# Six degrees of Kevin Bacon anyone?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 18, 2007, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon-anyone/416030 "2007-08-18T05:29:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon-anyone/416030/61 "2007-08-21T09:37:34Z")

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Well, I’m not sure if I’m a 2 or 3 but…

Kevin Bacon was in Apollo 13 with Bill Paxton who played my cousin Fred Haise.  
What does that get me?

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**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon-anyone/416030/62 "2007-08-21T12:56:00Z")

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Does it have to be people who’ve been in movies with him? I’m pretty sure KB has met Bill Clinton, and I know Bill Clinton, somewhat.

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon-anyone/416030/63 "2007-08-21T13:46:24Z")

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[QUOTE=An Arky]  
Does it have to be people who’ve been in movies with him? I’m pretty sure KB has met Bill Clinton, and I know Bill Clinton, somewhat.  
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In the Biblical sense? 😉

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**Author:** ![hdagent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/91b2a8/32.png) [@hdagent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hdagent)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon-anyone/416030/64 "2007-08-21T18:13:31Z")

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I’m a KB5

Kyra Sedgwick’s sister’s son was on a TV show that my wife was the talent coordinator for. Wife-Son-Sister-Kyra-Kevin

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**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon-anyone/416030/65 "2007-08-21T19:17:23Z")

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[QUOTE=Ellen Cherry]  
In the Biblical sense? 😉  
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No; both he and I are straight guys. I’m from Arkansas; everybody there knows Bill, whether they like him or not.

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