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Ever played Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon? The original game version connects actors to Kevin Bacon within 6 links or less. My modified version links celebrity trivias - beginning and ending with a Kevin Bacon trivia. I've changed the rules purely for selfish reasons. I want to read more trivias! LoL. My siblings and I are notorious for spouting off senseless celebrity trivia thanks to the unwitting example of our dear ol' dad. *Note: Dad is brilliant with 1920-1970s trivia. Quiz him on recent celebs, however comma, and he hasn't a clue! LoL. (Pops, if you're reading this, you inspired today's blog tag).Tag Rules? Cut n' paste this section of the tag onto your blog. Start with a Kevin Bacon trivia. Link it with correlating celebrity trivias without breaking the chain. End with a Kevin Bacon trivia. Post. The final count is up to you. Tag your blog readers. Have fun!
- Kevin Bacon starred in the movie Footloose with other new comers Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Penn.
- Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Penn dated briefly during the filming of Footloose.
- Chris Penn died at age 40.
- Chris Penn's brother is Sean Penn.
- Sean Penn's wives: 1) Madonna 2) Robin Wright Penn.
- Madonna dated veteran film star Warren Beatty during the filming of Dick Tracy.
- Warren Beatty's sister is veteran film star Shirley Maclaine.
- Shirley Maclaine played Weezer in the movie Steel Magnolias with Julia Roberts.
- Julia Roberts started dating and got engaged to Dylan McDermott during the filming of Steel Magnolias.
- Julia Roberts started dating and got engaged to Kiefer Sutherland during the filming of Flatliners.
- Kiefer Sutherland's father is veteran film star Donald Sutherland.
- Kiefer Sutherland and Jason Patric were in the movie Lost Boys.
- Jason Patric's grandfather was veteran tv actor Jackie Gleason.
- Julia Roberts dated Jason Patric after her split with Kiefer Sutherland.
- Julia Roberts's brother is Eric Roberts.
- Eric Roberts's daughter is Emma Roberts.
- Emma Roberts played the lead in the movie Nancy Drew.
- Tate Donovan played Emma Robert's father in Nancy Drew.
- Tate Donovan dated Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Aniston each for about 4 years.
- Sandra Bullock played a detective opposite Ryan Gosling's psychotic adolescent character in the movie Murder by Numbers.
- Sandra Bullock and Ryan Gosling started dating during the filming of Murder by Numbers.
- Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams's characters were lovers in the movie The Notebook.
- Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams started dating during the filming of The Notebook.
- Rachel McAdams is currently dating Josh Lucas.
- Josh Lucas dated Salma Hayak.
- Salma Hayak and Ed Norton dated for about 4 years.
- Ed Norton graduated from Yale.
- Jody Foster graduated from Yale.
- Jody Foster played the lead in the original Freaky Friday movie.
- Veteran tv actor John Astin played Jodie Foster's father in Freaky Friday.
- John Astin married/divorced veteran tv actress Patty Duke.
- John Astin and Patty Duke's sons are Sean Astin and MacKenzie Astin.
- Sean Astin played hobbit Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- Liv Tyler played elf princess Arwen in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- Liv Tyler's father is lead singer and frontman Steven Tyler of the rock band Aerosmith.
- Alicia Silverstone was known as "that girl in the Aerosmith music videos".
- Alicia Silverstone played the lead role in the movie Clueless.
- Paul Rudd played Alicia Silverstone's love interest in Clueless.
- Paul Rudd played Lisa Kudrow's love interest/husband on the tv show Friends.
- Jennifer Aniston co-starred on Friends.
- Jennifer Aniston was married to Brad Pitt.
- Brad Pitt has 3 biological and 3 adopted children with partner Angelina Jolie.
- Angelina Jolie's father is veteran actor Jon Voight.
- Jon Voight played Ricky Schroeder's father in the movie The Champ.
- Ricky Schroeder was a child star on the tv show Silver Spoons.
- Jason Bateman was Ricky Schroeder's wise cracking sidekick on Silver Spoons.
- Jason Bateman's sister is Justine Bateman.
- Justine Bateman played ditzy daughter Mallory Keaton on the tv show Family Ties.
- Michael J. Fox played Mallory's wise cracking brother Alex P. Keaton.
- Michael J. Fox met wife Tracy Pollan on Family Ties.
