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Folks Online Reveal Why They No Longer Respect Or Like These 45 Celebrities
Not all stars and public figures are created equal. While there are plenty of genuinely great people out there in the entertainment industry, not everyone quite measures up. And though everyone is human and we all make mistakes, some celebrities can, unfortunately, be quite toxic and nasty.
In a handful of brutally honest online threads, fans expressed their frustrations with the entertainment world. People revealed who the rudest, most unpleasant celebrities they’ve ever met are, and we’re featuring their stories below. Scroll down to find out what happened.
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#1
I was headed in a bagel shop in Marin Ca. To do some work (at the time I did refrigeration work walk in coolers etc…) I had a lot of tools slung over me cause I didn’t want to walk to my truck) I dropped my gauges this man behind me picked them up and carried them into the bagel place. I turned to thank him. Mr robin williams. Such a nice guy.
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#2
Just to inject a little good karma into this thread, I went up to Muhammed Ali in an airport when I was a little kid. This was late '70s, so he may have been the most famous person in the world at the time. He not only gave me an autograph, but invited me to sit down with him and his entourage for 10 minutes and bought me a Coke.
The Majestic Opossum 2 weeks ago
My dad met him back in the 80s at a convention in Las Vegas. My dad saw him a few more times throughout the years and he always recognized my dad and was so kind. I was too young to remember, but my dad still has a picture of me up on Ali's shoulder when I was around 4 or 5 😁
#3
Donald Trump. In the late 80s/early 90s I had a job in NYC where I interacted with him regularly. Just a total jerk. I have stories.
Being rude, toxic, entitled, and generally an unpleasant human being is awful for your career. The entertainment industry, like any other community, runs on social connections, not just skills.
So, if you’re a complete nightmare to work with, treat your colleagues and fans like dirt, and make it unbearable to be around, your career is in a lot of trouble. Very few people are going to want to work with you, unless you have an extremely unique skill set that nobody else can match.
That, of course, is on top of the fact that you’re supposed to treat others with respect. But alas, things like basic politeness, decency, and empathy are rarer than they should be.
Unfortunately, some stars let fame go to their heads. But being kind and caring isn't just the right thing to do, it's also the smart thing to do if you care at all about your career.
#4
I worked in a business for 35 years that dealt with celebrities, mainly music and movie, but authors, as well. Many of them were in our offices multiple times. Like any human being, one may have been a little off on a particular day, but all except one were generally friendly, down-to-earth and accommodating.
Only one was consistently rude, even to the point of being a complete jerk. Every time. Any time. That would be Robert James Ritchie (Kid Rock). Total waste of space.
#6
Dame Judi Dench once headbutted me at the stage door for asking for an autograph. She then lifted me over her head and threw me into an alleyway dumpster and told me nobody would ever love me.
Wonderful actress though. National treasure.
Anyone-for-tea? 2 weeks ago
I would be honoured to be slam dunked into rubbish by Dame Judi !🤪
As well-known pop star, producer, designer, and reality TV judge Pharrell Williams explained to the New York Times Magazine, empathy should be everyone’s priority.
“I think empathy is the most important thing. It’s not a natural thing to just literally think of others all the time. It’s just not,” he said.
“You constantly have to challenge yourself to be a little bit more open to what other people are going through,” the star shared his personal philosophy on life.
#7
Johnny Cash was one of the nicest people around. Also: I met Lisa Marie Presley years ago and she was very nice and down to earth.
David Morgan 2 weeks ago
If anyone was going to be nice to 'ordinary people', it would be Johnny. What a life that man lead. I know it's not about him, or written by him, but I can't watch the music video for 'Hurt' without crying. It suits him so well.
#8
Once ran into Bryan Cranston who was an absolute delight but since he's the only celebrity I've ever met he wins by default.
The Majestic Opossum 2 weeks ago
Bryan Cranston is a true gem! The episode of It's Always Sunny that he and Aaron Paul did is one of my favorites of all time.
