&InputText=KEVIN BACON (Jack Swigert) is one of the foremost actors of his generation, having proven his talents in a wide range of film genres from action thrillers to romantic comedies to heavy dramas, and even the occasional musical.  His talent for balancing starring roles with powerful supporting character roles has allowed him to build a varied and critically acclaimed body of work.
	Bacon most recently starred in a one-man show on Broadway, An Almost Holy Picture, a Roundabout Theatre Company production, written by Heather McDonald.  He recently filmed Trapped, the story of a physician and his wife who take matters into their own hands when their daughter is kidnapped.  The film, which opens this fall, is directed by Luis Mandoki and co-stars Courtney Love and Charlize Theron.  	
Bacon starred in Paul Verhoevens Hollow Man, a big-budget drama about an invisible man.  In 1999 he starred in both David Koepps supernatural thriller Stir of Echoes and the sleeper hit My Dog Skip.  In 1998, Bacon starred in Wild Things, a stylish thriller directed by John McNaughton that also starred Matt Dillon and Neve Campbell, and Digging to China, Timothy Huttons feature directorial debut.  
	Bacon starred in 1997 opposite Jennifer Aniston in the romantic comedy Picture Perfect, directed by Glenn Gordon Caron.  Bacon also starred that year in Telling Lies in America, a film about a Hungarian immigrant boys experiences in the world of rock n roll radio and his assimilation into American society in the early 1960s.  Written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Guy Ferland, the film co-starred Brad Renfro and premiered at the 1997 New York Film Festival.
	In 1996, Bacon directed his first film, Losing Chase, starring his wife, actress Kyra Sedgwick, Beau Bridges and Helen Mirren.  Produced for Showtime, Losing Chase was honored with three Golden Globe nominations, including Best Motion Picture Made for Television.  The film debuted on Showtime and was also screened at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival and the 1996 Toronto Film Festival.  Bacon reunited with Diner director Barry Levinson on Sleepers, starring with Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro and Jason Patric.  
	In 1995, in addition to Apollo 13, Bacon also received critical praise for his performance in Murder in the First.  For his role as a convict on trial for murder, Bacon was voted Best Actor by The Broadcast Critics Association, and received Best Supporting Actor nominations from both the Screen Actors Guild and the London Film Critics Circle.  In 1994, Bacon was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role in The River Wild, co-starring Meryl Streep.
	Bacons other roles include the brilliant but self-destructive Fenwick in Diner, the dancing rebel in Footloose, an overly expectant father in John Hughes Shes Having A Baby, a disarming, psychotic killer in Criminal Law, a film student/director wooed by Hollywood in The Big Picture, the hapless handyman cowboy in Tremors, and the voice of the title character in the animated film Balto.  Some of Bacons most memorable appearances include Oliver Stones JFK and Rob Reiners A Few Good Men.
	With the support of his parents, Bacon left his native Philadelphia to become the youngest student at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York where he studied until he made his film debut as Chip in National Lampoons Animal House.  This led to roles in Diner and Footloose, the latter of which propelled him to stardom.
	Bacons stage work includes such off-Broadway productions as Album, Poor Little Lambs and Getting Out.  He made his Broadway debut in 1983 with Sean Penn in Slab Boys, and also starred in the 1986 production of Joe Ortons highly-touted play Loot.  More recently, Bacon returned to New York to appear in Theresa Rebecks comedy Spike Heels with Tony Goldwyn and Saundra Santiago.
	Bacons television credits include the American Playhouse version of Lanford Wilsons play Lemon Sky, a production that teamed him with his future wife.  Other television credits include The Gift and the cable film Enormous Changes at the Last Minute.
	With his older, musician brother Michael, Kevin is the other half of The Bacon Brothers, a successful band with a sound that he describes as Forosco (which is the title of their first album)  Folk, Rock, Soul and Country.  Already highly regarded and hugely successful on the national club circuit, they just released their third CD, Cant Complain.
	Bacon resides with his wife and two children in New York.
