“He is so real for this" — Fans react as Kevin Bacon dons disguise to live a day as a regular person, exclaims it sucks 

Kevin Bacon recently revealed that he once transformed into a regular person, only to realize that “it was not nice.” In a Vanity Fair interview published on July 3, 2024, Kevin Bacon shared how nobody recognized him. He stated:

“Nobody recognized me. People were kind of pushing past me, and not being nice. Nobody said, ‘I love you.’ I had to wait in line to, I don’t know, buy a f*cking coffee or whatever. I was like, This sucks. I want to go back to being famous.”

As soon as the interview went viral on social media, netizens began talking about how he was being “so real” by opening up about his experience. An X user @FilmUpdates added a chunk of the interview on their X account, and one fan reacted by saying:

“He is so real for this!”

“This seems to be a bit of a joke, but i appreciate how cheeky he is in acknowledging that being famous is a privilege with perks… yes it sucks at times, but it’s all about perspective,” another netizen stated.

“Well, it's good to know that's how the other half lives,” an X user wrote.

On the other hand, fans appreciated Kevin Bacon's honesty about experiencing life as a “normal person.” Some even found his statements funny as they wrote:

“Too funny. Famous is probably a lot easier except for the paparazzi and/or obsessive fans,” an internet user wrote.

“At least he's honest,” another X user commented.

“‘Nobody said ‘I love you’ is soooo funnyyyy,” a netizen noted.

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“I went to a special effects makeup artist” — Details explored as Kevin Bacon opened up on the process of dressing up as a normal person

During his conversation with Vanity Fair, Kevin Bacon spoke about how he dressed up as a normal person to experience how life is at its end. He revealed that he hired a team for the disguise. He explained that he went for fake teeth with a different nose and a pair of glasses.

“I’m not complaining, but I have a face that’s pretty recognizable. Putting my hat and glasses on is only going to work to a certain extent. I went to a special effects makeup artist, had consultations, and asked him to make me a prosthetic disguise," Kevin added.

Kevin Bacon is popular for his roles in many movies like Diner, JFK, A Few Good Men, Frost/ Nixon, Friday the 13th, Tremors, The River Wild, Crazy, Stupid, Love, and even Patriots Day.

He has received several awards throughout his career, including the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Saturn Awards, and even the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Kevin Bacon has also been honored at many other film festivals, such as the Phoenix Film Festival, the Santa Barbara Film Festival, and even the Seattle International Film Festival.

He was conferred with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in September 2003. Later, he received the John Cassavetes Award in 2004 at the Denver International Film Festival.