With the permission of our esteemed mod, Couch Baron, here's a six degrees thread that will be around for the summer (hopefully) until season two starts. If you have any questions about how to play, go ahead and ask. I'll start with an example.

Kurt Russell was in Soldier with
Michael Chiklis who was in The Shield with
Anthony Anderson

Try Penelope Cruz

Nice! I'm addicted to this game... Is that wrong? ;)

Penelope Cruz was in Head in the Clouds with
Charlize Theron who was in Trapped with
Dakota Fanning who was in Taken with
Adam Kaufman (ep 7)

Next: Bruce Willis

Not at all. ;)

Bruce Willis was in Armageddon with
Ben Affleck who was in Chasing Amy with
Joey Lauren Adams

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers was in "Elvis" (CBS mini-series) with
Robert Patrick who was in the X-Files with
Steven Williams (TGND - Mr. Daniels)

Next: Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford was in Six Days Seven Nights with
Anne Heche who was in Gracie's Choice with
Kristen Bell

Forgot the next.

Next:
Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals was in Runaway Jury with
Jeremy Piven who was in Cupid with
Paula Marshall (Rebecca James in VM)

next . . . Viggo Mortensen

Jennifer Beals was in Flashdance with
Michael Nouri who is Summer's father on The O.C., which featured
Francis Capra as the scary juvie guy who attacks Ryan with a fork.

ETA: too slow!

Okay:

Viggo Mortensen was in A Walk on the Moon with
Anna Paquin, who was in X2 with
Shawn Ashmore who is, as we all know, our very own Icetwin
Aaron Ashmore's brother.

let's do a hard one...in honor of her death today, do Anne Bancroft.

Viggo Mortensen was in Psycho with
Anne Heche who was in Gracie's Choice with
Kristen Bell

ETA: too slow...

nevermind, didn't see scarlettb's edit, so its still Anne Bancroft.

Not so complicated...
Anne Bancroft was in G.I.Jane with
Viggo Mortensen...
this is fun:)
Maybe... Jennifer Lopez?

Jennifer Lopez was in Gigli with
Ben Affleck who was in Chasing Amy with
Joey Lauren Adams

Now try Ben Browder

Ben Browder was in Memphis Belle with
Billy Zane who was in Charmed with
Holly Marie Combs who was in Picket Fences with
Adam Wylie

Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach guested in Law & Order:SVU starring
Christopher Meloni who was in a episode where
Jason Ritter guested, who was also a star of Joan of Arcadia upon which has as a guest
Corinne Bohrer (Lianne)

Next:
Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant was in Love Actually with
Alan Rickman who was in Galaxy Quest with
Enrico Colantoni

Next up, Marlon Brando (this one should be easy)

Marlon Brando was in Apocalypse Now with
Dennis Hopper who was in Flashback with
Kiefer Sutherland who was in 24 with guest star
Christopher B. Duncan

Marcia Cross

Marcia Cross was on Melrose Place with
Lisa Rinna

Do Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon was in Cruel Intentions with
Sarah Michelle Geller who was Buffy, best friend of Willow played by
Alyson Hannigan

Next (had to come):
Kevin Bacon

Love this game....

Kevin Bacon was in Beauty Shop with
Mena Suvari who was in American Pie with
Alyson Hanigan

OK let's try Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett was in Mad About You with
Hank Azaria, who stars in Huff where there appeared
Annie Potts who also appeared in Joan of Arcadia as did
Corinne Bohrer

I keep forgetting the next one which is...
Paul Newman

Paul Newman was in Road to Perdition with
Tom Hanks who was in Catch Me If You Can with
Corinne Bohrer

William Baldwin

William Baldwin was in Three of Hearts with
Sherilyn Fenn who was in Cupid with
Paula Marshall

Speaking of so-great-it-had-to-be-canceled shows, Adrian Pasdar

ETA: From the previous page, a shorter Brando connection:
Brando was in The Island of Dr. Moreau with
Val Kilmer who was in Spartan with
Kristen

Adrian Pasdar was in Carlito's Way with
Al Pacino who was in The Godfather Part II with
Robert DeNiro who was in A Bronx Tale with
Francis Capra

(and that is, incidentally, my quick way from Brando to VM - via DeNiro in Godfather to Capra.)

ETA: bugger. Always forget to add the new person. Okay, let's do...Grace Kelly.

