Has anyone been a big fan and met the person and became good friends?

Is this possible?

Just wondering if anyone's had the experience of being a fan of someone, then becoming good friends afterwards? It seems like an odd medium to meet a friend, but wondering if anyone has any interesting stories...

It's a pleasant daydream to be a friend of someone you admire. However, the reality is that there's a definite line between being someone's fan and being someone's friend and I, for one, strongly respect that line. I think true friendships develop from mutual interests and situations, and being "a fan of theirs" really shouldn't get into the picture. Not that it doesn't happen. But I think that if a friendship IS to develop, it needs to be initiated from the "admire-ee" and not the "admirer," to ensure that the admirer/fan doesn't step on toes or cross over boundaries.

Then again, I'm just a geeky dweeb who's always too timid to take chances (grin).

I know that none of this really answers the original question...but it's my view on the whole thing.

-Sharon-
Orlando FL

This has happened to me as well, and let's just say things got a little closer than just a friendship. Can't name names.

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"Aren't our friends our biggest fans in the end anyway? And vice versa?"

that's awesome... never thought about it that way

Yes. I started out this way with one of my VERY best friends. I was a huge fan of hers for years and years, and about 4 years ago we met, started talking and became really good friends.

I have other friends I have made this way as well. They're some of the best friends I have...

Then I have other friends who I was really good friends with before they became well known.

They all joke that I'm their biggest fan haha

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I fell real hard for an actress. I would go to her show every night. Standing room didn't cost that much. I would wait in the ally after the show every night until she left the theatre. Finally her best friend took me backstage to meet the star. I ended up being her assistant and then understudy and then ultimately I stole her next role from her and won a major theatre award.

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I take it All About Eve is a favorite of yours, Glebb?

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I started out as a big fan of someone and then became friends. Not "close" friends, but definitely friends. I ended up in this person's car for about 5 minutes once (and no, nothing dirty), which was an interesting and very memorable experience. :) It's a little odd to go from big fan to being in their car.

There's not even any good name-dropping here. These stories would be a LOT more fun then...

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Why does this thread make me keep having images of "Single white Female"? Very sketchy, the whole thing is, really.

Indeed, they do. I'm surprised we're the only ones having noticed that "tone". Although, B'way 'stars',well, it's a very broad and generous statement to begin with...talk to me when Julia Roberts and Madonna have "befriended" you, which would most likely consist of making you their personal assistant. Broadway actors are really slightly more glamourized 9 to 5ers, no?

well, some of them may just end up as supers. My building needs a new one.

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This has happened. It's all very weird and surreal when it all comes down to it. It's even weirder when you get closer than that. Ugh. There is this one friend of mine, whom I think is phenomenal...I'm a huge fan. He's written some great stuff, it makes it hard to be friends when you admire someone on that level.

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