Kevin Bacon's entry into Hollywood almost looked a lot different.
During a recent interview with Rob Lowe on his podcast, "Six Degrees with Kevin Bacon," the two actors began talking about why Lowe chose to write a memoir, and the kinds of stories he told in his books.
One of the stories, which Lowe also recalled on the podcast, was his audition for "Footloose." He called it "a dance audition," explaining that at "the end of the dance was a knee slide across the floor," which he really went for.
"I hit my knees and slide across the floor into a lineup of like Sherry Lansing, Dean Pitchford, Craig Zadan and Herbert Ross, and my knee explodes. Explodes! Pop! And they take me out of the soundstage on a stretcher," he recalled. "And this tells you everything you need to know about Hollywood," he continued. "The producers, who were friends of mine and were very pro me doing this movie, came up to me and went 'Hey man it's cool. At the end of the day, we really decided we're just going to hire a dancer for the part.' And a week later, they hired you, and I'm like 'God damn these guys! That's a real actor.'"
Luckily, Lowe did not have trouble finding success in Hollywood after healing from his torn ACL. He was a member of the infamous Brat Pack, starring in the movies, "The Outsiders," "Class," "Oxford Blues," "St. Elmo's Fire" and "About Last Night..." He has gone on to star in " The West Wing," "Brothers & Sisters," "Parks and Recreation" and most recently, "9-1-1: Lone Star."