Kevin Bacon is forever grateful to Footloose for making him a star. But while he might still be synonymous with the 1984 film that launched him, the star, who turns 67 today, has had such a vast film and TV career that he inspired the party game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon,” which invites players to connect any actor on earth Bacon’s filmography. Though he originally hated the game, Bacon figured out a fine way to own it, parlaying the its appeal into the local empowerment charity SixDegrees.org and a 2024 podcast he called Six Degrees with Kevin Bacon.