Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick attend a screening ofSpace Oddityon March 30, 2023, in New York City.Photo:Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Kevin BaconandKyra Sedgwickultimately went withTravisfor their now-34-year-old son’s name, but at one point there was a hilarious option on the table.
“When my son was going to be born, I had seen this movie calledThe Accidental Touristand read the book, and there was this character in it named Macon,” he says. “I said to Kyra, ‘That’s such a great name, Macon. How about Macon for our son’s name?’ She’s like, ‘Yeah, I like that name.’ "
But once Sedgwick, 58, thought about it, she told her husband, " ‘Wait a second. Macon Bacon? Are you out of your mind?’ "
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Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick.Kevin Bacon/ Instagram
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Ultimately, the couple — who also share daughterSosie Bacon, 31 — did go on to use the name, just not for their son.
Asked about his favoritegoat on his family’s farm, Bacon admits he and his wife are “secretly pretty fond of Macon,” though they “try not to play favorites.”
“He’s just very unusual,” says theApollo 13actor. “He was our first goat. Well, actually we got two. The one that came with Macon was a goat named Louie. I love Louie, but he’s kind of his own man. He’s not super affectionate, and he hangs out more with the alpacas.”
As for a typical date night with his actress/directorwife of 35 years, Bacon says there isn’t really one go-to activity, but they enjoy cooking together, seeing friends and going to the theater or a movie.
They both recently sawBarbieand loved it. “I thought that was awesome,” he says of the record-breakingGreta Gerwigfilm.
The star recently launched hisSix Degrees with Kevin Baconpodcast, an extension of his non-profitSixDegrees.org. The podcast strives to “[bring] you one degree closer to nonprofits making a positive impact in the world.”
“You hear celebrities speak and you see them all the time, but the people that do the actual groundwork get a chance to really share their experience,” he says about the inspiration for the podcast. “We thought, ‘Why not combine those two things?’ "
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source: people.com
