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Famous People That You Have Met

Plaid Pants2 — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 03:06:48 GMT

I have met Richard Simmons when I was a teen.

Michael Flatley, when I was 35.

Last year, I met Daniel Radcliffe.

Last year, Daniel filmed "Swiss Army Man" in my neck of the woods.

I work at an airport, and he was flying out on United, when he came through my checkpoint.

Normally I leave the famous alone. I figure that they are on their down time, and don't want attention. I respect that.

But, when I saw that he was handing out autographs like lollipops, I wanted one too.

So I grabbed pen and paper, and I approached him and I asked, "May I have an autograph, too?"

He asked me for my name, and I told him, and he wrote, "To Plaid, love Daniel Radcliffe".

Oh, my god is he ever cute in person!

Yes, he's young enough to be my son, and I am Mrs. Robinson, but I could just eat him up, he's so cute!

I prefer him over Will Smith.

Will Smith filmed "A.E. After Earth" up here, too.

He, and his entourage, arrived by private jet, and had a limo waiting for them, steps away.

He wanted nothing to do with the locals, whereas, with Daniel, he was spotted having a late night dinner at a local Denny's.

Will Smith acted like a snob, like he was "better" than the locals.

I'm sure that Mr. Smith thought that he landed in hicksville.

Daniel, on the other hand, flew commercial, and was appreciative of his fans.

I would love to have Daniel back up here again.

Will Smith, not so much, not like he'd come back up here willingly again anyway.

So, what famous people have you met?

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Annabellethecat66 — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 03:18:42 GMT

I don't think I've ever met any famous people. I've met (and been around) quite a few politicians (i.e. Senators and Congressmen) but that's because I live in the DC area.

When my husband was alive we traveled a lot. He'd say, "I just saw so and so". I would say, "Where"?

They could have walked up to me and I still wouldn't know them, yet I know most of the Senators and Congressmen (recognize them, I mean).

My husband spent a lot of time in airports and belonged to clubs supported by the airlines. He'd talk to and meet some famous people waiting in there too.

I've never been impressed by famous people. If you want to impress me (although I don't know who'd care) you should do something difficult like (loose a lot of weight, or accomplish something awsome).

I think it's neat though that you met some. I love to talk to people who have stories to tell about famous people they know. My husband had some really interesting and funny stories.

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Pandalady — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 03:33:30 GMT

@Plaid Pants2 I think it's great to have met the people you have! I guess my closest brush with "fame" is that a local rapper and his wife, who currenty have their own reality show, have a son who attended the school where I teach. I never had him as a student and would have not paid them any mind, because I'm not a fan. I probably would have never recognized them, either. You could certainly tell when the parents were in the building, though. The students, parents, teachers who were fans all circled around. He has since moved on to middle school. All is quiet now.

The only actor I have met is Jerry Douglas,who played John Abbott on the Young and the Restless. One year, he was signing autographs at a local Target store. He was my granny's absoute favorite person on the soap opera,so I stood in line to get his autograph for her. Made her smile! He made out the autograph "To Granny" because everyone called her that!

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sandraskates — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 03:35:14 GMT

In my figure skating orbit I've met or practiced on the same ice as many top skaters: Scott Hamilton, Tara Lipinski, Tai and Randy, Katarina Witt (gosh I'm a dinosaur).

In high school I worked at a department store and waited on Angie Dickenson (she bought a zipper), Toni Teneille (jeans), Brooke Shields (clothing) and Norman Fell. All were very nice to chat with, except Norman.

And in going to Star Trek conventions I've met nearly all the "big name" leads - William Shatner, George Takai, Walter Koenig, Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtus.
Marina is a hoot! I was in line to get her autograph and she was amazed at the Troi and First Officer costumes I'd made. So she engaged me in quite a conversation about them and about a family member that was a tailor. When I turned around I noticed the line had gotten very long!

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estaw2000 — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 03:37:08 GMT

Stephen King & his wife Tabitha...

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Shorty2U — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 03:43:36 GMT

Famous people I have met;

The guy (cant remember his real name) that played Nick on All My Children way way back in the 70s. My friends and I saw him in a record store in NYC and approached him and spoke to him for a few minutes.

Muhammad Ali- Twice in the 70's- At his boxing camp here in PA. (My Moms family had a farm nearby). And I might add, he was very nice, and did not act "tough" like he did on tv.

David Copperfield -After one of his magic shows in my home town he was in the lobby signing autographs.

Taylor Swift- Before she became as famous as she is now. She was just a kid. (She is originally from the same area I am originally from in PA and used to perform at various places!).

And lastly- I met Bo Bice, Ace, Daughtry, and Taylor Hicks (after or before depending which ones) the Idol tour shows. I used to go to all the Idol shows. And.out of all of those Bo and Ace were so nice in person to the fans.

(Just for fun; Who I wish I'd meet- (lol).. Richard Gere, Jon Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney)

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Pandalady — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 03:49:10 GMT

@sandraskates First of all, I love your nickname! I love figure skating and that is quite an impressive list of skaters you have met! How fun!!

