Beer Baron
Beer Baron PowerDork
9/14/12 11:04 p.m.

As in "Kevin", not pork.

Google has added a new feature that will give you the "Bacon Number" or any actor you want. As in "6-degrees of separation to Kevin Bacon". Seriously. Google "Bacon Number [Actor]" and you'll get a result.

It's hard as heck to come up with anyone with a number above 2.

ditchdigger
ditchdigger SuperDork
9/14/12 11:23 p.m.

My bacon number is 3

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
9/15/12 6:24 a.m.
Beer Baron wrote: It's hard as heck to come up with anyone with a number above 2.

Bernie Madoff.

JoeyM
JoeyM UltimaDork
9/15/12 6:39 a.m.

Béla Lugosi's Bacon number is 3

JoeyM
JoeyM UltimaDork
9/15/12 6:48 a.m.

Amy Okuda's Bacon number is 3

Gasoline
Gasoline HalfDork
9/15/12 7:34 a.m.

Damn,....... Snooki is a 3. That is what is wrong with this world.

Beer Baron
Beer Baron PowerDork
9/15/12 7:50 a.m.

Yeah, but has anyone been able to find a performer with a Bacon Number above a 3? I haven't.

LainfordExpress
LainfordExpress Reader
9/15/12 7:55 a.m.

It seems to only count movies, so I've been going with primarily TV stars, and I still can't get over 2.

JoeyM
JoeyM UltimaDork
9/15/12 8:21 a.m.

I tried a B-grade movie (Scorpion King 3) and was still getting a lot of 2's (Billy Zane) and 3's (Kristal Vee)

Then I tried the tactic of kids who haven't been in more than a couple films (Joel Courtney from Super 8): He wasn't listed at all

The same for musicians who don't spend too much time hobnobbing with hollywood: Tom Petty is just not listed (...despite having a bit part in The Postman)

JoeyM
JoeyM UltimaDork
9/15/12 8:22 a.m.
Beer Baron wrote: Yeah, but has anyone been able to find a performer with a Bacon Number *above* a 3? I haven't.

Got one: Justin Bieber's Bacon number is 4

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
9/15/12 8:48 a.m.

mine is higher than Bieber's? that is great!

moparman76_69
moparman76_69 Reader
9/15/12 8:58 a.m.

Apparently most are 2-3 people away.

http://oracleofbacon.org/cgi-bin/center-cgi?who=Kevin+Bacon

JoeyM
JoeyM UltimaDork
9/15/12 9:36 a.m.
moparman76_69 wrote: Apparently most are 2-3 people away. http://oracleofbacon.org/cgi-bin/center-cgi?who=Kevin+Bacon

according to that site, more people are one away from Gary Busey than are 1 away from Kevin Bacon

Jay
Jay UltraDork
9/15/12 12:57 p.m.

Larry and Moe are 2.
Curly and Shemp are 3.
That's all I've got.

alex
alex UltraDork
9/15/12 2:57 p.m.

Holy hell, my sister is a 3. (She was in an indie film a couple years ago.)

JoeyM
JoeyM UltimaDork
9/15/12 3:32 p.m.

Lightnin' Hopkins's Bacon number is 4
Bob Marley's Bacon number is 4

JoeyM
JoeyM UltimaDork
9/15/12 3:35 p.m.
JoeyM wrote: Lightnin' Hopkins's Bacon number is 4 Bob Marley's Bacon number is 4

OK, I don't think google will show a number higher than 4. I just tried "Peter Tosh" (i.e. former band made of Bob Marley) and he was not listed.

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