Thief Nabs Bacon’s Blackberry
May 24th, 2009 by Kelly
The New York Post is reporting that Kevin Bacon’s Blackberry was stolen by a mugger at 10:50 a.m. Thursday at the B, D and E station at 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue in NYC. The deliciously named actor chased after the thief but wasn’t able to catch him. Station employees weren’t notified of the robbery, but sources say Bacon did notify police.
This means that the robber either didn’t recognize Kevin Bacon OR knew who he was and still had the brass tacks to swipe his phone and gain access to a treasure trove of unlisted celebrity contact info.
This also means that Kevin Bacon rides the subway.
Don’t get me wrong– public transportation is a perfectly sensible way to get around in NYC. I just find it unusual that anyone as famous as the Baconater prefers the strange fleshy smell and Blackberry thieving passengers of the New York Subway to a private chauffeur.
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Well, Kevin Bacon’s pretty down to earth, so him riding the subway really isn’t much of a surprise. Even so, given that he and his wife lost all their money in the Madoff Ponzi scheme, I imagine he’s traveling much more by subway these days rather than by a car-and-driver.
Bummer his Crackberry was stolen. I think my husband would curl up in a ball and die if he lost his.
Well said Catherine :-)
I give him full props for riding the subway, especially for a celebrity. Just shows how down to earth and practical he is. Definitely gets brownie points in my book! :)
Deliciously named actor. hahaha
I agree. so funny. and now I want bacon :(
i love finding out that celebrities take the subway. my friend saw patrick stewart on the train in new york one night after a performance of hamlet.
i’m still jealous.
I know the family that lives beside him, he lives right above Times Square… Why would he need a car :D a plus in my book!
I meant Central Park… my bad! :P
I was having drinks in a bar close to where his dad lived, and Kevin came into the bar by himself and ended up yucking it up with my friends and I. He’s a very down to earth person (and very nice) so it wouldn’t surprise me that he takes the subway. Can you imagine living in NYC and having to arrange for a limo to take you everywhere?
as has already been mentioned, he takes the subway because madoff stole a bunch of their money.
also, he lives on the upper west side of manhattan, not times square.
THIS IS TOTALLY IRRELEVANT BUT ZACHARY QUINTO (THE GUY WHO PLAYED SPOCK IN STAR TREK) IS DATING RUMER WILLIS! MY SOUL HURTS.
Interesting couple… He is sooo sexy to me, something about those piercing eyes…
I love Kevin Bacon and respect him immensely. I’m sure he’s not completely broke and regardless, he seems the type to be down to earth. And NY is the one place where it’s ok to take public transport (ok, subway only). I read an interview with Will Ferrell and he said he always took the subway because no one recognized or bothered him on it. Of course this was his SNL days but still, do you really expect famous rich people to be sitting next to you on the subway?
But still, I love Kevin Bacon.