Have you ever met a famous person? What were they like

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  • sam308lbs
    sam308lbs Posts: 1,936 Member
    I once talked to Catrinal Menghia a supermodel, actress and whatnot for like 20 mins. I managed to make her laugh a lot and she looked like she enjoyed my company. I got game!
  • autumnmctaggart
    autumnmctaggart Posts: 41 Member
    I am a chef so have met a few "t.v. Chefs"
    in my timeI spent a day with Jacque Pepin. What a lovely man

    I have met Micheal Ruhlman, Ming Tsai and Todd English

    I sat next to Andre Agassi in a bar and he was very nice. He is very little too!!!

    I have cooked for Conan O'brien a few times, Dave Mathews, Kyle MacLachlan and A-Rod.
  • debbash68
    debbash68 Posts: 981 Member
    Talked to a sitting President on the phone.
    O.J. Simpson's autograph in a restaurant.
    Talked to Gene Simmons on the phone.
    Met a few others, half were dooshy, half cool.

    I wanna hear the douchey stories. :smile:
    Me too!
  • Tigermum9
    Tigermum9 Posts: 546 Member
    Marilyn manson...wierd guy
  • WalkingMermaid_
    WalkingMermaid_ Posts: 205 Member
    I've met quite a few because I enjoy going to conventions etc. My fave celeb is Lucy Lawless (Xena) she is awesome and so damn hot :love:
  • Insathius
    Insathius Posts: 24 Member
    Not sure about met, but I almost crashed into Russell Crowe once - I was cycling to work and his bodyguards flagged me down so he could ask me the best way into the city center lol.
  • mamadon
    mamadon Posts: 1,422 Member
    I've met many famous people. Met Ryan Seacrest just this past weekend at American Idol auditions lol

    So, who were the judges??
  • vickyplum
    vickyplum Posts: 193 Member
    I've also met a few but have to say the nicest was Jonathan Ross

    He and his wife were at Blackpool Pleasure Beach and when I asked for a
    photo it was his wife that said she would take it, both were so nice and down to earth

    V xxx
  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
    I met Ronald McDonald at a birthday party once. I was giddy (that could have been the half of a cake I ate though). He was a sweet guy. Made me a balloon giraffe.
  • griff7809
    griff7809 Posts: 611 Member
    I've met a few.

    1. Mark Whalberg
    2. Eric Bana
    3. Taylor Kitcsh
    4. Ben Foster
    5. Alexander Ludwig
    6. Scott Elrod
    7. Peter Berg

    Pics are in my profile. There were all very cool (some more than others). Peter Berg is probably my favorite celeb that I've met. He is very patriotic and down to earth...lives by the golden rule.
  • jconnon
    jconnon Posts: 427 Member
    I parked Steve Nelson's car when I was a valet a while back and I saw Marvin Hagler in Somerville Lumber a long time ago.
  • KimINfortheWin
    KimINfortheWin Posts: 251 Member
    I live outside Louisville KY where they have the Kentucky Derby. Lots of celebrities come to watch the races. We've seen Stallone, Kid Rock, Usher, Miranda Lambert, Smokey Robinson, etc, etc all from a distance. I haven't met any personally but I'm also not looking to.


    None of the restaurant servers want to wait on Usher and his entourage'. Unlike a lot of other celebrities that pay decent tips to the servers (Kid Rock especially!), Usher well known for being extremely rude/condescending, racking up a huge bill and giving the servers $0 tip after 6-8 hours of really hard work.



    Oh, I have met a few musicians. DOH.
    * John Ondrasik from Five for Fighting a few times
    * All members of Train
    * All members of Fuel
    * Gwen Stephani
    * All members of Bush
    * All members of Three Doors Down
    * Ozzie (or what was left of him)
    * Josh Kelley
    * Violent Femmes
    and some other bands that are pretty obscure to most people.
  • aimeewick
    aimeewick Posts: 38 Member
    I introduced JaRule at his concert - he was pumped up and focused on the concert.

    Talked to Michelle Branch for about an hour (at the same concert). SO sweet and kind.

    Met all the members of Korn, Helmet, and Limp Bizkit. Pretty arrogant.

    This year I met Hilary Clinton. Very professional and more put together than what she looks on tv.
  • stephc0711
    stephc0711 Posts: 1,022 Member
    All musicians:
    Volbeat
    Cavo
    Adelita's Way (Amazingly sweet guys!!)
    Blake Shelton

    ETA: Matt Brady from New Medicine

    All were nice!
  • debbash68
    debbash68 Posts: 981 Member
    This year I met Hilary Clinton. Very professional and more put together than what she looks on tv.
    [/quote]^^^^^ not me!
    I always thought she would be a bit more together, as no matter what your politics, I think it must be hard for women to get that far ahead in politics, and not use cigars!
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    I worked at the Arizona Biltmore and met quite a few. They were mostly cool with a few that were kinda pretencious.
  • sarabreck
    sarabreck Posts: 16 Member
    I met Kyle Gass (KG from Tenacious D) and made an utter fool of myself. He was really nice about it. Also met Tony La Russa, and he was extremely nice, and a great tipper.
  • Katrina_vw91
    Katrina_vw91 Posts: 232 Member
    I met John Cusack!

