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Topic: Any brushes with Celebrities?
elwoodsully's photo
Tue 10/30/07 01:11 PM
Just wondering if anyone has met anyone famous, and what was it like? Or,like me, did you go to the same school as one, at the same time, or not?

For me, I had the great pleasure of being an extra in the Blues Brothers movie when I was 15 or so. My buddy and I got a ride from his Mom to go to the old Dixie Square shopping center where they were shooting the movie, and we got picked to be extras in the crowd. We each got 50 bucks for doing it, but would have done it for free to meet John & Dan.

Quite a few years later, I had the misfortune of meeting Richard Gere while he was filming the movie Primal Fear here in Chicago. If you have the movie, or a really good memory,he pulls up to the front doors of Cook County Jail (where I worked)
to have an attorney visit with Ed Norton. We all had to reschedule our lunches as to not need to use that door. It's the only exit door to the outside. We were told that they were done with the shooting for the day, and that we could use the door. As I went out the door to go to my car, I just happened to walk past him, and he asked me if I wanted his autograph... LOL.. Nope, I said, just going to lunch..


oldsage's photo
Tue 10/30/07 01:17 PM
Working as a truck mechanic, met Arlo Guthrie, while fixing the air ride on his bus.

Blackwood singers agan working on their bus.

Willie Nelson at a private party in Omaha, after a concert.

Towed an armoured car carrying part of a King Tut exhibit.

Johnny & June Cash at a party after a concert.

Loretta Lynn, again fixing her bus.

Amazing where you meet some of the nicest people.

rozey2680's photo
Tue 10/30/07 01:19 PM
Met Uma Thurman and Mia Jovevich at a modeling show in Vancouver

ehxsnohs's photo
Tue 10/30/07 01:22 PM
Has anyone heard of Kill Allen Wrench?

rozey2680's photo
Tue 10/30/07 01:22 PM
nope

ehxsnohs's photo
Tue 10/30/07 01:22 PM
Oh and was an extra in The Comebacks :smile:

looking4u52's photo
Tue 10/30/07 01:23 PM
My ex-girlfriend used to deliver Glen Campbell's mail. We happened to be in Laughlin, NV and Glen was playing there. We got on the elevator and Glen was there. Just us and Glen, he was a little surprised when she told him his home addresses. Then we ran into him all the time that weekend, as his room was just down the hall from ours.

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Tue 10/30/07 01:24 PM
Hmm I met Ronald Reagan once so I guess that counts.huh

Robbyboy's photo
Tue 10/30/07 01:24 PM
met Ray Charles when i was 18 at a young musicians conference.
also Tito puente

damnitscloudy's photo
Tue 10/30/07 01:40 PM
I met Johnny Depp while he was shopping for icecream (his mom lives in Lexington and hes known to show up at her house on Halloween and hand out candy dressed at Jack Sparrow.)

And I saw Orlando Bloom and Kirstin Dunst(sp) while they were filming "Elizibethtown" in my home town of Versailles (which ticks me off even more because they were saying how great E-town was and they only did two scenes there, but filmed the rest in V-sailes and said they hated it there)mad

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Tue 10/30/07 01:44 PM
Stanley Idaho is a huge tourist area. I used to work there and I met several people. Arnold Schwartz., John Larroquette, Susan Serandon, Peter Coyote.....

tigerman1956's photo
Tue 10/30/07 01:48 PM
I HAVE MET THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE:

IN FOOTBALL.....JOE NAMETH, DAN MARINO, DON SHULA
IN WRESTLING....OUTLAW RON BASS, RICK FLARE ECT..ECT...ECT..
I MET THE GUY WHO PLAYED EDDIE MONSTER ON " THE MONSTERS " TV SHOW. CAN'T REMEMBER HIS REAL NAME.
IN GOLF....CHICHI, ARNOLD PALMER, & JACK NICOLUS.

AFTER AWHILE, IT JUST GETS TO BE NORMAL WHEN YOU MEET PEOPLE LIKE THIS, BECAUSE YOU FIND OUT THAT THEY ARE NOT ANY DIFFERENT THAN YOU ARE.

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Tue 10/30/07 01:51 PM
Oh and Bruce Willis and Demi Moore also......he's a jerk!

damnitscloudy's photo
Tue 10/30/07 01:52 PM
Oh Crap! I forgot about David Cassidy! I used to clean his house laugh

LadyLisa40's photo
Tue 10/30/07 02:12 PM
I met Greg Evagin when he was on BJ and the Bear.

Steve Garvey when he played with the Dodgers,(literally ran into him), Mike Soscha (not sure of the spelling on the last name) eith the Dodgers at the Lucky's grocery store my dad managed.

Silvester Stallone at a Kings hockey game

Dont know if this counts, but Erik Estrata waved at me from his limo on the freeway, on the way home from Universal Studios.

MissBehaving's photo
Tue 10/30/07 02:33 PM

I saw Santa at the mall last December...he let me sit on his lap blushing blushing blushing

Belushi's photo
Tue 10/30/07 02:33 PM
.. and I enjoyed it immensely ...

especially the little wiggles!!!

Belushi's photo
Tue 10/30/07 02:35 PM
I taught Ewan MacGregor's wife to dive
I have dived with Frederick Forsyth
Helped save Leonardo DiCaprio from drowning whilst he was filming The Beach. (He had a lovely b/f)

xoteardropsxo's photo
Tue 10/30/07 02:44 PM
I met chris angel at one of his shows in New York because my step mom is good friends with his now ex wife

Dragoness's photo
Tue 10/30/07 03:01 PM
My uncle owned a limo service to the ski resorts here in Colorado, we met quite a few there. They are just like everyone else to me.bigsmile

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