Remember that game where you figure out the number of degrees of separation between some celebrity and Kevin Bacon? Well, now Google has a search function that will do it for you. It’s called “Bacon number.”
Type Bacon number and some celebrity’s name into Google and you’ll instantly get that person’s Bacon number. I tried some names I thought were pretty far from connected to Kevin Bacon and couldn’t find anyone with a number higher than 2. Here are some examples. Click on a thumbnail to embiggen.
IMDB shows 74 titles in Kevin Bacon’s filmography. That must connect him to absolutely everyone.
Go try it. It’s fun. If you get a number higher than 2, please share who it was.
Seems silly to comment on my own post, but since this story broke I guess everyone is checking their bacon number. Just saw this tweet from a 3.
Justin Beiber is a 4
I tried thinking of someone old – like Vincent Price – and got low numbers. I think younger people would be more degrees of separation. They haven’t been around Hollywood as long. Your Justin Beiber number, and the tweet from Janina sort of confirm my theory.