Celebrities and Athletes you've met...

[DenDen]

Live at the AJ Palumbo Center. I got that one!

 

 

OH DEAR GOD! That's the one. LOL

[robbalvey]

^ Okay, now you're just showing off

 

Shari "really green with envy here" Shoufler

Don't be too jealous. I mean, 99% of those people I met through work, not "fun." And most of the time, if you're working with "talent", it's pretty much "work."

 

Most of the celebs are pretty much the same - for the most part "ok" but always seem to have something annoying or quirky about them. I think I've just gotten used to it over the years.

 

I wish I could talk more about some of the experiences I've had, but I can't due to NDA's.

 

--Robb "Wes, you and I will have to trade 'stories' at some point!" Alvey

[DenDen]

Don't be too jealous. I mean, 99% of those people I met through work, not "fun." And most of the time, if you're working with "talent", it's pretty much "work."

 

Yea, when you meet all these celebs in a working capacity, they're all the same. I dunno about you Robb, but there are a couple that stand out that were just jerk-offs. (cough)David (hachoo!) Faustino(cough) And then there were the ones you could sell tabloid stories for lots of money.

 

Dennis "is also bound by an NDA".

[Meteornotes]

I used to work in TV, so I've met tons. Milli Vanilli, Cheech Marin, Tim Conway, Chuck Norris and tons of soap opera actors (i swear they get all these people from some factory, as they all look alike!) among many, many others. I've met tons of musicians at various music festivals over the years. And a lot of authors at various events (Stephen King, Peter Straub, Clive Barker, David Morell, Brian Keene and many others).

 

Like Robb and others NDAs and common sense keep me from telling stories, but I have to say most people are cool. The ones that are usually a pain in the ass are ones that think they're more famous and/or powerful than they really are (and none are named above, so don't get any ideas).

 

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[XLRBR]

Well these People I've seen but not met close up:

N'Sync

Nick Cannon

B*Witched

Hoku(sung with B*Witched)

Mya

Black Street

most of the old All That cast

Jump 5

the hosts of the Big Spin show(saw them up pretty close, but didn't talk to them)

 

There may be a couple more but I can't think of them right now. And I thought I was lucky to at least see them! You guys have really cool people!

[EftelingGal]

During Fall 1994 Me, my Aunt Diane and Uncle Scott

we went to a Broadway Show Beauty and the Beast,

then we ate dinner at Planet Hollywood Restraunt in NYC.

Aunt Diane spotted Bruce Willis, he came to our Table

and I Gave him a Pinky Swear.

[Sir Clinksalot]

I met Scott Bakula(at the time he was famous for Quantum Leap) and Sean Astin...

 

Kristi "hasn't met many famous people" C.

[CoasterExpert13]

I've met these following people up close & personal:

 

Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engval, Ron White & Larry The Cable Guy-Met them all at some convention in Memphis, Tenn. Last Year

Robert Englund (Freddy Kruger)- Freddy VS Jason Fight Night, Los Ang. Cal. 2004

Kane Hodder (Jason Voorhes)-Freddy VS Jason Fight Night, Los Ang. Cal. 2004

Pamela Anderson- Her Book Singing In Mami, Florida

Madonna- At The VMA's (Video Music Awards) 2004

Missy Elliot- At The VMA's 2004

Pink- Downtown New York City 2003

Brandy- 106 & Park Show In New York City 2004

Toby Keith- Cd Signing In Houston Texas 2004

Destiny's Child-here in my hometown Pittsburgh, PA. 2005

Christina Aguleira- Justified/Stripped Tour

Justin Timberlake- Justified/Stripped Tour

Maroon5- Cd Signing in Largo, Maryland 2003

Danny Glover & Mel Gibson- Shooting Part of Lethal Weapon 4 in my hometown Pittsburgh. (Back in 99' or 00')

[Nitro X 230]

Mike Piazza- won a contest at Shea

Kenyon Martin- long story....

