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Kevin Bacon Biography (1958-)
Born July 8, 1958, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Edmund (a city planner) and Ruth (an educator and political activist; maiden name, Holmes) Bacon; brother of Michael Bacon (a musician); married first wife (marriage ended); married Kyra Sedgwick (an actress and producer), September 3, 1988; children: (second marriage) Travis, Sosie Ruth. Addresses: Agent: Michelle Stern-Bohan, Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager:Stacy Boniello, The Firm, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: PMK/HBH Public Relations, 700 San Vicente Blvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (some sources cite 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211).
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer, director, musician
- Birth Details
- July 8, 1958
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Chip Diller, Animal House (also known as National Lampoon's "Animal House"), Universal, 1978
- Young husband, Starting Over, Paramount, 1979
- Jack Burrell (camp counselor), Friday the 13th (also known as ALong Night at Camp Blood), Paramount, 1980
- Second teenager, Hero at Large, United Artists, 1980
- Don, Only When I Laugh (also known as It Hurts Only When I Laugh and Neil Simon's "Only When I Laugh"), Columbia, 1981
- Rickey, Forty-Deuce, Island Pictures, 1981
- Timothy Fenwick, Jr., Diner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
- Ren MacCormack, Footloose, Paramount, 1984
- Jack Casey, Quicksilver, Columbia, 1986
- Taxi racer, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Paramount, 1987
- Vic, White Water Summer (also known as The Rites of Summerand Whitewater Summer), Columbia, 1987
- Everett, End of the Line, Orion, 1988
- Jefferson Edward "Jake" Briggs, She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988
- Martin Thiel, Criminal Law, TriStar, 1989
- Nick Chapman, The Big Picture, Columbia, 1989
- David Labraccio, Flatliners (also known as L'experience interdite,
Linea mortale, and Morte imminente), Columbia, 1990
- Valentine McKee, Tremors (also known as Beneath Perfection), Universal, 1990
- Dan Hanson, He Said, She Said, Paramount, 1991
- Dennis, Queens Logic, Seven Arts Pictures, 1991
- Narrator, A Little Vicious (short documentary), The Doc Tank, 1991
- Sam (some sources cite Ari), Pyrates, Seven Arts Pictures/New LineCinema, 1991
- Willie O'Keefe, JFK, Warner Bros., 1991
- Marine captain Jack Ross (prosecutor), A Few Good Men, Columbia, 1992
- Jimmy Dolan, The Air Up There, Buena Vista, 1994
- Wade, The River Wild, Universal, 1994
- Henri Young, Murder in the First (also known as Muertre a Alcatraz), Warner Bros., 1995
- John L. "Jack" Swigart, Apollo 13, Universal, 1995, IMAX version released as Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience
- Voice of title role, Balto (animated), Universal, 1995
- Sean Nokes, Sleepers, Warner Bros., 1996
- Duane (Billy Magic), Telling Lies in America, Banner Entertainment, 1997
- Ricky Schroth (some sources cite Ricky Troth), Digging to China, Legacy Releasing, 1997
- Sam Mayfair, Picture Perfect, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
- Sergeant Ray Duquette, Wild Things (also known as wildthings), Columbia, 1998
- Tom Witzky, Stir of Echoes, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
- Jack Morris, My Dog Skip, Warner Bros., 2000
- Himself, We Married Margo, KOAN, 2000
- (Uncredited) Lance Phelps, Novocaine, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
- Sebastian Caine, Hollow Man (also known as Hollow Man--Unsichtbare Gefahr), Columbia, 2000
- Joe Hickey, Trapped (also known as 24 Stunden Angst), Columbia, 2002