#9
James Corden. We don’t need to go in to details as it was a friend’s party. Needless to say.. utter jerk.
David Morgan 2 weeks ago
The clip of Patrick Stewart ripping him a new one is fantastic and well-deserved.
Once you’ve read through these nightmare celeb encounters, we’d like to hear from you, too, Pandas.
Have you personally ever met any stars? Who are the rudest celebrities that you had the bad luck of talking to? On the other hand, who were the most wholesome celebs you spoke to? How do you think you’d handle fame? Let us know!
#10
Willy Mays - He was my dad’s boyhood hero. So he was appearing at a card show. I paid for a couple of items to be signed and a short meet and greet before the general public. My dad was so funny, he was nervous and excited to meet him. Long story short, we got into the room. My dad handed over the ball he wanted to sign. My father then told him about how much he loved him as a kid, etc etc. Mays never looked up, never made eye contact, nothing. Just “next”. My dad didn’t seem to be bothered and as we walked away I said to the top of this jerk offs head “you don’t have to be such a rude jerk about it.” My dad passed last year and he always talked about how he met his hero, we buried him with the ball.
#11
I worked production for some televised awards shows & other live events for a time.
Terrence Howard. Had to listen to him berate his own assistants and our staff at an awards show (the DAY before the show) because he couldn’t have extra tickets for his friends. Not like the seats are assigned & charted well in advance because they’re on live camera.
Henry Winkler takes the cake for the most engaging and animated person I immediately could tell was so authentic and lovely. He used to bring his mom back stage every year before one of the shows, and after my FIRST year being there and hanging out with them, he remembered my name the next year.
I also once had to help Jonathan Banks from breaking bad out of the staff door to just get a water bottle & a breath of fresh air, and he spent 20 minutes asking really interesting and thoughtful questions me about my life.
#12
Bill and Hillary Clinton (when he was candidate Clinton, I think the year was 1992). He was creepy and pompous. She was really warm and friendly. It was the opposite of what I would have expected with them.
We owned a small hotel in a weekend vacation town in California. John Travolta was a huge jerk also Sharon Stone was an jerk. (They were there at different times). They were both demanding and very, very entitled. Woody Harrelson was really nice, kind to staff and paid his own way the entire stay.
The Majestic Opossum 2 weeks ago
Pretty much all of these are what I would expect... Except for Hillary. It's a shame she was painted as such a shrew by the media. I still think she would've made an excellent president.
#13
J Lo. Worked in the industry. We were doing a commercial for her perfume or something. Her and Mark Anthony were pains in the a*s. He got a PA taken off set. because he didn’t like the way he looked. It was racial I suspect as he was the only one that was a different color than the rest of us. But that’s just my assumption. Maybe our best PA for that shoot too. She was just a general PIA.
At the end when we were wrapping, her entourage (a bunch of her weird cousins and s**t) pulled an Escalade up to her trailer and threw on one of her songs really loud. Then they lined up to sort of form this gauntlet like a red carpet for dignitaries. Mind you, this is on the back lot at Universal or WB. I don’t remember. So there’s nobody around. A few grips and PAs picking up some gear. A janitor maybe. Then these weird girls in like prom dresses lined up with one of her bad songs playing. Waiting for her to come out of the trailer and then walk 15 feet to the car. She doesn’t come out and one of them breaks rank, runs to the car and restarts the song. Then runs back to wait. I was sitting on the back for a cube truck smoking a cigarette with my production manager just blown away.
I worked with many, many celebrities in Hollywood but never saw that level of weird self involvement. I know it’s out there but that was the worst I witnessed that comes to mind right now. This was like 20 years ago btw.
#14
Jenna Coleman came to a local convention and as you'd expect, people were bringing her fanart and other Doctor Who memorabilia. Stuff they'd put their souls into, that kind of thing.
Almost the minute the con closed, she shoved it all in the bin, almost literally shoving it off her table with one sweeping movement in front of everyone.
I'm not saying she should have kept and treasured every last piece but at least have the tact and to throw it in the bin backstage or when nobody is looking.