Frank Robinson- my dad worked at MLB and knew him, and we stayed on the same floor in the Hilton at the 2000 All-star game

Juan Marichal- met him in the elevator in the hotel

Nomar Garciaparra- met him at the airport after the all-star game

Bernie Williams- met him in the airport in Tampa, he was on my flight going to spring training

Peter Gammons- he was at the airport as well that night, going to cover the Yanks, and ran into Bernie

 

Interesting story..... Gammons told Bernie about the A-Rod trade that happened that night while Bernie was on the plane!

[Ghost]

Robb, you ....... (fill in any word you find fitting)

You met Traci Lords.... She is amazing (and I don't care what you all think now )

 

My list has...

 

Interviews I did, (or worked on)

Mike Awesome

Alex Schulz

Booker T

Konnan

Rey Mysterio jr.

Ernest "the Cat" Miller

 

Met

Major Gunns

Sting (who didn't want to talk to us)

Disqo

Some Nitro Girls

and a whole bunch of other (former) WCW wrestlers

 

Interviewed

Axel Schulz (german Boxer)

 

Met

Darth Vader

and a bunch of other SW actors on the many conventions I went (for work... really...)

And a whole bunch of celebrities at the San Diego Comic Convention (can't remember the year by heart)

 

Also some Belgium stars, but I wont put their names here because.. well who knows them outside of this little country)

[CoasterFanatic]

You met Traci Lords.... She is amazing (and I don't care what you all think now )

 

She is actually one of my best friend's first cousins. She grew up less than a mile from my house.

[Sir Clinksalot]

^ So you KNEW how old she was ... and you still watched didn't you!?!?!?

[CoasterFanatic]

^ I swear I didn't know until it was too late. I had already witnessed the act. I actually met my friend years later.

 

Never actually met Tracy or ever plan to. The family kind of disowned her. Go figure.

[Jew]

Between working at two (well, 3 if you count Haunt) theme parks and growing up on the set of the KTLA morning news...I've met so many celebs that I don't even think anything of it anymore.

 

Off the top of my head I can think of:

 

-Ashton Kutcher

-Brad Pitt

-Jim Carey

-Jennifer Anniston

-Gary Schandling

-Screech, Mr. Belding, and Zack Morris

-Little Bow Bow

-Corey Feldman

-Clark Kent's dad on Smallville

-Hugh Hefner and some playboy bunnies

-Lex Luthor on Smallville

-Eric Karros, Chan Ho Park, and a bunch of other former Dodgers.

-Tommy Lasorda

-Weird Al

-Dr J

-Carson Palmer, Matt Lienart, Mike Williams...pretty much all the SC football players over the last 3 years

-Mark Prior

-Kelly Slater

-Eric from that 70's show

 

There's lots more...but I don't want to spend the rest of the night remembering ALL of them.

[Sir Clinksalot]

-Screech, Mr. Belding, and Zack Morris

-Clark Kent's dad on Smallville

-Eric from that 70's show

 

If you can't remember their names should they really count??? :laughing:

[J man]

I got to see Tyrese Gibson today while I was at our local news station. My sister got us in the studio because her dance group was performing for a TV show. Before they got to dance Tyrese and some other guy got interviewed by the host lady. I feel kinda dumb that I didn't recognize him right off the bat. It wasn't until the interviewer lady named off some movies that he had been in that the light clicked on in my head. It was cool.

[Wes]

^^ I used to refer to Topher Grace/Eric from That 70's Show as just "That 70's Show" because I couldn't ever remember his name.

ex: "Hey, do you want to see the new movie with That 70's Show in it?"

[Rollerholden]

Avril Lavgne - I've seen her in concert once and I'm meeting her and seeing her again in concert on August 10

[XLRBR]

^ OMG you've actually seen her?!?! I love her like so much! You're so lucky!!

[Rollerholden]

Of course, she's my absolute favorite!! We waited 2 hours in line to see her last November and I'm seeing her next week again. rock on

[Erik Johnson]

Tom Petty (his hometown is my homeown) came through my line early one morning while I was a cashier at Albertson's...same with Bo Diddley (regular shopper at our Albertson's).

