Even though celebrities, in most cases, are rich and famous people, they are still simply people. If you were to strip them of their riches and status, you would likely see an average human being.
This fact is only proved by instances when people meet celebrities and don’t realize that this is that very rich and famous person and instead treat them as they would treat the majority of other strangers. And that not only humanizes these celebrities in our eyes but also creates very entertaining stories. So, today, let's take a look at several stories like this.
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My aunt was working at a charity sale and was in the musical instrument area. She had a few strange instruments that she was trying to get people to bid on. Steven Tyler came by and the two of them chatted about the instruments she had for sale. They jammed with some Ode To Joy together. She asked him what he did and he said he was a professional musician - in her circle that’s usually someone who is retired and plays at small events for fun. So she chatted with him about how it was going for him and said it was cool he was doing well enough with his music to tour. He ended up buying two different instruments from her.
It wasn’t until she posted a video of the two of them singing together that she realized she was talking to anyone famous. I chatted with her on the phone a few weeks later, and she still didn’t really understand how big of a deal Aerosmith was. I played several of their songs and she knew them all, and she was happy to have chatted with him.
I bet it was refreshing to him to talk to someone who didn’t realize he was, and just to have a normal conversation.
Not me, but one of my young employees when I was running a steakhouse. She comes back to get me because an old man has his money clip out and won't take no for an answer, but we are fully booked. Needs my help to talk to him. I walk up to the front desk and find Bill Murray and his friends.
He was hilarious from the start offering money to just sit on the floor somewhere out of the way to eat. Obviously that wasn't going to work. Ended up taking him to one of my other restaurants (multiple under one roof) and set him up with my best team there. He had a blast joking with my team, walked around a bit talking to regular guests, and went on his merry way.
Was pretty funny going back to my hostess. Ghost busters? No. Caddy Shack? No. Groundhogs day? Nope. She was so young none of that ever crossed her radar.
Not me, but many years ago my granny was on a flight and got home and said "oh, I met the nicest man on the plane, he's a musician! We had a lovely conversation!" That man was Carlos Santana. She didn't even get an autograph 😔 but just raved about how nice he was.
He's a good man who can sure bend a note https://www.milagrofoundation.org/
I don’t know if this counts because I was too young to really understand what fame was, but I met Arnold Schwarzenegger when I was in 2nd grade because they filmed Kindergarten Cop at my school. I just remember how big he was and remember him laughing when I told him my dad could beat him up. My dad was 5’7” so I’m quite certain I got that one wrong.
I had a very pleasant phone conversation with an older British gentleman who introduced himself as Tony. It took me way too long to realize it was Sir Anthony Hopkins.
On another occasion, I kept looking across the room at someone because he looked so damn familiar. Finally he came over to me and said, "Okay, you're looking at me like we went to high school together or something. Hi, I'm Wil." And then I shook Wil Wheaton's offered hand lol.
Lmao a few years ago my mom told Tom f*****g Hanks to stop talking to her cause she's there to enjoy the scenery, not talk to strangers 😂 she is a mean russian lady.
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I ran up to my mom at a pacific palisades lookout point to share that i walked by Tom Hanks. When she sees me, she goes into a rant about how everyone in california claims they're an actor and that being a lil background character doesn't mean they're famous. Said some guy was talking to her for a while and just kept asking questions and talking about himself. Then said "dont people understand this is a place of peace and quiet? I told him we should just enjoy the ocean without talking, its important to connect with nature". She gave me his business card and said "here, i dont have my purse put this away so we can see what kind of actor he is when we go home" (in russian it sounds like a sarcastic "he's not really an actor" phrase). 😂 blew my "i just walked by someone famous" story right out of the water. Apparently, they had a pretty long conversation. I found it hilarious that she told him how displeased she is with america.
When she found out who he was, she had a look of horror on her face and was embarrassed for being rude. I tried to urge her to call because i guess he wanted to stay in touch, but she was too embarrassed.
