Kevin Bacon did most of his own dancing, but some moves were too difficult for him. A double was brought in for the more serious gymnastics stunts—a fact the studio wanted to hide from the press. (Bacon balked at this.) Here are more facts about Footloose you should know.
In a 2013 interview with Howard Stern, Kevin Bacon admitted that he has actually tipped DJs at weddings not to play "Footloose". He stated that people expect him to dance to the song as he did in the movie. In truth, while he did do some of the dancing, there was also a dancing double for him.
Why was Sarah Jessica Parker not in the dance scene of Footloose?
Bacon continued: “The studio tested the movie, and they were like, 'This doesn't work at all; everyone wants to get up and dance at the end of this movie. '” The actor revealed that it was almost a year before the cast got back together to reshoot the scene, which might explain the absence of Sarah Jessica Parker.
Kevin Bacon's wealth comes from decades of work in the filmmaking business. He has starred in multiple commercially successful film projects such as Footloose and Apollo 13 among others. As a result, his net worth is considered to be approximately $45 million according to celebritynetworth.com.
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How much is Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick worth together?
Sedgwick, according to Celebrity Net Worth, has a net worth of $45 million, but again, this is combined with the net worth of her husband, Kevin Bacon. So, together, they are both worth $45 million, but separately, it is not clear how much each of them is worth individually.
After the startling revelation that husband and wife Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are distantly related as cousins, comes a brand new detail about what they share – again, courtesy of the show on genealogy, PBS's Finding Your Roots.
Bacon recently told the Podcrushed podcast that he hadn't even realized he was auditioning for a dance movie when he first tried out for “Footloose.” “When I did the dance movie, I was not a dancer. I wasn't trained as a dancer,” he said. “If I'm being honest, I didn't even really understand that it was a dance movie.
Valerie Bertinelli nearly landed the role of Kevin Bacon's love interest, Ariel, in the 1984 movie Footloose, but there was one problem. The 57-year-old actress appeared on Wednesday's Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen and revealed that she went out for the leading lady role in the beloved dance film.
For his dance scene in the warehouse, Bacon said he had four stunt doubles: "I had a stunt double, a dance double [Peter Tramm] and two gymnastics doubles."
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John Travolta reportedly also turned down the role of Ren McCormack. Christopher Atkins (The Blue Lagoon) says he was already cast in the role but scared off producers and director Herbert Ross when he showed up to the initial meeting high.
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are celebrating 35 years of marriage. The couple marked their wedding anniversary Monday by sharing sweet tributes featuring photos of them at the start of their relationship. "35 years feels like a heartbeat.
Her diet consists of high-fiber and protein-filled foods such as carrots, cabbage, black beans, leafy greens, and fresh fruit, including regular vegan and gluten-free options.
The "Footloose" star revealed how caring for animals has shaped his dietary habits. Kevin Bacon says that keeping pigs has made him stop seeing them as, well, bacon.
But rather than putting his feelings into words, Bacon decided to put it into dance, alluding to the iconic film that launched his career. The actor, who starred opposite Lori Singer, played Ren, a city teen who moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned.
Kevin represented Australia at three Olympic Games; Tokyo 1964 on Ocean Foam (where the finished 7th a result which no Australian Olympic Jumping Team has bettered to this day), and then the 1968 Games in Mexico City and the 1976 Games in Montreal, both on Chichester.
Personal life. Sedgwick and actor Kevin Bacon were married on September 4, 1988, about 18 months after meeting on the set of PBS's adaptation of Lanford Wilson's Lemon Sky. They have two children, Travis Sedgwick Bacon and actress Sosie Ruth Bacon. The family lives in New York City.
How old was Kyra Sedgwick when she met Kevin Bacon?
Kyra Sedgwick first met Kevin Bacon when she was 12 years old. Sedgwick and Bacon's relationship started out one-sided. "She was a knockout," Bacon told People in an interview published in March. "And if I'm being perfectly honest, it sort of was shallow in that kind of way.
