The first Muppet characters appeared as early as 1955, in Sam and Friends, a Washington, D.C.-based show that was on the air for six years. Kermit the Frog was one of the show's regulars, and thus was one of Henson's first Muppet creations.
Kevin Bacon (born 8.7.1958) is an American actor. Amongst his best-known films are Footloose, Flatliners and Mystic River. Childhood: Kevin Bacon is the oldest of six children. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by his mother, Ruth and his father Edmund. Ruth was a teacher at elementary school and Edmund was an architect.
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick have more in common than they may care to know. Surprise! The husband and wife pair are also distant cousins. When Hollywood power couple Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick agreed to have their family's history explored by Finding Your Roots they found out more than they bargained for -- they're cousins! Genealogist Henry Louis Gates, Jr. led the research on Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, wed for 23 years, for the upcoming television show Finding Your Roots.