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Have you met any celebrities?

There is only one person I've met that I would consider a "celebrity", although his height of fame was back in the 80s: pop musician Howard Jones. I met him during the 80s Rewind tour in 1998; a friend of mine knew his manager, so we got backstage. I also said hi that day to his touring bass player, Nick Beggs, who was better known as a member of the 80s band Kajagoogoo (yes, he was the one with the "poodle hair", and the style's been replaced with something more conventional now).
 
Matisyahu
Trevor Hall
Aaron Dugan (Trevs and Matisyahu's (former) guitarist)
Dub Trio (The backing band for Matisyahu) I'm actually good friends with them.
Derrick AKA Pretty Lights
Greg Gilles AKA Girl Talk
Foster the People (entire band)
Kyle Kendrick (pitcher for the Phillies)
Bam Margeras parents
Matt and Kim after their show in Philly
Kreayshawn
Black Landlord (local philly rapper)
The Joy Formidable
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (entire band) after their set at the Roots Picnic!
 
OK, my one & only celeb story...

This was in Indianapolis, probably around 1995. I was in a pistol league, and every Wednesday night we shot guns up at Don's Guns ("I don't want to make any money, I just looove to sell guns!"). Then we'd always go to Houlihan's because they had half-price appetizers on Wednesdays.

None of us wanted to leave our guns in our cars, because they might get broken into (Glendale Mall, not the best neighborhood). So we each had 2-3 pistols on us in various holsters, all concealed properly per state policy for handgun license holders. There were always 5 or 6 of us, at least a dozen pistols.

So one week we're sitting there, enjoying our breaded 'shrooms and jalapeno poppers. There was a college basketball game on the big-screen behind me, and I would occasionally turn around to see the score. At the table right behind me (between us and the TV) was a group of 4 or 5 rather large guys. One was basically sitting right next to me, except he was facing his table and I was facing mine. At one point when I turned around he said, "Do you like basketball?" I said, "I enjoy watching, but to be honest I don't know much about it." He said, "Yeah, me too."

About then a guy across the table from him said - "Hey Shaq - pass me the mustard." :eek::eek::eek:

Yep - the Orlando Magic were in town to play the Pacers the following night. Good thing we weren't Pacers fanatics, we could have massacred the Magic's starting lineup.
 
seanfranklin said:
OK, my one & only celeb story...

This was in Indianapolis, probably around 1995. I was in a pistol league, and every Wednesday night we shot guns up at Don's Guns ("I don't want to make any money, I just looove to sell guns!"). Then we'd always go to Houlihan's because they had half-price appetizers on Wednesdays.

None of us wanted to leave our guns in our cars, because they might get broken into (Glendale Mall, not the best neighborhood). So we each had 2-3 pistols on us in various holsters, all concealed properly per state policy for handgun license holders. There were always 5 or 6 of us, at least a dozen pistols.

So one week we're sitting there, enjoying our breaded 'shrooms and jalapeno poppers. There was a college basketball game on the big-screen behind me, and I would occasionally turn around to see the score. At the table right behind me (between us and the TV) was a group of 4 or 5 rather large guys. One was basically sitting right next to me, except he was facing his table and I was facing mine. At one point when I turned around he said, "Do you like basketball?" I said, "I enjoy watching, but to be honest I don't know much about it." He said, "Yeah, me too."

About then a guy across the table from him said - "Hey Shaq - pass me the mustard." :eek::eek::eek:

Yep - the Orlando Magic were in town to play the Pacers the following night. Good thing we weren't Pacers fanatics, we could have massacred the Magic's starting lineup.
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That's actually hilarious!
 
Nobody earth shatteringly famous, but anyway.

Daniel O'Donnell (Irish singer, ask your grandparents)
Ed Byrne (Irish Comedian)
Rhod Gilbert (Welsh Comedian).
 
Bill Pullman, a couple months ago. I shook his hand, had my pic taken, and can confirm that, yes, he really does talk like he did in Independence Day. He says it's the only voice he has.