Anyone-for-tea? 2 weeks ago
Or post it on her own instagram, tag the artist, or just write thank you? That would have gone a long way.
#15
Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear UK), he shoo shoo'd my daughter away like a dirty fly. She was around 5-6 years old at the time and plucked up so much courage to ask for a photograph.
We were guests at a car show event, so everyone was sitting around in the lounge. His co-host Richard Hammond watched the whole thing, was mortified, scooped my daughter up with hugs, made her laugh, and took lovely photos! Richard is a gem. I had a good chance to observe Jeremy Clarkson's general behavior to servers and staff, etc, and can say he is rubbish. Also, his face in real life looks like a rotten piece of gammon ham, ugly inside and out.
David Morgan 2 weeks ago
Whatever you think of the show Top Gear, Clarkson was always an arsehole. No, he isn't a 'normal guy saying what we're all thinking', he's a misogynistic, self-obsessed arsehole faux-common man. The other two aren't much better, but they were at least honest about who they were.
#16
Eminem. I write him all the time and he never wrote me back. I even waited in the blistering cold for 4 hours with my little brother to get his autograph and he just said “no” .
Anyone-for-tea? 2 weeks ago
Haha, my tea’s gone cold and I’m wondering why I got out of bed at all?
#17
When I was a kid I meet Bill Cosby way before the allegations came out. I loved the Cosby show. He was such a jerk to an 8 year old me I never watched the show again. Was not surprised when they all came out later.
#18
Carly Rae Jepsen came into a cafe I worked in in Vancouver at the height of her Call Me Maybe fame. She paid in American cash, which most places accept in touristy places near the border. She then became pissed off at me because I couldn't *give her change* in American cash. We don't have American cash in the cash register because...it's not America?
Carly Rae Jepsen is from Canada btw
(EDIT: I just looked up her Wikipedia page and apparently she used to work as a barista in Vancouver, which makes this whole situation even more maddening!).
#19
J-Lo
I'd heard she was bad, but doing security for 3 days I saw her treat everyone around her like dirt. 2 years later, I declined the detail, but everyone who worked it said she was consistent.
#20
Ok, not the rudest one but the best one!! (I know this is the wrong post to reply to, but my fav celeb story). One time I met Ray liotta at a nice bar in Spokane WA where him and Cuba gooding Jr? I think were shooting a movie. He walks up to the bar and tries to sit in an empty seat. Some uptight guy immediately tells him no and that he's saving it for his girlfriend. Ray then goes into, 'is this your seat? Is your name on this seat' etc etc just like in Goodfellas! I was dying. After this ray goes to sit by himself in a booth near the bar and sulks for like 20 min. I'm there with my friends and go outside for a smoke. I see a cluster of little pink flowers and pick them. WHen I come back in, I put in down on ray's table and go back to the bar. After 10 min or so, I look over and see that he's still upset. So I walk over and say, 'do you not like your flower?' He takes a big sigh and says, 'yes I do.' After this he perks up and joins me and my friends at the bar! It was so exciting.
#21
Bill Nye. Absolutely a total jerk. Extremely condescending and rude even when being paid to interact with people. At UCSB he gave commencement address at my sister’s graduation. Afterwards he was to meet the new graduates for a short Q&A. Terrible experience for my sister and dad that tried to get a picture and ask a question.
#22
Bobby Flay. Rude if people even recognize him. He was in line at Ben & Jerry’s and 2 older ladies were looking at him smiling and he said , “what are you looking at” in the rudest tone. They were crushed.
#23
Beth Chapman, wife of Dawg “The Bounty Hunter.” I was in a call center, she needed her dishwasher repaired. I wasn’t even supposed to get the call- I’m not in customer service. Apparently customer service didn’t know w*f to do with her either, so they cold-transferred her to me. She wanted a repair guy out NOW. Mind you, this is in Hawaii and there were like 10 technicians total for all appliances, on the entire island she lived on, and they were all booked two weeks out. She was not taking no for an answer, and screamed at the top of her lungs, swearing and cursing at me. (Side note- you can tell a native from a non-native Hawaiian by how chill they are. A native Hawaiian is like, “Ok, cousin, whenever you can fit me in is fine.”)
