You know, at this moment I'm drawing a blank, except for performers I've 'met' in concert... Hmmm, Joan Baez's father is a famous physicist and he guest lectured at my school once. Close enough?

But my mother once briefly was on contract with RKO (a studio which was a rival of Paramount and Universal and the like way back when) for the movie "Clash by Night" with Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Stanwyck and some other stars that aren't so famous now. Mom enjoys talking about what a sweet woman Marilyn was. It was made back in the early 50s. Mom never made it to the big screen, but if you see the movie (and the scene isn't cut) my uncle is the little kid rolling the big tire that gets kicked by one of the male stars early in the show (first 5 minutes?) and my aunt was the little girl on the porch (possibly the same scene, I forget). It looks like she's cuddling a kitten, but it's really a pet rabbit. It's kind of odd for me to see my aunt and uncle as youngsters long before I was born.

Karen, I'd be jumping up and down with excitement, too, had I met him. Congrats!