Six Degress of Ben Affleck.  Originally 'Six Degrees of Separation,' - the premise that everyone in the world can be linked to any other person by six other people or less - a bit of misinterpretation dubbed it 'Six Degress of Kevin Bacon.' Same game, different name.

• Sean Astin:  1 degree (by CokeCola00@AOL.COM)  
Ben starred in 'School Ties' with Brenden Fraser who starred in 'Encino Man' with Sean Astin.

• Kevin Bacon:  1 degree (by Danielle)  
Ben starred in 'Good Will Hunting' with Minnie Driver who starred in 'Sleepers' with Kevin Bacon.

• Anotnio Banderas:  2 degrees (by Burzurkr37@aol.com)  
Ben starred in 'Good Will Hunting' with Matt Damon, who was in 'Saving Private Ryan' with Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks starred in 'Philadelphia' with Antonio Banderas.

• Drew Barrymore: 1 degree (by x98russell@wmich.edu)
Ben starred in 'Armageddon' with Steve Buscemi who starred in 'The Wedding Singer' with Drew Barrymore.

• Elizabeth Berkeley:  2 degrees (by krc206@is9.nyu.edu)  
Ben was in '200 Cigarettes' with Paul Rudd who was in 'Clueless' with Dan Hedaya who was in 'First Wives Club' with Elizabeth Berkely.

• Kenneth Branaugh: 4 degrees (by srea@mail.slc.edu)
Ben was in 'Good Will Hunting' with Matt Damon, who was in 'The Rainmaker' with Claire Danes who was in 'Romeo and Juliet' with Leonardo DiCaprio, who was in 'Titanic' with Kate Winslet, who was in 'Sense and Sensibility' with  Kenneth Branaugh.

• Brandy: 2 degrees (by krc206@is9.nyu.edu)  
Ben was in 'Dazed and Confused' with Parker Posey who was in 'House of Yes' with Freddie Prinze Jr. who was in 'I Still Know...' with Brandy.

• Nicholas Cage: 1 degree (by krc206@is9.nyu.edu)  
Ben starred in 'Armageddon' with Steve Buscemi who was in 'Con-Air' with Nicholas Cage.

• Neve Campbell: 1degrees (by BAMD2526@aol.com)
Ben starred with Rose McGowan in 'Phantoms', who was in 'Scream' with Neve Cambell.

• Jim Carrey: 1 degree (by pminer@golden.net)
Ben starred in 'School Ties' with Chris O' Donnell who starred in 'Batman Forever' with Jim Carrey.

• Stockard Channing: 1 degree (by srea@mail.slc.edu)
Ben was in 'Good Will Hunting' with Robin Williams, who was in 'To Wong Foo,Thanks For Everything, Julie Neumar' with Stockard Channing.

• Glenn Close: 2 degrees (by PeachyGrve@aol.com)
Ben Affleck was in 'Armageddon' with Liv Tyler, Liv was in 'Stealing Beauty' with Jeremy Irons, and Jeremy was in 'Reversal of Fortune' with Glenn Close.

• Macauly Culkin: 2 degrees (by krc206@is9.nyu.edu)  
Ben starred in '200 Cigarettes' with Christina Ricci who was in 'The Ice Storm' with Elijah Wood, who was in 'The Good Son' with Macauley Culkin.

• Billy Crudup: 1 degree
Ben starred in 'Armageddon' with Liv Tyler who starred in 'Inventing the Abbots' with Billy Crudup.

• Tom Cruise: 1 degree (by krc206@is9.nyu.edu)  
Ben was in '200 Cigarettes' with Jay Mohr who was in Jerry Maguire with Tom Cruise.

• Johnny Depp: 3 degrees (by Miss811@aol.com)
Ben starred in 'Good Will Hunting' with Matt Damon.  Matt starred in 'The Rainmaker' with Claire Danes. Claire starred with Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Romeo and Juliet'. Leonardo starred in 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' with Johnny Depp.

