Name some famous people you've seen in real life

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  • susieqtx123
    susieqtx123 Posts: 29 Member
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    I've met the queen (not the band, the real Mcoy!) twice!! Once about 7yrs ago when she opened up a special needs classroom at a school I used to work at for special needs children. The second time was in June 2014 when my husband and I were invited to a garden party she has every year at Buckingham Palace. He was given the invitation by the senior executive manager at his work. I've met some famous actors and a few famous singers, but the queen is by far the most prestigious person I've met.
  • eplerd
    eplerd Posts: 91 Member
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    Heather Locklear - she was in my high school Spanish class (class of '79 - I was '80) and beautiful then too!

    Tim Allen - St Petersburg (FL) Grand Prix driving for the Saleen Allen team (his teammate lapped him early on LOL)

    Craig T Nelson - 24 hrs of Daytona, awesome driver (far better than Tim Allen) and very personable

    Tim Tebow - was eating lunch at the table next to me at PDQ's (not a sports fan so didn't care)
  • redpandora56
    redpandora56 Posts: 289 Member
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    Kiera Knightley and Cheryl Cole in LAX Air New Zealand/Virign lounge, Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds on a Virgin flight from LAX to Heathrow.
  • Go_Mizzou99
    Go_Mizzou99 Posts: 2,628 Member
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    Hank WIlliams Jr. and Merl Haggard together in a bar in Dallas, TX
  • ekz13
    ekz13 Posts: 725 Member
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    wow...crap.. I got nothing.. some of you have been in the right place at the right time...a lot of times.. sounds very exciting to have seen all those people :drinker:
  • conklil
    conklil Posts: 81 Member
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    I was an extra in The Fisher King movie (the scene in Grand Central Station) and touched Robin William's shoulder during a break while everyone else was trying to talk to him. Unfortunately I was on the cutting room floor.
  • WhatAnAss
    WhatAnAss Posts: 1,598 Member
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    Vince Vaughn - filmed movie in my town last month
    Some of the cast of the Walking Dead -(filmed in my town)
    Linkin Park - entire band
    Slipknot - Entire band
    Daivd Draiman - from the band Disturbed
    Jacoby Shaddox - lead singer of Papa Roach
    Justin Bieber - eww I did it for my daughter lol
    Ed Sheeran - also for my daughter won a private concert for about 40 people from radio station
    Katy Perry
    Anthony Hopkins - one of my favorites so far - also filmed movie near me
    Kane Hodder - played Jason Vorhees (major *kitten* by the way)
    Greg Nicotero - at Walker Stalker con
  • Drama_Free_Zone
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    Willie Nelson
    Amy Lee
    Corey Taylor
    Sean Connery
    John Elway
    Heath Ledger
    Hulk Hogan
    Sonny Barger (More on the infamous side than the famous)
    Neil Patrick Harris

    I'm sure there are more but I can't think of them atm. :)
  • nadamandar
    nadamandar Posts: 82
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    I haven't met very many up here in ol' Canada. Though there are lots around in September with TIFF here in Toronto every year. I've working in the restaurant industry for years, so we've had a few in. Eugene Levy, Mary Louise Parker. I served Rachel McAdams in 2006. She came in to the restaurant where I was working because she went to York's theatre program with our GM and was coming by to say Hey! She came in alone and ordered a platter of nachos to herself! Go Rachel!

    My fella on the other hand, has a horseshoe up his *kitten*. Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Steven Tyler, Will Arnette, Ron Jeremy, Edward Furlong. There are more. More impressively, he met Beck in a vintage shop in Kennsington Market, started chatting with him and then spent the afternoon hanging out with him. My favourite? Hanging out with Kurt Cobain backstage at a smaller Toronto bar. Pre-Dave Grohl, pre-Nevermind. 15 people in the audience! Lucky brat. But that's why it happens to him, he's pretty cool about the "famous/celebrity" thing and doesn't give it much ceremony/pomp.
  • CharleePear
    CharleePear Posts: 1,948 Member
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    Jack Johnson when he was chilling in Raglan cos he has a place up there (best leftie surf in the world)

    I went to school in the States with Jordan Fry who is an actor.