Mr. Hanks was probably appreciative of her point of view. It was probably very refreshing.
I worked at a small radio station. I worked the night shift and blasted our number out and took requests. A major highway went through the area. One night someone called and requested a Spice Girls song. We were supposed to ask their name and where they are calling from to announce it when we play the song they request. I said "sure where are you calling from?", the caller said "just traveling along 95". I said "great, and what's your name", she said "Madonna" and I said "oh cool, like the singer?". She chuckled and said "yeah, like the singer". I hung up and the more I thought about it, the more I realized the caller did sound exactly like Madonna. I did some research and found out she had been traveling that day in the direction that would take her right near our town. TLDR: I'm 90% sure I taled to Madonna on the phone and didn't realize it.
I delivered a Starbucks order to Kristen bell when my career wasn’t doing so well. She was fantastic, beautiful for sure, had one of her kids in tow. Didn’t even recognize her as I was doing the delivery, just happy that it was someone kind, and tipped well. It wasn’t until I got home and was watching good place that I put it all together.
Was visiting Greece with my family when I was about 4 in the late 80s. We were at the Parthenon wandering around. At one point, distracted, I go to hug the leg of a person I thought was my dad. Looked up and it was not my dad ( he was like 5ft away looking the other way).
Apparently it was Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris has a bear skin rug in his bedroom. The bear's not dead, it's just too scared to move.
I bumped into Tommy Lee (literally) at the Philly airport, years ago. I was too distracted by a guy in a lavender 3 piece suit, and didn't even notice Tommy. Turns out, dude was his assistant, who was dressed like that and walking a bit away from Tommy to purposely distract people from him. 😆🤦🏻♀️
When I was 19 I worked briefly at the Virgin megastore on sunset. Some guy comes up to me and seems kinda familiar, pays for a bunch of vinyl with a credit card. I ask him for ID and he points at the display of Marilyn Manson’s recently released memoir that are right being me and says, “That’s me.” Im petty and because I didn’t like his music i insisted on getting the ID, lol.
I used to work at my uncle's gas station in a Seattle suburb. My mom and I worked the weekend shifts. One day, we were picking up our checks. My mom was standing in front of the door, and an older African American man came rushing in, almost knocking my mom over. He apologized to my mom and then prepaid for his gas. After he left, my cousin (who was working) looked at us and said, "You know who that is, right?"
We did not. It was Danny Glover. We learned that ours was the only gas station he he would use unless he had no other choice when he was in the area. I saw him a few times a year when I worked. Always nice and polite and prepaid for his gas in cash. Also, he has one of the warmest smiles I've seen on a human.
I was at a dive bar and some band was absolutely butchering “Cherry Pie” by Warrant and I asked the waitress who the awful band was. Turns out it was Warrant.
Sorry, No Jani, no Warrant! I met them years ago back in the days when they were huge at a record release party our radio station had for them. I was only 14 and Jani was the nicest and coolest guy, especially to a teenage fangirl and gave me several autographs. Jani and Sebastian Bach of Skid Row were the two coolest rock stars that I've ever met and that was back when both bands were really big.
About ten or so years ago I was out on my friends bucks night. As a gift, my friend’s father in law had gotten us on the guest list for some high end function near where we were kicking off. The last thing I remember before waking up in the taxi was five shots being lined up in front of me. That’s when my friend asks “So what were you and Heath Ledger talking about?”. Turns out it was the premier party for the film Ned Kelly and several people had spotted myself and Heath deep in conversation
Edit: 20 years ago. F**k I’m old.
My wife and I went to a baseball game for my birthday, and splurged on really good seats behind home plate. The man sitting next to my wife was friendly, talking with us occasionally during the game.
The next day I watched a replay of the game, and discovered we were next to Wayne Gretzky.