• Cameron Diaz: 1 degree (by krc206@is9.nyu.edu)
Ben was in 'Shakespeare in Love' with Rupert Everett who was in 'My Best Friend's Wedding' with Cameron Diaz.

• Leonardo DiCaprio: 1 degree (by krc206@is9.nyu.edu)  
Ben was in '200 Cigarettes' with Paul Rudd who was in 'Romeo and Juliet' with Leonardo DiCaprio.

• Fran Drescher: 2 degrees (by Etcx3@aol.com)
Ben starred in 'Good Will Hunting' with Robin Williams who starred in 'Jack' with Fran Drescher.

• Emilio Estevez: 2 degrees (by STAR8955@erols.com)
Ben starred in 'School Ties' with Randall Batinkoff who starred in 'For Keeps' with Molly Ringwald. Molly starred in 'The Breakfast Club' with Emilio Estevez.

• E.T.: 2 degrees (by JuJaBeGirl@aol.com)
Ben Affleck starred in Armageddon with Steve Bushemi who starred in 'The wedding Singer' with Drew Barrymore who starred in E.T. with ET.

• Chris Farley: 2 degrees (by Kewlrose16@aol.com)
Ben Affleck was in 'Armageddon' with Steve Buscemi.  Steve was in 'The Wedding Singer' with Adam Sandler and Adam was in 'Billy Madison' with Chris Farley.

• Sally Field: 1 degree (by Rhian)
Ben was in "Good Will Hunting" with Robin Williams. Robin starred in 'Mrs. Doubtfire' with Sally Field.

• Jodie Foster: 1 degree (by Etcx3@aol.com)
Ben starred in 'Glory Daze' and 'Dazed and Confused' with Matthew McConaughey who starred in 'Contact' with Jodie Foster.

• Morgan Freeman: 1 degree (by Dierman@worldnet.att.net)
Ben starred in 'Shakespeare in Love' with Gwyneth Paltrow who was in 'Seven' with Morgan Freeman.

• Tom Hanks: 1 degree (by nosnaj@worldnet.att.net)
Ben starred in 'Armageddon' with Liv Tyler who starred in 'That Thing You Do' with Tom Hanks.

• Phil Hartman: 2 degrees (by Rhian)
Ben was in 'School Ties' with Chris O'Donnell. Chris was in 'Batman and Robin' with Arnold Schwarzenegger, who starred in 'Jingle All the Way' with the late Phil Hartman.

• Ethan Hawke: 1 degree (by Etcx3@aol.com)
Ben starred in 'Shakespeare in Love' with Gwyneth Paltrow who starred in 'Great Expectations' with Ethan Hawke.

• Anne Heche:  1 degree (by krc206@is9.nyu.edu)  
Ben was in '200 Cicarettes' with Gaby Hoffman who was in 'Volcano' with Anne Heche.

• Dustin Hoffman: 3 degrees (by srea@mail.slc.edu)
Ben was in 'Good Will Hunting' with Robin Williams, who was in 'Jumangi' with Kirsten Dunst, who was in 'Interview With A Vampire' with Tom Cruise, who was in 'Rain Man' with Dustin Hoffman.

• Katie Holmes: 1 degree (by krc206@is9.nyu.edu)  
Ben was in '200 Cicarettes' with Christina Ricci who was in 'The Ice Storm' with Katie Holmes.

• Sir Anthony Hopkins: 2 degrees (by srea@mail.slc.edu)
Ben was in 'Dazed and Confused' with Matthew McConaughey who was in 'Contact' with Jodie Foster, who was in 'Silence of the Lambs' with Anthony Hopkins.

• Samuel L. Jackson: 1 degree (by Susan)
Ben Affleck was in 'Armageddon' with Bruce Willis who was in the 'Die Hard' movies with Samuel L. Jackson.

• Olivia Newton-John: 2 degrees (by srea@mail.slc.edu)
Ben was in 'Good Will Hunting' with Robin Williams who was in 'Too Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Neumar' with Stockard Channing who was in 'Grease' with Olivia Newton-John.