    But I have lived all but one year of my life in NZ, nope, it's rare to get famous people even here let alone meet one.
  • Alanakrahenbil
    Alanakrahenbil Posts: 811 Member
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    I met Dwayne Johnson when I was younger. He was filming a movie in my town and I got him to sign my shirt...that I have lost. Now I wish I had been older at the time ;)
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,606 Member
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    I'm thinking you mean other than hanging outside a stage door. Ben Vereen was on a park bench once in NYC, on his phone. we waited politely until he was through and had a terrific conversation with him.

    And I guess Abby from Dance Mom's doesn't count either. I used to teach for her. she's my pal.

    OOPS I forgot. Michele Obama and Carla Bruni at the G20 a few years ago. our kids performed for them... talk about gracious, kind, inspiring and gorgeous! they spent about 20 minutes interacting with us... then Shelly gave a dynamic speech before a concert with yo yo ma, sarah bareilles and trisha yearwood.. I had a front row seat
  • JeriAnne84
    JeriAnne84 Posts: 543 Member
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    Billy Zane....he was a d*ck.

    We had just saw him perform in the play Chicago on Broadway (i.e. BRIGHT FRIGGEN STAGE LIGHTS). I asked if I could take his picture and he said "no the flash hurts my irises".

    <_<
  • Mariachicat
    Mariachicat Posts: 311 Member
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    Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, David Bowie, Lady Ms. Kier, Alan Colmes, Kim Gordon, Elliot Smith, Catherine Keener.
  • RenaTX
    RenaTX Posts: 345 Member
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    Willie Nelson - His granddaughter and I went to the same small school and we were in many of the same classes. He also filmed a music video and TV movie at my school. I was in both.

    Kris Kristofferson - was in the movie Willie Nelson filmed.

    George Michael - He and his band came into a restaurant I was at.

    Jesse James - He owns a shop here in Austin. I got to meet him there. My mother inlaw went to his shop to buy my husband a T-shirt for his birthday and Jesse offered to show her around and she turned him down . He had no idea who he was so it makes me laugh a bit because I keep thinking most people wouldn't turn him down.

    Sandra Bullock - ( before she was married to Jesse James ) she lives / lived in Austin and I saw her at the Salt Lick BBQ.
  • MikeCrazy
    MikeCrazy Posts: 2,716 Member
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    Cool celebs:
    Clint Eastwood, Bruce Campbell, Jennifer Aniston, Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Emma Watson, Rob Thomas etc...

    Uncool celebs:
    Lady Gaga, Bill Gates, Sean Penn, Christian Bale, Jennifer Lopez, and quite a few others...
  • shmerek
    shmerek Posts: 963 Member
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    Unless you are into opera these names will mean nothing lol but they are super famous in the opera world: Jonas Kauffman, Placido Domingo, Rene Pape, Kiri Te Kanawa. Domingo is an idol and I seriously lost my ****.
  • Legs_McGee
    Legs_McGee Posts: 845 Member
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    James Brown - the sportscaster from ABC. Denver Airport. He nodded at me - we had a moment.

    Shawn Kemp. He owns a bar in Seattle and he was there on New Year's Eve. We took about 40 selfies together and are now BFFs. Or maybe it was because I had him in a headlock.
  • blukitten
    blukitten Posts: 922 Member
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    Whoopi Goldberg
    Chris Brown
    Travis Trit
    Reba Mcentire
    Clint Black
    Randy Travis

    worked at a Casino where they performed/appeared, got to eat with some of them, was only introduced to others
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,573 Member
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    The closest I have is this:
    Marisa Tomei was in a movie filmed in my (small) hometown. (Playing for Keeps.)

    Andy Griffith was also at my small hometown for a made-for-tv movie filmed at a local resort, and he attended the church I also attended one Sunday (but I was not there that day. Figures.)