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Kevin Bacon

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Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American actor. Known for various roles, including leading man characters, Bacon has received numerous accolades such as a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Bacon made his feature film debut in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and performed in Diner (1982) before his breakthrough role in the musical-drama film Footloose (1984). Since then, he has starred in critically acclaimed films such as JFK (1991), A Few Good Men (1992), Apollo 13 (1995), Mystic River (2003), and Frost/Nixon (2008). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kevin Bacon is the 451st most popular actor (down from 391st in 2019), the 978th most popular biography from United States (down from 702nd in 2019) and the 233rd most popular American Actor.

Kevin Bacon is most famous for his role in the film Footloose, where he plays a rebellious teenager who moves to a small town where dancing and rock music are banned.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kevin Bacon ranks 451 out of 13,578. Before him are Ryan O'Neal, Anthony Perkins, Zoe Saldaña, Joan Fontaine, Roy Scheider, and Lee Marvin. After him are Vanessa Williams, Louise Fletcher, Deborah Kerr, Renée Zellweger, Andy García, and Talia Shire.

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Among people born in 1958, Kevin Bacon ranks 25. Before him are Ice-T, Alec Baldwin, Anna Politkovskaya, Tim Robbins, Bruce Dickinson, and Jamie Lee Curtis. After him are Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor, Yoav Galant, Keith Haring, John Mahama, Boris Tadić, and Jamal Khashoggi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kevin Bacon ranks 978 out of 20,380. Before him are Julius Axelrod (1912), Roy Scheider (1932), Richard E. Byrd (1888), Robert Evans (1930), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), and Lee Marvin (1924). After him are Vanessa Williams (1963), Louise Fletcher (1934), Glenn Miller (1904), DMX (1970), Theodore Schultz (1902), and Ruth Handler (1916).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Kevin Bacon ranks 233. Before him are Jean Seberg (1938), Ryan O'Neal (1941), Anthony Perkins (1932), Zoe Saldaña (1978), Roy Scheider (1932), and Lee Marvin (1924). After him are Vanessa Williams (1963), Louise Fletcher (1934), Renée Zellweger (1969), Talia Shire (1946), Burt Reynolds (1936), and Frances McDormand (1957).

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