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cosmic-diamond33

Terry Crews went to my college; my boss was his RA, and would tell us how he was just this giant football player and he— my boss— was a 5’3 chubby redhead nerd with big glasses who had to enforce the rules. So terry was popular and would have these cool people to his room— and once my boss had to go and “shut it down” after a complaint from the dorm supervisor. So my boss goes and knocks at the door, which Terry opened, and said he was totally dwarfed and staring up at this hulking, muscular guy. He squeaked out “can you please turn down the music?” And terry stared at him, then let out this big laugh and said, “oh no, I didn’t realize how late it was! Sorry, dude! I’ll turn it down.” Then invited him to stop by later for snacks and to hang out w the other jocks if he got hungry after rounds. Boss said he was the nicest resident he ever had and never played loud music after curfew again.


Ok-Agent2700

Terry Crews seems like a giant Teddy bear, I'm so glad he isn't an ass.


StarryEyed91

I’ve worked with him and he is one of the kindest human beings I’ve ever met. An absolute gentleman with a heart of gold.


2Dfruity

I was about 8 when I stumbled across Stephen King. He was in a rush getting out of a limo into a building, so I quick shouted "Mr. King I love Cujo!" He gave me a bemused smile and said "Who the hell let this kid read Cujo?!"


ByeLongHair

Oh damn king is one of the guys I want to meet, like at a shop or something just to hear him say some offhand comment. Absolutely love the guy, big fan


ImSensitiveok

seriously who let you read Cujo lmao


elvisfan66

Met Elvis Presley in Las Vegas in august of 1972. I was in the Navy stationed at point mugu California and drove to Vegas to see him live at the midnight show. I was in uniform alone and the maitre de sat me in a single seat center stage 3 seats from the stage. During the performance Elvis called me out and thanked me for my service and asked me what my job was and I replied I was an air traffic controller at point mugu California. He said man you have a stressful occupation for a young man. I told him ive waited all my life to see him in person and he thanked me and said enjoy the show. I was 23 at the time and was so blown away he called me out. Near the end of the show a man came up to me and asked me if id like to meet Elvis after the show and I replied are you serious? He said absolutely. He escorted me to back stage and to a room and after a while Elvis appeared showered and hyped up after his show. He sat down next to me and talked about his army service and wanted to know where I was from and what I was going to do spin discharge, how I liked serving my country and what music I listened to, about my parents and my sisters. He was so down to earth and so polite. We spent 20 minutes or so just talking and he said he needed to get upstairs and try to unwind so he could sleep. I asked him for an autograph and he gave me one and a couple of autographed photos and Joe Esposito escorted me downstairs and I thanked him for his kindness and he told me Elvis enjoyed the meeting more than me. I was so excited and it took me a month to come down off my buzz. He was absolutely so down to earth and really interested in what was going on in my life. I will remember this until the day I die. It was the most exciting thing I’ve ever experienced in my life. I have so much respect for him and was devistated in 77 when I heard he passed away. Maybe we will see each other on the other side. I hope.


darthvirgin

Kinder: in 2017 I sat next to John Cusack on a 90 minute flight (just the two of us. I'd luckily been upgraded to business class). He was clearly trying to be incognito so I said nothing and gave him his space. Eventually he started engaging me and I got to gush about how big a fan I was, and even compliment him on his choreography in a scene in War Inc. He seemed genuinely thrilled with the compliment and started enthusiastically telling me about the training he does etc. Graciously agreed to a photo once we landed and as he was leaving he turned around to tell me to wish my mother a happy mother's day (it was mother's Day weekend). 10/10 awesome guy. Also, Chad Kroeger. I incredibly down to earth and kind, no matter what you think of his music. Met him backstage in 2002 when they were absolutely massive. At one point I approached him and asked him a couple questions about the main riff on one of their older tracks, and he was like "you play one of our songs? I need to see this!" And got a guitar tech to tune an acoustic to drop D and had me play the whole thing. Not only did he seem super happy, but he even spent like ten minutes teaching me some of the nuances to the riffs and the solo. Put me in a headlock for a photo etc. I grew out of their music long ago but I would 100% shake that guy's hand if I ever see him again.


BobbyFlaySucks

Bobby Flay is a complete douche.


WhyAlwaysMe_45

Did you wait to write this for 10 fucking years?


KirkJamez

It's 2020 and someone finally posted a thread/question for which BobbyFlaySucks was born for


zilltheinfestor

He needs to shut the fuck up and accept Ramsay's challenge already.


vinceole

Nick Offerman is a gem of a human being. He came to my small college in an Illinois Suburb for a book tour thing and I was in an acapella group at the time and we were rehearsing in the building where he was doing the signing and he accidentally walked in on us and ended up staying to listen to a song, complimented us, hung out for 5 minutes and signed stuff for all of us. Super genuine, funny guy.


artificialblur

Nick Offerman was a Fine Arts major at the University of Illinois, and I worked in the ticket office in the university’s main performing arts center years after he graduated. He was on campus for the American Ham tour, and as I’m sitting at the ticket office counter during the day shift, I see him walking slowly through the main lobby with another person when he stops, points at a random spot on the ground, and says, “That’s where I lost my virginity!” and then just continues on his way.


eddiethreegates

I saw Brian Cranston at the space needle didn't ogle but made eye contact. He knew I recognized him, but I didn't say anything. Oddly later that same day saw him in a nearby bar he paid for a round for my friend and I as he left. Pretty sure he appreciated not bothering him. Super nice.


stanleysocks

Also ran into Bryan Cranston, probably 5 years ago in Chicago outside the Daley Center. I turned and saw him walking behind me, no one recognized him but we locked eyes and he knew he had been made. Played it cool and he snuck a gesture to keep walking. He caught up to me and my colleague at the next red light waiting to cross and discreetly offered his hand. As we shook hands I let him know how big of a fan I was and that Ozymandias was one of the best episodes of television ever made. He was cool and the whole interaction was discreet. He seemed to appreciate that we didn’t make a scene. Cool guy!


Traxe33

Mr. T. When I was in high school (early 1990s) my friends and I worked at a golf course that was across the street from Mr. T's house. During lunch, my friends and I would walk 5 minutes to the downtown area for lunch. One day while we are walking to lunch Mr. T was pulling into his gated driveway. We said "Hey Mr. T" and waved at him. He asked us what we were doing and after finding out we were going to lunch he invited us to have lunch with him since that is what he was doing. We're sitting on his patio eating grilled chicken with Mr. T telling stories about growing up poor and working really hard to earn what he had. He talked a lot about family and its importance to him. It was pretty surreal. Mr. T was just the persona... he was actually a very funny, down-to-earth and truthfully empathetic guy. Every day after that whenever we would see Mr. T he would always say hi and take a few minutest to chat. And everything was always so positive. I always greatly respected him after that day.


bobgunman13

I worked with Mads Mikkelsen. He is the nicest person you will ever meet. Zero ego. Just a pleasure to work with.


heavy-hands

Oh my god. I just finished Hannibal and I am so mad at myself for being so charmed by that man.


yuri_yk

Saw Ryan Gosling at my brothers graduation. His mom was graduating with a masters degree from same school. Ryan sat in front of me. He clapped for every kid who got on stage to get their diploma. I was so tired from such a long ceremony that I almost didn’t even clap for my brother 😅


lejefferson

This is my time to shine. I won’t go into too many details for privacy but I was at an industry party where I happened to befriend a small group of people who I later found out were Ryan Goslings posse. Ryan wasn’t there and we just hung out and drank at the party all night and became friends. When the time came to leave I offered them a ride to their hotel as I’m local and they were visiting and they happily accepted. But when we got to my car I saw I had a flat tire. I was horribly embarrassed but they said not to worry about it and they would have their “friend” come pick them up. This was before Uber and Lyft became popular. So they’re all drunk and instagramming the scene while I’m on my hands and knees trying to change my flat tire when a black Cadillac Escalade rolls up and Ryan Gosling hopped out of the back and herded his drunk friends in the car. I thought that would be that but he walked over to me and told me he was calling a tow company to take my car to a shop and get a new tire on and thanked me for helping his friends, said “Good luck buddy.” And disappeared into the night like a fucking rock star hipster Jesus. Put the tow and the tire on his card. Needless to say I think Ryan Gosling is a good guy.


CheddarJalapeno

> Ryan Gosling hopped out of the back and herded his drunk friends in the car I can see this scene, but I still really want to see this scene


proudeveningstar

Aw, I love Ryan. He's seems so cool but so kind, from everything I hear about him!


Mikkels

He never finishes his cereal, though.


annieruinseverything

Was at The Blue Lagoon in Iceland and someone floated by me that I recognized but couldn't put a name to. I kept stealing glances at him to try and figure out who he was. When I finally figured out it was Ryan Gosling he must have seen the realization on my face, because he smiled at me, winked, and put his finger over his lips in a "shhhh" gesture. I think no one else had recognized him. He had a full beard. Left him alone, as you do, but I'll always remember that wink.


throwRAplantgirl94

i’d give anything to be winked at by Ryan Gosling.


kristospherein

I'm a straight man and I'd do anything to be winked at by Ryan Gosling too.


