Kevin Bacon is using his ‘Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon’ fame to promote social distancing

Actor Kevin Bacon has starred in countless box-office hits including “Footloose,” “A few Good Men,” and “Apollo 13.” He’s been in so many films that he’s almost as well known for being prolific as he is for his performances. Bacon has worked with so many people in entertainment, he became the subject of a game…

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Actor Kevin Bacon has starred in countless box-office hits including “Footloose,” “A few Good Men,” and “Apollo 13.” He’s been in so many films that he’s almost as well known for being prolific as he is for his performances.

Bacon has worked with so many people in entertainment, he became the subject of a game where people would try to connect one Hollywood person to Kevin Bacon within six steps or degrees.


Example:

Elvis Presley:

Elvis Presley was in Change of Habit (1969) with Ed Asner

Ed Asner was in JFK (1991) with Kevin Bacon


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