Who was the star of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and also starred as the title character in the drama "We Need to Talk About Kevin" (2011)?
Stephen Chbosky Stephen Chbosky ( ; born January 25, 1970) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director best known for writing "The New York Times" bestselling coming-of-age novel "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" (1999), as well as for screenwriting and directing the film version of the same book, starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film "Rent", and Disney's 2017 live-action adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast" alongside with Evan Spiliotopoulos and was co-creator, executive producer, and writer of the CBS television series "Jericho", which aired from 2006 to 2008.
Kevin Bacon Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American actor and musician. His notable films include musical-drama film "Footloose" (1984), the controversial historical conspiracy legal thriller "JFK" (1991), the legal drama "A Few Good Men" (1992), the historical docudrama "Apollo 13" (1995), and the mystery drama "Mystic River" (2003). Bacon is also known for taking on darker roles such as that of a sadistic guard in "Sleepers" (1996) and troubled former child abuser in a critically acclaimed performance in "The Woodsman" (2004). He is equally prolific on television, having starred in the Fox drama series "The Following" (2013–2015). For the HBO original film "Taking Chance" (2009), Bacon won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, also receiving a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. "The Guardian" named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. In 2003, Bacon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion pictures industry.