Bill Murray

I met him while working a summer job last year



William Fichtner

I met him while working at a movie theater



Ken Griffey Jr.

I met him when I was younger at Yankee Stadium before a Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees game



Chuck Knoblauch

I met him on a flight to Texas

ive met a few famous UK people, who have been on Tv a but no-one you guys would know..

I once met Al Martino when he was doing a UK tour and he stayed at the hotel i used to work at,very nice person who i got talking to about Gf and his early carrer..

Yo momma is famous all around town, an' I met her plenty o' time!

I kid, I kid.

I don't. But then again, I'm an idiot.

What constitutes "meeting" someone? A conversation? Touching somebody? Standing amidst a crowd of people as someone sings on stage? A photo with someone? What, for example, did "meeting" those people above entail for you, Irish? Exchanging niceties?

I have never met anyone famous......
But there again nobody famous has ever met me....

Everyone of those people I shook hands with or got an autograph. By meet I mean something more than just walking by someone and smiling or waving. You either received an autograph, got a picture with them, shook hands, told them you enjoyed their work, etc.

I've had sex with Matt Le Tissier.

Yes, I'd classify that as meeting them

Mario Puzo and his widow Carol Gino (and also his editor Jonathan Karp) - at a book-signing for The Last Don in Manhattan (they were expecting me of course )

Al Pacino - shook his hand and got an autograph outside the stage door after a Broadway play

Al Martino - got his autograph after seeing him perform in concert opposite Henny Youngman; his assistant pointed out my GF cap

David Lee Roth - shook his hand backstage wishing him good luck before a performance

Director Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes ("Jay and Silent Bob"), with Stacey Farber from Degrassi - as reported here

Not sure if this counts, but I was at an "intimate event" with Spike Lee years ago for work, but don't think I ever actually went up to him

Fanboys of Marvel Comics: I knew a lot of 'em while working there, including Joe Quesada, editor-in-chief, and Avi Arad, producer of practically EVERY Marvel-related movie released since the early 90's (X-Men series, Spider-Man series, Blade, Hulk, Daredevil, etc etc etc)

Sandy Duncan - does she count? lol Saw her play Peter Pan on Broadway as a kid; got her autograph afterwards

Max Loubiere (Tour Manager for Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and others) - I got Puzo to sign a hardcover Godfather novel to Billy Joel that I delivered to him personally backstage; still pissed I never met Joel cuz the freakin' Governor showed up

Many up-and-coming bands over many years being in the circuit... The Smithereens probably most note-worthy; got autographs from The Indigo Girls before I knew who they were, then ended up liking their music... (and if you include being up-close-and-personal in the audience as "meeting" (which I don't) I could include A LOT of very classic acts)

Let's not forget most of the team that brought you THE GODFATHER: THE GAME when they flew me out to EA in California in '06

...does email count? If so, then add Johnny "Paulie Gatto" Martino, and GF-related authors like Harlan Lebo and Peter Cowie, and also some no-names thus far...

I'm probably forgetting some, while also reaching at this point lol, but that's a start...

But I did see -- but not "meet" -- a few people like George Clooney and Didi Conn (Frenchy in GREASE) and others while in NYC, but they don't count...

...but I have a feeling I'm missing someone big...

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DUH!!!!!! I really did forget some BIG ones -- thanks, SC!

Sopranos characters: Paulie, Benny, Patsy, Vito and Gigi

As well as "Jimmy Whispers" from A Bronx Tale

...and I almost met, but chose not to bother, Coppola at the Brooklyn DVD release event, where I also hung out with one of Sonny's twins

Also, the humorous a capella group The Bobs multiple times.

Tourettes comic Twitchels

And I MAY get a chance to meet director John Waters on Friday if I go to his show...

I know Paul Heaton out of the Band the Beautiful south very well ,ive met shaun ryder and bez out of the happy mondays as well as manny out of the stone roses,ive met lee westwood the golfer as his dad used to be my maths teacher and ive had a night out in ibiza once with alan smith and lee bowyer

He said FAMOUS people lol

All your "Sopranos" stars!

My top two meetings:

Paul Newman - He and wife, Joanne Woodward, would frequent my regular hangout in the '90's. They'd go to this Greek restaurant every month on a Thursday night. On one of of those nights, I was three sheets to the wind, I got up from my stool at the bar (I was like Norm on "Cheers") and started walking to the men's room. Newman, coming from the dining room, collided with me. I said, "Excuse me", to which he said, "No, I'm sorry, it was my fault". I told him, "In that case, don't let it happen again", to which he laughed and said, "OK".

Robert DeNiro - It was 1982 or '83 and I was walking down 7th Avenue on my lunch hour when he came walking out of a Winnebago parked there (they used those big vans as dressing rooms while filming "The King of Comedy"). I'm usually laid-back when seeing a personality on the street and will not approach them, but I made an exception in this case. I walked up to him and told him that I thought he was great in "The Deer Hunter" to which he shook my hand and said, "Thank you very much".

I would say they are pretty famous, in the UK

Well if we are talking saying hello and shaking hands, I have a couple.

1968 - Robert Kennedy - during his campaign he arrived at the Kent County airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I drove down to the airport, wormed my way through a very large crowd as Bobby was walking along the fence shaking hands. I managed push my way to the front of the line to shake his hand. I was thrilled. (Btw, never shook his hand but also saw JFK in a motorcade during his campaign)


Approximately 1975 - I met and said hello to Michael Landon who was at a local rodeo and also got an autograph picture.

Oh and of course part of the Soprano cast at the Gangster convention in Chicago.

There probably are a few more maybe not so famous people, but for now this it it.

TIS

Met Jessica Alba at my local mall..when she was promoting her new movie....

Ran into Eric Bana in the city..same as Hugh Jackman

Met Chopper Read at one of his gigs...

Yelled Drunkenly at Nicole Kidman in the city..don't think she even took notice...

oh and also..punched on with Russel Crowe at the pub..nah kidding about that last one..hehe

What was Chopper like?

Anyone from the UK

A little off topic, but how popular is Hugh Grant in the UK? I haven't seen all of his movies, but I find him to be very charming and likeable (in spite of the famous prostitute story. Is he as likeable there?


TIS

hey TIS.I'm from Australia so i wouldn't know

I've met Jerome Bettis, Lawrence Taylor, Stephon Marbury, and Allen Iverson.

Chopper is a funny guy.A lot of shit talking,but a funny guy.Thinks he's the greatest gangster that ever lived though.I had a good chat with him,got his autograph,which i lost years ago.

Oops! So you are. Sorry!! (as if "down under" wouldn't have been a clue) I don't know what I was thinking. I'll redirect my question.

TIS

Haha..no harm done.The English like to think of us Aussies as the derived English...pffft.

Hugh Grant was very popular in the UK in the 90's, with his films doing very well.I like some of his films with his best being Love Actully

Loser

I said Loser cause we all know that Bridget Jones' diary is his best work.

i thought Love Actully was an all round good film with a great cast

I liked Mickey Blue Eyes myself. I thought he was hilarious. But, also he was in a drama called "Extreme Measures" (with Gene Hackman)and I really liked that as well. Never saw Bridget Jones.



TIS

Thanks - I updated my list with a few more...

...and I'm probably still missing some minor ones

Does being propositioned over the telephone by one count?

I did meet Jack Cassidy and Shirley Jones after one of their shows. My two sisters and I were walking through the parking lot and their limo pulled up beside us. They rolled the window down and thanked us for being a great audience. I think I was about 10 years old at the time?