Celebrities and Athletes you've met...

[Wes]

I just saw Doogie Howser (aka Neil Patrick Harris) at the Apple Store in Sherman Oaks about three hours ago. Took a lot to not break out lines from Harold & Kumar.

[pete4winds]

Ghost Hunters' Brian Harnois (the one with the attitude and teeth in desperate need of realignment) pulled up behind me at a traffic light the other day.

 

And while it may be more appropriate for the "Celebrities you KNOW" thread, my good friend Peggy Llewellyn is quickly establishing a bit of celebrity status for herself by clinching her eligibility a couple weeks ago in the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Motorcycle championship "Countdown to Four."

[spaceace12]

Cole Deggs and the Lonesome

Craig Morgan

Stephen Cochran

Danielle Peck

Jake Owen

I have seen one of the guys from the original shop of Pimp My Ride at NOPI

Mary Hulman George (Chairman of the Board of IMS and Clabber Girl, She shops at my p/t job)

[bigstevet07]

Lets see:

 

Steve Atwater - Canton Airport

Anthony Munoz - NFL HOF

Jim Kelly - NFL HOF

Tony Dorsett - NFL HOF

John Elway - NFL HOF

Joe Morgan - Local grocery store, it was back when he was calling the College World Series

Kevin Costner - College World Series

Kendall Gill - Mall

Eric Strickland - Played pick up game with him

The Amazing Jonathan - After one of his shows

Jeff Dunham - After one of his shows

DL Hughley - After one of his shows

Dick Vitale - Final Four 2005

Jay Bilas - Final Four 2005

Rolly Masimeno (SP?) Final Four 2005

[yankees15]

I met Darrell Dawkins at a ValleyDawgs game.

[Goliath513]

I saw Steven Spielberg a few feet away from me when I was in line for Back draft at USH in 2003.

[Manny In England]

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost promoting Hot Fuzz in HMV

 

I got them to sign Shaun Of The Dead, its great how they are just two down to earth guys.

[WillMontu]

I've never seen any "real" celebrities aside from coaster and park people (eg. Robb, park management, GCI people). With prosopagnosia (it's a long word, look it up on Wikipedia), I wouldn't recognize a celebrity if I passed them on the street anyway. Even though I do live in a small college town, there are quite a few big time athletes and coaches here.

[cobra_roll06]

OMG! When I was at the cinema tonight with my friends I saw ex Rangers player Arthur Numan (soccer player) coming out. He was my favourite player!

Was funny cause when I said to my mate "Is that Arthur Numan?!" he looked over and waved! I was like !!!!

[Jayjay719]

I've met Triple H from WWE and Mariano Rivera from the New York Yankees while working....Pretty cool!

[Alpenguy]

Travis Barker, Eva Longoria, Weird Al Yankovic and Andre Agassi all impressed me as very nice, genuine, reasonable people when I've run across them at rides. Plenty of other celebs are either not so fondly remembered, or not recognized. (Hell, I had no idea who Longoria or Agassi were until someone told me, and Barker was a lucky guess based on tattooage.)

[haiderodes]

I've met a lot, but the largest concentration I met was during the VMAs last weekend. We went to a few parties and we met/saw...

 

 

Snoop Dogg

50 cent

Akon

Ludacris

Three 6 Mafia

Linkin Park

Shia Lebouf

Jamie Fox

Quincy Jones

Ron Jeremy

Josh Henderson

and an ass load of other celebs and reality tv "stars"

 

We also spent some time with Madina Lake. They came a few days early filming stuff for the website. We were at thier taping and got to chat with them a bit. Coincidentally we ran into Nathan at a party at the Hard Rock pool that Friday and chatted with him for a bit.

[Chris Benvenuto]

I never personally met a athlete in person or a celebrity in that matter. Well, actually I met Dan and Casey at CP last month.

 

My brother said he saw Craig Monroe (when he played for the Tigers) and Sean Casey as well at the movie theater he works at.

 

If I was there and saw Sean Casey and Craig I'd be OMFG!! TIGERS ON FIRE!!

[coastercrazed49]

I have met to pro golfers Brad Faxon and Billy Andre both met and talked to at one point. Went to camp with Billy Andre's son.

 

And I have met Richard Seymour from the New England Patriots. Also my brother got an autograph from Steven Speilburg.

[Swimace]

Sorry to dig up an old topic, but...

 

I JUST met Ann Coulter!!! I'm a bit of a political junky and I just got super nervous that I was going to say something stupid. She was speaking at Furman University and when I saw her afterwards at her signing I mentioned that this was the second time I had seen her speak, the first time being at The University of Florida in 2006. On both occassions she had a Q&A session, and we talked for a little bit about how the questions she was being asked at Furman were a lot more intelligent and pertinent to current politics than the questions she was asked at UF, since that area has more of a liberal bias and very few of her questions in Gainesville strayed from the "would you really send Timothy MvVeigh to the New York Times?" type of thing. She asked me if I went to Furman, and I said no and that I go to Clemson. She asked me what I was studying and I said global politics and business, then she signed my book and I thanked her and left.

