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Cavedog_pdx: Have you ever met a celebrity in person? Who? Describe the situation.

Laeidz87: I was doing some light window peeping at Jessica Alba's place, when she came out and offered me a nice chill glass of lemonade. Best day of my adult life so far.
Acevega: I've met the great Angelo Porazzi in Roma. He's the author of Warangel and other funny boardgames. He is really a nice person and charismatic seller :)
Felimid: Indirectly. My middle brother was braver than I was. It was James Earl Jones at the baggage claim at Dulles Int'l Airport. My middle brother found a great opening line: "So tell me - how long did *you* wait tables?" It got a warm, friendly laugh out of the actor.
JenniNicole: Only academic rockstars and they tend to be underwhelming
kathleenryan: Chuck Berry at the airport. I told him I liked his music.
Spirit of 70: Yes. The mayor of San Francisco and later senator, Diane Finestein. I hit her with my ice cream cone. I was very young at the time.
Frubgarde: Does Jimmy Carl Black from the Mothers of Invention count?
hob69: A couple, yes, as associate director of the Boston Irish Film Festival I've met a number of major Irish directors and actors, some of whom would be known internationally, like Gabriel Byrne, Aidan Quinn, Brendan Gleeson, Neil Jordan, John Boorman. Maybe 'celebrity' is pushing it for these folks, I don't know.
ricardofo: I knew Martha Rocha, miss Brazil in my cousin marriage
mrspank: No I haven't.
locusshifter: many
mbrna: I met Pete Townsend backstage at Radio City Music Hall at the Who's 25th anniversary of Tommy concert in 1989. OK I got his autograph. But I was face to face with him.
srturtle: I met Robert Trujillo backstage at a Suicidal Tendencies concert. They were opening for Metallica. It was awesome! He's a very friendly and fun guy to hang out with.
Mr Bassman: Richard Feynman - I nearly knocked him off the stage during opening night of "Guys and Dolls"
ironsizide: Gahan Wilson. He was a guest at a local comic book shop
enfanta: A good friend of mine was roommates with Brendan Fraser. I remember reassuring him that the suit he'd picked out to wear to dinner to meet an agent was fine. I doubt he'd remember me.
MisterCranky: I've met far too many to list in one GeekAnswer.
Elf__Man: yes; Bruce Willis. Ran into him in Philadelphia while he was shooting Sixth Sense. Not much at all to talk about.
DHEK: Yeah. A Singaporean celebrity who goes by the stage name "Phua Chu Kang" - some actor in a popular TV sitcom. It was at one of his dinner-cum-comedy-shows.
william_henshaw: Yes Kurt Vonnegut ,College ,lecture and book signing
WalkerRedEye: roger daltry (singer with the who) he occasionally lends his merry-go-round (theres an american name for taht i cant member) to the village fete and oft times he will be one of the guys turning teh wheels to make it go, also kinda dickered with him once to "borrrow" his land for a larp thing i used to do, also went to play group with his daughter (yeah the hellcat one!)
aleo09: yes. Chris Farley. we were in the stand by line for SNL and he came off the elevator. I got next to him and took a pic, but my ex-girl forgot the flash so all i have is a me next to a big shadowy figure.
onky: Yes. The queen of holland.
_Kael_: Bush. I told him Saddam had nukes. He said "No way!" and I said "Yes way!" and he said "Get outta here" and I said "See for yourself. I dare you. Or you too chicken?"
jeffwolfe: I've met many celebrities.
Reloaded: A few... last one was a member of Swollen Members (lol) out on Kensington Market in Toronto... just said hi and that I liked their music, kinda pointless to ask more as I don't know the guy personally and didn't want to scare him.
Beelzebub: None worth the effort to describe the situation.
duLac956: Yes. Sean Astin. He was at Notre Dame promoting "Rudy." I also met Mike Judge in a blues club in Dallas (before he was famous).
