Adminestrone: Have you ever met celebrities?

That's awesome!

I had a run-in in a pub bathroom with a famous Israeli singer.
It was just odd to see him in person. I mean, he's just... there. And that's it, no glitter or stars in your eyes or angelic music. He's just a person.

I bet violins will be playing when I meet John Cleese.
That's right, I said "when".

I've also met the guy who plays Eric Pollard in Emmerdale. (UK soap)

Meet never. But write with someone... It´s ok?

Worked as an "extra" in several movies and a few TV shows, back when I was trying to sell my script (before it got stolen).

Sir Anthony Hopkins, James Woods, Larry Hagman, Oliver Stone, etc., from "Nixon"
Dick VanDyke, Anson Williams, from "Diagnosis: Murder"
"Shoot First and Ask" Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, R. Lee Ermey, from "Murder in the First"
John Cleese, after a benefit/Charity showing of "The Life of Brian", with hilarious Python stories as part of the introduction to the movie, and afterwards, where I tried to hand him a hardcopy of my paper on "Neural Architecture and Human Behavior", in Santa Barbara
Dennis Miller, after watching "Leaving Las Vegas", he was waiting for his wife & her sister (?) at the door and I was completely disgusted with the screenwriter winning the Oscar because he'd committed suicide the week before the vote. Seeing Dennis Miller made my night, and my mood changed immediately, as now I had a story to tell (and the night wasn't a total waste). DM, in his HBO show that Friday, asked, "What kind of twisted fuck walks out of 'Leaving Las Vegas' in a chipper mood?" That was me.

If you like meeting celebrities, I suggest working as an "extra" on movies. Most of my interesting stories come from those few times I did.

Oh, and I had dinner in the same restaurant as President Reagan. They stopped seating new people, but my mother and I were already there and planning on eating dessert, so they left us alone, and we ended up the only other people eating at the restaurant. I'm pretty sure it was after his administration was already over, but he still had Secret Service bodyguards, including one that looked like a Mafia hitman.

Oh, and Helen Hunt rubbed against me, drunk, trying to get to the bathroom. (I swear, I was trying to make room for her to pass.) They're fake. She was with Kevin Spacey, giving him a drunken lap dance before then. This was at the bar opposite Paramount's main gate, now called "Forty-Deuce", which itself is famous, written into a popular song (forgot who/what).

Oh, and the original three of "Charmed", two at a local topless bar, doing research for a role (no doubt), the other at a bar in H'wood.

And Mary Lynn Rajskub, who plays "Chloe O'Brian" on "24".

And one time I literally almost ran into Robert Mitchum, as we were both hurrying around the same corner in opposite directions.

Oh, and I shared a flight to Seattle with Tom Skerritt, mentioning as I passed him that I felt "Alien" was the best horror film ever made, for which he thanked me, after a startled silence.

Oh, and I'm pretty sure William Shatner sat down next to me at a bar near LAX, but when I asked, discreetly, he said "Who?" and acted like he'd never heard of him.

Ja! Vale! naughty secret!

I once saw Donald Sutherland walking down a street in New Haven, CT. He was on the opposite sidewalk, it was crowded and hot, I was late for work, so I didn't cross over and ask for an autograph. I also passed Katharine Hepburn on the Q bridge once (she lived nearby, in Old Saybrook).

When celebs die, I'm always shocked to find out how many live in CT. Had I known Victor Borge lived less than an hour's drive away, I would have tried to meet him. They said he didn't mind fans stopping by his house, though I don't know if that was true. He was one of my all-time favorite celebs and musicians. EVAR! Alas, he's gone now.

Mrs T! Katharine Hepburn??? OMG! I adored her! And Donald Sutherland is a great, great actor. Wow... I don't know Victor Borge but what a pity, you liked him so much....


