Name some famous people you've seen in real life

dcresider
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George Clooney - walked by him leaving an italian restaurant one sunday evening in DC. It was so random. He's shorter than I expected but still cute.

Ralph Fiennes - saw him coming out of a Broadway show NYC he was in. Talk about a short and scrawny.

Jeremy Irons - walking though a store in Chelsea. He has regal aura about him.

Annu Sui - NYC

Ian Somerholder - spoke at a DC hearing on the BP oil spill.

Hayden Pannatierre - spoke at a DC hearing on saving the dolphins.

(Dave Grohl went to my rival high school. His mom's house was a mile away.)
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  • kbeckley11
    kbeckley11 Posts: 203 Member
    Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlain. But, I was at an autograph signing for Smashing Pumpkins, so it wasn't as if I didn't expect to see them :)

    Chuck Gaitica- Really only "famous" in Detroit area. He is the local weather man

    Chris Chelios- Hockey player

    My husband and I went to Cleveland, and when we were at the bar, Stephan Dorff was sitting next to us.

    At a restaurant I worked at in Ann Arbor, Clive Owen came in to eat.
  • dcresider
    dcresider Posts: 1,272 Member
    Stephon Dorff and Clive Owen - Awesome.
  • jnichel
    jnichel Posts: 4,553 Member
    Dave Fortman - Went to high school with him

    Ben McDonald - Pitched for a rival high school

    Mark McGwire, Rickey Henderson, Howard Johnson, Doc Gooden - had contractor access to the Super Dome at the time the A's played the Mets in an exhibition game.

    Todd Walker - Used to play Sunday softball games with him while he was going to LSU

    Shaq - Had a class with him at LSU

    Phil Anselmo - Went to high school with my cousin
  • starseed777
    starseed777 Posts: 221 Member
    Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the Van Gogh lounge in Schiphol Airport. I got to shake his hand and introduce myself. I was only 8yrs old.

    Salman Rushdie at his reading and book signing for "Shalimar the Clown". The venue was in Shaunessy BC. Rushdie is one of my favourite authors. He and I shook hands! The man has a brilliant mind and is a tremendous orator.

    Stephen Colbert and Michael Buble at the Winter Olympics a few years ago. Colbert nation came out with fiery irreverence. Fun times!

    50 cent and the G unit crew in the shopping district in my city..

    Many musicians in concert ofc but these were the significant ones
  • sixout
    sixout Posts: 3,128 Member
    I've seen a lot of famous musicians in real life when I was at various concerts.
  • laynerich15
    laynerich15 Posts: 1,918 Member
    Cast members of the show Suits.
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  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    I've seen a lot of famous musicians in real life when I was at various concerts.

    ^ This
  • mank32
    mank32 Posts: 1,323 Member
    Doug Stanhope walked past me after a show in my town. He's tiny.
  • jnichel
    jnichel Posts: 4,553 Member
    I've seen a lot of famous musicians in real life when I was at various concerts.

    ^ This

    Bah! There are no famous people in Canada!
  • sixout
    sixout Posts: 3,128 Member
    I've seen a lot of famous musicians in real life when I was at various concerts.

    ^ This

    Bah! There are no famous people in Canada!

    Don't hate on the Biebs!
  • laynerich15
    laynerich15 Posts: 1,918 Member
    I've seen a lot of famous musicians in real life when I was at various concerts.

    ^ This

    Bah! There are no famous people in Canada!

    William Shatner is from Canada.. just putting it out there
  • trinatrina1984
    trinatrina1984 Posts: 1,018 Member
    I have terrible ones thatnot probably only Brits will appreciate (or not!)


    Daniel Beddingfield
    Micheala Strachan
    Denis Pennis
    The blonde guy out of Hustle
  • 17ChargerGirl17
    17ChargerGirl17 Posts: 441
    Gregg Evigan many years ago at Universal Studio's LOL

    I met John Micheal Montgomery for you county fans

    Steve Sax ( was a Dodger many years ago)

    And I've been to many concerts does that count?
  • 1HappyTurtleRunner
    1HappyTurtleRunner Posts: 125 Member
    Other than concerts the only one I have is:

    Chuck Norris-overseas USO
  • starseed777
    starseed777 Posts: 221 Member
    I've seen a lot of famous musicians in real life when I was at various concerts.

    ^ This

    Bah! There are no famous people in Canada!

    Ryan Reynolds, Rachael McAdams, Ellen Page, Michael Buble, Michael J Fox, Micheal Myers are all Canucks!
  • starseed777
    starseed777 Posts: 221 Member
    Seth Rogen is a Canuck too. Don't hate eh.
  • Lilylee757
    Lilylee757 Posts: 192 Member
    Adam Sandler, went to high school with him.
  • jmt08c
    jmt08c Posts: 343 Member
    Anthony Bourdain while in Atlanta-he walked into the elevator at our hotel and I about needed a change of shorts.
  • jnichel
    jnichel Posts: 4,553 Member
    Seth Rogen is a Canuck too. Don't hate eh.