I ended up scheduling a guy to go out on overtime, with his and his manager’s permission, two days later. Calling her up to tell her the guy was on his way was a second treat, where I got my ear blasted for being rude, inconsiderate, not helpful, and called every name in the book. Technician I sent out got another earful. I made sure he got to go home early that Friday as an apology.
I heard from a lot of celebrities and their assistants back in those days. You know who was awesome? Charo. I had to schedule a half a day every time she had her stuff serviced, because my techs wouldn’t leave. Apparently she put out a full spread every time they visited.
#24
My husband used to work in a job where he dealt with a lot of celebs. He couldn’t stand Jerry Seinfeld, Rachel Ray (her husband too) and Demi Lovato. His coworker also had a terrible experience with Rita Wilson.
Nicest ones he encountered: Jon Stewart, Ken Jeong, Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore.
#25
Cher
Many years ago I spent a summer working as a night concierge at a fancy hotel in London. Over that summer I interacted with several famous people - a few that come to mind are Tony Bennett, the members of Metallica, Alan Alda, Sarah Ferguson (she was still the Duchess of York at the time).
Cher was by far the most unpleasant celebrity I dealt with. She was in London promoting the release of the movie "Mermaids". As a night concierge, one of my responsibilities was to take room service calls after 10pm. One night after I had been off duty for a couple days I answered the room service line and it was Cher. She identified her room number, but her voice was immediately recognizable. She proceeded to order chocolate truffle cake and berate me for the fact that the hotel restaurant didn't have the cake the previous night (when I was off duty). She cursed me out and threatened to immediately check out of the hotel if we didn't have the cake.
I was polite and got off the call as quickly as I could. I walked down the kitchen to hand deliver the order. Fortunately they had some cake left.
To this day I loathe her - no other guest treated me so rudely that summer.
Fuhleeheece 2 weeks ago
Poor Cher. She has terrible taste in partners and her offspring are really effed up. Everything turns to shíte around her.
#26
Sean Penn. Came to eat at the spot I was CDC at while he filmed around the block.
He sat with 4 people, and would ONLY talk to his assistant who would then tell the waitress what he wanted etc, wouldn’t even look at her.
#27
Kanye, and way before he went completely nuts so I can’t imagine how insufferable he would be now. I had many many interactions with him when I was working in a service industry role about 20 years ago.
#28
Nick Jonas. Was working as a hostess in Hells Kitchen and pretty much saw celebrities daily. Nick entered the restaurant and sat outside w who I believe was his manager? He was extremely rude to the staff and was just waiting/looking at passerby’s to be noticed. Just had such an air of arrogance. Loser!
#29
I have several friends who went to college with Carrie Underwood and none of them have a kind thing to say about her.
#30
Will Smith went to an event and hit the presenter...
#31
I used to work Postmates on weekends and during the summer when I lived in LA for school. I ended up delivering to a lot of celebrities, and they were always really sweet to me, probably because I was bringing them food. My usual tactic is to act like I don’t know who they are and just treat them with my usual politeness.
Sarah Silverman is a total sweetheart, and has a cute little dog too. Chace Crawford is really nice — I had a chat with him about where to get good pizza in our neck of the woods, because he was new to town back then. Kristen Bell is also a total sweetheart, and all of them were good tippers.
And I would deliver anything anytime to the Reznor family. I met Mrs. Trent Reznor one evening delivering food, and asked her: “It’s a distinctive last name, any relation to Trent?” She started laughing, and said “Yes, he’s my husband! When he gets home I’m going to tell him our delivery lady was a fan, he’ll get a kick out of that.”
But Conrad Hilton is a smarmy jerk and a total cheapskate. He’s one of the worst tippers I’ve ever seen.