George Harrison, a Beatle. A BEATLE! Walked into an empty corporate box at the Adelaide F1 Grand Prix during practice sessions. He nodded to me, I nodded to him, thinking I knew his face from somewhere while I continued making phone calls. I only realised as he gave me another nod on the way out after 10 minutes. I corpsed.
Not me but my grandma was on vacation in New Orleans. Sitting in a restaurant, she saw Lily Tomlin. She knew she looked familiar but thought it was a friend whose name she just couldn’t remember. Trying to be polite, she walked up to her and made small talk, asking how she’d been, etc. she said Lily was very polite in return. She realized who she was later. 😂😂
Back around 2000 I was walking my dog before work and my sweet but on the larger size dog went up and sniffed this tiny dog a couple was walking. The toddler in a stroller got a bit upset and I said something about her dog being fine, that he's a really nice boy.
I then proceeded to have a brief conversation with the dad about my rescue followed by we've got to get moving because I'm going to be late for work. As I walked away, I did a double take and realized it was Ethan Hawk, Uma Thurman and the toddler was probably Maya Hawk.
Taylor Swift. In about 2009 or 2010. I was a truck driver, stopped at a rest stop to take a break. This big motor coach pulls in and a young lady and I guess her mom got out to use the restroom. I held the door for her, she said thank you. I was still out walking around when they came out. They were laughing and she said hi again, I was parked next to them and told them to drive safe. The next day I saw a truck with that same girl's picture on the side of it. It said Taylor Swift. Prior to that, I had never heard of her.
I spent a few pleasant minutes talking with a very Scottish lady in a fairly quiet Parisian art gallery in Montmartre earlier this year. We discussed how some impressionists were actually pretty awful and that a lot of what is exhibited might be historically interesting, but is still s**te.
Annie Lennox
Michael Jordan. I probably would’ve figured it out if he was dressed in a basketball uniform instead of like my dad. He obviously knew I didn’t know and seemed pleasantly amused. He gave me wonderful recommendations for great places to eat on the island we were both visiting at the time. I thought he was a little reserved but very personable nonetheless.
I met Lavar Burton at the LA airport. Super nice guy. think he liked the fact that I talked to him like a normal guy. He had a goatee which threw me off.
Shabbily dressed dude and some family walked into a very casual BBQ place in Ohio. Kinda walked around before sitting down and an odd vibe. Hardly anyone in the place though so I watched him as he was just a little off. We walked out and I said to my wife:
“What was up with that dude?”
Her: “you mean Eric Clapton?”
I exchanged a "hi, how's it going" to Owen Wilson in the line of a local coffee shop in Malibu a few years back. My wife told me after we left that it was Owen. He had shades and a trucker hat on. I was too tired to notice.
My wife and I were walking in New York looking for a bar we had heard about, when we noticed a couple walking towards us. We were a little lost, so we asked them for directions. He pointed us in the right direction while she looked like she was trying not to be noticed. We thanked them and went on our way. As we got to the bar, my wife said, "that was Emma Stone." We met her and Andrew Garfield and didn't even think twice about it!
John Denver bumped into me at the Aspen Balloon Festival in the early 1980s. Knocked me down. He was sweet and kind!
I had no idea who knocked me over until my friend told me!
Tom. The MySpace Tom.
Me and my friend were at Disneyland in like 2008? We realized late on our last day that we forgot to take any pictures so we were running around trying to get as many as we could. We were at the front gate and wanted to get one last photo of the two of us in front of the Mickey flowers. We asked a group close to us if someone could take our photo. A guy in a white tshirt and jeans said he would. After he snapped the picture, he said, “I better see that on MySpace tomorrow!” and walked away. The group left the park.
It was a weird thing to say, so we just have each other confused looks. Then, in proper movie-like slo mo, we looked back at the group, realization dawning on us. We looked back at each other and screamed lmao. We told that story for years.
My 10th grade history teacher met Bruno Mars in Ireland. He was in this big group and excited to see another American. They chatted a bit, and Bruno Mars mentioned being a musician. My teacher went "oh cool me too!" because he's in a band. After he left, his wife told him who he was just talking to. Can't imagine how awkward that must've felt.