PAUTE! YOUR SECRET! Tell us more! We want to know EVERYTHING! How many emails? What did you tell him? What did he tell you? Is he going to leave his girlfriend? Are you going to be his daughter's stepmother? Eh? Eh? Is he THE REAL Jonesy? Eh? Come on!

Wow! Really great celebrity meetings from everybody!

I've decided not to list mine. We had a thread like this before.. but this one has different answers, so that's cool. I know some famous people and I've met some celebrities. I have met some awesome people who weren't celebrities. I've met a few awesome celebrities. I met someone historically famous many years ago as a young girl. I know/knew a lot of famous musicians and authors and a couple of famous sports people, and some famous politicians, citizens, military leaders, artists, designers, and cooks.

BUT I descend from some very famous people, and some famous families, or have them in my family tree!

wooow so many celeb stories... I almost got an autograph from Tarantino and Christoph Waltz in the Inglourios Basterds premiere, but didn't. Paute you must share!

I agree - it IS a masterpiece. Best movie in 2009 no doubt. Couldn't stop thinking about it for a week after I saw it.

But I was in the premier in London to see the stars before I knew how amazing it is, so I didn't know that this man standing in front of me grinning was one of the best actors I've ever seen. He's such a nice person! And Tarantino was even nicer. Ronan Keating on the other hand was a complete douche.





(BTW for those twitching at the sight of the spelling errors in Inglourios Basterds, that's the movie's real title)

C'mon, Fanny--name some names! Wm did!

Wow...next time ask him to record his voice on a cd and tell him to send it to you. He's got such a beautiful voice.


And now...

BANZAIIIIII! Come on, guys, all against the traitor, let's smash her ass!

gosh hard to do, mrsthing, some famous people were and are my friends, and some were not friends, just famous people I met and maybe talked to, and it doesn't make me any special for knowing them, but it makes them all the more special for being nice to me, because I never expect that. I just still kind of hurt about a couple of them that have passed on, because I cared about them a lot, and if I put too much, people from my area will know who I am, kind of, well hard to explain. I'm not famous but I just live in an area where there aren't too many people. I've listed a couple before in here -- I have some friends who are immediate family members of some famous people, too. But I like them for other reasons, not the famous part. So, hey, we all know each other and we're famous! Yah! We were in the news together! :)

He does! And how lovely is he to write you! :) Good for you Paute


And Fanny's got a point, ya'know. A friend of mine, to whom I told about the JC presents, told me something very true - we made Python history

I've met several celebrities myself. Let's see if I can remember them all....

Davy Jones
Peter Tork
Michael Hurst
Kevin Tod Smith
Joel Tobeck
Hudson Leick
Robert Duncan McNeil
Michael Dorn
John Delancie
Levar Burton
Jonathon Frakes
Majel Barret Roddenberry
Walter Koenig
Leonard Nimoy
William Shatner
and several WWE superstars.

There may be more but I've always had a bad memory.

No, I've just spent a lot of time at Scifi conventions. But my youngest brother does live in LA where he does a podcast called "Comedy And Everything Else." He's met his share of celebs while there. He's also got a friend who used to (or still does?) write for the Jimmy Kimmel Show.

LOL!

I think I saw Davy Jones recently on TV, on one of those "where are they now?" programs, and, honestly, he looks older, but his looks haven't changed much. He's got one of those faces that always looks young, like Michael J. Fox.

I think he still looks young.

How old is he now?

He's 63--I still remember that he was 11 years older than me. Birthday Dec. 31.

I saw Natalie Wood, Jack Lemon, years ago, and I met Morgan Freeman. I have a lot of friends who are famous musicians. I was seated next to Benny Goodman a few years before he died, and heard him play. I met some other famous jazz musicians. I really don't know too many actors/actresses. I know a lot of famous writers. I saw Prince Andrew from a distance, and I've met several Miss Americas. I know some famous painters. The Beatles came to within a few miles of me when I was young, and that was so exciting. I made a little wish regarding Paul. LOL! What a dummy I am!

Okay, that's plenty.