Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Baconmarried since 1988 and parents of two adult children, recently revealed their perspectives on their professional careers and what they believe is the key to achieving success as the years go by. They had this intervention during an appearance on the television program TODAY with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager.
The acting couple, known for their long career in Hollywood, highlighted the importance of keeping their feet on the ground despite their successes in the entertainment industry. During the talk, Sedgwick, who was promoting her upcoming play, all of Meshared their vision on how they have managed to balance their work life with their personal life after 35 long years of marriage.
“I grew up in New York, he grew up in Philadelphia, we raised our kids in New York. I am not really sure, It’s more what we do and not what we are, right?” Kyra reflected. “I think that “We have always had the same priorities, which is to keep our feet on the ground,” Sedgwick shared.
The love story between Sedgwick and Bacon began on the set of the film Lemon Sky in the year 1987a couple of years after the phenomenon Footlose. Their union eventually led to their marriage a year later. They have since had two children, Travis, 34, and Sosie, 32.
Over more than three decades together, both have enjoyed successful careers in film and television, facing the challenges of staying relevant in such a competitive industry. In this regard, Sedgwick highlighted the difficulty of achieving and maintaining success, mentioning that persistence and hard work have been key in his professional career.
“Besides, our work life…has not been easy. Longevity is hard, you have to keep working to try to get a job, to try to get another job,” he said. “There’s no fantasy like, ‘Life is so easy, Hollywood is so easy, and movies are so easy.’. “Everything is a lot of work,” Kyra highlighted.
In the most recent of his careers, Bacon participated in the film Netflix of 2023, Leave the world behind (Leave the World Behind), while Sedgwick had a recurring role in the second season of the series Prime Video, The summer I fell in love (The Summer I Turned Pretty).
During the same conversation with Kotb, 59, and Bush Hager, 42, Sedgwick also commented on a viral TikTok she and Bacon posted in March, in which they appeared wearing white tank tops and matching blue jeans.
“I don’t think we look alike — I was literally wearing his tank top and jeans, which is a little scary that I can fit into his tank top and jeans, but let’s leave that aside.”. She commented on the video, where the couple joked that they were starting to look alike after more than three decades of marriage.
Sedgwick and Bacon celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary in September. The couple has shared many moments together over the years, strengthening their bond with each new shared experience. In addition, they recently announced their next collaboration on the big screen in the film Connescencemarking their first co-production since 2004.
In said feature film, Bacon plays Stan Olszewski, a likeable and witty security guard with a history of chronic underblogging, who interferes in a robbery in progress at the home of Cynthia Rand (Sedgwick), a successful urologist married to the renowned former prosecutor. of the Watergate case, Warren Rand (Judd Hirsch).
