Celebrity jerks?

[Mara Jade's Father]

I met Mushu who played Frank in MiB and MiB2 at SD ComicCon 2002.

He would not answer a single one of my questions. What a jerk. But what do you expect from actors who only use a one-word name?

 

[YenChih Lin]

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[firesprite]

I met Mushu who played Frank in MiB and MiB2 at SD ComicCon 2002.

He would not answer a single one of my questions. What a jerk. But what do you expect from actors who only use a one-word name?

LOL. He does look like he has an attitude, doesn't he? :lol

 

[micdavis]

I met Mushu who played Frank in MiB and MiB2 at SD ComicCon 2002.

He would not answer a single one of my questions. What a jerk. But what do you expect from actors who only use a one-word name?

I always thought it was cool when Morris the Cat died they found a another cat with the same voice.

 

[Wes]

Judge all you want! It's one of the highlights of my life, seeing the look on that guys face. :angel

:thumbsup

Well played Husker

 

[Bear]

I met Mushu who played Frank in MiB and MiB2 at SD ComicCon 2002.

He would not answer a single one of my questions. What a jerk. But what do you expect from actors who only use a one-word name?

Hmmppff, some actors have no class at all.lol:lol

 

[MFP 2020]

I have precious few celebrity encounters, but I'll dig deep for a couple.

I used to go to Buck Owens's celebrity golf tournament in Bakersfield in the early 70s. Met Max Baer Jr. and Robert Fuller and Mickey Mantle, among others. Don't recall anyone being anything but gracious.

One night as I was working security at a concert venue, a dude with really long red hair came up to us, smiled, and said, "Hey, I'm Dave!" Dave Mustaine of Megadeth. Shook everyone's hand and left a lasting impression on me. Also met Danny Elfman and Steve Bartek when Oingo Boingo was intact, and they were funny and cool.

In the late 90s I was working at Office Depot in Fountain Valley, CA, and in walked Pepe Serna, shopping for furniture. Talk about random. I shook his hand and mentioned Buckaroo Banzai; only later did I realize that he's in about 70% of my favorite movies.

Most recently, I met Vernon Wells and Virginia Hey at Road Warrior Weekend. Both were extremely gracious, particularly considering the lack of accommodations (in the middle of the desert). Both signed my motorcycle and posed for pictures, and Vernon spent several minutes with me talking about his portrayal of Wez.

I only have one jerk story, but I don't consider a Real Housewife of OC to be a real celebrity. (Her daughter was totally cool, though.)

 

[epilepticsquirl]

 

[MFP 2020]

I recommend Michael Ian Black's essay "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Meeting People More Famous Than You."

First of all, relax. Famous people are just like you. Yes, we have more money. Yes, we are invited to parties so fabulous your head would explode were you ever to get past the velvet ropes. But after the flashbulbs have stopped popping and we roll out of bed around noon, we have people who put our pants on us one leg at a time.

Approach a celebrity the way you would an old friend. An old friend who doesn’t remember you. Just walk up, extend your hand, and give a hearty, “Ahoy!” Everybody enjoys a familiar naval greeting, especially stars. If you have the time to don Naval dress whites, all the better.

 

[samwise]

Mr. T works out at my gym in LA and he couldn't be nicer or more friendlier to everyone in the place. One time a mother was picking her kid up from the babysitting area and literally ran into him - she was horrified when she saw who it was, but he just laughed, then bent down and played with her daughter for a minute - was really sweet and made me like him even more.

That said - anyone and everyone can have an off day, but he seemed like a genuine guy.

On another note, see this?

Will Smith takes over New York block with $2m trailer on Men In Black 3 set | Mail Online

I worked with Will Smith ages ago, and he was also great, but this trailer, well, lol, maybe not the best idea... :lol

ha ha ive seen smaller houses lol it got impounded didnt it, residents complained apparently

 

[dpip]

I have met a lot of celebrities and most have been decent, but one two stick out in my mind... one was recently at the 2010 SDCC: Morgan Fairchild. I was in the autograph alley and seen her, was not interested in an autograph, but went to snap a quick photo and her 'assistant' (all 400lbs of her) started growling and she hid her face with her hand. I was NOT going to pay $20 to take a picture of that much plastic without it being a quality prop!


The other one was Herbert Jefferson Jr. (Lt. Boomer) - I was in Portland, OR at a Creation con (don't miss them) and he was there. I was going to get his autograph for my BSG collection, when I seen him with a severely handicapped young man in a wheelchair (he could barely move or talk but was excited to see boomer)... Herb told him it was $20 and not only 'helped' the man empty his wallet, but told him he did not have enough money.... I was shocked and a bit disgusted. I walked away from him at that point...

Also, I agree with whomever posted that Dorn was a jerk. Amen!

