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Since his meteoric rise to fame in the 1984 movie \u201cFootloose,\u201d fans have known actor Kevin Bacon as, well,\u00a0Kevin Bacon<\/a>.<\/p>\n Not any more.<\/p>\n The veteran star of film and television has decided to turn over a new leaf \u2014 or legume if you will \u2014 by changing his last name from Bacon to Bean.<\/p>\n \u201cI just thought it seemed like such a funny idea,\u201d Bacon tells TODAY.com during a Zoom interview. And that\u2019s exactly what the tongue-in-cheek switcheroo is all about.<\/p>\n Bacon is teaming up with Humane World for Animals (formerly called the Humane Society of the United States) for \u201cBeansday,<\/a>\u201d a new campaign encouraging people to swap out meat for beans on Wednesdays. \u201cIt can have an impact on animal\u2019s lives, on the environment, on your pocketbook,\u201d Bacon says of the push.<\/p>\n In support of the launch, the \u201cTremors\u201d star is temporarily changing his last name from Bacon to Bean and donning a suit made entirely of the legumes in a new PSA for the campaign.<\/p>\n