{
  "id": 7209263,
  "title": "Kevin Bacon's First Major TV Acting Job Was On A Show That Ran For Over Half A Century",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/kevin-bacons-first-major-tv-acting-job-was-on-a-show-that-ran-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T23:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2253674/kevin-bacon-first-tv-show-acting-job-guiding-light/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Before Footloose made him a star, Kevin Bacon was working as a waiter and playing a struggling alcoholic on a soap opera that ran for 72 years.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}