#32
Michael Jordan. Ate at a steakhouse I worked at racked up a 6000 dollar bill and left me and my coworker zero. Zero. Needless to say I took that personally.
Vanessa Panerosa 2 weeks ago
Wait was it Michael Jordan the bball player or Michael B Jordan the actor? You’ve pictured the actor but written Michael Jordan. I’d believe it was the bball player any day over the actor. He’s known for being a t**t.
PunchinelloTX 2 weeks ago
I’ve worked wit him and Michael B. Jordan is a lovely young man. This must be about the basketball fella.
Zoe Vokes 2 weeks ago
Definitely. Someone wrote about their interaction with Michael Jordan and then Bored Panda found a picture they thought matched the celebrity. It doesn’t
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*beep*b00p! 2 weeks ago
Michael B Jordan once paid to replace a girl's retainer after she broke it in her thirst reaction to his shirtless scene in Black Panther 😂 You're talking about the basketball player
#33
I met essentially everyone in music between 1991 and 2001, inc a weekend with KISS, and whilst almost everyone was a jerk... Gene Simmons ost perhaps the worst person on planet Earth.
BeesEelsAndPups 2 weeks ago
Only really famous musician I met was Bob Dylan. He was so quiet it was hard to hear him. Very lovely man though. I met him at a club where he was performing. Well after the show he and his stage crew came outside for a smoke, he didn't smoke himself, was just hanging out. I smoked back then and so I bummed a few of them my cigarettes. The crew yakked it up with my friends and I. Bob hung back, but would break in with questions every now and then. He then told everyone we should see his son Jacob perform. That Jacob was better than he ever was. Agree to disagree Mr Dylan.
#34
I had just started working at a pharmacy and am actor from CSI Miami came in to pick up something and got pissy about it not being ready yet and pulled the "Do you know who I am" card. I, in fact, did not know who he was. I replied that I was sorry, I was new there and didn't know all the regulars yet but his script would be done in 10 minutes.
He looked kind of deflated after that reply and wandered off. It wasn't until he was gone that someone told me who he was. Never watched the show myself.
David Morgan 2 weeks ago
"Do you know who I am"..."Can anyone help this man? He doesn't know who he is!"
#35
This was like 25 years ago in Naples Florida. Outdoor seating at an expensive restaurant. Judge Judy sitting at the table next to me. She had a little dog with her and I said, oh can I pet your dog? She snapped No! I was a young woman at the time and I remember being stunned at how rude she was about it. Not very exciting, but that’s my story.
#36
Bob Hope - complete jerk to kids the just wanted to say hello. I was shocked, they were crushed.
Just me... 2 weeks ago
About sixty years ago, my Dad dragged me into the men's room at O'Hare Airport to introduce me to Bob Hope. I was very young, had no idea who he was and was completely modified to be in the men's room. ( I was a little girl.)
#37
My son worked at a high end hotel in our city. Said Chris Rock was absolutely the biggest jerk ever. Rude, dismissive and arrogant. He was followed up by Buzz Aldrin. Nicest celeb? Aubrey Plaza.
Laserleader 2 weeks ago
So everybody hates Chris because he deserved it. Still, never seen a single acting performance that wasnt horrible from him, and his comedy is bigotry defined.
#38
Kevin Hart - rude to the locals in my town by pretending to be a wine snob.
#39
I meet a lot of celebrities through work and have to understand that everybody has an off day and that they’re humans but Dan Fogler and Warwick Davies have been consistently rude and dismissive. Steve Cardenas is up there too. The nicest celebrity I’ve ever met is undoubtedly Kevin Smith.
#40
Heather Graham. We ran into her in New York a few years ago and didn’t ask her for anything, no photo or autograph, we just said hello, and she literally scoffed and laughed, looked us up and down and turned her back.
#41
Louis Walsh. Utterly despicable man.