- Kevin Bacon and Tracy Pollan dated for 6 years prior to her meeting Michael J. Fox.
- Kevin Bacon started dating Kyra Sedgwick after his split with Tracy Pollan.
- Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick married the same year as Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan.
- Kyra Sedgwick played Campbell Scott's love interest in the movie Singles.
- Campbell Scott's father is veteran film star George C. Scott.
- George C. Scott refused his Oscar for his portrayal of General Patton in the movie Patton.
- Veteran film star Marlon Brando refused his Oscar for his portrayal of Don Corleone in the movie The Godfather.
- Marlon Brando played Dr. Moreau in The Island of Dr. Moreau remake with Val Kilmer.
- Val Kilmer played Iceman opposite Tom Cruise in Top Gun.
- Tom Cruise's wives: 1) Mimi Rogers 2) Nicole Kidman 3) Katie Holmes.
- Nicole Kidman co-starred with Renee Zellweger in the movie Stone Mountain.
- Renee Zellweger co-starred with Tom Cruise in the movie Jerry Maguire.
- Fellow Texans Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConnaughey debuted together in the movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation.
- Matthew McConnaughey attended the University of Texas in Austin.
- 1950's blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield attended the University of Texas in Austin.
- Jayne Mansfield's daughter is tv actress Mariska Hargitay.
- Mariska Hargitay was a Kappa Kappa Gamma.
- Sophia Bush and Ashley Judd were Kappa Kappa Gammas.
- Sophia Bush married/divorced One Tree Hill tv co-star Chad Michael Murray.
- One Tree Hill is filmed in Wilmington, NC where Katie Holmes played Joey Potter on the tv show Dawson's Creek.
- Oliver Hudson played one of Joey Potter's love interest on Dawson's Creek.
- Oliver Hudson's sister is Kate Hudson.
- Oliver Hudson and Kate Hudson's father is musician Bill Hudson.
- Bill Hudson's wives: 1) Goldie Hawn 2) Cindy Williams.
- Goldie Hawn has never married longtime partner Kirk Russell.
- Goldie Hawn co-starred with Susan Sarandon in The Banger Sisters.
- Susan Sarandon has never married longtime partner Tim Robbins.
- Tim Robbins co-starred with Kevin Bacon in the movie Mystic River.
- Mystic River was directed by Clint Eastwood.
- Clint Eastwood has a daughter with former girlfriend Frances Fisher.
- Frances Fisher played Kate Winslet's mother in the movie Titanic.
- Kate Winslet is the youngest actress to garner 6 Academy Award nominations, and 1 Oscar win for the movie The Reader.
- Ralph Fiennes co-starred in The Reader.
- Ralph Fiennes's brother is Joseph Fiennes.
- Joseph Fiennes played Gwyneth Paltrow's love interest in Shakespeare in Love.
- Gwyneth Paltrow's parents are veteran actress Blythe Danner and director Bruce Paltrow.
- Blythe Danner played Nick Nolte's wife in the movie Prince of Tides.
- Barbra Streisand acted, directed, and produced the Prince of Tides.
- Barbra Streisand's husbands: 1) Elliot Gould 2) James Brolin.
- James Brolin's son is Josh Brolin.
- Josh Brolin's wife is Diane Lane.
- Diane Lane's ex-husband is Christopher Lambert.
- Chistopher Lambert played Connor Macleod in the Highlander movie series.
- Virginia Madsen co-starred with Christopher Lambert in Highlander II: The Quickening.
- Virginia Madsen has a son with former boyfriend Antonio Sabato, Jr.
- Antonio Sabato, Jr. played Heather Locker's abusive ex-husband on the tv show Melrose Place.
- Heather Locklear's ex-husbands: 1) Tommy Lee 2) Richie Sambora.
- Bon Jovi band member Richie Sambora dated Denise Richards after his split with Heather Locklear.
- John Bongiovi, a.k.a. Jon Bon Jovi, changed the spelling of his name and rock band because people kept misspelling it.
- Jon Bon Jovi supports a celebrity charity organization for sixdegrees.org.
- Kevin Bacon founded sixdegrees.org, an online charitable foundation based on celebrities and philanthropists supporting worthy causes in order to capitalize on the popculture game phenomena, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.