-Dave

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

I was standing in line at David Prowse's table at Comic Con either 2001 or 2002. My daughter who was probably around 4 or 5 was standing with me. I purchased a photo for an autograph. After he was done signing, he looked at my daughter and asked her "would you like an autograph?" she nodded. And he took a postcard (which costs $10 for a signature) from the pile and signed it and just gave it to her. I thought that was nice.

At one of the above mentioned comic cons, I saw Richard Hatch. I stood in line to get a friend's custom made plaque for a BSG Blaster. I asked him how much to get it signed and he said it would cost nothing.

I guess the common factor in both these stories is that I find celebrities to be nice guys if they don't take every opportunity to charge you for something. I guess that is a sad statement on celebrities and their fans these days.

Of course on the other hand, I understand that these sort of event are their livelihood. The got bills to pay too.

 

[JasonCash]

Jeremy Bulloch was the first person famous I ever got to meet. It was right as the con opened about 5 of us in his line to meet him. His wife gets up from the table and picks up this basket full of muffins and gives one to each of us saying here you go breakfast is on us. LOL Very cool people....

 

[KenKenobi2]

One of the coolest people I'd ever met was the late great Les Paul. Totally about just being a guitar playing man of the people. We met him at the Thomas Edison museum where he sat and did a Wax Cylinder recording for the archives. Couldn't have been nicer, lots of autographs and photos. When you think of what the music world owes to that man (the electric guitar, multitrack recording, etc., he could have been totally full of himself, but was class all the way through.

 

[spidermale]

Weird Al I've met on 2 occassions. He is very shy and doesnt talk much. Of course, after the stage show he puts on, I'm sure he's exhausted and that doesn't help.

Im doing "guard duty" in my TK when Helen Slater walks past me and it takes a full 30 seconds for me to think "Did I just see Billie Jean?" We had a lifesize Jabba puppet downstairs in our area and she wanted to take her sister? and niece I think to go see it and get pictures with it. My friend's daughter was in the puppet working it at the time and accidentally goosed her, and she says I think I just got felt up by Jabba the Hutt! She was really nice and we explained to her who was in the puppet and how there is no visibility.

I got William Katt to get his picture taken with Jabba, he was pretty impressed with it. Nice guy.

Corporel Agar? Im sorry his name escapes me currently. Met him and his wife, lovely old gentleman. I was waiting in the hotel resterant when he came in, and I didn't want to hold up the line, I said "after you sir" and he gave me a hug lol.

I helped a friend in a Bossk costume to the elevators and Margot Kidder was walking by and was gushing about how cute he was.

Jeremy Bulloch and his wife are a great example of what celebrities should act like.

Ray Park and Warwick Davis are great.

The little girl from the original Land of the Lost? And Eddie Munster? Jerks. Adam West and Burt Ward? Jerks.

The year before Leslie Nielsen died I had him sign my DVD of Forbidden Planet...but he acted like he didn't know why I had him sign that instead of the Naked Gun series.

Ryder Windham(star wars author) is a super self deprecating nice guy. Invited me to his house on my birthday to look at his Ralph Mquarrie prints, but I couldnt go.

Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz don't like each other.

Met some porn star when I was dressed as Jason Voorhees...I didn't want anything to do with her, but she wanted photos with me, according to the handler. I wouldnt go to their table so they had to take shots with me(not really that great of a costume that I made but whatever). This girl is grinding on me and acting like she's enjoying it. Later on she saw me without the mask on and I think she wanted to gag. Take that, porn star.

There are celebs I'd like to meet, and hope I get a chance to. I've already got my non fanboy questions ready to ask if I ever get a chance.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Corporel Agar? Im sorry his name escapes me currently.

Larry Storch (awesome)

 

[JD]

Daniel Logan was especially nice and gave me and the nephew an extra signed photo to take home for my niece.

Michael Hogan really hammed it up for the kid at the same Con.

 

[YenChih Lin]

Also, I agree with whomever posted that Dorn was a jerk. Amen!

-Dave

That was me - I really get along with every celeb of Trek, because I treat them as normal people with unusal jobs. But Dorn… just leave it.

 

[YenChih Lin]

At one of the above mentioned comic cons, I saw Richard Hatch. I stood in line to get a friend's custom made plaque for a BSG Blaster. I asked him how much to get it signed and he said it would cost nothing.

I got a funny Con story that I'll never forget with Richard Hatch. It was my first FedCon in 2001 and at the first or second evening, all the guest stars are coming to lounge bar to drink and hang out with the fans. I was standing in front of the door and was talking to a friend, that I'll come back in few minutes and Richard was accidently running into me, nearly tripping over my foot, while chatting halfway with Herb and Dirk :lol. We apologized each other and yeah that was funny to literally run into a celeb

 

[Tank O' Guinness]

Not that these celebrities really matter in this particular forum but:
I met Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens in Whistler and I followed around for a while and Zac was leading me to come talk to him, So I eventually did He was extremely pleasant but Vanessa was an absolute ass just looked at me as if I was the plague...