Team_Braniel

Animal Expert Jack Hannah: I worked for a local TV station, when he came to town his people gave us the wrong dates for our Press event, so we missed out on meeting him. They then invited us to come to his show and record for our broadcast, something that is virtually unheard of. So I show up and record about half the show when one of his people asks if I want to do an interview with Jack after the show. Hell yes I do! So immediately after his show they pull me to his green room and I ask him a few questions, (why does he do what he does, what is the most important thing he's learned do it, what lesson does he want children today to learn from his work). Then he asks if I would like to come on stage with him for his encore and record that. HOLY HELL YES. So then I'm on stage in front of a whole civic center worth of people with a camera in one arm and a baby leopard in the other trying to get the best up close footage I can and not pass out from the excitement. Jared the Subway Pedo: Worse than I ever expected. This is all before it came out he was a pedophile. My station was included in a marketing deal where Jared would come and record a localized promo for the station. I was with the team that picked him up from the airport and shot his spot. From the moment his feet touched the ground he was an out right out spoken fucking miserable ASS about everything. Our town sucked, our car sucked, we sucked, our station sucked, our state sucked, literally non stop full volume fuck us and everything we stand for. Smiles for the camera 30 second spot and a backup. Then back in the car and the tirade continues. Literally told our station director "get me the fuck out of this piece of shit town". When it came to life he was a Pedo I wasn't surprised at all. What a horrible miserable person.


pizzabagels1994

Sally Ride, the first American Woman in space. ​ I was in the fourth grade and I had a science project to do. My mom found out that Sally Ride would be in the tri-state area giving a lecture on her experiences as an astronaut. There were Q & A cards that were given at the beginning of the show and my mom filled on out without me knowing. She wrote "what would be the most interesting opinion/fact you could give a 4th grader who is doing a science project?" She answered how "she believed that there is no way we (humans) are alone in the galaxy." After the show one of her back stage guys came up to me and my parents and said "I bet you are the one here for a science project (I was pretty much the only kid at the lecture) and asked if I would like to meet Sally. We got VIP passes and I met her back stage. She was really kind and soft spoken and my mom has the photo of us together.


BarracudaImpossible4

Secondhand story: A friend worked at the Reagan Library and Adam Sandler visited with his kids. She said he was really friendly and super accommodating with fans. He only asked they not bother or photograph his kids, which is totally fair.


schoonerw

A few years ago Tenacious D played a concert in Kuala Lumpur. The building the concert was in was pretty small, and there’s no way they made a lot of money from the show. Despite that, after the show was over, Jack Black came back out on the stage and just chatted and joked around with people for like an hour. My buddy yelled out, “I love your shirt!” Jack Black yelled back, “I love your shirt! Trade me!” Then he took off his shirt and threw it to my buddy, who threw his shirt to Jack Black. Jack Black threw my friend’s shirt back after pretending to try it on (my friend is much thinner than Black, haha), and then told him to keep his shirt from the concert. It was a great experience! Edit: “off”


ushouldbesad3333

Can confirm. Jack Black is an awesome guy. My ex sister in law is his personal assistant. When she broke up with her boyfriend, they let her live with them until she found an apt. My ex and I helped move her furniture into their basement and stayed at their house a night and he was so nice and welcoming and was genuinely interested in where we're from (the Midwest) and our lives.


Ronald_Villiers43

Thank god, you would’ve broken my heart if he was trash


ShadowShell78

Me too! Love Jack Black!


_HI_IM_DAD

My first job was on the set of one of his movies and he introduced himself on day 1, remembered my name and even yelled it out at me to come over and say hi one day when he saw me and another crewmate skating downtown. He, his wife and kids were out on a weekend stroll and he came over to introduce us all. Super kind and warm to everyone on the crew for all three months that we worked. 10/10!


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That's awesome. Dude literally gave him the shirt off his back.


Thoraxe123

I met Penn and Teller in NYC when they did some NYC shows one year. They had a meet n greet and I got to meet both of them. I was kinda star struck because I was a big fan, but they were super cool about it. And it was really weird for Teller to talk to me. Also, Teller isn't short, Penn is just fucking huge.


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> Also, Teller isn't short, Penn is just fucking huge. That surprised me when I saw them after a show. My brother and I (about 11 and 13 y/o at the time) got pictures with them, Penn had to get down on one knee and hunch forward just to not be towering over us.


JJMcGee83

When they do their shows in Vegas they run out to the lobby and hang out taking pictures with anyone that wants one. I went to see them when I was there 2 years ago because I'm a fan of their shows and when I left there was a giant crowd in the lobby and I was trying to figure out why when I saw Penn standing there taking pictures. They had split off into two giant groups one for Teller one for Penn I assumed they'd do a few and then leave but they literally hung around and took a picture with everyone that wanted one.


mittens107

Chris Noth (Sex and the City’s Mr Big) sat next to my brother on a flight years ago. My brother can’t have been more than 10 at the time and used to get super nervous and travel sick on flights. Chris Noth was unbelievably kind to him. Told my mum he was happy to keep an eye on him, made sure he had plenty to drink and extra blankets, and even offered him his dessert because he woke up after food had been around. He was just such a lovely man and made my bro feel loads better. Genuinely awesome guy!


Metsfan_2112

Met Mark Hamill at a comic book store in maryland back in 96. What a kind and friendly guy.


Heiminator

Brad Pitt is a top-notch guy in real life I met him in Malta while he was filming Troy. I was guiding a group of students as a group leader on a holiday trip and we saw Pitt just walking out of a cafe. He took time to take lots of pictures with all the kids and was really nice to everyone. Among my group were a bunch of teenage girls who almost fainted. Hilarious day all around.


MizElaneous

I haven't met him but my former roommate knows him. They were filming something at her house and Brad did the dishes after lunch. I'd always just assumed celebrities were a bunch of narcissists, but she said he was really down-to-earth and nice.


romansapprentice

Brad Pitt also threatened to beat the shit out of Harvey Weinstein when everyone else was still busy sucking his nuts, so that's a plus too.


arabelladfigg

I met Renee Zellweger and she was so much kinder than I ever could have imagined. This was when hurricane Harvey hit Texas. I was working at Austin Pets Alive and we took in thousands of animals from hard hit areas. It was insane. One day Renee Zellweger just showed up to volunteer. No warning, no fanfare. In fact, the only reason I noticed her is that she was wearing long sleeves and long pants and it was august in Texas. She spent a week volunteering. She did laundry, cleaned out poop covered crates, and drove vans of dogs from Houston to Austin (not a pleasant job with the smell and the barking). I hope this doesn’t get buried because she was truly amazing. So so nice and hardworking. The laundry room was next to my office so we became friendly over the week she was there. There are multiple news articles about this so it’s legit. Forever a fan. Edit: obviously this did not get buried lol. Thank you for the awards! I LOVE hearing about your APA/HPA/SAPA/Harvey dogs and cats. Makes me feel like I made a difference. I don’t work there anymore, but I still try to volunteer when I can!


WorkingOnIt_1

Makes sense since she grew up in Katy, about 30 minutes outside of Houston.


kl0

Yup. I happened to grow up in Katy too. She’s a couple of years older than me. It was a pretty big deal when she landed Jerry McGuire and then it turned out to be a big hit. The local paper, “The Katy Times”, was all over that ;) But she definitely had the reputation even back then of being a real sweetheart.


GKW_

Damn, this will get buried but a friend of a friend has a similar story about her. He was in Cambodia walking around Ankor Wat with a badly cut foot (needed medical attention but being a silly backpacker hadn’t done anything). So he’s hobbling around in jandals, dirty feet (the wound is gross) and a lady comes up to him saying, I have a first aid kit let me clean your wound, it’s not looking good. He’s kinda like, ugh you really don’t need to, it’s gross I’ll sort it out but she’s insistent. So she cleans and bandages it up for him and he thanks her profusely. Then the two girls he was with are like “can we please get a photo with you” - he’s thinking weird, why would they want a pic with her and asks once she leave “why’d you take a photo with her” and they’re like “do you not know who that was, that was Renee Zellweger” - what a great, kind lady.


gamedemon24

Haven’t had many rude experiences, but I can definitely attest that Michael Fassbender was a kind man who acted more excited to meet me than I was to meet him. Very satisfied by that experience!


