UVA Computer Science: Star Links

If you've ever played the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, you know how this site works already. The premise is that any two people can be linked in six steps or less. This page uses the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) to link any two celebrities you choose.

The fun part is if you already know you can be linked to a celebrity yourself - then it becomes your own six degrees! And since you know me, you are now linked to Josh Hartnett in four degrees. So just add four to the number of links it takes to get from Josh to any other celebrity, and that's your link to them.

For example, I can be linked to John Kerry, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Princess Diana, Anne Hathaway, and Oprah Winfrey in five links. (Don't ask.)

Try it out! It's addictive when you're involved personally.