Born in Philadelphia in 1958, Kevin Bacon’s career has seen such diversity that it’s widely believed that any current film star can be linked to him in six moves!

In 1978, he made his screen debut in the infamous John Landis frat-boy comedy ‘Animal House’ with John Belushi. After winning an Obie for his stage work as a drug-addicted prostitute in ‘Forty Deuce’, he departed from such cutting-edge, independent fare. Bacon appeared in ‘Footloose’ in 1984, breaking into the big-time and becoming a teen icon.

Appearing opposite Gary Oldman in ‘Murder in The First’ in 1995, he won critical plaudits for his harrowing and emaciated portrayal, before starring in ‘Apollo 13’ the same year. Bacon appeared in the ensemble piece ‘Sleepers’ with Robert De Niro and Brad Pitt, and made his directorial debut with ‘Losing Chase’ in 1996.