Starstruck?

[blas]

Have any of you guys ever been driving down the highway, trotting along the mall, or scanning out people where you work and swear for a split second you thought you saw someone famous?

A couple of weeks ago, I was waiting to turn left onto the highway to go to my parent's house, and I swear on everything near and dear to me, I saw Kevin Federline in the Nissan next to me (I know, why would K-Fed be driving a Nissan, and yes, if it really was him, I would have liked to have jumped him and told him "reality check, you're white!")........I couldn't stop staring, I almost didn't notice the light had turned green.

I've sworn I've seen Penelope Cruz and Kate Bosworth at the mall. I know, I know, what would these people be doing in Wisconsin, right?

I just got my eyes checked that weekend, lol, so I'm wearing the right prescription. But that doesn't mean my eyes can't play tricks on me every now and then.

Anyone else ever thought they saw someone famous? Even if you haven't, maybe you've had something catch your eye, but it turned out to be nothing?

Last winter, I was driving home from the gas station and I saw someone ready to cross the street (as most pedestrians around here do, just run out into the road so I was prepared). I kind of slammed the brakes and stopped and waited for that "person" to cross.........it was a fire hydrant with some sort of pole and flag on top of it! I felt stupid, so glad no one else was around.

[NightAngel]

Once I was driving home I could have sworn I saw Morgan Freeman trying to cross the street. I suppose it could have been him but I'll never know.

[Maevis]

About the closest I can come to that is kind of the opposite of what you've experienced.

A number of years ago I went to a birthday party for a friend's then 2 year old.
Pretty standard 2 year old birthday party...you know, a little cake, a little milk, some Barney playing on the TV a small group of kids...

Sat on the couch making small talk about diapers and the horrors of Barney with a young couple I didn't know.

Afterwards was helping my friend do the post-party clean up/frosting from rugs and upholstery removal and I say, "Gee, why did that one guy look so familiar?"
and my friend gives me a blank stare for a moment and then laughs..."Oh, you must be talking about Steve...as in Stephen Baldwin"

doh

[TruthHurts]

I once checked a guy into our hotel who was a dead ringer for Vin Diesel, I was just staring in disbelief. I have a small crush on old Vin (no idea why though, not the usual guy I would go for,)

[I See Stupid People]

We have a number of famous look-a-likes come into the store.

Lemme see....

Mr. Bean, who actually works at the local grocery... I almost choke every time I see him.

Walker Texas Ranger... If you were a Chuck Noris fan, you would faint, he's so spot on.

Mandi... ok, not famous, but she's a friend of mine who died a few years ago... and it creeps me out to no end to see her "twin" come through.

The King Himself, Elvis... but this guy was a professional impersonator. Still, it was odd to see Elvis riding down the street on his bike, in full sequine!

I've also been weirded out by seeing my son's friend, who is actually in Iraq, standing in line. The first time that happened, I actually started to wave at him, then realized it COULDN'T be him and did the ol' wipe the hair thing to cover LOL After that I couldn't help but stare at him when he would come in. I couldn't help it, I swear! It wasn't intentional, I just kept catching myself doing it! Since he always came in with a bunch of school kids, I'm sure he was still in school at the time himself. I can just imagine him reporting back to his mother how this "older lady" at the resturant kept staring and waving at him! ewwwwwwww

I've also been thrown into a near panic attack at the sight of my first ex-husband... except he still looked 18 so I know it wasn't him. Gawd, that was like seeing Satan himself. :::shudder:::

And, finally, I had the misfortune several years ago to fall for a guy who's family apparently is responsible for populating the county, because now that we've broken up, I freaking see him/his brother/cousin/son everywhere! OMG they all look so much alike it's scary! Same jet black hair and eyes, same toasty complexion, same short stout build... Like a brown and black bulldog lol

What was the question?

[Ryu]

at my movie theater one of the things we do to occupy ourselves is point out anyone who comes in that looks like a celebrity
it actually happens fairly often!
pretty sure i've never seen a celebrity though

[AFpheonix]

We don't really have many if any celebs living in my neck of the woods, but I do have a regular that looks an awful lot like Adam Corolla.....

[BrassCowboy]

I thought I saw former Dallas Cowboy Troy Aikman driving down the highway. Not a very strange occurance though, because we were very close to a Troy Aikman Ford dealership, and he was driving a Explorer.

[kw524]

The Orange County Chopper guys test drive there new creations past my house all the time. If I pay attention I can see the bikes before there on TV. I had to wait in the traffic jam to get home when they filmed one of the Christmas episodes. I see them in the local NAPA store too.

[DeamonCohln]

Different type of thing, but If have one more person come up to me and say:

Are you Elijah Wood?

or

You know you look like Elijah Wood?

I swear I will rip there eyeball out and eat it.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

You know the character Stuart Larkin from MAD TV?

Of course you do. I even had him as my avatar for a time.

Anyhoo, there was a guy who worked at the Arby's in town who looked just like him grown up--and talked like him too!

If he was the one serving me at the drive-thru, it took everything I had to keep from just busting out laughing.

[ShinyGreenApple]

I was on a flight to Atlanta once and had to take several glances at the man in front of me, I thought for sure it was Viggo Mortensen. I used to go to work with a guy who looked almost exactly like Johnny Depp, only shorter. And my brother in law's Dad is a dead ringer for Kenny Rogers. You should have seen people at the wedding rehearsal dinner, they really thought it was him!