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"A-List Actor Opens Up About Losing Millions in Bernie Madoff’s $65B Ponzi Scheme"

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Kevin Bacon Reflects on Resilience After Losing Millions in Madoff Ponzi Scheme

Kevin Bacon and his wife, Kyra Sedgwick, were among the high-profile victims of Bernie Madoff’s infamous $64.8 billion Ponzi scheme, which unraveled in 2008. The couple reportedly lost “millions” in the scandal, but in a recent interview with Esquire, Bacon emphasized their choice to focus on gratitude rather than bitterness.

“It sucked, and we were certainly angry,” Bacon, 66, admitted. “But we woke up the next day and said, ‘What do we have? We love each other. We love our children. We’re healthy. No one took away our ability to make a living.’ So we got back to work.”

[IMAGE: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick at an event, smiling. Caption: "Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, married since 1988, leaned on family after the Madoff scandal."]

The couple, who have been married since 1988, avoided becoming “jaded” despite losing a significant portion of their savings. “More careful, but not jaded,” Bacon told Business Insider in 2022. He even found motivation in the ordeal: his New York City gym sits across from Madoff’s former office. While using a leg press machine by the window, Bacon quipped, “I’m in excruciating pain…staring out at [that building]. I think, ‘I can get through this’—and that’s how we felt about Madoff.”

[IMAGE: Bernie Madoff in court. Caption: "Bernie Madoff, mastermind of the $64.8 billion Ponzi scheme, died in prison in 2021."]

Madoff, sentenced to 150 years in 2009 for defrauding thousands, died in custody in 2021 at age 82. His victims recovered just $4.3 billion of the stolen $65 billion. Bacon acknowledged others suffered far greater losses, telling GQ in 2015, “There were so many people who got hit so much harder.”

[IMAGE: Bacon and Sedgwick laughing together. Caption: "The couple focused on their blessings: ‘We’re healthy. No one took away our ability to make a living.’"]

Today, Bacon is promoting his new Amazon Prime series The Bondsman, a supernatural thriller about a bounty hunter reborn into a demonic world. The project underscores his resilience—a theme echoing his response to the Madoff crisis.

Bacon’s story isn’t just about loss but perspective. As he put it, “We got back to work,” proving that even in Hollywood, grit and gratitude can outweigh greed.

[IMAGE: Poster for The Bondsman. Caption: "Bacon stars in The Bondsman, streaming now on Amazon Prime Video."]

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