 

Other people I have met..they all turned out to be very nice.

Gregory Peck

Michael Moore

Emmitt Smith from the Dallas Cowboys (was a Gator)

Gene Simmons from Kiss

Lloyd Kaufman from Troma.

Steve Carlton (Baseball player from Philly)

Kevin Smith

Robbie Knievel (sat a few rows behind him on Rock N Rollercoaster at MGM)

Oliver Stone

 

Hmmm maybe a few others....

[buttonman700]

I have met -

 

Patti Lupone - the very first Evita

Mandy Patinkin

Emogene Coca (I know I have spelled the dear womans name wrong.)

Dean Jones

James Taylor

Bowzer of Sha-na-na

Debbie Harry

Donna Summer

Dale Bozio - missing persons lead singer

Thomas Dolby

Christopher Cross (passed by in hallway.)

The members of Spyro Gyro

 

 

And a slew of others, you see, I worked for several summers for an aunt and uncle tha had an opera glass rental business (binoculars) in most of the major theaters and concert venues in LA, so we met celebs all the time.

 

They lived next door to David Ogden, Charles Winchester from M*A*S*H, nice guy.

 

Donna Summer came into an ice cream store I was managing in the ventura harbour "Coastal Cone", as she left she turrned and said thank you for not bothering her and her kids, for letting have thier time together, and offered and autograph! I still have it.

[c0sterfreek]

Green day (all of them)(Back stage passes)

Bret farve form the Green Bay Packers (at disneyland)

Jim Carry(Disneyland)

Hermans Hermits(older band)

Beach Boys (or beach boy)

Will Smith (Ski Resort in Reno)

Linkin Park( at a Best Buy)

Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood at B'js (a restaraunt) then saw them at theWho's Line is it anyways Live show 1 hour later.

Johnny Depp( ONE OF THE COOLEST GUYS EVER!)

Weird Al Yankovic!

 

People i saw just walking by:

Robin Willams

POD (the band)

Tim Allen

 

I think thats all

[4718]

I've mainly seen smaller stars at work, but they've all been really cool. The two coolest had to be the guys that play "Greg" and "Warrick" from CSI. I met "Greg" at Thrill Shot when the show was only 6 mos. old and his real name is Eric and didn't mind the bit of a wait because a kid didn't want to ride, "Warrick" was at Brookstone by the mall out here (real name is Gary) and was super nice.........and thought it was cool that I worked at Six Flags.

 

Hallie Berry and Eric Benet (when they were still married) went on Go Karts together, he was nice and asked me how it was going while they were stopped to fix a spinout, and remembered me when he came back (alone) a month later.......she tried to use her fame to get on Go Karts for free. Jimmy Fallon loved Thrill Shot, but chickened out of Dive Devil for some reason. Sean Whalen from Twister was very nice, and I didn't even notice him until he was getting off the ride.......we made a new hire ask him what his name was though. William Fitchner was a great guy to be with, and only after he left did I realize why he looked a bit familiar........d'oh!

 

Jim Carrey always rents the park for a night in the Fall for his birthday, all sorts of celebs show up for it.......I've yet to work one of those though.

[Chrissie]

Wow, U guys r lucky!

 

I think the most famous person I have met...well Kinda was Justin Timberlake. A few years back the MTV Europe Music Awards were in Edinburgh and me n my Friend decided to go star spotting as no1 famous is ever in Edinburgh. It was common knowledge that Justin Timberlake was staying at the Scotsman Hotel in town which is situated at the top of a bridge. As usual, there was a group of girls standing right outside the hotel entrance. We hung around there for a bit and for some reason I decided to look over the bridge, where I saw 2 black cars with blacked out windows. These things can sometimes be decoys, but we decided 2 go down there never the less. As we got there, Justin came out the Gym and we went nuts, My friend grabbed his arm n was like JUSTIN WEEEEEE LOOOOOVE YOOOOOOOU and he was like Hey! How Y'all doin? Apologised for having 2 go n then jumped in the car.