Six Degrees. (A.K.A., Who the heck is Kevin Bacon?)

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Tim Allen to Steve Martin

Tim Allen voiced Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story alongside Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks was in Apollo 13 with Kevin Bacon.
Kevin Bacon was in Planes, Trains, & Automobiles with Steve Martin.


Okay we're going Bond to Bond,
Sean Connery to Daniel Craig

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Okay we're going Bond to Bond,
Sean Connery to Daniel Craig

Sean Connery was in The Rock with Nicolas Cage.
Nicolas Cage was in Gone in Sixty Seconds with Angelina Jolie.
Angelina Jolie was in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider with Daniel Craig.

How about Laurence Olivier to Dakota Fanning.

EDIT: I had it backwards.

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Laurence Olivier made a posthumous appearance in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow with Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie was in The Bone Collector with Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington was in Man on Fire with Dakota Fanning

Next: Jim Carrey to Jim Belushi

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Jim Carrey was in Batman Forever with Chris O'Donnell.
Chris was in Batman and Robin with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Arnold was in Red Heat with Jim Belushi.

Sidney Poitier to Ice Cube.

[Tripitaka]

Sidney Poitier was in The Jackal with Bruce Willis
Brucey Baby was in Pulp Fiction with Eric Stoltz
Stoltz was in Anaconda with Ice Cube


Nephew to Aunty: George Clooney to Rosemary Clooney

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Rosemary Clooney was in Radioland Murders with Jeffrey Tambor
Tambor was in Meet Joe Black with Brad Pitt
and Pitt was in Ocean's Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen with George Clooney


Everybody Loves to Everybody Hates: Ray Romano to Chris Rock

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Ray Romano was in Eulogy with Rip Torn
Torn was in Bee Movie with Chris Rock

Tinker to Tailor: Levi Tinker to Tailor Boswell

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Levi Tinker was in Coach Carter with Samuel L. Jackson
Jackson was in National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon I with Emilio Estevez
Emilio was in Young Guns with Jack Palance
Palance was in Angels' Brigade with Jim Backus
and the inestimable Mr. Magoo was in Deep in My Heart with Tailor Boswell


Ralph Macchio to Kim Cattrall

[Tripitaka]

Haha, for someone who has watched as many 80's films as I have this was a doddle!

Ralph Macchio was in The Outsiders with Rob Lowe
Rob Lowe was in Masquerade with Kim Cattrall



Charles Chaplin to Ben Chaplin

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Charlie Chaplin was in A Countess from Hong Kong with Marlon Brando
Brando was in The Island of Doctor Moreau with Val Kilmer
Kilmer was in Batman Forever with Nicole Kidman
and Kidman was in Birthday Girl with Ben Chaplin


Guys who used to be Jack Bauer's boss, but are now dead: Xander Berkeley to Dennis Haysbert

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Xander Berkeley was in Seraphim Falls with Anjelica Huston
Huston was in The Royal Tenenbaums with Gene Hackman
Hackman was in Absolute Power with Dennis Haysbert


Santa Claus in the movies: Edmund Gwenn to Tim Allen

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Edmund Gwenn was in The Trouble with Harry with John Forsythe
Forsythe was in Charlie's Angels with Sam Rockwell
and Rockwell was in Galaxy Quest with Tim Allen


Curly Howard to Jason Alexander

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*bump*

Didja get bored already, tripitaka?

[Tripitaka]

*bump*

Didja get bored already, tripitaka?

Hehe, no, it's not that, I just never know which two names to choose next


Anyhoo...

Curly Howard was in Monkey Businessmen with Kenneth MacDonald
MacDonald was in Which Way to the Front? with Jerry Lewis
Lewis was in Arizona Dream with Faye Dunaway
Dunaway was in Dunston Checks In with Jason Alexander


Mark Antony Krupa to Cleopatra Singleton

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Mark Antony Krupa was in The Sum of All Fears with Ben Affleck
Affleck was in Armageddon with Bruce Willis
Willis was in Pulp Fiction with Ving Rhames
and Rhames was in Baby Boy with Cleopatra Singleton


Short guys that probably shouldn't be badasses, but are anyway:

Danny DeVito to Joe Pesci

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Danny was in Be Cool with Harvey Keitel.
Harvey was in Cop Land with Robert De Niro.
Robert was in Good Fellas with Joe Pesci.

Mafia Don to Mafia Don: James Gandolfini to Marlon Brando.

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James Gandolfini was in The Last Castle with Robert Redford.
Robert Redford was in Spy Game with Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt was in Fight Club with Ed Norton
Ed Norton was in The Score with Marlon Brando


Next: Christopher Reeve to Beyonce Knowles.

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Christopher Reeve was in Superman with Gene Hackman
Hackman was in The Firm with Tom Cruise
and Cruise had a cameo appearance in Austin Powers: Goldmember with Beyonce Knowles


Jeanne Tripplehorn to Frank Doubleday

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Chrish Reeves was in Superman With Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman was in Enemy of The State with Will Smith
Will Smith was in Ali with Jamie Fox
Jamie Fox was in DreamGirls with Beyonce Knowles

Next: Rick Moranis to Kurt Russel

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Rick Moranis was in Parenthood with Steve Martin.
Steve Martin was in The Out-of-Towners with Goldie Hawn.
Goldie Hawn was in Overboard with Kurt Russell.
Kurt Russell was subsequently in Goldie Hawn.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmkay. I apologize in advance if this one's been done already, haven't been following the thread over the last few weeks...

Soccer stars: Pele to Parminder Nagra

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Pelé was in Hotshot with Mario Van Peebles
Mario was in Ali with Will Smith
Will was in Independence Day with Vivica Fox
and Vivica was in Ella Enchanted with Parminder Nagra


Rock legends: Eric Clapton to Keith Richards

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Pelé was in Hotshot with Mario Van Peebles
Mario was in Ali with Will Smith
Will was in Independence Day with Vivica Fox
and Vivica was in Ella Enchanted with Parminder Nagra


Rock legends: Eric Clapton to Keith Richards

Eric Clapton was in The Who's Tommy with Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson was in Mars Attacks! with Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan was in The Tailor of Panama with Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush was in Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End with Keith Richards

Next: Roger Daltrey to Danny Glover

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Roger Daltrey was in .com for murder with Nicollette Sheridan
Nicollette Sheridan was in The Sure Thing with John Cusack
John Cusack was in Con Air with Ving Rhames
Ving Rhames was in Flight of the Intruder with Danny Glover

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Forgive me if you've done this, or if I missed a reason it's terribly easy. I'm new here.

Wonkas: Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp

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Gene Wilder was in Blazing Saddles with Mel Brooks.
Mel Brooks was in The Producers with Uma Thurman.
Uma Thurman was in Batman and Robin with George Clooney.
George Clooney was in Ocean's Twelve with Brad Pitt.
Brad Pitt was in Troy with Orlando Bloom.
Orlando Bloom was in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest with Johnny Depp.

How about Batman to Batman: Adam West to Christian Bale.