Why awkward? If he’s in a band and plays music he *is* a musician too, lol.
I was at the store with my mom and we were at the checkout counter behind the tallest man I'd ever seen in my life. Unbelievably tall. I asked him his height and he said 7'6". Then I asked him if he played basketball and he laughed and said everybody asks him that question. Two weeks later I saw the same man from the store playing basketball on television. It was Shawn Bradley, one of the tallest players to ever play in the NBA.
I'm 5"0" (152 cm) and I played basketball and I was good at it - no idea how. Then, later, my husband and I bought a house with a basket attached to the carport. I was heavily pregnant but we started playing with our other 2 kids. One time, I missed the ball and started running for the sidewalk. Our new neighbors were taking a walk and stopped the ball for me after it went a bit in the street. They looked at my husband weirdly. He shrugged and asked if they wanted to know about the time I went skiing and jumped while pregnant (same kid). Everyone laughed, including our two kids. I think they thought he was kidding (he wasn't).
Apparently, my former employer's buddy Ben who we met at the TexMex restaurant in 1998 was a performer named Ben Folds. Seemed a nice enough dude. Had no idea he was a performing artist. After lunch, my boss says, "you DO know who that is, right?" And I'm like, "yeah, your friend Ben"
I've met him a couple times after concerts and he was delightful and hilarious. Got a great picture where our faces are blurred and there's some chick in the background making the most outstanding expression. Great concerts, best one being the one where Rufus Wainwright performed beforehand and LeeAnn Rhymes spilled beer on me on accident.
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Many years ago I spent about an hour chatting to two older dudes in a bar on the Gold Coast, Qld. Just the kind of generic chat you have with randos while you're drinking a beer or three on a hot summer's evening. After a while they excuse themselves, they've got a gig to get to. Cool, all I said was "nice talking to ya's, have fun!". Found out a little while later from one of the bartenders I'd been chatting with Kirk and Tim from INXS.
My step-father, who knows absolutely nothing about any type of rock music, was upgraded to first class on a flight, leaving my mother behind (kind of a d**k move, but he is super big and she is pocket sized. he is put next to a nice gentleman and they spend the flight discussing golf. Flight lands, mom meets up with him and he waves goodbye to his new friend, turns to my rock fan mom who freaks out - its Alice Cooper, minus the makeup
If I was your mum I'd be soooooooooooo pissed off I missed out on an upgrade and to meet Alice
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And the embarrassing one. I was young and drunk in Chicago in like 1992. I was in a grocery store getting more beer. I saw the actor Adrian Z'med. He was in town doing the play Sheer Madness. He was on TJ Hooker for years, but it's not a show I really watched. I knew him from Grease 2. And when I went to say hello, I was too drunk to remember his name or what I knew him from. Then I just blurted out, "You're the guy from Grease 2! Dude, I know those bowling balls were fake!" He just shook his head at me and walked away. Just what an actor wants to be sort of recognized for a bad movie by a drunk guy in a grocery store.
Accidentally got a private meeting with Hillary Clinton, Bill and Tim Kaine during the campaign It’s a long story and nearly unbelievable but I have a photo taken to prove it. Long story short my friend was volunteering at a rally appearance and speech while Hillary was campaigning near my work. I was at the gym and my friend said ‘hey if you wanna swing by I saved an entry wristband’ I figured what the heck. It was packed for miles in the city. My friend gave me the wrist band and I’ll never forget him saying ‘I don’t know why this one is a different color’ I entered the speech area—- and was immediately taken by secret service to a private area and searched and sat next to our states governor all while wearing sweaty gym clothes. Afterwards, me and 20 other very well known people wearing the same bracelets - went a private location and Had private meetings with Clinton. I was clearly out of place but everyone was oddly accepting- a week Later a photo was mailed to me.
