What 'famous' people have you seen/ran in to?

[GraciesMommy]

Too many concerts to count but personally got to meet and get autographs: George Strait, Jon Anderson, Reba

Up close and personal: I worked as hostess for Volunteer Appreiciation ( I was a state employee at the time) when Clinton was Gov and it was at the Gov Mansion every year so he was always there. Talked to him for about 5 min once about jogging of all things...

I was on the same flight as the Oakridge Boys going to Nashville once. Once of them told me he liked my sweatshirt I was wearing..I just stood there and said "thanks"...geesh..

[davidpizzica]

I never met any celebrities face to face, but when I was working on the golf course one time, I found a pitching wedge belonging to Bill Cowher the head oach of the Steelers. Also my father went to the same school with Jimmy Stewart in Indiana, Pa. Also the the golf course I work on was used for the golfing scenes for the movie "houseguest" with Sinbad.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I've been to several concerts, but never really met anyone, and I don't really care to.

When I was in middle school General Hospital did a taping in my town. When Luke, Laura, and Lucky returned, it was taped in my small little town in upstate New York. They had the "triple L diner" which was really the Newark Diner that they changed the name for the show. I got to see them tape the scene where the truck blew up. It was very cool.

My boss got to talk to Jack Hanna on the phone. He had called the boarding facility that I'm manager of. His friend, a dog trainer in our town who is the head trainer for Sea World told him about our facility. It was a great honor to have Jack Hanna commend us on our boarding facility!

[Lacey]

Never met any big movie stars or the like, but a couple of years ago I got out to the San Diego Comicon (aka Comic Geek Mecca! ) and saw many of great comic peoples!

Rikki Simmons and Tavisha Wolfgarth Simmons (Reality Check, Ranklechick and his Three-legged Cat, Shutterbox) - I felt like I was stalking these two because I kept bumping into them everywhere. Even got to sit behind them during Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation Festival (the highlight of which was a short called Dr. Tran).

Roman Dirge (Lenore) - I was meeting up with a friend who was waiting in line to get him to sign some stuff for her. He was a really nice guy!

Fred Perry (Gold Digger) - I was too shy to go over to him, but I just saw him and was just going, "Eeeee! That's the guy who puts out my favorite comic!" inside.

And there were a bunch of others there too, but those - for me - were the big ones.

Also, I was on the lookout for Wally Wingert (voice actor), but never bumped into him. All I knew was that he was dressed as Batman, but the only Batman I saw wasn't him. Knem him, though. Told me to be on the lookout for a guy dressed as an Adam West Batman.

[EssTer]

I believe concerts doesnt count, huh?

Well there is one quite famos singer in Iceland (he sang in Eurovision 2004 - for those who come from Europe will know what´s Eurovsion lol). And once I went to bank, and saw him, though I didnt recognize him first. I was staring (lol) at him and thinking where I have seen him and then I remembered who he was lol...I guess he didnt feel good when he saw I was staring at him muahaha...

[moosmom]

I met Paul Newman when I was on the CT State Police. We got a call for a "suspicious" black stretch limo behind a McDonalds on I-95 in West Haven, CT. The driver wasn't there (turns out he was in the bathroom in McDonalds) so I knocked on the back window. The black tinted window rolled down and there he was, with those HUGE blue eyes!! I just about melted!! My best friend wanted to know why I didn't ask for his autograph. I was too speechless!!

I've also met Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel when they were first starting out (my dad was a news photographer and was assigned to take their picture, so I went along). Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits, John Denver, Jackson Brown, Dave Brubeck, Peter, Paul and Mary.

Those are one of the perks of being the daughter of a photojournalist!!!

[slick]

Most people don't know this about me but I once had an affair with Richard Gere......

....well I was sleeping....but it seemed real at the time.....

[Samantha Puppy]

Randall Cunningham (football player) - he told me I was cute


Oprah Winfrey - She told my mom to get me into modeling and acting classes.

[bluekat]

I don't think I've seen ANYONE famous in person before lol

[lizbud]

I sorta met the Devine Miss M , Bette Midler in a New York
Club date. She walked through the audience going to the stage
and tripped over my foot. She's very tiny person. Maybe 5 ft
tall at most.

[jazzcat]

Originally posted by slick
Most people don't know this about me but I once had an affair with Richard Gere......

....well I was sleeping....but it seemed real at the time.....

ROFLOL, oh Slick!!!!

[animal_rescue]

I've met, hugged, and talked to Ryan Cooley *drools* such a hottie!

[delidog]

Because I spent the first half of my life in the Show Jumping industry,I was privileged to meet Many Very Famous...and some Unfamous,but Very Privileged people.....

Prince Phillip
Princess Anne & Cap't.Mark Phillips
Paul Newman,Joanne Woodward,Clea Newman
Andy Warhol
Bill Devane
Richard Gere
Sly Stallone
Zsa-Zsa Gabor
Tommy Lee Jones
Martin Sheen
Marshall Field VI
Don Kirshner
Vincent Price
Jack Wild (Artful Dodger..Oliver)
Greg Allman
Bruce Springsteen
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
William Shatner
Christoper Reeve
So Many More

Famous People LOVE to ride...Or they love their children to ride!!!
Its' a Very Interesting Business!!!!!
And Fun!!!

[QueenScoopalot]

I never actually met her, but was in a Mexican restaurant where Nancy Kerrigan was eating. She comes off as a total snot...sorry to say. For those who have no clue who she is, Nancy was in the Olympics (6?) years back, and was attacked by Tonya Harding's cohorts.
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[wolflady]

Originally posted by NoahsMommy
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I'm not really into stars. I don't understand the facination with people on TV/movies. I prefer people that are famous for their works, like Maya Angelou who I saw a few years back.

I know...I'm wierd.

LOL I'm with you on this one too, Kelly. Famous people could walk right in front of me and I wouldn't know it! LOL

The famous people encounters I've had include:

Heywood Banks (2x)
Jimmy Stewart - didn't even notice him, but my friend Julie pointed him out when we were at the mall when I was home in Indiana visiting over Christmas holiday...LOL
Neil Armstrong - He's a Kappa Kappa Psi brother. He came to one of our homecoming events when I was at Purdue
Jason Bateman (Iindy500)
Florence Henderson (2x - Indy500)
Jack Nicholson (Indy500)
You see a lot of famous people at the Indy500, there's more I'm just forgetting at the moment...

A.R. Rahman - If you're not into Indian music, then you wouldn't know who this person is, but he's huge in India.
S.P. Balasubramaniam - Indian vocalist