Have you met any celebrities?

[wywern209]

hahahaa! i havea rly funny story! k, so a couple of years ago, i was at the new Delhi international airport. so we checked in and then waited for the plane by the food stalls. so i was sitting there when my friend quickyl said to me" look, there's that one bollywood star!!" and i was suddenly scrambling for some paper to get an autograph. but i didn't have any and when i looked back up, the star was gone. nobody actually knew it was the star cuz, he was wearing normal clothes and not surrounded by guards or anything, so he just blended in. so i was sad that i couldn't get an autograph because he was sitting on the bench next to my bench. another time was when i was on abus in Singapore and i saw a star who appeared on a Saturday morning kids show.( i was a little guy back then like 11 maybe). I was like just in disbelief. so yeah, i'v had run-in with other stars too!

 

[bbbensen]

When I was a baby I met Regis Philbin. I have a picture of him holding me.

 

[skunk]

I have in my possession a Christmas card addressed to me (aged 7) from Princess Alexandra.

 

[laserfox]

I met Don Cheadle at his book signing for "Not On Our Watch" when I worked at Barnes and Nobles. I was star srtuck, I remembered him asking me for my name and I stammered, he smiled and looked at my name tag and wrote 'to Seon From Don Cheadle Good Luck"

I also met Carmen Electra when she had a book signing. Well saw really cause her body guards had her surrounded and she is short.

I saw America Ferrera outside the apple store in Soho. She looks so different from Betty.

and I met Vanessa Williams at her concert in the casinos! WOOH!

 

[Lava Lamp Freak]

Kenny Rogers (backstage pass at concert)
Jim Carrey (on set of Truman Show)
Lauren Holly (on set of Truman Show, when she was married to Jim)
Zachery Levi (on studio tour at WB during filming of Chuck)
Adam Baldwin (on studio tour at WB during filming of Chuck)
Dean Haglund (Langly from X-Files, at GenCon)
Kevin Sorbo (Hercules, at GenCon
Mark Sheppard (BSG, Firefly, 24, at GenCon)
Jason Marsden (Step by Step, at GenCon)

 

[DPB17]

Post pics of you and celebrities!

I just met Don Cheadle yesterday!!

I'm on the left! I love Boogie Nights!

 

[Doctor Q]

My wife and I were at a party this past weekend with someone who was at a party with George Clooney the previous day. Should we have asked for her autograph?

Imagine how many posts we'd have in a "Have you met anyone who has met any celebrities?" thread!

I guess if we went all out and made it a Six Degrees of Separation (Kevin Bacon style) thread, every poster would have met every celebrity there is.

 

[yg17]

I guess if we went all out and made it a Six Degrees of Separation (Kevin Bacon style) thread, every poster would have met every celebrity there is.

6 Degrees is the most interesting thing ever. We were discussing it at work once, and I said something like "I guarantee you there are some people you're more than 6 degrees from. I doubt I could even connect myself in any fashon to someone like Kim Jong Il"

A coworker proved me wrong. "You know me. I know someone who worked for Barack Obama when he worked in the Illinois Senate. Obama knows Bill Clinton. Clinton knows Kim Jong Il." 5 Degrees, still 1 to spare

 

[iShater]

Robert Fisk, and Rick Bayless.

 

[Queso]

I guess if we went all out and made it a Six Degrees of Separation (Kevin Bacon style) thread, every poster would have met every celebrity there is.

Bearing in mind I know someone who knows Nelson Mandela I guess I'm three degrees away from just about anyone worth knowing

 

[colourfastt]

Growing up in "horse-country" Virginia, celebrities were a dime a dozen. Jacky O, Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Duvall, Chad Everett, Lee Majors, etc.

 

[Gonzo3333]

Back in 2002 I went to Ireland with my Mom, Dad and Sister. We stayed at the Bantry House on the Southwest coast of Ireland. My Sister and I were walking around the garden and we saw Jill Hennessy (from Law and Order as well as Crossing Jordan) and her husband. We didn't want to bother them so we just minded our own business. Later that night I went out to one of the local pubs in the town. Needless to say Jill and her husband came into the same pub that I was in. We talked for a while she bought a few drinks for me as well. At the end of the night she gave me a ride back to the hotel. The best part of this story is that she met my sister the next morning while I was still sleeping. When it was time to wake up Jill busted into the room and woke me up. She also carried my Mom's luggage down the stairs for her. Jill is one of the nicest people I have ever met.

Another Celebrity that I met is Mr.T. I was probably about 10 years old and was going to visit my aunt in San Francisco. I got up next to him and he patted me on the head and said "How's it goin' little buddy"?

I have also seen Kid Rock playing BlackJack at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.

I have also seen Morgan Freeman walking down Michigan Avenue here in Chicago. I just nodded my head to him and he nodded back to me. That was kind of cool.

 

[NT1440]

Dee Snider of Twisted Sister used to have a radio show at my moms work, so I ran into him from time to time as a younger kid.

