Non-Broadway Celeb encounters

[Carl Magnum]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 1:43pm

Since this is an off topic board I thought I'd ask everyone what other celebs that they have run into/met who were either Hollywood Actors/Musicians/Sports stars. And their impressions


For me it's been
Bruce Willis-Very hurried and kinda "slick" but seemed ok.
Jay Mohr-@ Quincey's Market in Boston. Acctually just saw him, he got past me before I could put a name with the face
G. Love- Of G.Love and Special Sauce. Awesome guy, very stoned though when I met him.

Post more when I can think of them.

[judy_in_disguise]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 1:48pm

Robert DeNiro- on the set of Godsend, VERY professional but also VERY friendly, a real class act!
Julie Andrews- on the set of Eloise- very poised, actually has the same mannerisims in real life as she does in her films. Very friendly but a no-nonsense girl, evident when she was dealing with the devil child playing Eloise!
Robbie Baker of the Tragically Hip- at my movie theatre, a real family guy- always comes in dressed down with his wife and kid, incredibly friendly.
Megan Follows- at the stage theatre I used to work at while she was in her family's production of Hayfever. Very gracious, and eager to let the public speak to her equally talented family as well. She steps out of the spotlight in a very poised way. She was very friendly, and very.....Canadian. If that makes any sense :)
Dan Akroyd- at my movie theatre- BIG BIG BIG BIG jerk!
Jann Arden- at the Junos- incredible, genuine sweetheart.
Natalie MacMaster- at the Junos, very very sweet and cute.
Sum 41- at the Junos, before they were famous. These guys were hilarious. They are about my age. Some teenyboppers were all over them because they thought they were Before 4 (anyone remember them?!). Sum 41 signed their programs as Before 4 and the girls left ecstatic. Then they started chatting it up with my friend and I, they're just out for a good time!
Jim Belushi- voice recording for a Disney movie- diligent worker, very friendly!
Wow.....how Canadian am I?! Updated On: 10/17/04 at 01:48 PM

[Carl Magnum]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 1:51pm

Very canadian but very lucky. I wish there was more of an opening for american actors in Canada because I would love to live and work in Canada.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 1:54pm

Julia Roberts and Jason Patric bought a movie ticket from me to go see TERMINATOR II, back in the day.

Jean-Louisa Kelly on the set of THE FANTASTIKS--ahem...rhymes with "punt".

[Ebonic_Singer]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 1:56pm

Ummm Bon Jovi at a arena football game. Nice guy. Gilbert Godfrey while eating at a restaurant in NYC, but he just walked by. I'll post if I think of more.

[onceadancer2]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 2:01pm

I once walked by Albert Einstein on Fifth Avenue. I did a double-take. Later, he came backstage after a performance to be introduced to members of the cast. And he did not recognize me!

Miriam

[Ebonic_Singer]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 2:06pm

Albert Einstein?

[Carl Magnum]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 2:08pm

Miriam!, It's good to see you again. How are things in Israel? We used to chat on the old Broadway.com board. You have some of the most fascinating storys I have ever heard. It's good to see you are still posting.

Posted: 10/17/04 at 2:12pm

I saw Freddie Prince Jr. at his agent's office when I was there with my roomate a couple months ago in Beverly Hills and I met Evan and Jaron (they are the brothers who sang Crazy For That Girl and other songs) at some jewish discussion in Beverly Hills a couple months ago as well. They are really nice and hilarious too.

[newyorkuniq]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 3:08pm

I have been very lucky to meet many great people in the industry early on in my career. Some have been on films I worked on, some at party's and events within the past year... here are a few

Denzel Washington
Jeff Goldblum
Britney Spears
Tyra Banks
Meryl Streep
Jack Black
Rosie O Donnell (eeek)
Joan Cusack
Donald Trump
Jessica, Nick and Ashlee Simpson
Mandy Moore
Will Smith
Barbra Walters
Tina Sinatra
Clay Aiken
Stephen King
John Travolta

[Blair]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 3:12pm

Met Ben Harper on Thursday while checking out of a hotel in NYC. He was very gracious and sweet, and shook my hand before wishing me a safe trip home.

And I saw Stacy and Clinton from TLC's What Not to Wear on Monday filming an episode in Soho. They had on clothes made out of fake money...yeah, I don't know either.

And I saw Penelope Cruz in a Prada store in Rome, Italy a couple years ago. I didn't get the impression that she was a bitch, so I guess she can't be too bad.

And various figure skaters, because I used to be one. John Zimmerman (aka the Brad Pitt of figure skating and was one of the straight guys on Queer Eye) was best man at the wedding of one of my former coaches and my former ballet teacher.

I'm sure there are more, but I can't remember any of them at the moment.

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 3:19pm

I saw Tommy Lee Jones on the set of Men In Black II while walking in Time Square. There's probably some more but i can't think of it right now. But, today in church Stephen Baldwin was a guest speaker.

[SammyGal]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 3:22pm

I can't think of anyone else right now...

But I met Rosie O'Donnell at the last night of Taboo and she was SUPER friendly and thanked my friend and I for supporting Taboo and we thanked her for bringing it to Broadway.

[Plum]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 4:41pm

Absolutely none until this past Wednesday- Curt Schilling and Johnny Damon walking out of a building (under heavy police guard) by the theater district.

[Guido Contini]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 4:47pm

I've met quite a few famous people myself..some not so nice and some quite nice. the list contains the following:

Drew Barrymore
Callista Flockheart
Katie Holmes
Freddie Prinze Jr.
LaBron James (for all you sports nuts)
The entire 2002 Ohio State University National Champ. team (I graduated OSU in 2002)
Dan Akroyd
Chevy Chase
Beverly D'Angelo
Tracy Gold
Kirk and Candace Cameron
Chelsea Clinton
Hugh Grant
Edward Norton
and finally for all the pervs out there....

Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen (they're not really as nice as they seem)

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 5:19pm

Turned you down, did they?

[Guido Contini]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 5:21pm

hahaha...I was too in shock to even ask for a quickie.(hehe, jk)

[Guido Contini]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 5:25pm

I should say so! I'm holding out for Amanda Bynes and/or Alexis Bledel.

Updated On: 10/17/04 at 05:25 PM

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 5:30pm

Both adorable. Not too much longer, eh? Good luck!

[Guido Contini]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 5:31pm

heck i dunno...how old are alexis and amanda now? they've gotta be getting close to 18-ish, don't they?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 5:33pm

They're actually both about 30 years too young for me, so am not paying attention to their ages. Sorry...

[Guido Contini]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 5:35pm

well Rath, I'll let them know how much you adore their adorable-ness.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 5:37pm

Beav - he can seriously do better than one of the Olsens? Worth $150 million each, with a $300 billion company that they head? Hmmmm. I don't know that it gets a heck of a lot better than that...

[Guido Contini]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 5:39pm

are you kidding me? heck yes, i deserve (and can do) much better than that.

[Mamie]

Posted: 10/17/04 at 5:41pm

As you can imagine, DC has a bumper crop of politicians. By far my favorite meetings were with Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. (Southern men are SO charming!)


oh - I just had a flashback to my (slightly) wilder youth. I was friends with a few of the Washington Redskins.

Updated On: 10/17/04 at 05:41 PM