Biggest "celebrity" you've seen/met?

[Ironclad Alibi]

I have met Tom Clancy and Gary Larson at book signings.

My wife's elderly cousin was walking into a Baltimore mall one day many years ago. A gentleman held the door open for her. As she passed through, she looked at him and said, "You look familiar." He replied, "Johnny Unitas, ma'am."

[MoonCat]

Authors, mostly. CJ Cherryh, Andre Norton, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Patricia McKillip, Katherine Kurtz, David Gerrold, L. Sprague deCamp. Also Ray Buckland, well-known as both a writer and a witch (he got a bit too "friendly" with my sister ).

Doc Severinson was in the building at work once for an interview and I think he was in line behind me in the cafeteria; I didn't see the guy's face but few men would have worn the glittery jacket this guy was wearing!

[Racket_Man]

I once was next to fomer NFL linebacker Kevin Greene in the iPod aisle at Target.

How quaint Irv.....

let me see.... HMMMMM I deliver pizza in Cheeseheadland Central. Enough of the football players have semi-permanent or permanent residences here in the area (in MY delivery area ). decent quiet people who tip well.

I even delivered to Former QuarterBack who was just recently welcomed back into the fold.

BUT le sigh other than that not that many famous people come here.

[Sheldonrs]

I used to work on Universal City Walk next to Universal Studios.

Steven Spielberg
Michael Jackson
Elizabeth Taylor having lunch with Bette Midler
Julie Newmar
Drew Carrey
And a lot more. :-)

[Gizmo]

Loads of sci fi stars over the years but the four I really remember:

Nichelle Nichols was praising me for one of my costumes in the parade at one show.

I was with Jeffery Combs at a bar in London (the Trek bar before that died) and joshed him about him watching his own deaths in DS9 clips.

I was personally escorted on a private showing of Stan Winston's Studio by his son Matt Winston (who was on Enterprise) and saw a lot of their props and stuff being worked on for current films and some of their older stuff to.

And I put Mark Shepard of Supernatural off his dinner - another con friend had fallen asleep wearing a kilt full Scottish style with... ahem, a view... and Mark could see it. Then his food arrived and I remarked from a couple of tables over that he HAD to have ordered the spaghetti and meatballs. Mark looked at his plate with just that *look* of wishing he hadn't heard that and I think it was Jared that was with him and trying not to laugh. I never did say sorry for that.. oops!

[seigus]

Clint Eastwood
George Kennedy
Jeff Bridges
Joe Walsh
Donald Sutherland

[Cobrabubbles]

I don't want to brag but...I did pet Paul Brandt's dog at his homecoming concert. Soooo...I'm kind of a big deal now.

At con's I've met Matt Smith (unimpressed with that one sad to say), Karen Gillian (again a disappointing encounter), Bill Paxton (thoroughly enjoyed meeting him), and Ivy Doomkitty (more for my husband than me but she was cool).

[An Haddock]

Mostly pro wrestlers. King Kong Bundy is a sweetheart.

I actually got some training by The Reckless Youth and D. Lo Brown right before they went full pro.



That's funny. I know I've met a few musicians/actors in the past and I can't remember any of them right now.

[mjr]

Mostly pro wrestlers. King Kong Bundy is a sweetheart.

That's interesting to me. I was unaware of that.

Though I've heard that several "big name" pro wrestlers are very nice guys outside the "squared circle".

[CyberLurch]

I was with Jeffery Combs at a bar in London (the Trek bar before that died) and joshed him about him watching his own deaths in DS9 clips.

(MUCH JEALOUSY!). I am a huge fan of Mr. Combs. He was awesome as Commander. Shran (ST:E), Weyoun (STS9), and The Question (Justice League Unlimited).

With the exception of DeForest Kelley, I have met the entire main cast of the original STAR TREK, plus Grace Lee Whitney (such a gracious lady - she was aptly named!) as well as Michael Ansara. I've also met Burt Ward, Adam West, and Julie Newmar (all many, many years ago).

In the early 1980s, I met the then-woman-of-my-dreams, Stevie Nicks. She was being interviewed on the eve of her concert on a local FM station, and I was at the time working as a pizza delivery driver. Upon hearing the announcements of her upcoming live interview, I had our cook make several large assorted pizzas, and took them and a boatload of soda pop to the radio station, and delivered it personally on-the-air, along with flowers.

I also once met one of our much-celebrated AM disc jockeys - twice. On both occasions (a number of years apart), he was a colossal asshole. Name withheld because for some reason, he is revered in my old home town, and I don't want to spark a war.

[catcul]

Walter Payton visited my high school to hand a girl an award for her writing.

I saw Dick Vitale in a book store I was visiting in St. Pete.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to talk to either of them.

[seigus]

Oh, crud, forgot to mention my favorite of all - Andre the Giant. Took both of my hands to shake one of his...

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Some from the world of HASCAR racing:

Richard Petty--just a great guy
Bill Elliott-- I found nothing objectionable about him, but my mom thought he was very aloof.
Ernie Irvan--nice guy but seemed not to be "all there." Then again this was after his near-fatal accident

Also, my dad may or may not have an autograph from a teenaged Jeff Gordon someplace--this was from when he was racing open-wheel cars.

[Mr Hero]

Oh, crud, forgot to mention my favorite of all - Andre the Giant. Took both of my hands to shake one of his...

Inconceivable!

[dalesys]

Inconceivable!

That word's not what it's knocked up to be...