including Diner, released in 1982. Diner, directed by Barry Levinson, featured an ensemble cast and helped several young actors gain wider recognition.
Then came the role that permanently changed Bacon’s public profile. In 1984, he starred as Ren McCormack in Footloose. The movie follows a teenager who moves to a small community where dancing has been prohibited and challenges the restrictions surround
The success of Footloose made Bacon widely recognizable, but he deliberately avoided building his entire career around one type of character. Over the following decades, he accepted roles