#42
Rosario Dawson was rude as hell when I waited on her at a high-end restaurant in Boston years ago. Leslie Bibb, who was dining with her, was sweet as pie. A-Rod came in once after-hours and was such an entitled jerk, just a condescending person who very clearly thought he was better than everyone around him.
Jennifer Coolidge was LOVELY and had great energy. Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer were insufferable and smug and deeply, deeply impressed with themselves. I didn’t recognize Big Papi as Big Papi and the door forgot to say anything to me about it. He thought it was great when I was like hey, I think I know you from somewhere. Did you used to work the door at _______? His wife, however, was PISSED.
#43
The only celebrities I've ever met have been hockey players and all of them are really nice.
#44
Sadly, it's Danny Elfman. I have so much respect for the guy and Oingo Boingo is one of my favorite bands. Vatos and the horn section guys were really nice though.
My date and I were waiting to talk to him when he was really rude to a fan. He was making fun of the poor guy to his face.
And when my date asked him what inspired the song War Again. He leaned back and flailed his arms in the air and loudly said "Oh, don't even ask me!!"
I was so shocked.
#45
I saw Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at LAX. (I mean, how can you NOT see him!) I got a quick pic while he was in line at a restaurant, but the lady next to me decided to approach him and (I suppose) ask for a selfie. He glared at her and said "get away from me lady". She was a true fan and heartbroken.
I later learned he had just recently been diagnosed with leukemia, so of course that softened my opinion.
#46
I used to work as an usher at a UK theatre part time when I was a kid, so I have met a LOT of celebrities.
Number 1 rudest celeb : Warwick Davies. Rude, obnoxious, definitely had 'small man syndrome'.
On the flipside , nicest : Joe Pasquale or Harry Hill.
Eastendbird 2 weeks ago
My brother interviewed Harry Hill and then became a casual friend, says he's a really nice guy, very quiet when not performing!
#47
I once saw Kevin hart at a Walmart and asked for a autograph.. he started shouting something like
" Not every short black man you see is Kevin hart ' .
#48
Bruce Willis by a country mile.
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Upstaged75 2 weeks ago
I get that people get excited about seeing a celebrity, but imagine how annoying it must be to have people interrupting you everywhere you go while you're just trying to live your life. That's no excuse for them to be rude, but I understand that it must get old.
Apatheist Account2 2 weeks ago
Agreed. If they're being paid, or at something like a premiere, book signing, stage door - then they should make themselves available to the people who pay them, their fans. If they're just out and about, leave them alone. Nice ones I've met: Ray Reardon, Susie Dent, Nick Hewer, Nish Kumar, Alexander Armstrong. Didn't really get to speak to Rachel Riley but she was professional on set.
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Linda van A. 2 weeks ago
I think that stop asking for authographs would solve a lot of problems.
Gordon 2 weeks ago
I met Dave Matthews he was actually nice....Met S. Epatha Peterson and she was just awesome...Met Stan Lee and he was EPIC...I met George Lowe (voice of Space Ghost) and not only was he nice, but he got me a job doing voice work....I have a long list as I have lived a charmed life.......I guess the cherry on top would be I had a seizure and Anderson Cooper helped me.....
Gingersnap In Iowa 2 weeks ago
I've met Dwight Yokam and he was a sweetheart 😘 I've also met Dennis Miller (SNL) and he was really, really nice when I asked for his autograph.
Ellinor she/they/elle 2 weeks ago (edited)
I was a part of a Jazz summer-camp where we teens would make music for 2 weeks then open the first part of musicians coming to the town and have a chat with them ("Festival des enfants du jazz Barcelonette" if you want to go look), so I met the Group Kassav' and they were really kind people and with very good advices for the young singer me, I also met Gilberto Gil and he was also very kind. But the worst one was Zucchero, thought he was better than us and refused to meet with us even though it was part of the deal of him doing the festival so we cancelled on doing his first part and had a marching-band session instead. (I know it sounds like I'm lying, but I swear it's all true)
Stephanie L Thesing 2 weeks ago
To be fair, so many celebrities have probably had it up to *here* with crowds and interviews and paparazzi, one could expect them to be prickly now and then. Like, you want to have a nice meal with your family and people just keep interrupting, or worse if you’re known for being a comedian, expect everything you say to be hilarious.
