Thanks to the sudden celebrity born from his electrifying performance in “Footloose” (1984), actor Kevin Bacon was transformed from a virtual unknown into an unlikely heartthrob who graced the covers of magazines like Teen Beat – something he struggled in vain to live down for the rest of his career. Though he subsequently delivered strong performances in “JFK” (1991), “A Few Good Men” (1992) and “The Woodsman” (2004), Bacon was hounded by “Footloose” fans who recognized nothing else of his career beyond that iconic performance. Always gracious despite the desire to move on – he was known to