• Michael Jordan: 1 degree
Ben starred in 'School Ties' with Chris O'Donnell.  Chris was in a McDonald's commercial with Michael Jordan.

• John F. Kennedy, Jr.: 3 degrees
Ben starred in 'Good Will Hunting' with Matt Damon.  Matt starred in 'Mystic Pizza' with Julia Roberts who guest starred in 'Murphey Brown' with Candace Bergen.  Candace Bergen starred in 'Murphey Brown' which also had guest star John F. Kennedy, Jr.

• Madonna: 2 degrees (by Seether16@aol.com)
Ben was in "Good Will Hunting" with Robin Williams. Robin Williams was in "Hook" with then-child actor Charlie Korsmo, who was also in "Dick Tracey" with Madonna.

• Nicole Kidman: 1 degree
Ben starred in 'Forces of Nature' with Sandra Bullock who starred in 'Practical Magic' with Nicole Kidman.

• Ricki Lake: 1 degree (by Andrea)
Ben starred in 'School Ties' with Brenden Fraser who starred in 'Mrs. Winterborne' with Ricki Lake.

• Jessica Lange: 1 degree (by sunshower78@mailexcite.com)
Ben starred in 'School Ties' with Chris O'Donnell who starred in 'Men Don't Leave' with Jessica Lange.

• The Lawrence Brothers (Joey, Matthew, Andy): 1 and 2 degrees (by Etcx3@aol.com)
Ben starred in 'Good Will Hunting' with Robin Williams.  Robin starred in 'Mrs. Doubtfire with Matt Lawrence who is related to and starred in 'Brotherly Love' with Joey and Andy Lawrence.

• Dennis Leary: 1 degree (by Susan)
Ben Affleck was in 'Forces of Nature' with Sandra Bullock who was in Two if by Sea with Dennis Leary.

• Monica Lewinsky: 3 degrees
Ben starred in 'Good Will Hunting' with Matt Damon.  Matt Damon stars in 'Rounders' and Vernon Jordan has a cameo in that movie.  Vernon Jordan is part of President Bill Clinton's cabinet. Clinton's former intern was Monica Lewinsky.

• Juliette Lewis: 2 degrees (by apilgrim@mahler.tricreations.com)
Ben was in "Good Will Hunting" with Matt Damon. Matt Damon was in "Saving Private Ryan" with Tom Sizemore, who starred in 'Strange Days' with Juliette Lewis.

• George Lucas (director): 3 degrees (by Noel579@aol.com)
Ben acted in Chasing Amy with Jason Lee, he acted with David Scwhimmer in Kissing a Fool, who acted with Harrison Ford in Six Days Seven Nights, who acted in Star Wars directed by George Lucas

• Ralph "Karate Kid" Macchio: 2 degrees (by krc206@is9.nyu.edu)
Ben was in 'Dazed and Confused' with Anthony Rapp, who was in 'Adventures in Babysitting' with Elisabeth Shue who was in 'Karate Kid' with Ralph Macchio.

• Beverly Mitchell: 5 degress (by rcraig@wallnet.com)
Ben starred in 'Dazed and Confused' with Sandra Bullock, who starred in 'Speed 2' with Jason Patric ,who starred in 'Sleepers' with Brad Renfro, who starred in 'Tom and Huck' with Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who stars in 'I'll Be Home For Christmas' with Jessica Biel, who stars in the hit TV show, '7th Heaven' with Beverly Mitchell.

• Marilyn Monroe: 3 degrees (by Banky976@AOL.COM)
Ben starred in 'Good Will Hunting' with Matt Damon, who was in 'Saving Private Ryan' with Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks starred in 'Splash' with Jack Lemmon, who starred in 'Some Like It Hot' with Marilyn Monroe.

• Joaquin Pheonix: 1 degree (by Stace132@aol.com)
Ben starred in 'Armageddon' with Liv Tyler who starred in 'Inventing the Abbots' with Joaquin Pheonix.