Note: Photo was taken by secret service and they had confiscated my belongings so I presume had my ID info as I never gave my address. Photo is of me and Hillary, me sweaty in Underarmoir. We are laughing because I said we looked like fruit salad. It’s such a bonkers story and full of my awkward antics…. It doesn’t even sound real but it remains my oddest encounter
Load More Replies... Standing in line in Mexico at Epcot. Guy is huge in front of me wheeling elderly woman in a wheelchair. I get tapped on the shoulder asking if she can cut me to be with her husband and MIL. Her hand is tiny but the rock on it is blinding and HIGE. She’s stunning and sweet. Has a child with her who seems special needs. I think to myself I’ve seen them before but where ? Then the large man turns around and says “thank you so much” to me. It’s Jorge Posada then catcher from the NY Yankees. Lovely unassuming family who waited patiently in line for their turn to get into the restaurant.
After my FIL passed away, one of my brothers’ GF asked me what I was doing with Margaret Trudeau (past PM of Canada ex-wife) at the church; she adds “it looks like she was consoling you?!”. She had seen me from the other side of the road. Yep, I was actually crying my heart out about losing my FIL and Ms. Trudeau had her arms around me. I didn’t know who was holding me; I just assumed it was my husband. My FIL and Margaret worked together for an NGO that mainly dug wells in developing nations so she came to the funerals. I was really close to my FIL and that was really hard for my husband, my children, and myself.
I have a story! I was at a friend's small birthday party in Brooklyn a few years ago, and was sitting in the backyard because it was quieter. I struck up a conversation with a guy who said his name was Bill... I talked to him for a solid half an hour before leaving the party. When I got home, I discovered a bunch of my friends had had their photos taken with him at the party. It was... Bill Nye the Science Guy. LOL. My friend hosting the party was writing something with him apparently. I know he has a reputation for not being very nice, but he was perfectly nice to me (probably because I didn't recognize him).
I was working at an upscale hotel restaurant years ago and got to serve Timothy Dalton. He was amused to find out that I recognized him as Neville Sinclair from The Rocketeer before I realized he'd also been James Bond. Super nice guy who tipped me well.
There was a very well known AFL supporter known as Joffa who had grandkids or something at my primary school, so was around a lot. I didn't recognise him, but my dad did. Years later he was charged with child rape...
I was with a friend in LA and we saw Jason Alexander eating lunch with who I assume was his young son. My friends said he was going to go say hello and I told him to just leave him alone and let him eat with his kid. Nope. My friend parades right over there and was actually a bit aggressive in his approach like it's Jason's job to stop his lunch with his kid and interact with him. I could see Jason was getting pissed so I walked over and told my friend he was a d**k and to just leave him alone. My friend got pissed and stormed off. I turned to Jason and apologized. I was never a big Seinfeld fan so I was only vaguely aware of who he was, but regardless, just leave them alone.
I had just highlighted my blond hair two colors of red and was on vacation in NYC and saw a guy staring at me oddly sitting across from my in the subway car. It was the actor currently playing Carrie's boyfriend in Sex and the City. I absolutely knew from that point on that i had overdone the hair-do.
I'm not going to get into religion but I'm a Christian and a chef. Probably doesn't count but I once dreamt I made Jesus a sandwich - no, I didn't see His face
Walked into my office building after lunch. Went from bright sunlight to the very dim entry way, which narrowed to a 2 person hallway very quickly. 2 adults had stopped in that hallway and were fussing with their baby. Being in a hurry so as not to be late back from lunch and still not able to see much, I inwardly snarled and moved to the side to squeeze past. Got right up to them and it was Joe Montana and his wife Jennifer with their first baby. Bay Area.
Closest to that was exchanging a few words with Rahm Emanuel at a small dance show when he was mayor of Chicago. My kid's ballet teacher used to be his dance teacher, and my kid and one of his kids shared a jazz dance teacher (but not classes - different ages). We ended up bumping into each other leaving the seats. He mostly talked with my kid, though (she was 9).
