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What famous people have you met?

posted 5 years ago by Adam60z (3767)
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I've met quite a few at celebrity events and such.
Just a few:
Martin Landau.---2015 in L.A. I had breakfast with him and he was yelling at the waiter: "No good, no good, this egg isn't hard enough, I need a HARD boiled egg. Now PLEASE!" So over the top, obviously still acting. He was funny. Later he went outside for a smoke. I guess when you're in your 80s you can do whatever you want. But had he quit he'd probably still be alive.
Barbara Eden- 2014--Chicago-- Just asked how her dog Djinn Djinn was and stuff.
Ed Asner-2017 Chicago.-- Met him while he was eating lunch: a tamale. He's funny too.
A few others:
Chuck Negron (of 3 Dog Night)
Kim Darby
Lesley Ann Warren
Robert Clary (Lebeau)
And 1994: Jay Leno interviewed me in the NYC subway for a segment for the Tonight Show that never aired. I don't really like him anyway (he's not as bad as Letterman though, but so far below Carson).
1994-- Sarah Silverman in NYC before she was famous handing out flyers for a comedy club. I said I wasn't interested. Then she started a kind of comedy bit at my expense (if you know her type of humor). I should have gone, oh well.

[–] mikethemartian (6721) 5 years ago

Just very briefly

Al Franken 1988
Penn and Teller 2012

[–] Adam60z (3767) 5 years ago

Cool, I met Al Franken back in 1982. He and Tom Davis did a show at my college then.

[–] CoreyHaimFan (1031) 5 years ago

Have u seen a movie called "One More Saturday Night". It features Franken and Davis. Nice little 80's comedy.

[–] mikethemartian (6721) 5 years ago

That’s how I bumped into him. They were doing a show at the University of Florida in 1988. I worked in the student union which included hotel rooms. I was walking out of the elevator and he was walking in. I said “Hey, you’re Al Franken”. He responded “Yep” and that was it.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

i once walked by rufus wainwright on our waterfront walkway. he was playing a gig that evening at a venue up the street, and was talking a pre-show stroll by himself, i guess. he was dressed to the nines and singing aloud as he ambled along. he's even more annoyingly good-looking in person.

i didn't bother him, but i did give him a friendly nod. that's not really 'meeting' him, but it's the best i got.

unless you wanna count the fact i used to work with the ex-pm of canada's brother.

[–] Vastuntitled (5695) 5 years ago

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[–] captainbucky (15252) 4 years ago

Really ? That’s my dream job. How was it ?

[–] Vastuntitled (5695) 4 years ago

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[–] Theman (1224) 5 years ago

George Lucas

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

I met Nick Nolte one night on Ft Lauderdale beach. We talked about his '67 Harley until the vultures surrounded him.
He seemed ok.

[–] missnat (1179) 5 years ago

Lisa Wilcox
Amanda Wyss
Helen Slater
Michael Berryman
Daphne Zuniga
Lisa and Louise Burns(The Shining twins)
Locklyn Munro

[–] Moviebuff1 (2835) 5 years ago

Tony Anselmo (2018)
Dante Basco (2016)
Irene Bedard (twice in 2016 and 2017)
Robby Benson (2017)
Steve Blum (twice in 2013 and 2018)
Keisha Castle-Hughes (2017)
Kevin Conroy (2013)
Jim Cummings (twice in 2015 and 2019)
John DiMaggio (twice in 2013 and 2016)
Kevin Eastman (twice in 2014 and 2015)
Susan Egan (2017)
Bill Farmer (2019)
Jonathan Freeman (2016)
Grey Griffin (twice in 2013 and 2018)
Quinton Flynn (2018)
Maurice LaMarche (2015)
Phil LaMarr (2013)
Jason Marsden (2019)
Charles Martinet (three times in 2013, 2016, and 2018)
Vic Mignogna (twice in 2016 and 2019 - before he got MeToo'd)
Kristian Nairn (2017)
Paige O'Hara (twice in 2016 and 2017)
Ken Page (2016)
Rob Paulsen (2015)
John Ratzenberger (2017)
Chris Sarandon (2016)
Lauren Tom (2015)
Hynden Walch (twice in 2013 and 2015)
Greg Weisman (2018)
Billy West (three times in 2012, 2013, and 2015)

[–] dmac8 (5050) 5 years ago

too many athletes to list, some actors and musicians -- nearly all are NYC-metro area based. I worked at a production house where actors came in for dubbing. And I know a lot of screenwriters as well but I wouldn't consider them famous in the way you're suggesting.

Most were cool as long as you don't go all fanboy on them.

I'll say this: I never ran into Bill Murray when he wasn't sloshed.

And this: Two really wanted your attention. Eddie Murphy and Debbie Gibson.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Debbie Gibson would take any attention she can get at this point.

[–] dmac8 (5050) 5 years ago

sure but this was long ago

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

she probably sensed her career wouldn't last long.