    The movie Pushing Tin was filmed parts on my street (his house in the movie) and I live in the house across from the one they filmed in.

    He came right up to my driveway and met my whole family! He was pretty nice, but his assistant or whoever she was kept shooing us off (on our own property...). So rude, but at least John Cusack was nice about it!

    I also met the director, Mike Newell. He was actually the nicest one we met when they were filming. I was only 7 years old! (Don't mind the awkward 90s clothes!)

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    Once in a lifetime experience, thats for sure!
  • jc1229
    jc1229 Posts: 220 Member
    I met quite a few in my younger days as I was kind of like a groupie. Lol My two favorites that were super nice and down to earth were Mario Lopez and LL Cool J.
  • OperationSuperKAT
    OperationSuperKAT Posts: 886 Member
    I met Renee Fleming, who is very famous in the opera world. She was so kind and gracious -- I even made her laugh!
  • RobynSmithIBECHS
    RobynSmithIBECHS Posts: 86 Member
    My mom met Billy Burke (Bella's Dad from Twilight) and he gave me an autograph that said "Hey Robyn! You're mom is freaking awesome"

    and I have met Travie McCoy. I was at a concert with my friends and he came into the front row sang right to us and made hearts at my group the entire time. He was a total sweetie.
  • romanticRECK
    romanticRECK Posts: 16
    I grew up with Michael and Maurkice Pouncy :)
  • marciebrian
    marciebrian Posts: 853 Member


    This is not one I witnessed, but a friend of mine was walking her dog (a Greyhound) and Gerard Butler was walking his dog...they passed in the street and her dog went over for a friendly sniff of his dog as they like to do, and he SLAPPED her dog HARD right across the face, said some choice cuss words and just walked away. I've never been able to look at him the same.

    I've heard he's a pretty big douche. And very full of himself.
    I hope your friend let him have it.

    What an A-HOLE! Who hits any dog across the face let alone the sweetest dogs on the planet... Greyhounds? I would have had to do something and probably end up in jail but I wouldn't care... SCHMUCK!
  • RobynSmithIBECHS
    RobynSmithIBECHS Posts: 86 Member
    My mom met Pierce Brosnan in a Harris Teeter when I was a baby. She said he was super funny and cool. (esp. cause my mom was 600 pounds, he must have been kind in order to not act like she was weird because not many people are nice to severely obese people.)
  • amluvstld
    amluvstld Posts: 212
    I have met Eddie Money and Mr. Las Vegas himself, Wayne Newton. I think I have a pic somewhere... They were both very pleasant.
  • katpatoneill
    katpatoneill Posts: 56 Member
    I went to a really fancy wedding this summer where the daughter was an heiress to some billionaire- he's not super famous, but he knew a lot of famous people. Like, Colbie Caillat played a song as a favor to him and the couple at the reception. One of the Olsen twins was there, I couldn't tell which, and Tobey Maguire. I didn't talk to the Olsen, but Maguire seemed nice. He was a lot shorter than I thought he would be... There were a lot of famous people, but I'm kinda out of the pop-culture loop and didn't know them.
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    Bob Denver aka Gilligan.
    Randy "Machoman" Savage and Andre the Giant of wrestling fame.
    All wonderfully nice men, the last two big cuddly teddy bears.

    The rest were brief encounters and nothing negative to them.
    Vince Price
    David McCallum
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Jud Nelson (right at the release of the Breakfast Club)
    Robert Stigwood
    Tristan Rogers

    Probably others I can't think of
  • HealthWoke0ish
    HealthWoke0ish Posts: 2,078 Member
    A few.

    In my younger days, I worked Pro-Bowl security. I met a number of the players including Ray Lewis, Peyton Manning, Troy Polamalu, etc.. Peyton and Troy were especially nice. At one of the practices, Peyton asked if I wanted a drink (pretty hot in Hawaii) and threw me a bottle of water. Troy held the door open for me as I was carrying some gear into one of the hotels. Nice guys. Ray was cool too. He gave me a pair of gloves to give to my brother.

    Helped organize a fundraiser for Mitt Romney. Super nice guy/family. He sent me a letter of congratulations when I finished law school.

    Ran into Nicholas Cage at a motorcycle parts shop in Hawaii. We talked bikes briefly before he left. Cool dude.
  • adioschubs
    adioschubs Posts: 384 Member
    Quite a few actually...mostly bands

    David Draimen (Disturbed)
    Coby D!ck (Papa Roach)
    All the guys from linkin park several times
    Guys from Slipknot
    Jimmy Buffet
    Tim McGraw
    Jason Aldean
    Luke Bryan

    Actors from The Walking Dead

    Norman Reedus
    Andrew Lincoln
    Stephen Yuen
    Melissa McBride
    Daniel Thomas May

    So far I have not met one that wasn't nice.

    How did you meet Jimmy Buffet? My dad loves him!
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Lots. Most of them were nice, and I am not going to tell any stories except to say that Meg Ryan is horrible.

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