    I'm married to a Canucklehead, so I will never forgive that country. Oh, and because of Celine Dion. :laugh:
  • ALKNica
    ALKNica Posts: 50
    I saw: Steve Wozniak on the tram at Snowbird, Utah.

    I've met: Four of the active United States Supreme Court Justices.

    And I met Byron White and Sandra Day O'Connor.
  • maeld51
    maeld51 Posts: 3,415 Member
    Alice Cooper invited me to party with the band in his hotel room (1970's)
    I was 17 and worked at the hotel, so no,
    thank goodness coz I probably would have gone!
  • jtotheno
    jtotheno Posts: 123 Member
    Dan Akroyd- at his house, in a bath towel when I was 12 (Our parents delivered fresh produce to his house)
    Avril Lavigne - went to school with her and had all classes together. Didn't hang out with her because she was a preppy/jock-just not my crew.
    SUM 41- Used to perform at our local shows- before they were famous-
    Backstreet Boys - haha. My proudest. Yup.. shut up. Love them. :P

    Super jealous of the person who saw the cast of Suits. I'd have pooped myself.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    John Glenn (astronaut) - at the Missouri State Capital building, rode the elevator with him and my photo was in the newspaper shaking his hand. I was seven or eight.

    actor Martin Mull - at Johnny Rockets in Chicago, he was super nice & normal and looked younger in person than on TV (great skin)...this was around 1995

    Bob Dole (ugh) - at a political appearance

    George W. Bush (another ugh) - different political appearance

    Vanilla Ice - long story, but met him at a concert venue then my friends and I went to his hotel, male friends, nothing creepy (!!) and it was years after the height of his fame

    Tori Amos - outside a concert meeting fans

    Preston Lacy from "Jacka$$" show - grew up in, and lives in my area, so I've seen him around a million times

    Aaron Buerge from "The Bachelor" (2nd season I believe) - lived near me and rode my school bus, he was a few years older so I actually attended school with his 2 brothers

    Jamie McMurray (Nascar driver) - went to high school together, he graduated one year ahead of me and I had several classes with him.

    Quite a few country music people I have no interest in...Ricky Skaggs, Roy Clark, Kenny Rogers, Barbara Mandrell, some guy from the Statler Bros, Ed Bruce, and Travis Tritt. My aunt was briefly married to a guy who worked for Tritt so I met him more than a few times and he was really nice to my cousins and I, but I hate that sort of music and always have...

    I know there are more. Just random people! No one that exciting :-)
  • BlondeButtercup127
    BlondeButtercup127 Posts: 750 Member
    Patrick Dempsey-Comes back home to Maine for the Dempsey Challenge.
    Tim Sylvia-UFC fighter & my cousin
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    Don't know if he is really famous anymore... but Ashley Parker Angel... I was more pissed that he got to bypass the security check out line at Logan airport than excited that I saw an overrated musician from a fake boyband (O-town).
  • darkrose20
    darkrose20 Posts: 1,139 Member
    Wade Boggs when i was a child in a sports store with my mom shopping for something for a gift for my dad.
  • jnichel
    jnichel Posts: 4,553 Member
    Forgot about Will Clark. Came into a card shop with his father that I was in at the time. It was the off-season and he had this monster beard. Got mad and stormed out because none of us recognized him right away. :laugh:
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    Mine are all so long ago that you wouldn't know most of them.

    Met Dino Martin and Desi Arnez Jr. at a Golf Tournament in early 70's. Met Edy Williams, Peter Graves, Mike Connors and Marty Allen the same weekend.

    I was an escort for one of the Miss America Contestants in 1973. Can't remember which one. The only reason I got to do it was they needed Marines with Dress Blue uniforms.

    When I was a Marine and was hitchhiking, Jackie Coogan (Uncle Fester) Picked me up.

    Working as a Chauffeer / Bodyguard in the 80's, I met Lou Ferrigno when I was chauffeering his wife around, shopping.

    Use to play racquetball with Jerry Quarry. Heavyweight Contender.
  • KatieKat1979
    KatieKat1979 Posts: 470 Member
    *Adam Levine -met him 3 times

    *Drew Barrymore - shes precious. Met her on Manhattan Beach and played with her dog

    *Avril Lavigne and ex Deryck at the Palms in Vegas. Waited in line next to her at Nathans Famous.

    * Wanye Morris from Boys 2 Men - Sat next to him at dinner in Vegas

    *Pete Rose - Vegas

    *Adam Duritz - Lead singer of Counting Crows - met him several times in Berkley

    I'm forgetting someone...

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