- (Uncredited) John Graham, In the Cut, Screen Gems, 2003
- Sean Devine, Mystic River, Warner Bros., 2003
- Himself, Film Trix 2004 (short documentary), Cornukopia Entertainment, 2004
- Narrator, Natural Disasters: Forces of Nature (short documentary),Destination Cinema, 2004
- Walter, The Woodsman, Newmarket Films, 2004
- Jorge, Beauty Shop, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2005
- Lanny Morris, Where the Truth Lies, ThinkFilm, 2005
- Marty Stoll, Loverboy, Millennium Films, 2005
- Brent, Saving Angelo, Bigel/Mailer Films, 2006
- Love, The Air I Breathe, Inferno Distribution, 2006
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Film Work
- Executive producer, Wild Things (also known as wildthings),Columbia, 1998
- Executive producer, The Woodsman, Newmarket Films, 2004
- Director and producer, Loverboy, Millennium Films, 2005
- Producer, The 1 Second Film (animated short documentary), Cinespire Entertainment, 2006
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Todd Adamson, Search for Tomorrow, NBC, 1979
- Tim "T. J." Werner, Guiding Light, CBS, 1980-81
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Miniseries
- Host, 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll, 1998
- Himself, 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons, VH1, 2003
- (In archive footage) Himself, Retrosexual: The 80s, VH1, 2004
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Movies
- Teddy, The Gift, CBS, 1979
- Dennis, Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (also known as Enormous Changes and Trumps), PBS, 1982
- Kenny Miller, The Demon Murder Case (also known as The Rhode Island Murders), NBC, 1983
- Mike, Destination Anywhere (also known as Midnight in Chelsea), VH1, 1997
- (Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, Live from Baghdad, HBO,2002
- Randall Pritchard, Cavedweller, Showtime, 2004
- Himself, The Magic 7 (animated), c. 2006
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Specials
- Ensign Frank Pulver, Mister Roberts, NBC, 1984
- (Uncredited) Probation officer, "The Little Sister" (also known as "Forbidden" and "The Tender Age"), American Playhouse, PBS, 1985
- Alan, "Lemon Sky," American Playhouse, PBS, 1987
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Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (also known as Frank Sinatra: 75th Birthday Celebration), CBS, 1990
- Himself, Oliver Stone: Inside Out (also known as Oliver Stone), Showtime, 1992
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The Making of Apollo 13, Sci-Fi Channel, 1995
- Song performer, Happy Birthday Elizabeth--A Celebration of Life, ABC, 1997
- (In archive footage; uncredited) Himself, Seventeen: The Faces for Fall, The WB, 1998
- Himself, The AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
- (In archive footage) Vanilla Ice, Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (also known as Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special), NBC, 1999
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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1999
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Weddings of a Lifetime, Lifetime, 1999
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Men Strike Back, VH1, 2000
- Himself, Behind the Movies: Animal House, NBC, 2001
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Christmas in Rockefeller Center, NBC, 2001
- (As the Bacon Brothers) Himself, Broadway's Best, Bravo, 2002
- Himself, Elvis Lives, NBC, 2002
- Himself, Imagine New York, Fox, 2003
- Himself, Unseen + Untold: National Lampoon's "Animal House," SpikeTV, 2003
- Guest, Introducing Graham Norton, Comedy Central, 2004
- Some sources cite an appearance as the Bacon Brothers in The Gift of Song, TNT, 1997.
