was nominated for an Emmy Award, and was named by The Guardian as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.

In 2003, Bacon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Kevin Bacon

Stranded with Heart: Why Planes, Trains and Automobiles Still Hits Home

on Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Aug 24, 2025

Ever wondered what happens when a control freak and a human tornado get stuck together chasing the same holiday dream? Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), directed by John Hughes, answers with a ch... Read more

Ghosts of Grief: The Haunting Power of Mystic River

on Mystic River | Aug 23, 2025

Ever wonder how a single moment can fracture lives forever? Clint Eastwood’s Mystic River (2003) grabs you by the throat with that question, plunging you into a Boston neighborhood where past traumas ... Read more

Shadows of Justice: The Unfading Echoes of Sleepers

on Sleepers | Aug 18, 2025

Ever wonder how far loyalty can bend before it breaks? Sleepers (1996), Barry Levinson’s gut-wrenching dive into vengeance and brotherhood, dares to ask, hooking you from its opening montage of 1960s ... Read more

Shadows of Truth: Oliver Stone’s JFK as a Cinematic Crucible

on JFK | Aug 03, 2025

Oliver Stone’s JFK (1991) is less a historical document than a fevered alchemical brew, transmuting raw skepticism into a mesmerizing inquiry about truth and power. Anchored by Kevin Costner’s steely ... Read more

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