Nova Rook 2 weeks ago
Back in the late '90s I was walking down the street (near Shwatz's if you know it) on a mild winder day. Light foot traffic and slight chill so had my head mostly down. Notice the guy walking toward me looks well dressed, and I'm far from the sort of person who would have a clue, very good looking casual outfit and a hat - yeah, just Leonard Cohen out for a stroll looking as cool as a cucumber.
Peppy 2 weeks ago
I would hate to be recognised everywhere I went, I’d rather have money than fame
Lousha 2 weeks ago
Agreed. I'm a hermit, and genuinely like maybe 5 people in this world. So even when just random acquaintances say hello and want to have a little chit chat about nothing, it's t*****e. I used to live in a different country for a while, and spent my days off just hopping on trains and going to small towns to wander around, do some shopping, eating out etc. It was the most relaxing feeling to be able to enjoy my day while being "invisible". The chance of running into anyone with the slightest inkling of who I was there was extremely low. I really, really liked that. I don't think I could handle all day, every day being harassed by strangers who think they "know" me because I was an actor, athlete, musician etc.
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Roberta Surprenant 2 weeks ago
A relative was in a play with James Doohan (Scotty from Star Trek). I met him at cast party and he was the nicest and most engaging person.
Lady Eowyn 2 weeks ago
I met him at a big convention in NYC decades ago, addressed him as Mr. Doohan and he smiled and said "call me Jimmy." Also met Nichelle Nicols at a con, was waiting in line to buy her record and get an autograph. She walked by me and I blurted out "you're so beautiful" and she smiled and said thank you and hugged me. She was just radiant.
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Roger Davidson-Haywood 2 weeks ago
I met Simon Pegg at ASDA signing his books. He shook my hand. Really nice bloke.
Otto Katz 2 weeks ago
I was visiting NYC once, walking down the street, and this man came walking towards me with a smile on his face, and the most blue eyes I'd ever seen. BLUE blue eyes, and I didn't recognize him. But I stopped and stared, because those eyes were so blue. And he looked at me and got a giant smile. And walked past me and patted me on the back as he went by. It wasn't until much later did I realize I had gotten patted on the back by Paul Newman. What a lovely man.
SkyyCaramba (he/him) 2 weeks ago
my dad's friends with one of the members of bowling for soup, christ bernie, and during covid he gave all of his friends a muumuu
RandoPandoFano 2 weeks ago
We live in the suburbs, and the neighbor across from our house is Richard Fortus from Guns N' Roses. We call him "Mr. Fortus" and we used to babysit his two cats when they, the cats, were still alive. Me and my brother would also sometimes play and squish bugs and things with his two daughters on our front porch. We don't interact as much as we used to, but they're still very pleasant people to see on dog walks.
Upstaged75 2 weeks ago
I get that people get excited about seeing a celebrity, but imagine how annoying it must be to have people interrupting you everywhere you go while you're just trying to live your life. That's no excuse for them to be rude, but I understand that it must get old.
Apatheist Account2 2 weeks ago
Agreed. If they're being paid, or at something like a premiere, book signing, stage door - then they should make themselves available to the people who pay them, their fans. If they're just out and about, leave them alone. Nice ones I've met: Ray Reardon, Susie Dent, Nick Hewer, Nish Kumar, Alexander Armstrong. Didn't really get to speak to Rachel Riley but she was professional on set.
Load More Replies... Linda van A. 2 weeks ago
I think that stop asking for authographs would solve a lot of problems.
Gordon 2 weeks ago
I met Dave Matthews he was actually nice....Met S. Epatha Peterson and she was just awesome...Met Stan Lee and he was EPIC...I met George Lowe (voice of Space Ghost) and not only was he nice, but he got me a job doing voice work....I have a long list as I have lived a charmed life.......I guess the cherry on top would be I had a seizure and Anderson Cooper helped me.....