 

[heehee]

I met Penn & Teller if that counts. Saw their show in Vegas and they were signing autographs and taking pictures after the show. My gf took a picture with Penn, she's 5 ft tall and he's like 8 ft.

 

[c-Row]

Oh, here's another one...

They might not been that well known outside Germany, but if you ever watched the Winnetou & Old Shatterhand movies, you might have noticed the music by Martin Böttcher. Well, one day at one of the Karl May (the original stories' author) festivals, I went to the toilet... guess who was standing at the urinal right next to me?

(funny enough, the same thing happened to my father at a previous festival... He also ended up chatting to Karin Dor, one of the famous actresses from those movies, sharing a window sill with her)

 

[Melrose]

Dee Snider of Twisted Sister used to have a radio show at my moms work, so I ran into him from time to time as a younger kid.

I know a guy who roomed with his brother or some such thing. Small world indeed.

 

[mscriv]

My wife used to work for the Boy's & Girl's Club and met all kinds of celebs at various charity events. We live in Dallas so there have always been sports stars like A-Rod, Demarucs Ware, Bill Walton, etc. At the National Conference each year she would meet famous people like Denzel Washington, Bill Cosby, Courtney B. Vance, etc. One year she had to be the company contact for a local fundraiser and personally assisted Ruben Studdard.

She says it's funny how these people range in personality. Some are really normal and act that way while others have totally let fame go to their head.

I'm originally from Nashville, TN and of course the country celebrities are there in mass. Just doing our normal thing around town my family has met Garth Brooks, Minnie Pearl, Faith Hill, and Johnny Cash before he passed. I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can think of for now.

 

[roadbloc]

...I met Josh Homme once.

 

[Theclamshell]

Frankie Muniz and Ray Allen

 

[StephenCampbell]

I met Josh Groban on the street once. I've also met Lynn Harrell, Itzhak Perlman, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chris Parnell.... and maybe some others I'm forgetting right now.

 

[Gonzo3333]

I have met a few famous people in my 31 years of existence. By far the coolest person that is famous and "hung out" with is Jill Henessey (Law and Order, Crossing Jordan). May of 2002, my Mom, Dad, and Sister and I were in Ireland on a two week vacation. We had 2 rooms booked at the Bantry House in the Southwestern part of County County. My sister and I were walking around when we noticed a familiar face, it was Jill Henessey. We didn't want to bother her and her husband so we left them alone and did not bother them. After we went to dinner and got back to the Bantry House, Mom and Dad turned in and my Sister waited to see if she could get another look at Jill and her Husband. I decided it was time for me to get a few drinks at the local pub. After about 30 minutes talking to the locals, Jill comes in with her Husband. She sits down at the bar next to me and asks if I was the same person that was staying at the Bantry House (what a coincidence). We had a few pints, there was a gypsy band playing and she sat in and played a few songs with them. When she was done we had a few more drinks and discussed our travels throughout the country of Ireland. I found out that her and her husband traveled from Italy through Europe and ended up in Ireland for vacation. Since we were staying in the same "hotel" that I was staying in they gave me a ride back.

The next morning was hilarious! My Sister finally was able to speak with her. To make a long story short, my Sister let her into our room so she could wake me up ( best/worst wake up ever). Jill also carried my Mom's Luggage down a few terrifying flights of stairs to the main room.

She was by far the ABSOLUTE NICEST person I think I have ever met. If I ever make it to NYC I will have to go to her bar called Hennessey somewhere in the East Village, if it is still there (recession).

 

[tktaylor1]

Just about all of the Tennessee Titans players, a lot of the Nashville Predators players. Considering where I live, a majority of country music stars own houses close to my house. Taylor Swift and Mike Fisher are building a house across the street from my house so I am sure I will meet them one day. I've met too many singers to list since I am always in downtown Nashville.

 

[mscriv]

Taylor Swift and Mike Fisher are building a house across the street from my house so I am sure I will meet them one day.

I was informed by my 14 year old niece last week at CMA Fest that it's lame to call her Taylor Swift, as apparently now those "in the know" call her T' Swift. You may want to keep that in mind when you meet her.

I hope she's not following the P Diddy plan of name evolution.

 

[StephenCampbell]

Clara Bellar (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068755/) spent a few days at my house a couple years ago.

edit: In fact, I see her online in my iChat buddy list right now. I could video chat her. She'd be delighted to hear from me.

 

[mac&cheesey]

Just about all of the Tennessee Titans players, a lot of the Nashville Predators players. Considering where I live, a majority of country music stars own houses close to my house. Taylor Swift and Mike Fisher are building a house across the street from my house so I am sure I will meet them one day. I've met too many singers to list since I am always in downtown Nashville.

I hope you mean Taylor Swift and Mike Fisher are building seperate houses near you. Otherwise, Mike Fisher's wife, Carrie Underwood, may have something to be quite upset about.

m&c