• River Pheonix: 2 degrees (by urbeck@hotmail.com)
Ben was in '200 Cigarettes' with Courtney Love, who was in 'Feeling Minnesota' with Keanu Eeeves, who was in 'My Own Private Idaho' with River Phoenix.

• Ryan Phillipe: 2 degrees (by x98russell@wmich.edu)
Ben was in 'Armageddon' with Steve Buscemi. Steve Buscemi starred in 'The Wedding Singer' with Ellen Dow. Ellen Dow was in '54' with Ryan Phillipe.

• Jada Pinkett (Smith): 3 degrees (by Etcx3@aol.com)
Ben starred in 'Chasing Amy' with Jason Lee.  Jason starred in 'Kissing A Fool' with David Schwimmer who stars in 'Friends' with Courtney Cox.  Courtney starred in 'Scream' with Jada Pinkett-Smith.

• Brad Pitt: 1 degree (by Andrea)
Ben starred in 'Good Will Hunting' with Minnie Driver who starred in 'Sleepers' with Brad Pitt.

• Keanu Reeves: 1 degree (by Stace132@aol.com)
Ben was in 'Dazed and Confused' with Sandra Bullock who starred in 'Speed' with Keanu Reeves.

• Burt Reynolds: 2 degrees (by Freakz1@AOL.com)
Ben starred in 'Glory Daze' with Alyssa Milano.  Alyssa starred in 'Fear' with Mark Wahlberg who starred in 'Boogie Night's with Burt Reynolds.

• Alan Rickman: 1 degree (by srea@mail.slc.edu)
Ben was in 'Armageddon' with Bruce Willis, who was in Die Hard with Alan Rickman.

• Molly Ringwald: 1 degree (by STAR8955@erols.com)
Ben starred in 'School Ties' with Randall Batinkoff who starred in 'For Keeps' with Molly Ringwald.

• Julia Roberts: 1degree (by MAMATANA22@aol.com)
Ben starred in 'Good Will Hunting' with Matt Damon who stared in 'Mystic Pizza' with Julia Roberts.

• Meg Ryan: 1 degree (by Etcx3@aol.com)
Ben starred in 'Good Will Hunting' with Matt Damon who stared in 'Courage Under Fire' with Meg Ryan.

• Winona Ryder: 1 degree (by krc206@is9.nyu.edu)
Ben starred in '200 Cigarettes' with Janeane Garofalo, who starred in 'Reality Bites' with Winona Ryder.

• Adam Sandler: 1 degree (by BAMD2526@aol.com)
Ben starred with Steve Buscemi in 'Armegeddon', who was in the wedding singer with Adam Sandler.

• Arnold Schwarzenegger: 1 degree (by Stace132@aol.com)
Ben was in 'School Ties' with Chris O'Donnell who starred in 'Batman and Robin' with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

• Jerry Seinfeld: 3 degrees (by bungeehair@hotmail.com)
Ben Affleck starred in 'Going All the Way' with Jeremy Davies, who starred in 'Saving Private Ryan' with Tom Hanks.  Tom starred in 'Sleepless in Seattle' with Ross Malinger.  Ross starred as Mr. Lippman's son Adam in an episode of "Seinfeld" with Jerry Seinfeld.

• Pauly Shore: 1 degree (by Ashley)
Ben starred in 'Chasing Amy' with Joey Lauren Adams who starred in 'Biodome' with Pauly Shore.

• Alicia Silverstone: 1 degree (by Etcx3@aol.com)
Ben starred in 'School Ties' with Chris O'Donnell who starred in 'Batman & Robin' with Alicia Silverstone.

• Christian Slater: 2 degrees (by Freakz1@AOL.com)
Ben starred in 'Dazed and Confused' with Wiley Wiggins . Wiley starred in 'Boys' with Winona Ryder who starred in 'Heathers' with Christian Slater.

boys. wynona is w/ christian slater in heathers.