Gingersnap In Iowa 2 weeks ago
I've met Dwight Yokam and he was a sweetheart 😘 I've also met Dennis Miller (SNL) and he was really, really nice when I asked for his autograph.
Ellinor she/they/elle 2 weeks ago (edited)
I was a part of a Jazz summer-camp where we teens would make music for 2 weeks then open the first part of musicians coming to the town and have a chat with them ("Festival des enfants du jazz Barcelonette" if you want to go look), so I met the Group Kassav' and they were really kind people and with very good advices for the young singer me, I also met Gilberto Gil and he was also very kind. But the worst one was Zucchero, thought he was better than us and refused to meet with us even though it was part of the deal of him doing the festival so we cancelled on doing his first part and had a marching-band session instead. (I know it sounds like I'm lying, but I swear it's all true)
Stephanie L Thesing 2 weeks ago
To be fair, so many celebrities have probably had it up to *here* with crowds and interviews and paparazzi, one could expect them to be prickly now and then. Like, you want to have a nice meal with your family and people just keep interrupting, or worse if you’re known for being a comedian, expect everything you say to be hilarious.
Nova Rook 2 weeks ago
Back in the late '90s I was walking down the street (near Shwatz's if you know it) on a mild winder day. Light foot traffic and slight chill so had my head mostly down. Notice the guy walking toward me looks well dressed, and I'm far from the sort of person who would have a clue, very good looking casual outfit and a hat - yeah, just Leonard Cohen out for a stroll looking as cool as a cucumber.
Peppy 2 weeks ago
I would hate to be recognised everywhere I went, I’d rather have money than fame
Lousha 2 weeks ago
Agreed. I'm a hermit, and genuinely like maybe 5 people in this world. So even when just random acquaintances say hello and want to have a little chit chat about nothing, it's t*****e. I used to live in a different country for a while, and spent my days off just hopping on trains and going to small towns to wander around, do some shopping, eating out etc. It was the most relaxing feeling to be able to enjoy my day while being "invisible". The chance of running into anyone with the slightest inkling of who I was there was extremely low. I really, really liked that. I don't think I could handle all day, every day being harassed by strangers who think they "know" me because I was an actor, athlete, musician etc.
Load More Replies... Roberta Surprenant 2 weeks ago
A relative was in a play with James Doohan (Scotty from Star Trek). I met him at cast party and he was the nicest and most engaging person.
Lady Eowyn 2 weeks ago
I met him at a big convention in NYC decades ago, addressed him as Mr. Doohan and he smiled and said "call me Jimmy." Also met Nichelle Nicols at a con, was waiting in line to buy her record and get an autograph. She walked by me and I blurted out "you're so beautiful" and she smiled and said thank you and hugged me. She was just radiant.
Load More Replies... Roger Davidson-Haywood 2 weeks ago
I met Simon Pegg at ASDA signing his books. He shook my hand. Really nice bloke.
Otto Katz 2 weeks ago
I was visiting NYC once, walking down the street, and this man came walking towards me with a smile on his face, and the most blue eyes I'd ever seen. BLUE blue eyes, and I didn't recognize him. But I stopped and stared, because those eyes were so blue. And he looked at me and got a giant smile. And walked past me and patted me on the back as he went by. It wasn't until much later did I realize I had gotten patted on the back by Paul Newman. What a lovely man.
SkyyCaramba (he/him) 2 weeks ago
my dad's friends with one of the members of bowling for soup, christ bernie, and during covid he gave all of his friends a muumuu
RandoPandoFano 2 weeks ago
We live in the suburbs, and the neighbor across from our house is Richard Fortus from Guns N' Roses. We call him "Mr. Fortus" and we used to babysit his two cats when they, the cats, were still alive. Me and my brother would also sometimes play and squish bugs and things with his two daughters on our front porch. We don't interact as much as we used to, but they're still very pleasant people to see on dog walks.
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