The Hollywood Connection: January 2016

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Round Eight

Well, we lost another luminary today. Abe Vigoda from Barney Miller and Godfather fame passed away at age 94. This round of The Hollywood Connection will connect Abe Vigoda AKA Detective Phil Fish with his Barney Miller co-star Hal Linden AKA Captain Barney Miller.

Round Eight:

Abe Vigoda

Hal Linden

Step One:

Abe Vigoda was in...

Joe Versus the Volcano with...

Meg Ryan.

Step Two:

Meg Ryan was in...

I.Q. with...

Walter Matthau.

Step Three:

Walter Matthau was in...

Out to Sea with...

Hal Linden.

Three steps. Today's round of The Hollywood Connection was a short but sweet tribute to the incomparable Abe Vigoda.

Round Seven

January 26 was another great day for Hollywood birthdays. There were so many great names from which to choose, that I had a hard time deciding which two to use for this round of The Hollywood Connection. I might have to do another round today.

Round Seven:

Bob Uecker

Ellen Degeneres

Step One:

Bob Uecker is in...

Major League with...

Tom Berenger.

Step Two:

Tom Berenger is in...

Inception with...

Leonardo DiCaprio.

Step Three:

Leonardo DiCaprio is in...

The Aviator with...

Alec Baldwin.

Step Four:

Alec Baldwin is in...

My Sister's Keeper with...

Joan Cusack.

Step Five:

Joan Cusack is in...

Mr. Wrong with...

Ellen Degeneres.

Whew! Five steps to connect Ellen Degeneres and Bob Uecker. I won't lie. This was a tricky round of The Hollywood Connection. It was fun, however to cast my mind back to 1989 when I first saw Major League. Good times.

Monday, January 25, 2016

Round Six

For round six of The Hollywood Connection I chose two actors at random from a list of actors and actresses who were all born on January 25.

Round Six:

Bill Hickman

Allison Mackie

Step One:

Bill Hickman is in...

The French Connection with...

Gene Hackman.

Step Two:

Gene Hackman is in...

Unforgiven with...

Morgan Freeman.

Step Three:

Morgan Freeman is in...

Wanted with...

Angelina Jolie.

Step Four:

Angelina Jolie is in...

Original Sin with...

Allison Mackie.

There you go. Four steps to link these two actors who both celebrate their birthdays on January 25.

Round Five

There has been a huge outpouring of love on the interwebs for two celebrities who recently passed. This round of The Hollywood Connection is a tribute to these two iconic artists.

Round Five: