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Who is THE most famous celebrity you've ever run into?

  1. mediagirl

    hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts

    @Mrs. Bee: Meryl Streep takes the subway?? It's like a "Celebrities, they're just like us" moment!

  2. Bao

    GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts

    @mrsjyw: I always think of you when I see him on Walking Dead! Haha!

    Umm Kate Goslin, I think that's it...

  3. MrsBrewer

    coconut / 8854 posts

    Literally no one. I live in WI though, so it's no surprise.

  4. Silva

    cantaloupe / 6017 posts

    I physically ran into Julia stiles once when we were crossing the street (she went to Columbia and I was attending Barnard in NYC). Trey Anastasio from Phish hit on me once at a bar. It was creepy. I was with a guy at the time but he thought it was the coolest thing ever and offered me no help in trying to escape.

  5. twodoghouse

    honeydew / 7230 posts

    I live in central IL so.... No one! Although my senator has recently gained a bit of notoriety and I used to see him out and about at bars from time to time.

  6. LibbyLou

    kiwi / 739 posts

    Lebron James! He asked me to go to the club with him- well his bodyguard asked for him. (they hung out with jay z and Beyoncé that night) but my mom made me say no! I was just 18 though.

  7. sweetooth

    nectarine / 2705 posts

    My husband and I had tacos and burritos with Leonardo DiCaprio and Giselle (back when they were together). It was in his old neighborhood in LA and I asked this guy if he had ordered yet - turns out, it was Leo. And then we were sitting in this tiny shack next to them and I couldn't figure out a way to let my husband know who we were sitting right next to! It was my most favorite celebrity sighting. I also love knowing that Giselle eats burritos

    We also like to say "we had dinner with Pierce Brosnan". He was eating in the restaurant at the table behind us when we were doing our menu tasting for our wedding. My husband could have knocked my chair backwards and I would have fallen into Pierce. We actually discussed doing it...but of course, tried to just act cool

  8. sweetooth

    nectarine / 2705 posts

    Oh! And my girlfriends and I saw Zach Braff and Mandy Moore in LA at the cafe we were at. Back when they were together. And my husband and I saw Keanu Reeves at one of our favorite brunch places. He just rolled up on his motorcycle and popped in for a coffee.

    I miss living in LA...

  9. mrsjyw

    GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts

    @Bao: @littlebug: hehe ya, we grew up in the same neighborhood in grade school and stayed in touch throughout the rest of our school years! I usually see him around Thanksgiving time. True midwestern, 'burbs man! He comes home to see his parents a lot!

  10. MamaBear87

    nectarine / 2288 posts

    I met Charlie Sheen at the Magic Castle in Hollywood. I have a terrible poker face he saw me starting at him leaned over and whispered "no it isn't him. Must be someone else." Then gave me a big smile and headed off with his buddies. Weirdest moment ever....

  11. MediaNaranja

    pomegranate / 3244 posts

    I sat behind Danny Glover on a long-haul flight from Ecuador to the US (he flies coach!). I remember waiting for the flight to board in Quito, and they announced a list of people that needed to further check-in at the desk. One of the names was Daniel Glover, and I thought to myself "haha, he has the same name as the actor" until I saw Actual Danny Glover check in at the desk. He was sitting in the row in front of me, and I wound up standing behind him in customs, too!

    I also once stopped and waved for a couple to cross the street in front of my car before turning right. When they turned to give the courtesy thank-you wave I realized it was William H. Macy & Felicity Huffman!! She is beautiful and he is a tiny wisp of a man, ha.

  12. 2PeasinaPod

    pomelo / 5524 posts

    All of your celebrity run-ins are far more exciting than mine!

    I've met Bill Clinton before who is very charming. And before his demise over the "I was there" scandal, I'd met Brian Williams. He was hilarious and a lot of fun to be around. I was a little sad for him once that story broke.

  13. Mrs. Bee

    admin / watermelon / 14210 posts

    @mrs. wagon: she was in town doing a play! she got off on union square. i noticed her because of her nice handbag and shoes. that's often how i spot female celebs!

  14. BSB

    hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts

    I'm not observant when I go places so I wouldn't probably notice if they walked right by me. Haha. I'm focused on where we are going, not on the people.

    When DH and I went to NYC one day, he said he saw the actor that played the Fonz.

    When we were at Disney World, DH said we saw a someone famous (B/C lister). I don't remember his name.

  15. teawithpaloma

    apricot / 490 posts

    Most famous actual interaction (with picture and conversation): Stephen Colbert

    Sightings in NYC: Keanu Reeves, SJP, Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Robin Wright, David Hyde Pierce (3x!!), Nathan Lane, Donald Trump...a bunch others that I can't remember

  16. yoursilverlining

    eggplant / 11824 posts

    @bluestriped bee: DH and I ran into the Fonz (Henry Winkler) at this amazing dumpling house in LA. He held the door for us! nice guy!

  17. BKCaribBaby

    pear / 1672 posts

    Lots of sightings and not much interaction:

    Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel more than once when they were still together
    Matt Dillon 2x, once at a restaurant and another time in a coffee shop
    Heidi Klum & Seal walking down the street – I recognized her and she gave me thinks look like “You better not say anything”
    Ivanka Trump – I stepped in front of her on the sidewalk when she was alwking out iof a fashion show at Bryant park when Fashion Week was still there
    Carson Kressley multiple times – I think I worked in his neighborhood
    Sarah Gilbert – went to college with her
    Kelly Martin – met her at a college party. She was nice and was dating my ex-broyfriend’s roommate at the time
    Spike Lee – seen him multiple times including a time he looked directly at me and smiled.
    Gov. Andrew Cuomo (does he count?) – he did a double take (hey, what can I say?) This was before he was Governor and was the Attorney General), we were at a party
    Jamie Foxx – Years ago, pre-Ray, stumbling out of a bar on the Sunset Strip. He kept staring at me and was totally drunk and staumbling.
    Chris Hayes from MSNBC getting coffee while I was having brunch

    Those are the ones I can remember.

  18. Rockies11

    persimmon / 1363 posts

    Wills and Kate, Matthew McConahey and his family.

  19. teawithpaloma

    apricot / 490 posts

    I have to add Kate Winslet - she was so STUNNINGLY beautiful in real life.

  20. Chillybear

    pomegranate / 3032 posts

    Kelly Ripa - She went to my high school and would come back for promo stuff every once in a while
    Mark McGraff and Sugar Ray - Airport
    Lou Ferrigno - Airport
    Carson Daly - I was on TRL way back when
    Ralph Rucci - Fashion Designer - He critiqued one of our finals in college
    Local Philly Sports Stars Eagles - Brian Dawkins, Todd Herremanns (I worked with his wife), A bunch of Flyers players, a few Phillies

  21. jedeve

    pomegranate / 3643 posts

    No run ins. I was a senate page so I've met a bunch of senators. I held the door for Hilary Clinton! Christie Carlson Romano worked in the hill at the time too.

    Other than that, just our local politicians, haha. Our Lt Gov gave me her spaghetti sauce recipe in line at Safeway once.

  22. jedeve

    pomegranate / 3643 posts

    @Corduroy: that's hilarious!

  23. lamariniere

    pineapple / 12566 posts

    I just remembered I literally almost ran into Uma Thurman on 5th ave in NYC. She is stunning in real life.

  24. Mrs. Deer

    blogger / persimmon / 1231 posts

    Been fun reading these! I won a radio station contest maybe 4 years ago (??) to have a chance to win Katy Perry's car. Brought my husband and yeah, didn't win. She was pretty funny/sarcastic in person (think my husband said she was annoying) haha.

  25. youboots

    honeydew / 7622 posts

    Ha. So far just entire cast of Grimm- they all seem to live in Portland where the show is filmed.

  26. jape14

    pear / 1586 posts

    Nothing too exciting but not too long after the John Edwards cheating scandal I almost ran into him (like physically ran into him) at the mall. He was wearing really short running shorts and looked like he had run to the mall from his house (not a short run)!

  27. Arden

    honeydew / 7589 posts

    Koby Bryant (in a hotel while I was attending a conference), George Bush Sr. (at our AF base when I was little), the then President of Bulgaria (random very odd experience, shook his hand and had a short conversation about America)... The guy from Myth Busters (at Taco Bell!), and the guy from Leverage (in the Vienna airport).

  28. SleepyMonkey

    grapefruit / 4006 posts

    @MediaNaranja: i specifically came back to read if anyone had seen leo...AND you saw mandy moore! I love her too!

  29. yoursilverlining

    eggplant / 11824 posts

    @youboots: omg, sasha roiz is my secret boyfriend! Haha, total "free pass list material" right there!!!

  30. lulibee

    cherry / 215 posts

    I once ran into Lena Dunham while walking into my job - I didn't know about her and Girls at the time (but now am obsessed). She was giving a talk where I worked.

    And freshman year in college, I had class with Rob Brown (from Coach Carter, Finding Forrester). I've never seen any of his movies though.

  31. Mrs. Jacks

    blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts

    @Andrea: Danny Glover almost ran over me with his car in the Upper Haight (he lived a block and a half up from me). He was a jerk about it. I had the crosswalk and he blew through it speeding. Came really close to crushing me, yet he flipped me off and shouted obscenities.

    Drank with Matt Dillon on the Lower East Side.
    Was an extra in a Christian Slater movie and he was chatting me up in the catering line. I didn't recognize him and totally blew him off. He really ate that up.
    John C. Riley (boogie nights) and I literally crashed into each other running to catch planes in LAX. I ended up totally sprawled out all over the floor.
    Ty Burrell and Reid Ewing (Haley's old boyfriend) live in my neighborhood. Reid has four beagles and can often be heard walking down my street yelling at one "Odin!!!!" Odin is a feisty beagle!

  32. lulibee

    cherry / 215 posts

    Oh, and Ed Hardy...LOL, does he count as a celebrity? He came to my job for a talk too, and sat down and had some of my wedding cake in my office (that my co-workers bought for me right before I left for my wedding week)

  33. youboots

    honeydew / 7622 posts

    @yoursilverlining: ha! I just saw him Monday at Notdstrom.

  34. shopaholic

    bananas / 9973 posts

    Going down the escalator while Michael Jackson was coming up the other side. That's gotta be the best one for me.
    Justin Timberlake and Alyssa Milsno while they were dating. Talked to Jason Segel at the airport. Actually seen quite a few people at airports but I can't remember. Hayden Pannetiere in L.A. Rihanna on the beach at our hotel (but she was a total B*).

  35. yoursilverlining

    eggplant / 11824 posts

    @youboots: stop taunting me / tell me more

  36. Canoli

    persimmon / 1458 posts

    @sweetooth: Leo! So jealous!

  37. sorrycharlie

    hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts

    @runnerd: not the only one! I am swooning with jealousy over here..

    @mrsroo: get out! SO fun!!! who were you 'friends' with? (what character lol, for those who are like wth?)

  38. winniebee

    hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts

    Adam Sandler is from my home town and I've met him a bunch of times!

    Bill Clinton, Al Gore (from working on campaigns in high school), Richard Simmons, Bjork, the dad from Dawson's Creek

  39. Boogs

    hostess / papaya / 10540 posts

    @Andrea: Ran you over?! What did he do??

  40. jhd

    coconut / 8079 posts

    no celebrity sightings for me. But DH met George Bush once.

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