Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon with Esther from the Bible

Have you ever played the game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon?" The objective of the game is to connect any actor or actress to Kevin Bacon in six or fewer steps. Today, we are going to play a special version of this game by connecting Esther from the Bible to Kevin Bacon.

Step 1: Esther is a Jewish queen in the Bible who saved her people from genocide. She was married to King Ahasuerus of Persia.

Step 2: King Ahasuerus was played by actor Xerxes in the movie "300." Xerxes was played by Rodrigo Santoro.

Step 3: Rodrigo Santoro starred in the movie "Love Actually" with actor Hugh Grant.

Step 4: Hugh Grant acted in the movie "Music and Lyrics" with actress Drew Barrymore.

Step 5: Drew Barrymore starred in the movie "Batman Forever" with actor Tommy Lee Jones.

Step 6: Tommy Lee Jones acted in the movie "JFK" with actor Kevin Bacon.

And that’s how we connect Esther from the Bible to Kevin Bacon in six steps!

Interesting Trivia:

• In the movie "300," Xerxes is depicted as a giant with a piercing voice, but in reality, he was of average height and had a normal voice.
• Hugh Grant’s real name is Hugh John Mungo Grant.
• Drew Barrymore is a descendant of the famous actor Maurice Barrymore and the granddaughter of actor John Barrymore.
• Tommy Lee Jones was a Harvard University graduate and roommate of former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.
• Kevin Bacon is a musician and has released several albums with his brother.

Bible Verse: "For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” – Esther 4:14 NIV

Esther’s bravery and courage to heed the call of God and save her people inspire us to trust in Him and act boldly according to His will.