Grace Kelly was in To Catch a Thief with
Cary Grant who was in That Touch of Mink with
John Astin who was in Stepmonster with
Robin Riker who was in BtVS with
Alyson Hannigan

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor was in the Star Wars films directed by
George Lucas who appeared in the OC starring
Adam Brody who guested on the Gilmore Girls as did
Teddy Dunn

James Edward Olmos

(I think you meant Edward James Olmos)
Edward James Olmos is in Battlestar Galactica with
Tahmoh Penikett, who guest starred on Stargate: SG-1, as did
Enrico Colantoni

Next: Luke Wilson

Luke Wilson was in Legally Blonde with
Reese Witherspoon who was in Cruel Intentions with
Sarah Michelle Gellar who was in Buffy with
Allyson Hannigan

George Clooney

George Clooney was in Batman and Robin with
Alicia Silverstone, who was in Miss Match, an episode of which featured
Nathan Fillion, who was in Buffy with
Alyson Hannigan

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman was in Heat with
Val Kilmer, who was in Spartan with
Kristen Bell

Angelina Jolie

I was going to do Star Wars again but how about:

Angelina Jolie was in Hackers with
Matthew Lilliard who is in Scooby Doo with
SMG who worked with
Alyson Hannigan.

Marilyn Monroe

Natalie Portman was in Where the Heart Is with
James Frain who was in 24 with
Christopher B. Duncan

Not the first trifecta I've been involved in

Angelina Jolie was in Gone in Sixty Seconds with
Timothy Olyphant who was in Deadwood with
Kristen Bell

Marilyn Monroe

Angelina Jolie was in Life or Something Like It with
Lisa Thornhill

(BTW, Erica Gimpel had a recurring role on E.R. when George Clooney was still on it)

ETA: Too slow, still Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe was in Some Like It Hot with
Jack Lemmon, who was in Grumpier Old Men with
Burgess Merideth, who was in Foul Play with
Chevy Chase, who was in Christmas Vacation with
Randy Quaid, who was in Black Cadillac with
Jason Dohring

Edward Norton

Edward Norton was in The Italian Job with
Seth Green who was on Buffy with
Alyson Hannigan

Try Buddy Ebsen

Buddy Ebsen was in Breakfast at Tiffany's with
Audrey Hepburn who was in Robin and Marian with
Sean Connery who was in First Knight with
Alexis Denisof who was in Noah's Ark with
Sydney T. Poitier

Eve Plumb

Eve Plumb was in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka with
Kadeem Hardison who was in A Vampire in Brooklyn with
Mitch Pileggi who was in The X-Files with
Steven Williams

David Caruso

(I know we already did her, but I can do it faster)
Marilyn Monroe was in The Prince and the Showgirl with
Laurence Olivier who was in Clash of the Titans with
Harry Hamlin

David Caruso

David Caruso was in Michael Hayes with
David Cubitt who was also in Turks with
Michael Muhney

Judi Dench

Judi Dench was in Shakespeare in Love with
Ben Affleck who was in Chasing Amy with
Joey Lauren Adams

Rupert Evrett

Rupert Everett was in The Importance of Being Earnest with
Frances O'Connor who was in AI
with
Enrico Colantoni

River Phoenix

River Phoenix was in The Mosquito Coast with
Martha Plimpton who was in Miss Parker and the Viscious Circle with
Peter Gallagher who was in The OC with
Francis Capra

Cole Hauser

Cole Hauser was in Dazed and Confused with
Joey Lauren Adams

Avery Brooks

Cole Hauser was in Tigerland with...
Michael Shannon, who was in Criminal with...
Enrico Colantoni

Wouldn't you know it... beaten again...
Avery Brooks was on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine with...
Rene Auberjonois, who is on Boston Legal with...
James Spader, who was in sex, lies, and videotape with...
Laura San Giacomo, who was on Just Shoot Me with...
Enrico Colantoni

Jerry O'Connell

Maybe we should ban the Alyson Hannigan connections as too easy, but...

Jerry O'Connell was in Can't Hardly Wait with
Seth Green who was in Buffy with
Alyson Hannigan

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington was in John Q with...
Anne Heche who was in Gracie's Choice with...
Kristen Bell

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson was the star of We Were Soldiers which featured
Marc Blucas who was on that vampire show with
Alyson Hannigan

Alyson is certainly a rich source.

Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren was in Attila with
Anthony Quinn who was in a few Hercules TV movies with
Kevin Sorbo who starred in Andromeda in which
Emmanuelle Vaugier guest starred. (She was in AEFC)

Next: James Coburn

James Coburn was in Hudson Hawk where he was killed by
Bruce Willis who was in Sin City and ordered killed by
Powers Boothe who on Deadwood killed
Kristen Bell

James Dean

James Dean was in Rebel Without a Cause with
Natalie Wood who was in The Last Married Couple in America with
George Segal who was in Just Shoot Me with
Enrico Colantoni

Farrah Fawcett

Farrah Fawcett was in Man of the House with Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Agent Ben WOCD)

eta:

Randolph Mantooth

Randolph Mantooth was in Running Man with
Dolph Lungren who was in Johnny Mnemonic with
Keanu Reeves who was in Speed with
Dennis Hopper who was in Flashback with
Kiefer Sutherland who was in 24 with guest star
Christopher B. Duncan

Chris Rock