Six degrees of Kevin Bacon...

CigarNut · 12-15-2012, 10:30 AM

Google can now help you play the popular parlor game, “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.” If you’re not familiar with the game, the goal is to find the shortest path (using movies, other credits, and anything else you can think of, such as relationships) between an actor and Kevin Bacon.

For example, Julia Roberts starred in "Flatliners" with Kevin Bacon, so she is one degree away from Kevin Bacon. But Richard Gere starred with Julia Roberts in "Runaway Bride," so he is two degrees away from Kevin Bacon (Gere > Roberts > Bacon).

Well now, if you type an actor’s name and “bacon number” into Google, you’ll get not only their degrees away from Kevin Bacon, but a breakdown of how Google got to that...

Very creative...

Boz · 12-15-2012, 11:00 AM

shilala · 12-15-2012, 12:09 PM

That is absolutely hilarious. Thank, Michael!!!

SvilleKid · 12-15-2012, 12:24 PM

I like it!!

Boz · 12-15-2012, 10:46 PM

Thanks Michael, I've wasted a ton of time today on this

kaisersozei · 12-16-2012, 07:56 AM

Justin Bieber's Bacon number is 3

Who woulda guessed it?!

hammondc · 12-16-2012, 08:01 AM

Sweet.

shark · 12-16-2012, 10:17 AM

George Burns' number is 2. George Burns and Walter Mathau appeared in The Sunshine Boys. Walter Mathau and Kevin Bacon appeared in JFK

TJarv · 12-16-2012, 10:23 AM

I'm having a hard time finding anyone with a number over 3

shark · 12-16-2012, 10:55 AM

Helen Keller's Bacon number is 4
Helen Keller and Katharine Cornell appeared in Helen Keller in Her Story.
Katharine Cornell and Ralph Bellamy appeared in Stage Door Canteen.
Ralph Bellamy and Louie Anderson appeared in Coming to America.
Louie Anderson and Kevin Bacon appeared in Quicksilver.

icehog3 · 12-16-2012, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TJarv

I'm having a hard time finding anyone with a number over 3

Florence Lawrence's Bacon number is 4

Florence Lawrence and Claire McDowell appeared in The Call of the Wild.

Claire McDowell and Sylvia Sidney appeared in An American Tragedy.

Sylvia Sidney and Joe Don Baker appeared in Mars Attacks!.

Joe Don Baker and Kevin Bacon appeared in Criminal Law.

kaisersozei · 12-16-2012, 07:05 PM

Even I have a Bacon Number of 3:

I was in Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story with Pam Dawber.
Pam Dawber & John Ritter appeared in Stay Tuned.
John Ritter and Kevin Bacon appeared in Hero at Large.

(okay, so I'm not a famous actor and it was only as an extra, but I was in it so I technically have a Bacon number!)

icehog3 · 12-16-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kaisersozei

Even I have a Bacon Number of 3:

I was in Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story with Pam Dawber.
Pam Dawber & John Ritter appeared in Stay Tuned.
John Ritter and Kevin Bacon appeared in Hero at Large.

(okay, so I'm not a famous actor and it was only as an extra, but I was in it so I technically have a Bacon number!)

Can I have your autograph, Gerard?

gnbikes · 12-16-2012, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

Can I have your autograph, Gerard?

Forget his autograph, how about Pam Dawber's phone number...
G-

icehog3 · 12-16-2012, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by gnbikes

Forget his autograph, how about Pam Dawber's phone number...
G-

She is 61 now, I'll take it for my Dad....

Stephen · 12-17-2012, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

She is 61 now, I'll take it for my Dad....

Nanoo nanoo.

Silound · 12-17-2012, 03:26 PM

http://oracleofbacon.org/index.php

Knock yourselves out

Stephen · 12-17-2012, 03:40 PM

Traci Lords has a Bacon number of two.
Billy Graham has a bacon number of three.

Food for thought...

Skywalker · 12-17-2012, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kaisersozei

Even I have a Bacon Number of 3:

I was in Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story with Pam Dawber.
Pam Dawber & John Ritter appeared in Stay Tuned.
John Ritter and Kevin Bacon appeared in Hero at Large.

(okay, so I'm not a famous actor and it was only as an extra, but I was in it so I technically have a Bacon number!)

Though I have never been in a movie. I worked closely with George Lucas' sister, Kate for a number of years. George's number is 2 so mine would be 4.

I'll keep working on this... Maybe I'm related to Kevin Bacon... I'll start looking through all the genealogy sites now

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