Kevin Bacon and his wife Kyra Sedgwick are reportedly the latest in a long line of celebrities to have lost money in Bernard Madoff's $50 billion Ponzi scheme. A rep for Bacon confirmed in December 2008 that the couple investments with Madoff, but declined to comment on the amount.People: Kevin Bacon Victim of Madoff Scheme (December 30, 2008)

• In 2007, Kevin Bacon founded the charitable organization SixDegrees.org which focuses on charitable social networks by utilizing the "small world phenomenon." Users are encouraged to promote their own charitable organizations and connect with others through their preferred cause.SixDegrees.org: About the organization Celebrities Ashley Judd, Nicole Kidman, Kyra Sedgwick, Jane Kaczmarek, Bradley Whitford, Dana Delany, Robert Duvall, Jessica Simpson and Rosie O'Donnell are involved in the charitable network.

• "Our most fun thing - even more fun than going to a baseball game - we were allowed to go see Janis Joplin or Led Zeppelin. That was huge for me, the idea of playing music. By the time I was 13 or 14 I had decided I was going to have a life in the theater. At same time I was always writing songs."—Kevin BaconLas Vegas Sun: Q+A: The Bacon Brothers (November 18, 2008)
• "I think it's a great idea. He's a great choice. He's very talented. I met Zac briefly at an event similar to this and we talked, only briefly; but he seemed like a really nice kid and I really do wish him all the best with it."—Kevin Bacon commenting on Zac Efron playing the role of Ren McCormack in a remake of FootlooseThe Sun: Zac Is Bringing Home the Bacon (October 16, 2008)