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Awards Presentations
- Presenter, The 56th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1984
- Presenter, The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1996
- Presenter, The 13th Annual MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1996
- Himself, The VH1 '97 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1997
- Presenter, The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1997
- Presenter, The 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1997
- Presenter, The 19th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1997
- Presenter, The 39th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1997
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Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1998
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An All-Star Tribute to Johnny Cash, TNT, 1999
- Presenter, The Sixth Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (alsoknown as 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards), Fox, 2000
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VH1 Big in 2002 Awards, VH1, 2002
- Himself, IFP Gotham Awards 2004, Independent Film Channel, 2004
- Presenter, Tribeca Film Festival Awards, 2004
- Presenter, The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2004
- Presenter, The 47th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2005
- Presenter, The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel and Bravo, 2005
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Episodic
- Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night,"
Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1991
- Guest caller Vic, "Adventures in Paradise: Part 2," Frasier (alsoknown as Dr. Frasier Crane), NBC, 1994
- Himself, "Outbreak," Mad about You (also known as Loved by You), NBC, 1996
- "Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Golden Boy," Biography (also known as A& E Biography: Tom Hanks), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- Narrator, Joe Eszterhas: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
- Host, "Best Band of the '70s," The List, VH1, c. 1999
- Host, "Patti Labelle: Surviving with Soul," Biography (also knownas A & E Biography: Patti Labelle), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Host, "Ted Nugent: The Motor City Madman," Biography (also known as A & E Biography: Ted Nugent), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Himself, "Jon Bon Jovi," Bravo Profiles (also known as Bravo Profiles: Inside the Creative Mind), Bravo, 2001
- Narrator, "Graham Nash," Biography (also known as A & E Biography: Graham Nash), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Himself, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, 2001
- Himself, "Bacon and Eggs," Will & Grace, NBC, 2002
- Himself, "Kevin Bacon: Am I Me?," Biography (also known as A & E Biography: Kevin Bacon), Arts and Entertainment, 2002
- Voice of himself, "Bob Gets Involved," God, the Devil, and Bob (animated), NBC, 2003
- Himself, "Make Star's Brother a Star: Michael B.," Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (also known as Queer Eye), Bravo, 2006
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Television Guest Appearances
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Episodic
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Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC, 1983, 2005
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Showbiz Today, Cable News Network, 1995
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Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 1996, multiple episodesin 1997
- "The Films of Rob Reiner" (also known as "Rob Reiner"), The Directors (also known as The Directors--Rob Reiner), Encore, c. 1997
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1997, 1998, 2003
- "The Films of Ron Howard," The Directors, Encore, 2000
- "Hollow Man," HBO First Look, HBO, 2000
- "Horror Movies," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 2000
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The Howard Stern Radio Show, 2000
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The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2001
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Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellen and The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2003
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The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003, 2004
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2003, 2005
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Breakfast with the Arts, Arts and Entertainment, 2004
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On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004
- (As the Bacon Brothers) The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2004
- "Cannes 2005 Special," Comme au cinema, 2005
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Breakfast, BBC, 2005
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The Film Programme (also known as Film '05), BBC, 2005
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (also known as The LateLate Show), CBS, 2005
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Le grand journal de Canal+, Canal+, 2005
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Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2005
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Magacine, 2005
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The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2005
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Richard & Judy, Channel 4 (England), 2005
- (With the Bacon Brothers) The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005
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Television Director
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Movies
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Losing Chase, Showtime, 1996
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Stage Appearances
- Ronnie, Getting Out, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New York City, 1978, then Theatre de Lys (now Lucille Lortel Theatre), New York City, 1979-80
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Glad Tidyings, New York City production, then Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1979-80
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Mary Barnes, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1980
- Billy, Album, Workshop of the Players Art (WPA) Theatre Company, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1980-81
- Ricky, Forty-Deuce, Perry Street Theatre, New York City, 1981
- Frank Wozniak, Poor Little Lambs, Theatre at St. Peter's Church (now York Theatre at St. Peter's), New York City, 1982
