Which famous people have you met?

So... I was sitting here at work - and I overhear someone say "I wish I had brought my camera, I can't believe Rob Lowe is here!"

So I take a quick peak to see who they're looking at, and sure enough, Rob Lowe is sitting on a bench, just a few feet in front of me. The girl he was with came up to me and asked about when a plane was landing (unfortunatly I couldn't help her out with that one). I brought them to the pilot's lounge, to make sure that they wouldn't be hasseled. He's a really really nice guy turns out.

Anyways, I see the plane he was waiting for taxi onto the ramp, so I go out and greet it - and who do I see jump out of the pilot's seat? None other then Kenny G. And he wasn't annoying at all - a really nice guy as well actually.

All that just happened maybe an hour ago... But I've also met Paul Coffee (NHL hall of famer), and some big-name bollywood stars that did a performance here in toronto (I was told that it would be comparable to meeting U2, or The Rolling Stones in terms of thier popularity).

So which famous people have you met?

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two years ago i met those guys :



they are very famous in france, Shirley and Dino

We were in front of a theatre (real theatre) and they were looking at it probably thinking they will be doing a show there soon
My friend said to them "aren't you on TV or something ?" and he said "yeah sometimes ..."

the thing is didn't know them at that time, and now, well i don't really care

and that's it...

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I'd say the most famous person I have ever met was Martin O'Donnell, composer for the HALO series. I shook his hand and received his autograph. Some lesser-known people I have met include Tommy Tallarico, Gerard Marino, and Jack Wall.

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The only one I can think of is Stan Lee. I met him at a Comic convention about ten years ago, talked with him for a bit, then got a picture and book signed.

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I would've asked for an autograph/picture, but I would've definatly gotten fired (It's one of the stipuations on my contract to work here).

I was speaking idiomatically.

I met Leonard Nimoy years ago. I was performing this new piece and he was the orator. I got to chill with him in the dressing room and waiting room. He's got an awesome voice.

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I've shaken both President Clinton's and President Bush's hands. I also saw Heidi Klum at Universal Studios Adventure Islands theme park, but didn't get to touch that one .

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I once proposed marriage to Sheryl Crow at the Stratosphere in Las Vegas. I was 21 and I was already pretty buzzed. She obviously declined but at least she let me buy her a drink.

Tom Collins. She likes those.

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Heres a list of people I've met face to face

*Bertie Ahern, Prime Minister of Ireland
*Jennings Michael Berch, author, They Cage The Animals At Night
*Suzy Kline, children's author
*Ring Lardner Jr, screenwriter, M*A*S*H

People I've had contact with

*John Ottman
*Michael Giacchino
*Zoe Poledouris
*Bruce Campbell
*Chris Roberts (Creator of Wing Commander)

Also, I once ate Steven Spielberg's pepper.

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I shook Bush Sr.'s hand when he came to my HS. My principal told me if I didn't shake his hand and be polite, i'd be expelled :'( (I wasn't the most pro-american person in my school) :P

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Concerts don't count, do they? If they do, I saw System of a Down, Disturbed and Mars Volta.

I actually met Brad Garret and Doris Roberts from Everybody Loves Raymond though. They were at Sea World.

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Other than all the people mentioned by Free (Video Games Live FTW) I once had dinner with Harisson Ford's stunt double. He looked very, very simaler (clearly) but he was ripped and must have been ten years younger. I also talked to Rob Brind' Amour after he brought the Stanley Cup to the town near where I live.

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I've known Bill Ward (the drummer from Black Sabbath) my whole life. He used to live on my street and our families are friends.

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I got the band Train to tell me their most embarrassment moment. I met a few of the Rockettes and learned their secret to how they all look the same height when performing. Also, Wyclef Jean was standing near my tour bus a few years ago, but some drunkard kept distracting me so I couldn't meet him. I also got a semi-famous author of a children's series to tell me who her favorite author was.

We were kicked out of Planet Hollywood because the person that plays as Kramer on "Seinfeld" wanted to eat in peace (as in, we were kicked out before he even arrived). One of my teachers went to a dinner a couple of years later and he was the after-dinner speaker. After-dinner speeches are suppose to be funny, but all he did was talk about how horrible President Bush was and how the war in Iraq was wrong (it's about as improper as using an Oscar speech to yell "Shame on you, Mr. Bush!"). I'm all for free speech, but if you want to deliver a speech about war and President Bush, do it at a protest rally not at a relaxing dinner where you're being paid to provide comedic entertainment.

Oh! I also got to meet the famous magician Brian Brushwell and hypnotist C.J. Walker. They both told me about how beautiful my birthplace was and was glad to meet a fellow neighbor this far north. Geena Davis came to visit my college and I caught a quick glimpse of her.

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Originally Posted by christinajon

I've known Bill Ward (the drummer from Black Sabbath) my whole life. He used to live on my street and our families are friends.

That's the coolest fucking thing ever.

I've never really had any celebrity run ins, myself. The closest I've gotten is knowing someone who has touched a celebrity, which isn't much at all.

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About 4-5 years ago, I met Curtis Strange (former golf pro). he resides in my area. he's a customer of the company i used to work for. he's totally cool and laid back. his wife is the epitome of a MILF (fake tits and all...)

