Did Kevin Bacon turn down Patrick Swayze’s ghost role?

Kevin Bacon sets the record straight.

In an interview with Business insider published on Wednesday, July 10, Bacon, 66, put to rest a long-standing rumor that he turned down the lead role of Sam Wheat in the 1990s Ghost. The iconic part eventually went to late Patrick Swayze.

“No, I would,” he replied when asked if he was offered the role. “I don’t think I would have turned it down. I mean, I have no memory of that.”

“And by the way, the other part of that is Ghost without Patrick Swayze – I don’t know. It couldn’t have gone anywhere,” Bacon added.

Ghost – known from That pottery scene between Swayze and Demi Moore – was the highest-grossing film of 1990, right Home alone And Beautiful lady. It was also deserved Whoopi Goldberg the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of psychic Oda Mae Brown.

In 2015, Ghost screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin revealed that the script was sent to “every major actor in Hollywood who was popular at the time,” but “everyone” rejected it.

“Harrison Ford said, “I’ve read this thing three times and I still don’t understand it,” Rubin shared Vanity fair. “Michael J Fox, Paul HoganWe were rejected again and again.”

Rubin added that he believed the actors “didn’t want to play dead men” and that “when Patrick said yes, he basically saved the movie.”

Bacon, who is currently playing the lead role MaXXXinerecently set pulses racing with a thirsty selfie to celebrate his 66th birthday on Monday, July 8.

“This is 66. 🎂,” Bacon captioned a shirtless selfie he posted via Instagram on Monday.

Bacon’s wife Kyra Sedgwick commented: “Not too shabby! ❤️”

The Footless actor also revealed to Vanity fair earlier this month that he once tried to go incognito in Los Angeles, but realized that fame has its perks.

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“I went to a special effects make-up artist, had consultations and asked him to make me a prosthetic disguise,” he explained.

While walking through The Grove mall in Los Angeles, Bacon said his disguise worked a little too well.

“No one recognized me,” Bacon said. “People kind of pushed past me because they weren’t nice. No one said, ‘I love you.’ I had to stand in line to, I don’t know, buy coffee or something. I thought, ‘This sucks. I want to be famous again. ”