On this day in 1958, a baby boy named Kevin Norwood Bacon was born in Philadelphia. Seventeen years later, he would leave home to pursue a career in theater, only to find his way onto the big screen via a role in Animal House . Over thirty years after making that film debut, Bacon has established himself as one of America’s most beloved actors (and the subject of one of our favorite parlor games). Now let’s celebrate Bacon’s birthday the only way we know how — by pinpointing his finest onscreen moment.
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Happy 53rd Birthday, Kevin Bacon! What’s His Finest Onscreen Moment?