Just testing something. If I make a comment with the word f**k in it, and then go back and edit it later, will it keep the word f**k or will it look like f**k?
I used to be in a competitive Scottish bagpipe band as a drummer when I was a kid and the Pipe Major was friends with Jean Smart (Designing Women, 24, Fargo, Hacks) so she'd come hang around when we'd compete at the Highland Games in Anaheim/Los Angeles. I was in junior high so, while I knew who she was, I didn't really care. I'd totally flip my s**t if I got to meet her again these days.
My ex roommate was working at a pizza place and offended someone because he didn't know who the man was, man proceeds to get my roomie fired.... In my roomie's defense, he didn't watch NASCAR, so how in the héll was he supposed to know who Dale Earnhardt was??? 😆
I used to work at a children’s hospital. I was bebopping down to the cafeteria for a quick bite for lunch. We had heard Nicholas Cage was there visiting the sick kids while on break filming a movie. I passed him and his group in the halls and just smiled and waved and said “Hi, Nick!” He smiled and waved back and said hi. That was it. We both kept walking.
Once when I was working I was walking backwards while shouting instructions to someone across the room, and I literally bumped into Gary Busey. I turned around. He turned around. We faced each other. I've never been so terrified in my life. He's a big intimidating guy, and had this big full length black jacket on that made him look like Tom Waits on the cover of Mule Variations. But with Gary Busey's weird blue eyes that look like he's just licked a toad. He didn't say any words. He just opened his mouth and made loud kinda 'blubba blubba' noises for a second and then turned and skulked off. Definitely a weird one.
Met Mo Berg, had no idea who he was , in a comic book store, waiting for my boyfriend who worked there. We talked for an hour, then when Mo left, everyone gathered around asking questions, telling me who he was . He was nice, and liked Manga in early 90's. We talked about Sergio Aragonès, The Badger and The Tick as well.
DJ MO BERG! He is a great guy. I drunkenly harassed him no end at my favorite watering hole, while he was doing sets there. I thought I was hilarious. He wanted to slit my throat. You know, the usual dynamic. But we met at a few parties and actually chatted about music for a long time and we got along great. He's really a sweetheart.
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literally almost knocked over george lucas coming out of a store in marin county, ca. head was down, going over my list, bumped into a smaller man, (i am very broad shouldered) looked and "oh my! very sorry mr. lucas!" he laughed and said, "it's okay, saw you were going over your list." in a grocery store in santa rosa, ca., backing up after passing something i needed in the produce section, bumped into some one, turn around, "oh! mr. guy fieri sorry! love your show and i am glad to hear that your lamborghini was recovered!"
Crazy to think you could be in the same place as a famous person...
Many years ago I spent about an hour chatting to two older dudes in a bar on the Gold Coast, Qld. Just the kind of generic chat you have with randos while you're drinking a beer or three on a hot summer's evening. After a while they excuse themselves, they've got a gig to get to. Cool, all I said was "nice talking to ya's, have fun!". Found out a little while later from one of the bartenders I'd been chatting with Kirk and Tim from INXS.
My step-father, who knows absolutely nothing about any type of rock music, was upgraded to first class on a flight, leaving my mother behind (kind of a d**k move, but he is super big and she is pocket sized. he is put next to a nice gentleman and they spend the flight discussing golf. Flight lands, mom meets up with him and he waves goodbye to his new friend, turns to my rock fan mom who freaks out - its Alice Cooper, minus the makeup
If I was your mum I'd be soooooooooooo pissed off I missed out on an upgrade and to meet Alice
Load More Replies... And the embarrassing one. I was young and drunk in Chicago in like 1992. I was in a grocery store getting more beer. I saw the actor Adrian Z'med. He was in town doing the play Sheer Madness. He was on TJ Hooker for years, but it's not a show I really watched. I knew him from Grease 2. And when I went to say hello, I was too drunk to remember his name or what I knew him from. Then I just blurted out, "You're the guy from Grease 2! Dude, I know those bowling balls were fake!" He just shook his head at me and walked away. Just what an actor wants to be sort of recognized for a bad movie by a drunk guy in a grocery store.