- Michael, Flux, Second Stage Theatre, McGinn-Cazale Theatre, New York City, 1982
- Phil McCann, Slab Boys, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1983
- Murph, Men without Dates, New York City, 1985
- Dennis, Loot, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I, then Music Box Theatre, both New York City, 1986
- Todd, The Author's Voice, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City,1987
- Louise's brother, Brink, and Joey, Road, La Mama Experimental Theatre Club Annex, New York City, 1988
- Edward, Spike Heels, Second Stage Theatre, McGinn-Cazale Theatre,New York City, 1992
- Craig Donner, Hiram Keeble, and examining doctor, The Normal Heart(staged reading), Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1993
- Samuel Gentle, An Almost Holy Picture (solo show), Roundabout Theatre Company, American Airlines Theatre, New York City, 2002
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Lysistrata (reading), The Lysistrata Project, Harvey Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York City, 2003
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Radio Appearances
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The Howard Stern Radio Show, 1996, multiple episodes in 1997, 2000
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Himself, Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13, MCA/Universal Home Video, 1996
- Himself, The Yearbook: An "Animal House" Reunion, Universal Studios Home Video, 1998
- Himself, Diner: On the Flip Side, Warner Home Video, 2000
- Himself, Fleshing out the "Hollow Man," Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 2000
- Himself, Hollow Man: Anatomy of a Thriller, Columbia/TriStar HomeVideo, 2000
- Himself, Code of Conduct (short documentary), 2001
- (As the Bacon Brothers) The Bacon Brothers Live: No Food Jokes Tour (companion to the album The Bacon Brothers Live; also known as The Bacon Brothers Live), Image Entertainment, 2003
- Himself, Mystic River: From Page to Screen (short documentary), 2003
- Voice of Reverend Chip Diller, Where Are They Now? A Delta Alumni Update (short), Universal, 2003
- Himself, Mystic River: Beneath the Surface, Warner Home Video, 2004
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Albums with Michael Bacon as the Bacon Brothers
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Forosoco, Bluxo Records, 1998
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Getting There, Bluxo Records, 1999
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Can't Complain, Rounder Records, 2001
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The Bacon Brothers Live (also known as The Bacon Brothers Live:No Food Jokes Tour), Image Entertainment, 2003
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White Knuckles, Forosoco Music/SpinArt, c. 2005
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Singles with Michael Bacon as the Bacon Brothers
- "Boys in Bars," 1998
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Music Videos
- Kenny Loggins, "Footloose," 1984
- Bonnie Tyler, "Holding out for a Hero," 1984
- Deniece Williams, "Let's Hear It for the Boy," 1984
- The Bacon Brothers, "Boys in Bars," 1998
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Music Video Director
- The Bacon Brothers, "Boys in Bars," 1998
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WRITINGS
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Film Music
- Song "Medium Rare," Telling Lies in America, Banner Entertainment,1997
- Score, Solo Shuttle, c. 1997
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Video Music with Michael Bacon as the Bacon Brothers
- (As the Bacon Brothers) The Bacon Brothers Live: No Food Jokes Tour (companion to the album The Bacon Brothers Live; also known as The Bacon Brothers Live), Image Entertainment, 2003
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Albums with Michael Bacon as the Bacon Brothers
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Forosoco, Bluxo Records, 1998
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Getting There, Bluxo Records, 1999
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Can't Complain, Rounder Records, 2001
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The Bacon Brothers Live (also known as The Bacon Brothers Live:No Food Jokes Tour), Image Entertainment, 2003
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White Knuckles, Forosoco Music/SpinArt, c. 2005
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Singles with Michael Bacon as the Bacon Brothers
- "Boys in Bars," 1998
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Nonfiction
- (Author of foreword) Craig Fass, Mike Ginelli, and Brian Turtle, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, Plume Books, 1996
- Contributor to periodicals, including Entertainment Weekly.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, fourth edition, St. James Press, 2000
Periodicals
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Billboard, January 13, 2001, p. 77
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Cosmopolitan, September, 1994, p. 178
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Empire, December, 1990, p. 46; Issue 79, 1996, p. 59; June, 2000,pp. 84-85, 89
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Entertainment Weekly, January 27, 1995, p. 26; August 4, 2000, pp.31-39; August 11, 2000, pp. 31-37; December 24, 2004, pp. 38-41
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Film Review, March, 1995
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Interview, October, 1994, p. 90; December, 2004, pp. 154-57
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Los Angeles Times, September 11, 1999; December 21, 2004
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Movieline, December, 1992
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Newsweek, January 17, 2005, p. 70
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New York Times, September 25, 1994; February 3, 2002
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Ocean Drive, summer, 1999, pp. 232-34
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Parade, August 25, 2002, pp. 4-5
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People Weekly, April 2, 1984
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Premiere, March, 1995, pp. 70-73; February, 2005, p. 52
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Time Out, November 29, 1995
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USA Today, January 20, 1995
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USA Weekend, July 28, 2000, p. 10
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US Weekly, August 14, 2000, pp. 74-77
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