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The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Episode 17: Coven Edition

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In honor of the season three premiere of American Horror Story, I’m featuring one of America’s new favorite witches, Marie Laveau, played by Angela Bassett, in this week’s edition of the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.

Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Episode 17

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett as Marie Laveau on American Horror Story: Coven

Despite her long career, I actually haven’t seen too many movies with Bassett, though she’s always been on the radar. One that always stuck with me was one of her first big roles, playing an icon, Tina Turner, in What’s Love Got to Do With It? I saw it when I was very young, so I didn’t understand some parts of it, but it was a very emotional and quite terrifying film for any viewer. Domestic violence and finding the strength to get oneself out of a dangerous situation–it was inspiring, but a painful journey to watch. It was in this film that Bassett worked with another icon…

Photo of Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne! Most of us know Fishburne best as Morpheus, the man who wouldn’t stop believing in The Matrix, but he’s had plenty of other distinguishing roles over the years. A run on CSI, his new role as Jack Crawford on NBC’s Hannibal, and Tina Turner’s husband Ike in What’s Love Got to Do With It? Fishburne is no stranger to heavy hitters, having starred in an Oscar-winning Clint Eastwood film a few years ago. He worked with Oscar-winners Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Marcia Gay Harden, Eastwood himself, and Oscar nominee Laura Linney and Golden Globe winner…

Photo of Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon! Isn’t it terrible that Kevin Bacon hasn’t been nominated for an Oscar, even after Mystic River? It’s not like he’s not worthy, but I guess he hasn’t hit the right film yet.

Results: 1 degree of separation

This was sort of an easy one, but since Bassett didn’t get as much screentime as I was hoping for in AHS this week, I wanted to give her plenty of it here.

Photos:

Angela Bassett: as Marie Laveau in FX’s American Horror Story: Coven via Facebook
Laurence Fishburne: as Jack Crawford in NBC’s Hannibal via Facebook
Kevin Bacon: Bored to Death – Season 2 – “Forty-Two Down!”: Barry Wetcher/HBO via TV Guide

By the way, if you ever see a way to pare down the degrees of separation and point out how to connect the actor in question to Kevin Bacon through fewer connections, leave a comment and prove your movie buff prowess!

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