Accidentally got a private meeting with Hillary Clinton, Bill and Tim Kaine during the campaign It’s a long story and nearly unbelievable but I have a photo taken to prove it. Long story short my friend was volunteering at a rally appearance and speech while Hillary was campaigning near my work. I was at the gym and my friend said ‘hey if you wanna swing by I saved an entry wristband’ I figured what the heck. It was packed for miles in the city. My friend gave me the wrist band and I’ll never forget him saying ‘I don’t know why this one is a different color’ I entered the speech area—- and was immediately taken by secret service to a private area and searched and sat next to our states governor all while wearing sweaty gym clothes. Afterwards, me and 20 other very well known people wearing the same bracelets - went a private location and Had private meetings with Clinton. I was clearly out of place but everyone was oddly accepting- a week Later a photo was mailed to me.
Note: Photo was taken by secret service and they had confiscated my belongings so I presume had my ID info as I never gave my address. Photo is of me and Hillary, me sweaty in Underarmoir. We are laughing because I said we looked like fruit salad. It’s such a bonkers story and full of my awkward antics…. It doesn’t even sound real but it remains my oddest encounter
Load More Replies... Standing in line in Mexico at Epcot. Guy is huge in front of me wheeling elderly woman in a wheelchair. I get tapped on the shoulder asking if she can cut me to be with her husband and MIL. Her hand is tiny but the rock on it is blinding and HIGE. She’s stunning and sweet. Has a child with her who seems special needs. I think to myself I’ve seen them before but where ? Then the large man turns around and says “thank you so much” to me. It’s Jorge Posada then catcher from the NY Yankees. Lovely unassuming family who waited patiently in line for their turn to get into the restaurant.
After my FIL passed away, one of my brothers’ GF asked me what I was doing with Margaret Trudeau (past PM of Canada ex-wife) at the church; she adds “it looks like she was consoling you?!”. She had seen me from the other side of the road. Yep, I was actually crying my heart out about losing my FIL and Ms. Trudeau had her arms around me. I didn’t know who was holding me; I just assumed it was my husband. My FIL and Margaret worked together for an NGO that mainly dug wells in developing nations so she came to the funerals. I was really close to my FIL and that was really hard for my husband, my children, and myself.
I have a story! I was at a friend's small birthday party in Brooklyn a few years ago, and was sitting in the backyard because it was quieter. I struck up a conversation with a guy who said his name was Bill... I talked to him for a solid half an hour before leaving the party. When I got home, I discovered a bunch of my friends had had their photos taken with him at the party. It was... Bill Nye the Science Guy. LOL. My friend hosting the party was writing something with him apparently. I know he has a reputation for not being very nice, but he was perfectly nice to me (probably because I didn't recognize him).
I was working at an upscale hotel restaurant years ago and got to serve Timothy Dalton. He was amused to find out that I recognized him as Neville Sinclair from The Rocketeer before I realized he'd also been James Bond. Super nice guy who tipped me well.
There was a very well known AFL supporter known as Joffa who had grandkids or something at my primary school, so was around a lot. I didn't recognise him, but my dad did. Years later he was charged with child rape...
I was with a friend in LA and we saw Jason Alexander eating lunch with who I assume was his young son. My friends said he was going to go say hello and I told him to just leave him alone and let him eat with his kid. Nope. My friend parades right over there and was actually a bit aggressive in his approach like it's Jason's job to stop his lunch with his kid and interact with him. I could see Jason was getting pissed so I walked over and told my friend he was a d**k and to just leave him alone. My friend got pissed and stormed off. I turned to Jason and apologized. I was never a big Seinfeld fan so I was only vaguely aware of who he was, but regardless, just leave them alone.
