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Degrees Of Separation, Part 2

Digest previously demonstrated on this site just how small the entertainment business can be when it comes to our B&B Stars. Here, we present six more connect-the-dots examples.

Eileen Davidson (Ashley)
— CLIFF LIPSON/CBS

Eileen Davidson (Ashley) was once married to Christopher Mayer (ex-T.J., SANTA BARBARA), who defied the law as Bo and Luke’s cousin Vance on THE DUKES OF HAZZARD, which also starred Catherine Bach, who set sail on an episode of THE LOVE BOAT, which was helmed by Captain Stubing, who was played by Gavin MacLeod, who made laughs in the same hour of LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE as Joyce Van Patten, whose brother Dick Van Patten portrayed doting dad Tom Bradford in EIGHT IS ENOUGH, although in real life, he only has three sons, one of whom is Vincent Van Patten, who is married to Eileen Davidson.

Winsor Harmon (Thorne)
— CLIFF LIPSON/CBS

Winsor Harmon (Thorne) used to play Del on ALL MY CHILDREN, where his character romanced Kendall, who was then played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, who went on to slay demons in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE KILLER, which also featured Alyson Hannigan, who now plays Lily on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER with Neil Patrick Harris, who killed monster bugs in Starship Troopers, as did Denise Richards, who dumped Charlie Sheen, who pitched baseballs in Major League, which also had on its team Corbin Bernsen, whose mother, Jeanne Cooper, appeared with him on L.A. LAW, which also included Harry Hamlin, who was the lead character in the miniseries STUDS LONIGAN along with Charles Durning, who was featured on the prime-time special NIGHT OF 100 STARS II with Robert Wagner, who co-starred in The Towering Inferno with Susan Flannery, who is B&B’s Stephanie Forrester, who is mom to Thorne, who is played by Winsor Harmon.

Jennifer Gareis (Donna)
— John Paschal/JPI

Jennifer Gareis (Donna) made a brief appearance in Miss Congeniality, which also starred Benjamin Bratt, who used to date Julia Roberts, who portrayed Maggie, The Runaway Bride, which also featured Christopher Meloni, who also collars crooks on LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT, which also included an attorney played by Steven Weber (ex-Kevin, AS THE WORLD TURNS), who sang on REEFER MADNESS with Kristen Bell, who originated the title heroine on VERONICA MARS, where the character of Cheyenne was played by Jennifer Gareis.

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