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tedEbear — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 03:49:33 GMT

@estaw2000-----Did the Kings scare the **** out ofyou? He is one of my favs. I only read one of her books.

Back in elementary Bobby Burgess (Mouseketeer) was trying to get a new group of Mouseketeers going. I remember we all got tshirts and skirts. I didn't like him in person, only on the show.------tedEbear

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MoJoV — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 04:00:12 GMT

@estaw2000 wrote:
Stephen King & his wife Tabitha...

That's impressive! I hope they were nice,don't want my bubble burst lol.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 04:04:40 GMT

I guess it depends on one's definition of famous.....

Gary Conway (from Land of the Giants - WAY back when)
Peter Noone
Ronald Reagan
Gene Simmons
Pat Boone
Debbie Boone
Jeanne Robertson

Many Christian singing artists/groups (I'll likely overlook some):

Robbie Hiner
Rebecca St. James
Big Tent Revival
Mark Lowry
Michael English
David Phelps
Kevin Williams
Russ Taff
Jason Crabb
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Wayne Haun
The Collingsworth Family
The Martins
The Hoppers
The Nelons
Point of Grace
Natalie Grant
Steven Curtis Chapman
4Him
The Browns

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sandraskates — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 04:10:57 GMT

@Pandalady wrote:
@sandraskates First of all, I love your nickname! I love figure skating and that is quite an impressive list of skaters you have met! How fun!!

@Pandalady Thank you!

I could add Dorothy Hamill to that list too. And all of them were very nice and uplifting to be around. It was no surprise to me that Tara won an Olympic gold medal; her work ethic was stellar.

This is a fun thread and I'm enjoying - and envying - who other posters have met.

@JeanLouiseFinch Gene Simmons??!!! With or without his KISS gear on?

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stargazergal — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 04:10:36 GMT

James Taylor

Susan Day

Tippi Hedren

Stephen Baldwin ( don't think he is considered "famous") oh well... tee hee.

Shirley ( from Laverne and Shirley) ugh. real name escapes me at the moment, sorry

Cal Ripken

Roger Fisher ( original guitarist from the Rock Band "Heart"

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 04:21:21 GMT

sandraskates wrote:

@JeanLouiseFinch Gene Simmons??!!! With or without his KISS gear on?

@sandraskates - I like your list!! LOVE some of those skaters. Yeah, no big deal meeting Gene really. He's a total windbag. No KISS gear, he was wearing an off-white suit with a black shirt, and his hair was like a helmet. We were at an Indy Car event. He was an investor in some degree. Someone my husband used to work with had connections. She invited us to a tent for pre-race festivities, knowing we were celebrating our anniversary that day. So Gene arrived and did a little gladhanding around the tent. Then he said something about a couple celebrating their anniversary. So we got called up front by him, and GS of all people tried to give us marital advice. It was laughable....us who had been married a very long time vs. Gene who wasn't, but he was speaking like he was the authority. Like I said, a big windbag. SMH

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SANNA — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 04:27:56 GMT

Diane Sawyer, Stanly Tucci, Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum, Kevin Bacon, Olympia Ducakis,Steven Baldwin, Nathan Lane and a few others I do not remember.

I have met these people in different life circumstances unrelated to their jobs.

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birkin baby — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 04:47:57 GMT

Marie Osmond

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

Rick Springfield

Adam Ant

Vicki Peterson (Bangles)

Grant Show

Lori Laughlin

Ann and Nancy Wilson (Heart)

KC and JoJo (Jodeci)

Morena Baccarin

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Moonchilde — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 05:03:51 GMT

As a teen, drove to Sonny & Cher's house with my BFF and was given a tour by both of them. Cher was only 2-1/2 yrs older than we were.

The cast of the original Mission:Impossible series - Peter Graves, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus. Mike Connors of Mannix.

Later, pretty much the entire cast of Star Trek: Deep Space 9 as I was heavily involved in fan/fan club activities and knew them pretty well.

Seen up close? Whoopi Goldberg, Henry Winkler, Pierce Brosnan and Julie Andrews.

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luvdoodles — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 10:52:50 GMT

I have met Steven Tyler and Joey Kramer, the drummer for Aerosmith. They were at a party at our friends house. Very down to earth people actually.

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AngelPuppy1 — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 11:03:30 GMT

@Moonchilde

Oh, how I loved Sonny and Cher! Still love Cher! I think she is an absolutely awesome woman!!! Lucky you!!!!

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AngelPuppy1 — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 11:05:59 GMT

@sandraskates

Back in the day, when figure skating was really popular all those people were just awesome. Scott Hamilton was wonderful. Katarina --- gorgeous. I loved all the Russian skaters, too. I didn't miss watching them on T.V. Did go to a couple of the skating shows but never got to meet anyone. Awesome that you got to meet them!

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LonestarBabs — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 22:29:43 GMT

Mike Tyson

Larry Hagman

Frank Gorshin

Robert Mitchum

General Colin Powell

Patrick Duffy

Ronald and Nancy Reagan