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By Kenny Herzog
Special to MSN TV

We've all played the game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, and it's probably the actor's least favorite thing to discuss in interviews. But what if there was a new ... morewrinkle to it? What if, rather than free-associating Bacon's credentials with other actors' in six steps or less, the operating number was 15? And since "The Following" marks his first starring role in a network series, why not examine 15 TV stars who've stolen moments with Bacon on the big screen?

Below is a versatile cast of thespians who, like Kevin, have not only headlined a small-screen drama or comedy, but have appeared in one of his 50-plus movie credits (and no "Sleepers" alumni among them!).

"The Following" airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.

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