I posted the pic on Twitter, for those that know my username..
 
I've met several. I've danced professionally for some time now, been doing it since I was 9 years old. I recently quit because of grad school and college and life, but i've danced for:

Britney
Beyonce
Solange Knowles
Chris Brown
Christina Aguilera
Usher

to name a few.
 
Ron Perlman -- actor (he was a very good friend of a friend; also met his daughter, Blake, mother and step-father but this was several years ago)
Brent Musberger -- sports (at a golf tournament he hosted. He was very gracious -- posed for a picture with us)
 
Interviewed Alex Trebek last year, he was exhausted from traveling all day and doing interviews. He was set to give a speech at a local university (he was so tired he thought my photographer and I were from the school paper, we're kind of young I guess). The geography department had invited him to talk; I asked him what he was going to talk about and he said he had no idea. :)

Have done conference call interviews with 'Harold and Kumar' and Djimon Honsou in the past when they were promoting movies. Got Kinky Friedman to waffle for a while at a press conference when I asked him about his migrant worker plan when he was running for governor. Stood in line next to Eric Winston of the Houston Texans at a Mexican joint in the airport. Have seen some Mexican pop bands and soap opera stars in the Mexico City airport.
 
I once met Patricia Richardson (of Home Improvement) fame and got her to sign the book I had at the time (The Awakening—fitting, huh?).

I also shook the hand of Michael Dukakis (he was a US presidential candidate) as a child, but I can't claim to remember the experience. I think there's a picture, though.
 
I've met, talked to, and photographed three of the four daughters of Ray Bradbury: Susan, Ramona, and Bettina. I mentioned earlier in this thread that I met their father some years ago. He died in 2012.

I spotted a wonderful old photo of Ray and those three daughters here, from when the girls were little.
 
jrv3034 said:
Hello all. The other day I ran into Anna Paquin (of X-Men and The Piano fame) at a rehearsal studio in NYC. Which prompted me to post this question:

Have you ever met any celebrities? If so, post their pics!

EDIT: I should also say I've run into the following:
Donald Sutherland (at my brother's college Senior Prom!)
Diane Wiest (on the street in NYC)
Elijah Wood (on the street in NYC)
Mark Hamill (on the street in NYC)
Stanley Tucci (in Central Park, NYC)
Natalie Portman (in Central Park also)
Tony Kushner (at college)
Jimmy Smits (at college)
John Cleese (college also)
Jeremy Irons (at NY City Opera)
Stephen Sondheim (several times in NYC)
Elaine Paige (at NY City Opera)
Rebecca Romjin (on the street in NYC)
Scott Glenn (sitting across from me on the subway)
Cindy Lauper (on the street in NYC)
Tony Curtis (on the street in NYC)
Paul Schaeffer (eating with Richard Belzer in a restaurant in NYC)

And I'm sure there's more I can't think of right now...

Here's Ms. Paquin:
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Would you mind sharing which college?

Oddly, I can't remember running into any celebrities myself although my dad ran into James Gandolfini at a Verizon Store.
 
Bono, but then again I'm in Ireland. We've all met him at least twice at this point.

Michael Stipe was very cool. Really chatty, which I didn't expect.

Bruce Greenwood (Captain Pike in the Star Trek reboot.)

Madeleine Stowe

Jennifer Tilly

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

My favourite, though - William Hootkins. He was pretty surprised when I recognised him as having attacked the first Death Star *and* commissioned Indiana Jones to find the Ark of the Covenant. :)
 
Hayden Panettiere and Zachary Quinto when I was on vacation in Germany.
 
Dozens and dozens. I spent 6 years hanging out at Saturday Night Live (friend was a producer on show) and the after parties. Good times!
 
Two more I should add - I didn't speak to them, but I was present and (I think) it's a funny story:

My wife has managed to step on the toes of both Pierce Brosnan and Sir Ian McKellen.
 
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