I had just highlighted my blond hair two colors of red and was on vacation in NYC and saw a guy staring at me oddly sitting across from my in the subway car. It was the actor currently playing Carrie's boyfriend in Sex and the City. I absolutely knew from that point on that i had overdone the hair-do.
I'm not going to get into religion but I'm a Christian and a chef. Probably doesn't count but I once dreamt I made Jesus a sandwich - no, I didn't see His face
Walked into my office building after lunch. Went from bright sunlight to the very dim entry way, which narrowed to a 2 person hallway very quickly. 2 adults had stopped in that hallway and were fussing with their baby. Being in a hurry so as not to be late back from lunch and still not able to see much, I inwardly snarled and moved to the side to squeeze past. Got right up to them and it was Joe Montana and his wife Jennifer with their first baby. Bay Area.
Closest to that was exchanging a few words with Rahm Emanuel at a small dance show when he was mayor of Chicago. My kid's ballet teacher used to be his dance teacher, and my kid and one of his kids shared a jazz dance teacher (but not classes - different ages). We ended up bumping into each other leaving the seats. He mostly talked with my kid, though (she was 9).
Just testing something. If I make a comment with the word f**k in it, and then go back and edit it later, will it keep the word f**k or will it look like f**k?
I used to be in a competitive Scottish bagpipe band as a drummer when I was a kid and the Pipe Major was friends with Jean Smart (Designing Women, 24, Fargo, Hacks) so she'd come hang around when we'd compete at the Highland Games in Anaheim/Los Angeles. I was in junior high so, while I knew who she was, I didn't really care. I'd totally flip my s**t if I got to meet her again these days.
My ex roommate was working at a pizza place and offended someone because he didn't know who the man was, man proceeds to get my roomie fired.... In my roomie's defense, he didn't watch NASCAR, so how in the héll was he supposed to know who Dale Earnhardt was??? 😆
I used to work at a children’s hospital. I was bebopping down to the cafeteria for a quick bite for lunch. We had heard Nicholas Cage was there visiting the sick kids while on break filming a movie. I passed him and his group in the halls and just smiled and waved and said “Hi, Nick!” He smiled and waved back and said hi. That was it. We both kept walking.
Once when I was working I was walking backwards while shouting instructions to someone across the room, and I literally bumped into Gary Busey. I turned around. He turned around. We faced each other. I've never been so terrified in my life. He's a big intimidating guy, and had this big full length black jacket on that made him look like Tom Waits on the cover of Mule Variations. But with Gary Busey's weird blue eyes that look like he's just licked a toad. He didn't say any words. He just opened his mouth and made loud kinda 'blubba blubba' noises for a second and then turned and skulked off. Definitely a weird one.
Met Mo Berg, had no idea who he was , in a comic book store, waiting for my boyfriend who worked there. We talked for an hour, then when Mo left, everyone gathered around asking questions, telling me who he was . He was nice, and liked Manga in early 90's. We talked about Sergio Aragonès, The Badger and The Tick as well.
DJ MO BERG! He is a great guy. I drunkenly harassed him no end at my favorite watering hole, while he was doing sets there. I thought I was hilarious. He wanted to slit my throat. You know, the usual dynamic. But we met at a few parties and actually chatted about music for a long time and we got along great. He's really a sweetheart.
Load More Replies... literally almost knocked over george lucas coming out of a store in marin county, ca. head was down, going over my list, bumped into a smaller man, (i am very broad shouldered) looked and "oh my! very sorry mr. lucas!" he laughed and said, "it's okay, saw you were going over your list." in a grocery store in santa rosa, ca., backing up after passing something i needed in the produce section, bumped into some one, turn around, "oh! mr. guy fieri sorry! love your show and i am glad to hear that your lamborghini was recovered!"
Crazy to think you could be in the same place as a famous person...