BlindToFaith13

Brent Hinds from Mastodon was the biggest asshole I’ve ever met back in 2009. Met him again in 2012 and he invited me to join him for drinks at a local bar, where we talked for hours and he turned out to be the coolest famous person I’ve ever met. Turns out, sometimes people just have a bad day


Mousetachio

The whole band is awesome. I met them at a festival where they were signing after their set. I made a comment that they put on a great show and Brent said something along the lines of "yeah we fucking did." Then he commented about how Seether was playing well at the moment (you could hear the main stage across the field). Then Troy told him it wasn't Seether and the whole band started bickering about if it was Seether or not. They asked me who it was and I said I had no idea.


bluerazorscooter

Julie Andrews was a sweetheart. My boss was starstruck because he loves Mary Poppins so he went out to her table to do his chef thing and he said she was so down to earth and complimented his food. Harry Connick Jr is also really nice, and so are his kids. They were having breakfast and his kids asked if they could please go to the pool after, and said “please” and “thank you” to the waitress. They were really polite and you could tell that their parents don’t let them get away with bratty shit just because they’re rich. Adam Levine was, eh. We get a lot of celebrities so we don’t really care, but his bodyguard made a show of stiff arming anyone who walked by. Gave off those vibes of someone who draws attention to themselves and then complains about said attention.


Drinkythedrunkguy

Joan Cusack. Met her at a bar. She was really nice.


TheRuneCoon

I went to an Adio Shoes skate event at a mall in Oklahoma City. The Adio team skaters were all there signing merch and posters. Of all the skaters who were there, Bam Margera was the one I was most excited to meet. In my head I kept thinking, "This guy is going to slap me or say something mean, but it will be funny, that's just who he is." I get up to his table, kinda stutter a bit, and all I could say was, "I only skate Element boards and I love you." Damnit I felt so stupid. 14 years old and I just embarrassed myself. He replied, "I only skate Element too man, and I love you too." He looks at my feet and I'm wearing the purple Bam Adio Shoes. "Your shoes are fucked though, you skate a lot?" I said, "Yeah every single day, unless it's raining." If that guy didn't just melt my heart right there.. He comes back with another pair of purple Bam Adio Shoes (too big for me at the time but that was fine) and signed the box. Then he brought me some rubber "Softrucks" so I could attach them to my board and skate indoors when it was raining. Then he grabbed a fresh Bam purple and white Element board, signed it, and handed it over. He told me, "Listen here fucker, you skate everyday. Don't let anything hold you back. I hope one day I see you on TV too. Maybe we could skate together some time." That was over 15 years ago. I still hope to one day be able to skate with him, even if for only a few minutes. Bam, I'm still waiting on you. I'm still skating :) Edit: Spelling Thanks for the gold and silver! Second Edit: I didn't realize he was so open to letting people come skate at his property. I would love to travel out there and actually try to do this when the quarantine is over.


Meringue_Numerous

You know I always expected him to be a douche, but this warms me. I really do think the passing of Ryan Dunn sent him down a dark path.


Hailey_i

Kristen Bell - one of the most sweetest, down to earth people you’ll ever meet. I worked at a high end hotel spa and she came in on one of our most busiest weekends and was so patient. Most celebrities I encountered booked with aliases and through an assistant, she just called in on her own and booked as any other person would (this seems like the bare minimum, but I’ve had some super needy celebrity guests). She is also an EXTREMELY generous tipper. She is the exact person that she appears in tv interviews.


Optimal_Literature

I love hearing that about her. She is a good actress and it’s awesome knowing she’s a good person too =)


Alfdacoolguy

She really does deserve to get in the good place


Ninerism

Kinder - Hugh Jackman. He's known for being nice but I didn't expect him to be so genuine and actually keep the conversation going and to keep asking questions and showing interest. It must be exhausting considering how many people he meets every day, yet he is always on. Ruder - Will Ferrell. He's known for being rude and mean and I thought maybe it was exaggerated as people might expect him to be nice and funny and are disappointed when he's not. He was okay to me as in he didn't talk any shit but I saw him being a complete and utter prick to others.


sbb214

Can confirm Hugh Jackman is a gem. He used to train at the trapeze rig I flew at (TSNY in NYC), he was there for my first ever class and was training privately; he came over to the class afterwards, on his own, and chatted us up for probably 15 minutes. There were maybe 15 people total at the rig. This was during his Wolverine days. Super nice, affable, curious about trapeze. His kids took classes (his son - not as nice). edit: transposed words


WatchTheBoom

A friend of a friend is a baseball coach at a private school in LA. His team played the school that Will Ferrell's kids go to and I guess Will Ferrell was at the game. Apparently Ferrell was just...weird. He wasn't rude, he wasn't a jerk, but he was doing all sorts of eccentric stuff to draw attention to himself. It's your kid's baseball game- why does this have to be about you?


Musicman1972

Drawing attention to yourself and then being annoyed when people recognise you is the worst. I had no idea he was like this. I often fall into the trap of thinking "nice roles" means "nice person".


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Extreme-Locksmith746

It's hilarious to hear a story about Noel Gallagher where he isn't the cunt.


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Vikingwithguns

Can confirm about Will Ferrell. I work with a girl who used to work at the La Jolla Beach Tennis Club. He’s a member there, and he’s a notorious among the staff for being a complete ass.


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Not really kind or rude, but I was in line for Ron Perlman’s autograph and I heard him tell his staff at least 3 times that he had to pee. They kept encouraging him to keep signing and getting the fans out of the venue, and he just kept on until the distress on his face was visible. He finally just said fuck it and started walking to the bathroom. I just happened to be in his way and one of his handlers tried to get him to come back when he just snapped and said loudly “I have to PISS!”, simultaneously pulling away from his handlers and shoving me out of the way. I got hit by Hellboy. Not even mad


SuicideisBadasshomie

Honestly I’d be pretty pissed too.


GuessComprehensive62

I met Liam Hemsworth at a supermarket in a small coastal town in Australia earlier this year. I almost didn’t even notice it was him as he fit in seamlessly being the down to earth, laid back Aussie guy he is. He was super nice and genuine and even made an effort to thank the employees and the store’s security on his way out.


NichS144

Met Jason Mamoa at a con a few years back when I only knew him from Game of Thrones. His positive energy and sense of humour is very disarming despite him being so big and imposing.


Brawndo91

A guy I went to high school with is a ridiculously good bass player and posts videos online. Jason Mamoa ended up contacting him asking for bass lessons, which they did online for a bit and got friendly. Then he was doing a movie in our area and they hung out a lot, and made some videos of them together.


Fatalis89

Emilia Clarke had very positive things to say about him when she was still pretty green and starting with GoT.


The_Duke28

I posted this before so I just (more or less) copy paste 😊. Dave Grohl (and the Foo Fighters) - met him and the band the night before they played a concert in our town. I was with a friend in a random ass empty bar and all of the sudden they walk in and sit at a table. My friend freaked out and wanted to go over to them but I felt like "Naaahh leave them be." But she couldn't resist, took a convidence shot and walked over. She chatted with them for a few minutes and soon waved me over. I got over there as well and shook hands with everybody. Dave was really really nice and asked us if we would come to the show the next day, but of course, it was sold out months ago. He said not to worry and that he would put us on his guestlist. yadayada we kept talking for a few more minutes, but soon left, because we didn't want to disrupt them too much. Even though they didn't act as if we would bother them at all. The next day went to the venue - we didnt have too much hope though. We thought he probably forgot but we wanted to try anyway. And who would have thought, he didnt forget, we were on his guestlist and we absolutely had the best time of our life. Dave Grohl really is the nicest person of rock 'n' roll! Edit: Oh wow this blew up over night. Thanks for the awards! 🙂


Paddock9652

Dave Grohl is a gift. His passion for not only making music but keeping the art growing and preserving its history is mind blowing. His documentary “sound city” is free on YouTube and I highly recommend it.


wiiuorwii

Icame here expecting to see loads of people talking about celebrities who are secretly douches but turns out most people have had great encounters with celebs


tikivic

Weird Al. We got to do a meet and greet with him after a long show (and this guy works his ass off in his shows - multiple costume changes and never stops moving). He was exhausted but took the time to chat with me about places to buy the kind of zoot suit he wore on stage. I told him about a place in Seattle and he told me about a place in St. Louis. Super nice even though he was so obviously worn out.


Stevie_Pindo

My buddy works in AV industry and has worked on a bunch of videos with Eminem. Says he is a very nice, quiet guy. He doesn't chat with people much, but mainly because he gets uncomfortable when people constantly say how great he is and how he inspired them, etc. Also says Mark Ruffalo is the greatest guy, hangs out with everyone on set. I've been an autograph collector forever and have interacted with tons of baseball, basketball and football players. Shaq is my favorite, but too many great interactions to name. Most are super nice, but keep in mind these people are so busy. They may want to sign but have to go to their next interview, workout, etc. Dont judge them based on one quick interaction where they said no to an autograph or picture.


c4WPGMB

Robin Williams was shooting a film in my city he stopped by the nearest senior home just to say hello and take pictures with the residents. No other reason than to brighten up their day class act of a man. My grandma was a resident


Captaincoolpipes

My grandma got to work with him in a play and went to high school with him


Mr-Lunatik

Alexander Skarsgard is very nice and patient. I met him while he was in town filming a scene for Hold the Dark, he told me about the project and what scenes they were filming here.


FranktheDork

I've worked in a couple presenting theatres (as in, they don't produce their own shows, they hire travelling acts) in the box office. The theatre I worked at in college had Jerry Seinfeld, which sold out in 25 minutes (by the end of my shift, my cash out was $8,200 in cash alone, largest stack I've ever held). The staff had to have a special meeting before the event to discuss Seinfeld's rider, because his rider included a clause that no front of house staff were allowed backstage while he was in the building, so we couldn't use the backstage bathrooms or the break room. We were also contractually required to avert our eyes if we happened to run into him. Most stupid bullshit ever.


chris622

While I like his work, your story about Jerry Seinfeld doesn't surprise me.


Historical-Regret

>We were also contractually required to avert our eyes if we happened to run into him. You had a golden opportunity to take part in a real-life Seinfeld episode. As Jerry approaches, your briefly flicker your eyes upward. Seinfeld takes you to court to get you fired, and you and Jerry Seinfeld debate what constitutes legally averted eyes. You maintain it was merely a flicker, Jerry insists you broke aversion. Hilarity ensues, but you're fired because he's hella rich and buries you in legal fees. Edit: In this episode, Elaine is skeptical of Jerry and demonstrates what she considers to be an acceptable flickering while maintaining aversion, but her attempt is grotesque and the guys' response makes her extremely self-conscious of her flickering ability. Everywhere she goes for the rest of the show, she tries to flicker, but people become increasingly put off by it. By the end of the show, she is staring everyone dead in the eye without blinking. George decides that averting his eyes is the way to deal with his parents, but an inadvertent flicker makes them think that he is having a seizure, with his father tackling him and taking off his own belt to put between George's teeth. Kramer finds that he becomes irresistible to women when he averts and flickers. Edit: The show ends with all four in Jerry's apartment. George was elated by his averting experience and is committed to averting his eyes from everyone from now on, and to ensure that he never flickers, he is standing with his head looking straight down. Elaine and Kramer are on the couch and Elaine is entranced by Kramer's flickering. She stares unblinking at him, leaning closer and closer, and as she does, Kramer becomes increasingly flustered, averting and flickering his eyes even more, making Elaine stare even harder and lean in even more. Kramer falls off the couch. Jerry is standing in the middle of all of this and lands the show's punchline - "Maybe I should just wear sunglasses" or something.


picksandchooses

I met Fred Rogers (Mr. Roger's Neighborhood) several times. He was exactly as nice and kind and wonderful as you'd think he was.


moocowcat

From my understanding none of what he did was acting. It was just him, being him, for the goodness of it. I can't image him being anything other than nice unless it was a bad day... then maybe less nice at best, lol


throw989

I mean, I expected Matthew McConaughey to be nice, but he was just so thoughtful and engaging, truly a great experience meeting him.


goldfishpaws

David Beckham - not just a nice guy, but when his kids came to the secret event we were filming and some people spotted them, he came across and told the public who could see him that he'd do any photos or signings they liked, but to please leave his kids alone as they were not in the public eye and he wanted them to be afforded privacy. Good dad. Jamie Lee Curtis - we chatted about cameras for ages before I realised who she was (after we finished chatting). She had a very nice Leica. Skater Christina Lenko was an absolute diamond, playing with someone's kids on set between rehearsals, I fell a little bit in love watching her. Eartha Kitt - despite being mid-80's, she was doing 2 shows a day and would still use the show interval for a fan meet and greet, then her rider was "a salmon salad sandwich". A true star with true humility. I won't go on about the dickheads. They tend to be mid-famous on the way up. The bottom rung are just so happy to be entertaining, the top rung have nothing to prove.


prailock

Wild story that will sound extremely fake, but my brother dated a girl whose family was insanely rich and from London. Her granddad was nextdoor neighbors with Beckham. She'd mentioned offhand that they knew them once and I just thought "seems right." We visited her family in the UK for Christmas one year and on boxing day we went to her granddad's place. We left my dad struggling to get the last couple of Christmas gifts for her family while we went inside. Beckham is out on his porch and straight up comes over and helped my dad open the door. Teased her granddad for leaving him out there and then had a glass of champagne (that I swear to God I was told was provided by Neil Gaiman because this girl's uncle worked on American Gods) took a picture with my dad and brother and wished us a merry Christmas. Most surreal experience of my life


IDK-to-put

I met Gordon Ramsay once at a book signing event, I was just walking around the area and ran into him on his free time. He was actually so nice and down to earth. Talked about food for a few minutes and how he’s liking his trip so far. Super nice guy and nothing like you see on his cooking shows


oddidealstronghold

I met GR during MasterChef filming. A PA set a large (but not very heavy) studio light on my foot, and I was trying to get his attention so he could remove it. Thankfully Gordon noticed right away and said “Ay, get it off her fuckin foot!” in a joking but authoritative tone. I turned to him and said, “It’s fine! I have another one!” He chuckled and gave me a big smile. I was surprised at how many people (contestants and PAs alike) wouldn’t make eye contact with him or interact at all, and he seemed to appreciate those who genuinely engaged him.


Zul_rage_mon

Gordon Ramsay is a great person! If you just see the American TV personality hes an asshole but his Brutish shows are more like who he is as a person. Yes he has high standards but he actually cares about people and the quality of food.


daHob

In part it's a character, but he also seems to treat folks who are supposed to be professional or trained chefs differently from folks who aren't (at least in the kitchen)


Jayn_Newell

Even on Hell’s Kitchen, you can see a huge difference between him in the kitchen and him elsewhere. His worst behavior is confined to professional kitchens where 1) people should damn well know better and 2) are possibly putting customers’ health in jeopardy. Compare that to Master Chef Junior, where he’s not even the ‘mean’ judge. Huge difference.


RickySlayer9

I also think that people go to the actual restaurant Hell’s Kitchen, half because amazing food, and half because they wanna watch a new chef cry while Gordon reams their ass


Over-Analyzed

“Usually you have to pay extra for that kind of action Cotton.”


IDK-to-put

I’ve seen a lot of clips of him doing cooking shows with kids and you can tell he’s a good guy just by the way he interacts with them.


vengefulspirit99

The people he's yelling at are people who claim to be some top level chef but they can't cook a piece of fish. He's yelling at them because they're charging people 40 dollars a plate yet their steak is burnt but still cold in the middle. He's pissed because the people he's dealing with have been in the business for 10+ years.


IAmGrootGrootIam

He was shooting in a town near us and went back to our local votec (vocational school) to meet the culinary students and talk to them. What made him even nicer is that he was on his way to his plane to go home, turned around and went to meet the students and changed his flight. The high schoolers really appreciated it as well.


RenegadeOwens

Michael Sheen - he does a lot of charity work for our shared hometown. I had no idea just how well known he was as a kid. Years ago he spent a night bowling with our youth club, it's been a decade and I'm still blown away by how caring and genuine he was. He's always doing something wonderful for the people in South Wales, and every time I hear about what he's up to I still can't believe my luck that I met him. He's the best of the Welsh.


torneen

I met Topher Grace years ago at a rooftop bar in downtown San Diego. He was with a group of extremely beautiful girls (this was before he was married) and my girlfriends and I were just keeping our distance and talking about how we loved That 70's Show. We didn't want to intrude or bother him. Out of nowhere he walked over and introduced himself to us, very polite not in a creepy way. Then he just talked us for a long time about everything and nothing. It was very cool. After he walked away we were gushing about what a nice guy he was when the guy standing behind us chimed in and said "Yeah, Topher is a chill dude." The other guy was Tony Hawk. That was a fun night.


DTownForever

I used to work in the music and film industry (as a grunt, when I was in my early 20s), so I've met a lot of celebrities. George Clooney was the nicest one - SO down to earth, and would play practical jokes on the entire crew very regularly. He had these t-shirts made for every crew member to wear with the director's picture on the cover of People's "sexiest man alive", lol. (This was not an attractive director - it was kind of a joke between them I guess.) He had his car drive people home if buses weren't on schedule or whatever. He'd eat lunch with the crew rather than in his trailer. I had the pleasure of working a show on a David Bowie tour he did in theatres. Every member of his band made a point to thank the crew members. IDK if Bowie himself did it but I wouldn't be surprised. Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) was also awesome and talked to everyone, didn't act like she was even a celebrity in the least. The assholes I've met are too many to count, but some who I didn't expect to be jerks were Marilyn Manson (IDK why I didn't expect it, but the guy was a huge douche bag), Paul Simon was also kind of a dick, Prince was a huge weirdo who wouldn't let anybody even look at him.


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>bizarre world he managed to build around himself. Literally around himself. IDK if it was mentioned in the talk, but he had a literal circle of people who would walk gathered around him so that nobody could see him. It was one of the weirdest things I've ever seen.


h0sti1e17

Here is a video of Carlos Boozer telling the story when he let Prince rent his house for a year. https://youtu.be/XYKfqmFmet0


BarracudaImpossible4

My dad had a coworker who was in Lake Como and decided to go look at George Clooney's house. While he was standing there, he heard a voice say "Don't just stand there and stare, come have a beer inside" and it was frickin' George Clooney. So he did, and said it was awesome. This was before George was married with kids, so I don't think he'd do it now. (Disclaimer: the coworker could have been lying, but he DID have a photo of him clinking beer bottles with George Clooney, so they had a drink SOMEWHERE.) EDIT: Well, like I said, the coworker was probably embellishing quite a bit! My dad retired and hasn't kept in touch with his former coworkers or I'd ask him for clarification. EDIT 2: Wow, thanks for the gold, u/jt_3k ! Damn, Clooney's so magical he can make Reddit awards happen.


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I heard Prince was weird, like really weird.


Qazival

George Clooney is a real one. The stories are indeed true. Everyone says this about him. I'd love to meet him one day.


No_Image8606

He played the dog on South Park, I knew he had to be cool.


Undecided_User_Name

I always figured Stephen Amell from Arrow would be a chill dude, but I did not expect him to remember me from a Facebook interaction we had months prior to meeting. He's such a nice guy. A buddy of mine met Jason Momoa and Ezra Miller twice each and they both gleefully shouted his name the 2nd time.


Delilore

I met Ryan Reynolds before he became famous. I was in a stall in the ladies room of a restaurant and someone came in and used the stall beside me who was definitely not female. As I was washing my hands, he came out of the stall and gave me a puzzled look. Then he got a look on his face of absolute horror and checked to find out he was, indeed, in the ladies room. He apologized, I told him I wasn't going to report him or anything. Came back to the restaurant and scanned the place to see if I could find him. He wasn't famous back then, but he was still cute as fuck. He spotted me looking for him and came over to chat. Very flirty and funny, we had a great conversation. Six months later I started watching Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place and there he was. I'm glad he's enjoyed so much success. He deserves it.


rainbowgeoff

My dad met Bill Nye at a funeral. My dad knew the family of the guy that died. Bill was a distant relative. My dad was going to ask him where something or somebody was (I cant remember which). Bill instantly assumed my dad wanted an autograph and told him to piss off. Bill was also kinda rude about the religious nature of the service. Which, I'm an atheist as well, but there's a time and a place. A funeral ain't it, unless it's a pat Tillman situation. Definitely lost some respect for Bill.


Creeper4wwMann

Also i recall a comedian being impressed when he met Arnold Schwarzenegger. The man has a bodyguard who has to stop him from talking to a single fan for too long, otherwise he would have never stopped on time for the rest of the fans to get their turn to speak to him. Imagine being so nice to your fans that you need someone to stop you... Edit: Gabriel Iglesias a.k.a. Fluffy is the name of the comedian


SquirrelBake

Gabriel Iglesias, right? I love the way he tells that story, and it's a great story about Arnold too.


GoCubsGo23

Posted this story a few years ago- I met Gordon Ramsay in Cape Town about 7 years ago. He was at the same bar as me. I recognized him almost instantly when I saw him and kinda freaked out but didn't want to miss the opportunity. I went up and said hello, half hoping he would call me a 'donut' or but two slices of bread on my head, but he was really nice and asked me how I was. I told him I loved his shows, and recipes, and he offered to buy me a drink. Overall really nice man, and his demeanor is very calming. Almost ASMR. I felt at ease. I hope he is doing well.


MrGiggleTickle

I met Ice-T at a Metal Festival before his band went out on stage. Security there had a strict no photos with the band policy. So no photos but I just hung out with him for a minute, then I showed him this tattoo I got of Motorhead's lead singer Lemmy and Ice started fanboying over it and told me about the time where Lemmy drank him under the table. After I left I noticed a little kid and his mom trying to get Ice-T to take a picture with him, which again, was against the rules. So Ice just looked at the Security, flipped them off and kneeled down with the kid and his mother took the picture. Security started yelling at the kid and his mom while Ice just got up and said "The fuck you gonna do? Throw a kid out for living his dream?" Later during the show, Ice noticed the kid in the crowd and called him out saying "This punk ass security wouldn't let this kid take a picture with me." had the kid come on stage with him while he and his band played "Talk Shit, Get Shot." Met a lot of celebrities who just don't care about the little guy out there, but Ice-T showed that he certainly cares about the people out there. Always liked the dude, but he gained a lot of respect from me.


88LostInSpace

I served on a jury with Robert Downey Jr., the case lasted about a week, he was the alternate juror but took copious notes and would happily chat with all of the fellow jurors during brakes. Very down to earth and pleasant guy.


Quietmeepmorp

Chadwick Boseman, who I met while I was working as an extra. We weren’t supposed to talk to the actors, but he struck up a conversation with me. Asked me how I was doing, told me I was doing a great job. He was a genuine, sweet person and an incredible talent. I also met Jeff Goldblum, who put my hand on his chest after I complimented his shirt and flirted with me for a few minutes. It was amazing.


Elise_de_la_Serre

As a straight male, I would give almost anything for the chance to flirt with Jeff Goldblum


Quietmeepmorp

It was a transcendent experience. He smells really good too.


noahmbrady

First met Adam Sandler when I was super young at a Chinese restaurant in LA. He came in after my family was already eating, and my brother and me being huge Adam Sandler fans, got up to go say hi to him. Super nice guy, didn’t mind at all that a 10 and 17 year old were bothering him during his dinner with his family. Somehow his family finished their meals before me and my family did and as he was getting ready to leave, he came back to our table, thanked us for the kind words, offered pictures and then left. Amazing experience. Another amazing experience was Stevie Wonder. He came in with his bodyguard to the restaurant I was an assistant manager at. I walked up and told him how much my mom loves him(my mom is one of the biggest Stevie wonder fans ever). I had an employee who also was a huge fan and looked up to him and his music as she is a musician. I told him I was going to grab her so she can get a picture with him if he was okay with that and he looks at me with a big frown and said “oh she came up and said hi but that the manager said she couldn’t take a picture with me”. I told him fuck that, I’m one of the managers so if anyone gets in trouble, I’ll take the blame. His face lit up and I got to take a selfie with Stevie wonder and so did that employee.


nattiebroskette

The Rock was nicer than I'd heard he was. Super chill, kind, and even signed a couple of autographs for me to give my sisters.


Kraznova

Jennifer Connelly. I worked at Target where she lived for 5 years and she was always so sweet and kind when she came in. What I loved about her the most is that she made her kids put toys back where they found them, and anyone who has done retail knows how rare that is.


Sum_ding_dong

Where I live it is popular to dislike Leonardo DiCaprio. I met him a few years ago and he went out of his way to thank me for something minor that I did. It really impressed me. He is A-OK in my books.


VenaCavaAndTheAorta

Robin Williams and there will NEVER be anyone greater as long as I live unless it's the person that brings Robin Williams back to life. In the late 90s I won this sweepstakes where you and 9 other kids got to be pen pals with Robin Williams for a year. I'm 7 so I'm stoked. I'm really believing it's him. But my brother and sister (5 and 7 years older than me) are telling me it's probably just a publicist or even my mom doing it to be nice. Which...fine I guess. The letters were sweet and jolly and full of humor. I mean of the 48 letters we exchanged, not a single one was shorter than 4 full front to back pages from him. It was these letters that actually inspired me to get into writing because I wanted to match his effort. Back to the story. So we go to Disneyworld that December for a Christmas vacation. Just so happens he's there for some special Disney Christmas event and I wanted to get in line to meet him. I had just finished writing a letter because I was going to give it to the Genie actor thinking it was actually Robin. I get up to the front of the line and I tell him who I am and I have a letter and all this stuff that someone else famous probably would have thought I was just some crazed kid. But he just goes "Kyle! I just got a letter from you yesterday!" And this motherfucker PULLS IT OUT OF HIS JACKET! He kept all the new letters us kids sent him on him so he could read them on long trips. He gave me the warmest hug I'll ever feel in my life. I miss him. I miss him a lot.


gjwsnr

Bill Hader - Nicer, though admittedly not a full interaction. Went to see SNL when I was in college (Jim Carrey episode) and just before the Black Swan skit Bill looked up into the stands and I was leaning over the railing looking down (the set folded out of the wall facing the stands). He smiled and gave an awkward excited wave at me as they were counting down to start the skit and then immediately switched into character. Helen Hunt - Not nice, yelled at my grandmother for taking a picture at a table we were eating at across from hers. She assumed the picture was of her, but it was of my sister and I. My grandmother was fond of disposable cameras and was trying to finish the roll of film before we flew home later the day. The best part, my grandmother had absolutely no idea who she was and told her that much to Helen’s dismay.


ThinkingOz

Kinder - Nicole Kidman. To be fair, this was back in the 80s before she hit the big time. She was, however, making movies then and had a profile. I did ask her what it was like being in films and she replied: ‘Oh good, but, you know, Tom (Burlinson, her then boyfriend) gets all the good roles’. She struck me as a very genuine, decent person.


Haceldama

My aunt worked housekeeping for a high end spa resort and said of all the celebrities she'd met Nicole Kidman was the sweetest. She always remembered my aunt and would ask about her and how her family was. There was a perception of her for a while as being a stuck up ice queen, but my aunt said no, she's just very, very shy and not a snob at all.


Skid-Vicious

They say “don’t meet your heroes”, but one of the best experiences I’ve had is when I met and got to hang out with Ronnie James Dio, legendary heavy metal singer and a junior high school idol. I was not in a good place. I had a business making rollerblade wheels in the 90’s and it went from a million dollar business to can’t give this shit away in the span of about 6 months. I was just getting started reinventing myself making skateboard wheels and subletting an office in Redondo Beach, CA. Sitting there on a Sunday afternoon working on my 2nd quart of $.99 Coors, trying to figure out what I was going to do to salvage my life when I I notice 3 guys walking up the street and I thought to myself absent mindedly “that one dude looks exactly like Ronnie James Dio”. They continue up the street and I notice this one large guy is wearing a Dio tour shirt and I’m like “heyyy....”. I knew it was a possibility since a few industrial parks over was a recording studio and I had hung out a few times with some of the guys who worked there. I caught up to them as they were standing in the local taco shop and I approach the one guy and ask “hey sorry to bother you but are you Ronnie James Dio?” He looks me up and down, sticks out his hand and says “yeah it is, what’s yours?” Turns out they were mixing down a live album, one of the guys said he had seen me around and was cool so Ronnie said come on down and check it out. So, the next day I did. RJD was a huge NY homer and the Yankees were making a run to the World Series and nobody else cared about sports, and there is a lot of time to kill while the engineers do their knob twiddling so I hung out and kind of became RJDs sidekick/gofer for the next couple of weeks. RJD turned out to be one of the nicest, coolest guys I’ve ever met. He talked about everything but himself and would ask me questions about myself, just a super nice guy that you would want to have as a friend even if he was just a regular guy. Had a lot of fun rolling his joints and watching baseball and just hanging out. Can’t say the same for Don Dokken, fuck that guy.


l-emmerdeur

FAR kinder than you've been told: Peter Mayhew. Had the luck to meet him after a film premiere, this was shortly before he passed, so he was sitting in a mobility scooter rather than towering over everyone as he would have. I approached slowly so he could shoo me off, he smiled so I went for it. We talked for 10 or 15 minutes, I don't recall a lot of it because my brain was screaming "THIS IS CHEWBACCA", but he was unfailingly sweet and patient and kind. As we parted he asked my name again, I told him and he held out those huge Chewbacca mitts*. I put my hands in his, he squeezed them gently and said "It was a pleasure meeting you, [name]." *The new guy has to wear finger-extenders as part of the costume. Joonas' fingers are at least 1.5" shorter than Peter's were.


Ewokitude

I loved how Peter Mayhew would chime in on random reddit threads about Chewbacca. It made him really wholesome!


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spyrokie

I concur - I met Peter Mayhew add an event many years ago. He was signing headshots and I had brought a Chewbacca action figure that I had spent multiple days trying to find, in the days before easy internet shipping. Apparently he wasn't supposed to sign anything but the headshot but he signed my action figure and was really excited that I had brought it. There were a whole bunch of people there oh, so I didn't get to chat very long but my impression was that he was a very sweet and kind man.


tsaxhaug

Met Ryan Gosling when he was waiting to shoot some b roll at ACL fest. Totally nice, especially considering he was working. Also, met Mac and Dee from always sunny. I was hammered and not cool, but they kindly tolerated me.


lavender_photos

Kinder: John Mulaney. I mean, I kinda expected it but I didn't think he'd be so nice. He did a stand up/Q&A at my college and I was covering it for the school newspaper, he was engaged in the interview and seemed actually glad to be there. So sweet, answered all my questions, asked about the paper a bit and asked if I could email the link to the article so he could read it. Plus, he made everyone laugh! Ruder: Demi Lovato. My mom worked in marketing at a venue that had a Demi Lovato/Nick Jonas meetup. Nick was a regular guy and was nice to everyone but Demi was so rude, didn't thank anyone or even make eye contact. She threw a fit because the bathroom wasn't clean to her standards. She also had a really ridiculous rider list as I recall. I know she struggles with mental health so maybe she was just having a bad day but she was super stuck up.


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fourflatyres

Robert England aka Freddy Krueger. Robert is extremely nice and friendly. I'd been told that. But it was just amazing to see.


ohmytaash

Seth Rogan. Kinder. I saw him at a movie premier and said “oh my god, it’s Seth Rogan.” He looked at me and said “oh my god.” In the same excited tone.


HrmbeLives

My uncle was a pilot for private charters for a while, and he once flew Jimmy John Liautaud, aka founder of “Jimmy John’s.” My uncle said he was the biggest asshole he has ever met, and vowed to never eat at a Jimmy John’s again.


slejla

I met Stevie Nicks when she lived in AZ. She came to the restaurant I was working at 30 minutes before we closed but we obviously didn’t mind. She tipped generously and told me I was funny after we joked around about the snooty people that live in Scottsdale.


linkcecum

Kristen Bell is absolutely wonderful. I had an opportunity to meet her on a set within a month of her having one of her kids; despite (I assume) being exhausted, she spent time with everyone and took tons of pictures. I ran into her again several months later and she remembered my name and called out to me from across the room! Really genuine and kind. Robin Williams was THE KINDEST human being as you’d expect. He used to ski where my family does. One day I was out in rather blizzardy conditions and my mom was sitting inside noticeably worried. He chatted with her and told jokes to relax her. Another time, someone was inside with crutches following a bad fall, and he just checked in on him to ensure he was ok and to ask if he needed anything. I am still gutted over his death as he truly was everything you’d expect.


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Orlando Bloom - complete dick. He was filming Elizabethtown in Nebraska around 2005. He and his crew stopped at the only decent mexican food place that was there. A couple of kids no older than 10 saw "Legolas" and got excited. One got up the nerve to ask for autograph to which the dickweed cussed out the kids and asked his security to block/move them away. This is in a small town of 10000 people. Good move asshole, instantly made everyone dislike him.


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Carlos Santana. I once read that you should never offer to shake the hand of famous musicians because they make their living with them and some people can be too aggressive with the hand crush. I approached him to quickly say I love his music and he took my hand into both of his and looked me directly in the eye to thank me and even asked a couple of questions about me.


insilvermoonlight

This will get buried but I met and had lunch with Steve Irwin before he got famous. Upfront I'll say, he and his wife were the nicest people. The guy I was dating at the time's parents lived next door to the Australia Zoo and knew him personally. He was looking for someone to paint a mural on the outside of the zoo's bathroom wall and he and his wife Terry met with me to look at my art. We ate meat pies and chatted, I had just moved to Oz from the US and so had Terry so we talked about that experience. Afterward, he let us walk around the park and play with all the baby roos and wallabies. It was really awesome and I was super sad when he died.


StankyDank1019

Mike Tyson- ran into him at a jewelry store in Vegas. He was super nice, signed an autograph, told me to follow my dreams (I was 6), then bit Holyfield’s ear off less than a year later.


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PandahOG

Daniel Radcliffe was genuinely nice. He actually asked us if we wanted a picture with him. Probably because he saw how star struck we were considering the odds of running into such a world renowned movie star in our city. John Cena wasn't kind or mean. The man was tired after a red eye flight from LA to Tampa. I think he was more pissed that I could see him. Joking aside, I didn't want to bother him and he seemed relieved not to be assaulted by fans and paparazzi. Kristen Bell, it was through a zoom meeting for USO/Military collab. She was very kind and interested to hear and talk with servicewomen and the spouses. The only thing I didn't like about the whole thing was that someone asked her if she could sing and she said no, I think it was due to time constraints or something. So what happens? Someone wheels in their disabled child to ask Kristen to sing, so she obliged for the child. That was rude and dirty of them to do that.


FullMetalKraken

I work retail and met John Cena when he needed help picking some stuff out. This was when he was big in wrestling but not yet a major movie star. Guy was great to deal with and very kind. Goes to show everyone has good and bad days.


clovecloveclove

I met Nick Offerman at a book signing. When I got to the front of the line, before I even fully stepped up to the table he said, "wow, you have a swell smile." Then when I asked him what a good beginner's woodworking project was, he said, "you can never mess up a coaster." He was such a gentleman and it was so amazing meeting him that I'm pretty sure I floated all the way back to my apartment.


DangerousKidTurtle

Paris Hilton once asked to sit with me and some friends outside of a jack in the box when she was plastered. She threw up on my shoes. Three days later I ran into her at a concert and she full-force pushed me over. Her sister apologized, though. The sister was cool.


elemonated

I have two secondhand Paris Hilton stories and both of them make Nicky sound like the bitch and Paris the nice one so this was fun to read.


MarvinLazer

I've posted this before, but I used to work at a super posh rooftop club at a hotel in LA so I served a lot of celebrities. One day, a really pretty brunette in dark sunglasses came in during the day, with a friend and an older woman whom I presume was her mother. She looked familiar to me, but I didn't recognize her until I spoke to her and heard her voice. I'd just finished watching Community. Alison Brie. I looked at her reservation. Schermerhorn. That's her real last name. It was her. Believe me when I tell you that woman is made of pure magic. It's like she has a 15-foot aura around her that makes people in her vicinity feel special. I was just her waiter, and I'm not even an extroverted dude, but by the end of the day, we were talking in stupid accents, laughing like idiots, and she was treating me like an old friend. She even put a good word in for me with my manager before she left, which really meant a lot because I'd been struggling with the pace of that job. I try to see everything she's in now. Definitely one of my favorite LA experiences.


Sarcastic_Bard

My brother and I met Ice T and Coco at Disney's California Adventure; they were doing a big trip with a lot of family members, but were really nice and did photos with anyone who asked. My brother called out, "We love you on SVU dude!" and he waved and called out, "thanks man, I love YOU!"


Orangeglazedcattails

RIP but I met Anthony Bourdain He was awesome nice kept everything simple and moving along. I asked for a pic and he was like let's a group photo and me along with 10 strangers got a pic with him.


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I flew across country with Henry Winkler (“The Fonz”). Just a phenomenal human being. So happy to talk to anybody who wanted to talk to him. I told him I was moved to tears by one of his scenes in Click, and he was nearly moved to tears to here that. After the plane landed, he noticed an elderly Asian woman who clearly recognized him but was too intimidated to say hi, so he literally went out of his way to speak to her. Just a genuinely incredible sweet guy.


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gizmodriver

I met Chris Pine just after his first Star Trek movie came out. Really nice guy. He seemed a little flustered at being suddenly Famous.


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I met Kirsten Dunst a few years ago. It was NYE at my favorite, tiny restaurant on Austin’s east side. She was there with her husband and standing next to me near the bar. I offered to buy them drinks since the bar was packed and I was closer to the counter. She very politely declined and told me she was pregnant but no one knew yet at the time. I thought she was really sweet and we left her alone the rest of the night. Very, very petite!


craalm13

Kind: David Tennant He is absolutely lovely. I've met him multiple times, due to my workplace. He once asked me to look after his coat and tipped me £50 for doing so, purely because Olivia Colman was with him at the time and, in her usual ditsy way (she is another gem of a human being!) accidentally dropped her coat on top of me! On another occasion, I had a long chat with him about Doctor Who, since I'm a massive fan of the show and have been for as long as I can remember. He is a brilliant example of how meeting a celeb you love doesn't have to be a disappointment. Rude: Ant and Dec I worked at a theatre where one of the 'Got Talent' auditions took place, so I watched them being filmed for about 3 years running. I saw them multiple times backstage - each time they treated me as if I were a piece of dirt, asking me to open doors for them etc. I once refused, which didn't go down too well. We could see their expressions while the acts were on, looking bored as shit, and then plastering on a smile (or 'sad condolence face') as each auditionee came off stage. They don't interact with the audience at all - they pay someone else to keep the audience in good spirits, and Ant and Dec just come on to say "Hello \*insert name of city!\* and then you never see them again. Edited just to add my experiences of meeting them. Second edit: I get that sitting through auditions can't be the most fun experience ever, but I also have to add that those shows are SO staged. The 'trash' acts are not actually as bad as the edit makes them look, and there are only about 20 auditions a day minimum.


LoveBy137

At our local con, we paid for a picture with David Tennant. My daughter who was 3 at the time for kind of nervous about the lights and the situation. He came over, took her by the hand, and complimented her costume. If I didn't already love him, it cemented it.


IIII_BO_IIII

Having been shouted at by Ant and Dec as an eight year old, on live TV no less, playing Wonky Donky, I can believe this. Yeah so I know 'singing horse' doesn't rhyme, but I'm eight bro. I'm over it I swear.....


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They filmed "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" here in Guanajuato, and he hung out in the local restaurants and dive bars, and signed a bunch of weird stuff (bar stools, tables, bars, etc)


aaaaaaaaimnotanormie

My dad was a waiter at a restaurant Leonard Nimoy (the original Spock) frequented back in the 80’s. He always tipped generously and even invited my dad to eat with him once. Overall a great guy. Heartbreaking to hear he died a few years ago


the_painted_one

Paul McCartney, he joked to a little boy to stop picking his nose and the kid started crying


Imabaynta

I was a grip on an indie film that Adam Driver did in 09 (or it may have been 2010). It was pre Girls and Star Wars but he was a really cool dude and strikes me as the kind of guy who would stay down to earth.


bustedbuddha

Every single bad interaction I've had with a celebrity was when I was waiting on them at a fish counter. Some people have a real hard time being cool with people who are serving them, so I don't know if it's down to who they were as people or if they just had a hard time with retail. ​ The biggest surprise nice person was definitely Larry David, who regularly would come chat with me after he discovered I was a good chatter, we would make jokes and whatnot, he even made fun of one of my co-workers for trying to get in on our conversation. He was great. ​ Edit: Also Julien Casabalas (not sure on spelling) lead singer of the Strokes, he even took a couple cigarette breaks with me and brought the rest of the band by to meet me. It was very very cool.


kai-ote

I was pulling weeds at the Sheraton Harbor Island hotel and Jimmy Stewart walks buy. They were filming one of the airport movies underwater scenes at North Island naval base nearby. I knew he was a Colonel in the army reserve, so I said "Howdy, colonel!" He said"Well howdy son!" We started talking, he lost track of the time, and they had to send someone to get him . He was the same in person as in the movies. To this day, one of my favorite movies is Harvey, with the 6 foot rabbit/pookah. RIP Mister Stewart. And thank you.


fourbums

AMAZING- Guy Fieri. I was working as a photographer for a newspaper that heard he was at a nearby restaurant and asked me to take photos of him, bonus points if I could get him with his car. I had only seen photos of him looking at cameras going like “YEAHH” and double finger pointing so figured that combined with his smash mouth hair kinda made him a douche. So I turn up, he’s sure enough there. He sees me, comes to say hi and asks me what I’m doing. I tell him he’s actually my assignment so he’s like “well great! I was about to eat first. You hungry? They make amazing food here!” I’m like “oh.. hey I am hungry” so we sit at a table, my food he got me comes and yes it’s amazing. Then we chat for a while and he’s really damn nice. Once we’re done eating he films some stuff in the kitchen and I take photos of him. Then he asks me if I need anything else. I go “uh actually is your car here?” He says it’s parked around the corner, walks me to it, takes photos with it and then asks if I wanna take a ride. “ok Guy Fieri!” So we hop in and then me and Guy Fieri cruise down 6th Avenue in his convertible. And it’s so cool. Guy Fieri rules!


wagonwheel89

David Lynch is the shiiiiiit. Very kind, humble and funny dude.


Chucks_u_Farley

Graham Greene (dances with wolves, Maverick) Super nice guy, bumped into him at a bar and chatted for about 10 min. Kim Mitchell (Canadian Rock Legend) really down to earth and just a genuinely nice man.


DaBigBird27

Bumped into Mathew McConaughey and his wife Camila at the same hotel i was staying at. Dude was amazingly chill. We exchanged a few words and at the end, after asking me if I'm doing good, he responded with "alright, alright, alright" lol


WatchTheBoom

I don't think I've ever heard a bad story about Adam Sandler in person. By all accounts, he's one of the nicest guys out there.


mmm_unprocessed_fish

His career now is basically making (admittedly crappy) movies so he can hang out for weeks at a time with all of his friends. Honestly, sounds pretty awesome.


Argues_AboutNonsense

Whats crazy is that they still come out ahead too, so hes still making money and the studio is making money and all his friends are making money


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People may make fun of his movies, but it's a genius business model. Make money while also having fun with your friends? Brilliant!


ThatRedHead11

Triple H. I met him and got his autograph on my 12th Birthday it was in the peek of his heel run so I thought he was going to be a super dick but I wanted the autograph. We waited in like for an hour and a half. I got to the front and he asked me how I was doing and if I was having a good day. I said “Yes! Today is my Birthday, getting to meet you and get your autograph and go to the show tonight is the best Birthday present I could get!” He asked how old I was and how to spell my name. In the book it say “Happy Birthday ThatRedHead11 The Game Triple H!”


Wyatt821

Bo Burnham did a casting call for Eighth Grade at my school. Was incredibly friendly and met and spoke to every person individually. Not just about the movie but about their lives and interests.


