Kevin Bacon is ceaselessly grateful to Footloose for making him a star. However whereas he would possibly nonetheless be synonymous with the 1984 movie that launched him, the star, who turns 67 right now, has had such an unlimited movie and TV profession that he impressed the social gathering recreation “Six Levels of Kevin Bacon,” which invitations gamers to attach any actor on earth Bacon’s filmography. Although he initially hated the sport, Bacon found out a wonderful technique to personal it, parlaying the its enchantment into the native empowerment charity SixDegrees.org and a 2024 podcast he referred to as Six Levels with Kevin Bacon.