A group of college students did this with actor Kevin Bacon back in the day.
I think we can do it with Prince. Here's how it works. This game requires a group of players to connect any celebrity to Prince using as few links as possible (6 or less). Suggest a celebrity and let the forum work together (or any individual if you can) try to connect them to Prince in six steps or less.

For example:

Frank Sinatra

1. Frank Sinatra was produced and accompanied by
2. Quincy Jones and the Quincy Jones orchestra who also produced
3. Rufus and Chaka Khan
4. Chaka Khan toured with Prince


Arnold Schwarzenegger

1. Arnold Schwarzenegger was in the movie “Predator” with
2. Carl Weathers who was in the movie “Action Jackson” with
3. Vanity who dated and worked with Prince

Alex Trebek (Jeopardy Game show host)

1. Played himself in the movie white man can’t jump staring
2. Wesley Snipes who also stared in the movie Mo’ Better Blues directed by
3. Spike Lee who directed the 1996 movie “Girl 6” with the Prince soundtrack. He also directed the music video for “Money Don’t Matter Tonight’ by Prince


Jackie Gleason (The Honeymooners)

1. Stared in the movie “Smokey and the Bandit” with
2. Burt Reynolds who is in a current Miller Lite Man Law commercial with
3. Eddie Griffin who stared in the movie “Undercover Brother” with
4. Dave Chapelle who’s crew played basketball with Prince

OK Bring it on!!!

sgmusic said:

Wrong. For #4, try, "Dave Chapelle worked at Paisley Park"

Greycap

1. Got a phone call from Prince. Wow, that was easy.

Dave Mathews

pkidwell said:

Where are the degrees?
So funny.

pkidwell said:

1. Dave Mathews recorded "Love Of My Life" on Supernatural by
2. Santana, who's....

Shared a stage with Prince.

Wrong. For #4, try, "Dave Chapelle worked at Paisley Park"[/quote]

He did? Where did you get that?

pkidwell said:

OR..LOL.. Dave Matthews once opened for the Rolling Stones
Prince also unsuccesfully opened for the Rolling Stones.

sgmusic said:

1. Dave Matthews band toured with U2 in 2001
2. U2s front man Bono discussed Prince in his book "Bono in Conversation".
[Edited 9/13/06 15:46pm]

NDRU said:

Nice!



Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond)

1. Did the voice of Manny in Ice Age along with
2. John Leguizamo (did the voice of Sid)who was in the Borderline video with
3. Madonna who co-wrote "Love Song" on the Like A Prayer album with Prince
[Edited 9/13/06 16:13pm]

Thought about it, but seems to much hard work for my brain..give me a bit of time

Um,
Former DC Mayor Marion Barry-
1. smoked crack
2. which is made from cocaine
3. which was the drug of choice for Vanity
4. who dated Prince
(this would also work for Whitney Houston)

Steve Irwin?

Revolution said:

1)He worked with animals
2) who live in jungles
3) 'Jungle Love' song by The Time
4) who worked with Prince

LOL
[Edited 9/14/06 4:31am]

anon said:

Nevermind pkid, I'm the one that read it wrong.

Michael Jackson.

1. Has a sister names Janet
2. Janet is produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
3. Jam and Lewis are part of the Time
4. The Time were tour mates with Prince

How about me?

1) I went to summer camp and high school with Matt Damon
2) Matt Damon starred on in an episode of Will & Grace
3) Madonna starred on in an episode of Will & Grace
4) Prince and Madonna… well you know those stories

Okay I'm not a celebrity so the first line doesn't count, so this is really about Matt Damon. But I just had to get my connection in there...
[Edited 9/14/06 6:02am]

Revolution said:

1) Steve Irwin appeared in Dr. Doolittle 2 which starred
2) Eddie Murphy who is the brother of
3) Charlie Murphy who appears on the show of
4) Dave Chappelle who
5) has already been discussed in this thread

A fellow Prince fan Westward (on HQ) came up with a great suggestion!

After playing, leave the name of a celebrity that you would like someone to try to connect to Prince in six degrees or less:

Lucille Ball (I Love Lucy)

1.Lucille Ball owned half of Desilu Productions which produced the series I Spy starring
2.Bill Cosby who produced the album Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby: Original Jam Sessions 1969 with
3.Quincy Jones who worked with Chaka Khan and Tevin Cambell who worked with Prince

Next: Clint Eastwood
[Edited 9/14/06 10:35am]

sgmusic said:

Great idea for a thread, and nice job doing the work for the first few.

But a lot of folks seem to forget (or maybe didn't see the skit): That was Charlie Murphy's story. Dave Chappelle wasn't there; he just played Prince in the skit.

sgmusic said:

1. Clint Eastwood was in "Unforgiven" with Morgan Freeman.
2. Morgan Freeman was in "Nurse Betty" with Renee Zellweger (sp?).
3. Renee Z was in "Bridget Jones' Diary" with Hugh Grant.
4. Hugh Grant was in "4 Weddings and a Funeral" with Kristen Scott Thomas
5. Kristen Scott Thomas was in "Under The Cherry Moon" with Prince.


Next: Frank Stallone
[Edited 9/14/06 15:30pm]

jillybean said:

Frank Stallone?


1. brother of Sylvester Stallone
2. who was once married to Brigitte Neilson
3. who dated Flavor Flav
4. who was in Public Enemy
5 which is fronted by Chuck D
6.whose name Prince dropped in Musicology

eff it. that's the best I could do.


next: Sammy Davis Jr

alwayslate said:

1.Sammy was in the Rat Pack with Frank Sinatra
2.Sinatra worked with Quincy Jones
3.Quincy worked with Tevin Cambell
4.Tevin worked with Prince

next...
Hulk Hogan

Giovanni777 said:

wow...we getting this one all wrong ain't we? LOL I could be way off too but I thought it would go more like this
3. Eddie Griffin who stared in the movie “Undercover Brother” with
4.Dave Chappelle, who fequently has on as a guest
5.Charlie Murphy, who played basketball at PP with Prince.

1. Hulk Hogan was in Rocky III with
2. Carl Weathers who was in Action Jackson with
3. Vanity who dated and worked with Prince

Carol O Connor ("Archie Bunker")

sgmusic said:

1. Carrol O'Connor starred in In The Heat of the Night With Howard Rollins.
2. Howard Rollins was in A Soldier's Story with Denzel Washington
3. Denzel Washington starred in Malcolm X written and directed by Spike Lee.
4. Prince was one of the financial contributors to Spike Lee's Malcolm X after WB cut funding and he also did the soundtrack to Spike Lee's Girl 6.


[Edited 9/15/06 13:14pm]

Andie MacDowell
[Edited 9/15/06 15:14pm]

Andie MacDowell was in the movie Michael with
John Travolta who was in Look who's Talking with
Kirstie Alley who played the part of the reporter on the love symbol album by
You know who...


Next: John Denver
[Edited 9/15/06 13:58pm]