HScottBuck: Nope
bigbadsteve: alice cooper, backstage at a concert
Otter: Met Nancy Kulp (Jane Hathaway from the Beverly Hillbillies) when she ran for Congress (PA, 9th district).
dmomo: Went fishing with the Yaz. Met Hulk Hogan
Acruix: Danced with Candice Cameron at a sweet 16 party back when she was 16....
janiera: Yes... Mark Hamill... at a convention
vampywife: yes, linda davis (country singer), it was for an autograph after a Reba concert, it wasn't that exciting, she's not very good
Nekura: Jack Black. Work in same building as radio station, ran into him coming out of the elevator.
POvidiusNaso: I met the guitarist for KISS. I had backstage passes I accidentally won and met him with a guy named Dale who was a Hanoi Rocks freak.
SkyBry: No.
fFish: Andy Thomas (Australian Astronuaut) - Won a BHP Science Award in my last year of secndary school. (For Holographic Interferometry)
djlg: Nope.
tram10014: Daniel Day-Lewis. Rung him up on the cash register. And Nillson. My folks rented a house to him back when he was still alive. Harvey Keitel lives in my old neighborhood. I've seen his back a couple times, but we never talked.
Unitbuster: So I wake up on this island, right? And as it turns out, it's a private game sanctuary where the rich can hunt the most dangerous game, man. So I had to escape from Anne Coulter who wanted to "bust a cap in my ass." I had to build a Brazillian Man Trap.
adonismayhem: Steve Young. Met him in the BYU bookstore.
heli: Met the 7th Dr. Who once. Also ran into Jerry Brown at the airport while he and his aide waited for his bag. He had an expensive camel hair overcoat on. I walked toward him and he immediately tensed up like I could be an assassin so I skipped saying hello.
Loquutus: Mike Schmidt, Ted Danson, Pierre Robert, Todd McFarlane, Stan Lee, Kevin Smith
skrutsch: No.
SenorOcho: No.
peacmyer: In DC I held the door open for George McGovern, who gave me a nice smile.
dietevil: I played games with Derk and Aldie this afternoon, does that count ;)
shawn_low: Met Adam Duritz and the rest of the Counting Crows. They actually hung out in front of the concert hall before and after the show to chat with the fans. Really nice. Except they kept talking to the chicks...not nice!
puffinslayer: Several. John Cusack at a halloween party. Russell Crowe & Billy Boyd while I was working on Master & Commander.
Famous Mortimer: Many. Alex Trebek, Bill Clinton, Mark Harmon. Teen Jeopardy tryouts, Clinton speech, I work with him.
mgringo: Yes. I don't think I want to drop names here. I used to tour with bands a lot and I know some politicians too.
GrandpaDave: Like...real celebrities? I've met people who are celebrities in certain circles, but no one that is univerally known.
scriptorum: Actually "met?" No.
brainrob: Yes - Jimmy Carter at a Habitat for Humanity build project in Tiajuana (1990)
Dr. No: Richard Rogler at a döner booth in Cologne, ordering the same döner as I've ordered
ssmooth: I met Frank Zappa once at the party after the show.
jttm: It was over the Internet. BritneySpears18xxx said she wanted my credit card number, so I gave it to her. She was real sweet too. But I haven't heard from her since...
Randy Cox: Well, I chit-chatted with Gene Roddenberry while waiting for a bad copy of "The Cage" to finish playing. Also damn near ran over George Takei at a con. Makes me sound like a Star Trek geek, no? I got better.
puffinge: Met? I don't know, but I did play casino games in the same Las Vegas casino as Joe DiMaggio and Thurmon Munson, and I ate in the same restaurant as Nipsy Russell. He was rhyming.
chaddyboy_2000: Nope!
CDRodeffer: Ug. I don't celebrate celebrities. But let's see. I have met some famous politicians. And some musicians.
skelebone: No, other than cashiering for a local news anchor at the store. Oh, and I guess I did meet the governor of Kansas once, but he was hardly a celebrity.
Lord_Prussian: Yes, I met Sulu (George Takei) at a convention when I was 10 or so.
sos1: Sorry, that would be name-dropping