Don't hate.

[astroworldfan1]

I've personally met and shared Jelly Belly Jelly Beans with Tatum O'Neal. She was filming a movie near my home town, she was really nice!

 

-Tatum

[sfotkid]

^^ Thats such a stupid book.

 

I've kicked a ball around with Mia Hamm, and no not what your thinking. Dirty...

[socalMAN123]

My family has a pretty strong connection with the Salmon family. Tim Salmon, a former player for the Angels, is pretty cool. My mom used to tutor his kids.

---Brent

[knottslover77]

I touched Lamar Odom.

 

--Jay

[Token Yankee Guy]

uh...

 

I've met the band members of "Better Than Ezra"

 

I got a hug and a kiss from Charo after one of her performances I was an A/V for at the hotel.

She's very short in person..I had to lean over when she gave me the hug and kiss

 

I've come within feet of Susan Lucci (Erica Kane from All My Children. If you don't know, ask your Mom.)

 

I've come within feet of Snoop Dogg when I was a P.A. for his music video "Life of Da Party."

 

I talked to Joel Stein (LA Times Columnist and has been on a few VH1 Specials) who was at the music video shoot. Very nice guy to talk to. He's even visited my area of CT since he used to have family up here.

[AllenA07]

Let's see the list of people I've meet (sorry if I spell some of these names wrong):

 

Ashlee Simpson

The American Idol judges (minus simon)

High School Musical cast

The guys from Blink 182

Fall Out Boy

Chevelle

Slash from Guns N' Roses

Breaking Benjamin

The Exies

Theory of a Deadman

Jack Osbourn

Rob Blake

Christina Applegate

The cast of the OC

The girl who plays Rory Gilmore, and her Mom.

Rachel McAdams

Hayden panettiere

Carmen Electra

Keanu Reeves

Sully from Godsmack

Rob Schnider

Samual L. Jackson

Orlando Bloom

Gwen Stefani

Pussycat Dolls

 

And finally as discussed in the chat before, I had the honor of peeing next to (at separate times, but in the same bathroom):

Ryan Seacrest and Ashton Kutcher.

 

I've met several others who I honestly can't think of right now, so this is partial list. And if you're wondering I do have some connections, I didn't just run into all of these people on the street.

[cosmic hearse]

Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Perry Bamonte, Roger O'Donnell, Jason Cooper (The Cure) 3 times

 

Siouxsie Sioux & Budgie of Siouxsie & The Banshees/The Creatures

 

Peter Murphy/Kevin Haskins/David J of Bauhaus

Steve Ignorant of Crass

 

Paul Rossler of The Screamers & other numerous punk/deathrock bands from the LA area

John Waters - movie director/writer of amazing movies like Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Hairspray, etc.

 

Johnny Knoxville

 

Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill / Le Tigre

 

Neville Staple of The Specials

 

Nina Hagen a few times

 

Tori Amos

 

Stuart Merdoch of Belle & Sebastian

 

Jackie Beat - drag superstar, actor/actress, musician

 

Danny Lohner of Nine Inch Nails

 

Bernard Sumner of Joy Division / New Order

 

Martin Gore of Depeche Mode

 

William Reid of The Jesus & Mary Chain

 

Elvira Mistress of The Dark

 

Henry Rollins of Black Flag / Rollins Band / actor

 

Hiroyuki Hayashi of Polysics

 

Danielle Stampe or Slymenstra Hymen of Gwar

 

Collin Jerwood of Conflict (he gave me a big sweaty kiss)

 

Dick Lucas of Subhumans

 

Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys

 

Suggs and Chrissy Boy of Madness

 

Rodney Bingenheimer

 

Ross Mathews (Ross the Intern on the Tonight Show)

 

Mathew Lillard

 

Seann William Scott

 

Ron Jeremy

 

Paul Banks and Carlos Dengler of Interpol

 

Pat Smear of The Germs/Nirvana

 

Lorna Doom of The Germs

 

Will Schwartz of Imperial Teen / Hey Willpower

 

Mario Lopez at the height of Saved By The Bell lol Funny enough we met him out in front of Revolution at Magic Mountain and then later we ended up sitting behind him on Viper

[cobra_roll06]

I met Duff from Velvet Revolver/ex Gun 'n' Roses in Music store a few weeks back. Two days later they announced they were splitting! My bad!

[AllenA07]

^I saw the band play back in 2004, and had the chance to be backstage for a good part of the day. Those guys were always fighting and arguing with each other, I'm personally surprised they lasted as long as they did.

[Teacups Make Me Sick]

Rebecca Romain (before Stamos)

 

Maya (singer)

 

Jordan Knight (from NKOTB)

 

The father from Beetle Juice...dont know his name.

 

The lead singer from Rage Against the Machine...dont know his name.

 

I met the guy that played Tattoo from Fantasy Island...you know, the guy that said "Look boss, the plane the plane!"....I dont know his name...but I met him in an airport.