SixDegrees.org is a website launched on January 18, 2007 by Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Norwood Bacon is an American film and theater actor whose notable roles include Animal House, Diner, Footloose, Flatliners, Wild Things, A Few Good Men, JFK, Apollo 13, Mystic River, The Woodsman, Trapped, Friday the 13th, Hollow Man, Tremors, Death Sentence, Frost/Nixon, Crazy, Stupid, Love....

. SixDegrees builds on the popularity of the "small world phenomenon" to create a charitable social network.

History

To kick off the launch of SixDegrees.org, Bacon attended the opening weekend of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT, where he and other celebrities encouraged charitable giving.

See also

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• Charity badge
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• Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
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• SixDegrees.com
  SixDegrees.com
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