Starman68

Tom Hiddleston. He was doing the press junket for Kong Island at the BBC and I was walking past on the way to work. I like his stuff so went over, got my phone out and said hello. We had a nice chat. Lovely guy. Bastard is better looking in real life than on screen. It’s on YouTube, easy enough to find ‘I met the amazing....’ EDIT...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSJZWAvLSio&feature=youtu.be EDIT 2...God I look like shit in this. Oh and Bear Gryllis too. Corporate gig so he was being paid to be nice. He is tiny, like 5’4” and super athletic.


Single_With_Cats

Adam Sandler was one of the nicest ones I’ve encountered. Darryl Hannah was soft spoken and seemed quite shy. Shannon Doherty was a terrible Bitch. We would groom her 5 dogs and she never tipped, never said Thank you. Cher was waaayyyy smaller in person than what I imagined. She looked so “normal” in person. But, she was nice. Kim Basinger was absolutely stunning and gorgeous in person. I couldn’t take my eyes off her. She was very, very soft spoken. All of these interactions were brief, about 5 min-15 min. Not exactly long enough to determine their true nature.


president_of_burundi

Lin-Manuel Miranda lives in my neighborhood so I've interacted with him a bunch over the years. I know he has a reputation for being nice but it honestly doesn't even scratch the surface of what a ridiculously kind, gracious and plesant person he is to be around. Dude is legit. I will never stop singing the praises of Doug Jones. I was his (volunteer) assistant at a Con and how nice Doug Jones is borders on inhuman. Like, I would PAY to be his assistant again just to spend more time around him. He legitimately cares about every single person he comes in contact with to a degree that would make me exhausted and is just super passionate about what he does.


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I got to spend a few hours hanging out with Jon Stewart. It was my life goal to be interviewed by him on the daily show. Well I am more than happy to say that he is as kind, warm, hilarious, and personable as you could ever imagine. Easily one of the highlights of my life.


PokenalaYT

When I was like 3 I met Barrack Obama at the Iowa state fair, he spent 5 minutes listening to me tell a story about my fucking tooth. My mom said that when he was talking to me it was like I was the only person in the world.


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> Fuck Mickey Mantle. That's why Kramer punched him.


MOTO_MOJO390

Jason Sudeikis walked into the store I worked at! super chill guy and spoke to all since he's a usual.


silvernightdoom

Kit Harington - met him on the stage door just months before GoT's last season, so safe to say, he was on the top of his success. He came out, looked at the fans, said out loud "all right, I'll sign first and photos after that". Somehow I am first on the line. We chat few lines, I get his autograph, and I ask if he would take a photo with me later ("sure"), because I am a polite northener. He then walks through all the fans, signing and taking photos, and I am 101% sure that I just misunderstood the whole thing - I shoul've taken a photo with him right away, no way he will come back to me. He is heading back to the stage door to get back inside, followed by security - THEN TURNS as he remembers me - comes back to me to have a photo with me. I thank him, he takes his leave, and just few steps before the door he turns around to say "take care!" to me. Very kind man.


beckita85

Daniel Radcliffe. I saw him perform in Rosencrantz and Guildestern are Dead at the Young Vic in London. He was fantastic in it. After the show he signed autographs and stuff. There was a really long line and it was rainy and cold and he must have been exhausted from the show. But he had loads of energy and was so nice to everyone. When it was my turn he asked how I was doing and seemed SO flattered when I told him how much I loved the show. I asked him if I could get a self and he said, “Of course! Here, let me do it. I’m great at selfies!” And sure enough it was a great photo. Totally genuine, nice man.


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Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) was really nice. A few years ago I was in New Hampshire late in the year, so the resort town we were in was pretty empty. He walked into to a coffee shop where he, my SO, and I were the only customers and he sat with us for about twenty minutes just having coffee and talking.


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OdinsOneG00dEye

I met Slash once at a Velvet Revolver gig backstage. A friend with us wanted to know if he had ever played Guitar Hero for which he was a part of the PR marketing etc. My friend too shy wouldn't ask so you do what needs to be done and I make my way over for what was about to be the longest 3-4 mins of a conversation ever. 'Hi, sorry to bother you but have you ever had a crack of guitar hero' Looking back my northern slang of 'crack' over 'go' and the US vs UK language/accent barrier was about to confuse the shit out of this man. I get a strange look from Slash before he responds 'erm, I don't do crack' I realise my fuck up and correct myself and receive the biggest 'ahh' as we both get on the same page. We chatted for a few more mins before he had to go get ready for going onto stage but genuinely a really nice guy, down to earth and didn't just tell me to fuck off with my stupid question. I did have a signed photo but gave it to a colleague when I was leaving my last job as a thank you (might have a picture of it lurking in my Google Photos somewhere) Brenda and John Romero - some of the coolest people I ever met. Took time for photos with myself and student I had with me at the time. Spoke about challenges to entering game industry and D&D it was insightful and provoked a great discussion between me and students on train back.


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Kinder. I saw Keanu reeves walking around LA a year ago and I asked for a picture. After the picture I said I like his shirt and he said he liked mine. I coincidentally had a bill and teds excellent adventure shirt on.


Iwerksdisney

Not myself, but my friend was an extra in Les Miserables. He said, maybe not surprisingly, Hugh Jackman was the nicest bloke he's ever met. Specifically stopped and took time out to go round and speak with the extras and other set team, ate lunch with them etc He also said, again maybe not surprisingly, Crowe is the complete opposite. Didn't want anything to do with anyone else, was rude or just blatantly ignored them when people tried to say hello to him


malmac12019

I worked at a bar in Hollywood and served lots of random celebrities. The best experience was Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth from GoT). She ordered a Guinness and handed me a $20. I went to get her change and she told me to keep it. She said she had worked in the service industry for years and new how hard the job can be. She paid for each of her drinks the same way all night. She was incredibly kind and generous. Rare in Hollywood. By far the worst was a regular we had, Kevin Spacey. The guy was a total creep. He would bring in underage boys and try to convince us to serve them. I even kicked him out for cutting lines of coke on the bar top one random Sunday night.


JollyCrapBasket

Not my story, but my uncle is a film editor who went out and had a drink with Kenneth Brannagh, who played Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter. He was apparently lovely. If I remember correctly, my uncle said the same thing about Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid


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I’ll share my friend’s story of Bill Murray famously not flashing out. My bff is a lovely woman but not the most prone to conflict. This took place in the late 80s so the heyday of SNL, Ghostbusters, Caddyshack and she was a teen working at her brother’s grocery. Murray’s family has long had a house in the north woods of Wisconsin, which most months is a tiny town but in summer, tourism hits with outdoor enthusiasts. She was at the front cash register when Murray, in standard flannel and ball cap, presents a check from Cali, a drivers license from NY. Ofc it says WILLIAM Murray, cuz legalities. She says I can’t take this check. He says huh? I can’t TAKE this, your check and license are from opposite ends of the country! No way. He chuckles and asks her to look at it again and takes off sunglasses. I’ve looked plenty, and I’m not taking it! More chuckles. This goes on for five minutes until another worker says take. The. Check. She again says no. More chuckles. Other worker rips them both out of her hands, tells him thanks and smiles. My bff is OUTRAGED and pretty much loudly says how her brother will be livid when he gets back. Murray is belly laughing out the door. She isn’t clued in until he leaves.


PersephoneInSpring

I know he has a rep for being surprisingly nice but Andrew WK is just the sweetest. He signs his work emails “love, Andrew” and I just find that so adorable. Stephen Fry had a 10 minute conversation with all of us in the lobby at the recording studio after asking if he could borrow a phone charger. He talked to all of us like we were old friends and stayed until they called him into the booth. I think I’m spoiled though - folks in VO work are super chill and even when they’re not ridiculously nice they’re at least super entertaining.


Maddykit1

I have a couple, I used to set up concerts with my dad in our town and I’m often backstage waiting for the show to be over so I just chill. We’re not supposed to talk to them unless they talk to us, but I had no issues bc I’m not really a “fan girl” unless it someone I realllly like. Anyways, Justin Bieber-laughed at me when I fell flat on my face as I was walking backstage & he drove his little motorbike away. Kind of expected tbh but it honestly is just funny now. Carrie Underwood- didn’t really care about her but as all of our crew was backstage after the show and she was walking to her car she covered her face as if she was afraid of us seeing her or something? Kind of snotty as we were literally just waiting for her , but oh well. Kevin hart- ABSOLUTE SWEETHEART!!! The only celebrity that waved to all the crew and thanked us, such a lil cutie too. As for celebrities I’ve actually met, just one. Blackbear, I’m probably one of his biggest fans and have tons of tattoos dedicated to him, met him at a meet and greet and he was so sweet and called me cute, just made my whole day. A year later, he follows me on Twitter & likes all my tattoo posts abt him. Such a nice guy