• Will Smith: 2 degrees (by Etcx3@aol.com)
Ben starred in 'Forces of Nature' with Sandra Bullock.  Sandra starred in 'While You Were Sleeping' with Bill Pullman who starred in 'Independence Day' with Will Smith.

• Mira Sorvino: 3 degrees (by krc206@is9.nyu.edu)
Ben starred in '200 Cigarette's with Christina Ricci, who starred in the 'Opposite of Sex' with Lisa Kudrow, who starred in 'Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion' with Mira Sorvino.

• Kevin Spacey: 2 degrees (by yu173621@yorku.ca)
Ben starred in 'Shakespeare in Love' with Gwyneth Paltrow. Gwyneth was in 'Seven' with Kevin Spacey.

• Tori Spelling: 1 degree
Ben starred in 'Mallrats' with Shannen Doherty who starred in 'Beverly Hillys, 90210' with Tori Spelling.

• Merryl Streep: 1 degree (by jbaker@fmppr.fmnh.org)
 Ben stared in 'School Ties' with Leon B. Stevons who starred in 'The Seduction of Joe Tynan' with Merryl Streep.  

• Ben Stiller: 1 degree (by krc206@is9.nyu.edu)  
Ben Affleck was in '200 Cigarettes' with Janeane Garofalo, who was in 'Reality Bites' with Ben Stiller.

• Patrick Swayze: 1 degree (by srea@mail.slc.edu)
Ben was in 'Good Will Hunting' with Robin Williams who was in 'To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything Julie Neumar' with Patrick Swayze.

• D.B. Sweeney: 2 degrees (by KekahunaT@aol.com)
Ben was in 'School Ties' with Brendan Fraser.  Brenden starred in 'With Honors' with Moira Kelly who starred in 'The Cutting Edge' with D.B. Sweeney.

• Tiffani-Amber Thiessen: 2 degrees (by areno@minerva.nhc.edu)
Ben was in 'School Ties' with Brendan Fraser.  Brenden starred in 'Encino Man' with Pauly Shore who starred in 'Son in Law' with Tiffani-Amber Thiessen.

• Emma Thompson: 4 degrees (by srea@mail.slc.edu)
Ben was in 'Good Will Hunting' with Matt Damon, who was in 'The Rainmaker' with Claire Danes who was in 'Romeo and Juliet' with Leonardo DiCaprio, who was in 'Titanic' with Kate Winslet, who was in 'Sense and Sensibility' with Emma Thompson.

• Steven Tyler (Aerosmith): 1 degree (by Susan)
Ben Affleck starred in 'Armageddon' with Liv Tyler who is the daughter of (and starred in 3 videos for) Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith.

• John Travolta: 1 degree  (by VIKINGTERM@aol.com)
Ben starred in 'Armageddon' with Billy Bob Thorton who starred in 'Primary Colors' with John Travolta.

• Skeet Ulrich: 1 degree (by dmltacobb@erols.com)
Ben starred in 'Dazed and Confused' and 'Glory Daze' with Matthew McConaughey who starred in 'The Newton Boys' with Skeet Ulrich.

• Mark Wahlberg: 1 degree (by Stace132@aol.com)
Ben starred in 'Glory Daze' with Alyssa Milano who starred in 'Fear' with Mark Wahlberg.

• Henry Winkler: 3 degrees (by gumibear75@aol.com)
Ben starred in 'School Ties' with Breden Fraser who starred in 'Mrs. Winterborne' with Ricki Lake. Ricki starred in 'Serial Mom' with Matthew Lillard. Matthew starred in 'Scream' with Henry Winkler.

• Kate Winslet: 2 degrees (by bigbiz@erols.com)
Ben starred in 'Armageddon' with Billy Bob Thorton. Billy Bob Thorton starred in 'Primary Colors' with Emma Thompson. Emma Thompson starred in 'Sense & Sensibility' with Kate Winslet.

• Scott Wolf: 1 degree (by krc206@is9.nyu.edu)  
Ben starred 'Glory Daze' with Alyssa Milano who starred in 'Double Dragon' with Scott Wolf.

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