Kevin Bacon was almost unrecognizable as he was seen in casual clothes during a jogging session in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The 61-year-old Footloose star – who is usually seen in a well-tailored suit on red carpets – had a cap on and was sporting facial hair as he seemed to want to fly below the radar.
This sighting comes just as online gamblers are betting that the Hollywood veteran will play Joe Exotic, 57, from Netflix’s Tiger King in a movie.
Is that you, Mr Bacon? Kevin Bacon was almost unrecognizable as he was seen in casual clothes during a jogging session in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday
Kevin usually looks very put together when in Manhattan, where he lives with wife Kyra Sedgwick.
The star can sure dazzle in a suit and tie.
But this week the Picture Perfect actor was very dressed down in a sweaty blue T-shirt and dark blue shorts with black socks and multi-colored sneakers as he went for a run.
A new Bacon: The Picture Perfect actor was very dressed down in a sweaty blue T-shirt and dark blue shorts with black socks and multi-colored sneakers as he went for a run.
Bacon also had on a cap and ear buds with a cell phone in his hand.
His name has come up plenty this week.
SportsBetting.ag has asked people to bet on who might play the controversial star Joe Exotic of the popular Netflix documentary if a movie were made about the man.
So far the favorite is Bacon.
An exotic mess: His name has come up plenty this week. SportsBetting.ag has asked people to bet on who might play the controversial star Joe Exotic of the popular Netflix documentary if a movie were made about the man
His mug shot: He was convicted in an unsuccessful murder-for-hire plot against Carole Baskin, the founder of Big Cat Rescue, who he has repeatedly accused of killing her husband Jack ‘Don’ Lewis. Lewis’ unsolved 1997 disappearance and Maldonado-Passage’s accusations are the subject of new Netflix series Tiger King
The runner up is Ed Norton, then Billy Bob Thornton and David Spade.
Melissa McCarthy is the first choice to play Carole Baskin with Will Ferrell as Doc Antle.
There is no feature film in the works yet, but if there is Netflix will likely make it.
Earlier this week Bacon posted an Instagram video instructing his followers to follow the Centers for Disease Control’s advisement to stay inside and flatten the infection curve on Wednesday.
‘Hi guys, you know me, right? I’m technically only six degrees away from you,’ the actor smiled in the footage shot from his living room.
Clever: Kevin Bacon has created a celebrity-approved social media trend, which involves tagging six friends and using the hashtag to reveal ‘who you are staying home for’
His love: The screen staple with Sedgwick at the Napa Valley Film Festival Celebrity Tributes at the Lincoln Theatre in November
‘Right now, like people around the world, I’m staying home because it saves lives and it is the only way we’re going to slow down the spread of this coronavirus.’
He explained: ‘The contact that you make with someone who makes contact with someone else, that may be what makes somebody’s mom or grandpa or wife sick. Everyone of us has someone who is worth staying home for.’
Later in the video, the X-Men: First Class star held up a chalkboard shaped like a hog, that read: ‘#IStayHomeFor Kyra Sedgwick,’ his wife.
In a funny touch, the Emmy Award-winning actress responded by yelling, ‘Kev’ in the background, as he joked: ‘Speak of the devil.’
Star power: One day after he posted his Instagram video on Wednesday with instructions to participate, David Beckham and Elton John had already joined to the trend
Before ending the video, which he tapped David Beckham, Elton John, Jimmy Fallon, Brandi Carlile, Demi Lovato and comedian Kevin Hart to do next, the actor explained the challenge.
By Thursday, Beckham, 44, posed with a sign that simply said, ‘#IStayHomeFor VB and my kids.’
The renowned athlete, who is married to Victoria Beckham, nominated his son Brooklyn, soccer coach Gary Neville, his nutritionist, chef Gordon Ramsay and late-night host James Corden.
‘Staying at home for the ones that we love,’ the former soccer player captioned his Instagram. ‘Thank you @kevinbacon for nominating me. I’m staying at home for Victoria and our kids, including Cruzie who’s made his way into this photo.’
The Can You Feel The Love Tonight singer, 72, also responded to Bacon’s nomination with an inside look at his chic kitchen and plans to play inside with his kids.
‘#IStayHomeFor @davidfurnish and our boys. Today it’s snakes, ladders and staying inside to stop the spread of coronavirus. Who are you staying home for?’ he captioned a photo of himself sitting in front of a board game, wearing tinted glasses in a shimmery tracksuit.