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Most of the people I met are professional athletes, but here's my list off the top of my head:

Allen Iverson
Kyle Korver
Donovan McNabb
Brian Westbrook
Freddie Mitchell
David Akers
Troy Vincent
Robert Horry
Billy King(Sixers GM)
Dale Davis
Jon Barry
David Chappelle
Bon Jovi

I wouldn't really call it "meet" because to me a meeting is sitting down for a lengthy period of time, and not just shake their hand and exchange a few sentences. I did have a pretty lengthy conversation with Horry though, and Bon Jovi.

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Originally Posted by WolfDemon

Concerts don't count, do they?

Shit... I didn't even think concerts. The Warped Tour is a great place to meet musicians, actually. I hung out with Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach in 2000 right after their set. He was a pretty cool guy, I thought... I now regret having seen them instead of Jurassic 5 since they played at the same time. :/

In 2002 we once again hit the Warped Tour and hung out with all the boys from Reel Big Fish, but this time this happened before they went on stage for their set. All of them got pretty drunk and lit before they went on stage and as soon as they hit the stage it was RAVING LUNACY. It was actually one of the better shows we saw that day. Also, on that same day I actually sat and had a good long chat with Greg Graffin of Bad Religion. He's probably the most interesting person I've met on the tour. I'd been listening to Bad Religion since '98 and never even knew what he looked like until that day. I also found out that he's adjunct faculty at U.C.L.A. and he teaches anthropology. Ain't that a bitch?

In 2004, we went to the tour in Ventura and met Tom Keely (guitarist from Thursday) while we were taking a water break. It really is too bad that we didn't meet anyone else from different bands that day, but altogether it was a fun day.

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Originally Posted by christinajon

I've known Bill Ward (the drummer from Black Sabbath) my whole life.

OK... You're OFFICIALLY the coolest person on the boards right now.

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I've met Adam Hart Davis if that counts =s. But I also was at the back of the theatre getting a signature off Noel Fielding:



If you're not in the UK I doubt you know who he is but both him and Julian Barratt are comic genius in human form IMO.

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Originally Posted by Encephalon

In 2002 we once again hit the Warped Tour and hung out with all the boys from Reel Big Fish, but this time this happened before they went on stage for their set.

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OK... You're OFFICIALLY the coolest person on the boards right now.

The guys from - went to my high school, but that was before I got there. I met one of their mom's when I was in like..3rd grade, though. She gave me a bunch of stickers and stuff.

Bill is an awesome guy. He's really nice and he deals with fans extremely well.

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Originally Posted by christinajon

The guys from Reel Big Fish went to my high school, but that was before I got there. I met one of their mom's when I was in like..3rd grade, though. She gave me a bunch of stickers and stuff.

Bill is an awesome guy. He's really nice and he deals with fans extremely well.

Wow, that is so lucky. The only famous person that went to my school plays for the New England Patriots. He's possibly one of the most stuck-up athelets in NFL history. My mom was ringing his groceries one time and a little boy asked for his autograph and the guy told the little kid off. This wasn't the first time either and our school wanted to change the name of the street to his name. Of course, the majority of the school voted against it b/c we hated him (even the preps thought he was crossing the line).

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Visavi

Wow, that is so lucky. The only famous person that went to my school plays for the New England Patriots.

A lot of "famous" people have gone to school in my district (Which is really small. One high school, two middle schools and a couple of elementary schools.) but all of them went there before I was there, including the girl that played Stephanie on Full House, the boy that played DJ on Roseanne and the guy that played Ethan Craft on Lizzie McGuire was in my graduating class. The girl was a bitch and the guy that played Ethan Craft is a pretty big ass, too. Apparently the guy that played DJ was nice, though.

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I've been good friends with Shani Davis for about 10 years. He holds the world records for the 1000m, 1500m, and the 5000m for long track speedskating. I met Apollo "Chubbs" Ohno through him, but Chubbs is just an alright dude. Nothing more, nothing less.

I've met George Wendt (Norm from Cheers) at a local pub called Nevin's. I used to be a regular, and one day my friend Fred points out the window and says "Here comes Norm." I laughed for a second, but when I turned I nearly shat my pants. Fred was a bartender and told me that he stops by once a month or so. George is a really humble guy, and always takes time out to talk to loyal fans of his work.

I met the Godfather of Funk himself, George Clinton, at a Parliament/Funkadelic concert at the House Of Blues in Chicago. They went in to a long jam, and George snuck off stage to the bar. I was sitting down drinking a coke (I couldn't handle a hard drink under the hot stage lights) at the end of the bar (near the stage), and George sat down next to me. I didn't realize it was him and focused on my drink. He said "You look kinda nervous man." I still focused on my drink and said "George Clinton is on stage and I don't think I can handle it. He's fuckin amazing." He said "Thanks man." I turned to him and realized I was talking to George Clinton himself. We shook hands and he patted me on the back. I was so nervous, but he laughed real hard at my expression.

I did business with Harold Ramis, but I never actually met him face to face. I just wrote him a bill for computer work.

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Last year when I went to E3 '05, I met a bunch of famous people.

A few minutes after I entered the site I stumbled upon Spielberg...


...then came Mortal Kombat's co-creator, Ed Boon...


...followed by Penny-Arcade's Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, who gave me a 'The Obsidian Spur' T-shirt after I told him the 'Line-Dancing' comic was one of my favorite of his...


...Victor Lucas and Tommy Tallarico...


...and finally, the man, the myth, the Legend, Stan Lee. My knees nearly gave-up when I shook his hands.


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If band signing sessions count, then I have met the (3 piece) Manic Street Preachers.

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