Celebrity jerks?

[Flagg]

I went to school with Juston Mckinney, the stand up comedian. He was a year behind me and other than your basic passing in the halls didn't really know each other. Flash forward to a year ago and he came in to the store I was working at to buy some Pandora jewelry for his wife for valentines day. We were uber busy and had a waiting list so as I took his name I stopped him and thanked him for his work. He seemed really taken back that I even knew who he was or what he did. Nice guy even though he was a little fame now and asked where I had seen him and if I had heard his bit about my store he did in his show. :lol I didn't bother telling him that he went to school with me or anything as at this point it's been 20 years and I doubt he would have a clue who I was back then.

 

[KrangPrime]

Disclaimer: friendly, as was PJ. I had a long chat with John Rhys-Davies (sp?) who was really nice. I remember also asking him about Sliders and Indy. t.

did he like working on sliders? Season 3 got really crappy and it got worse from there on out.

 

[KrangPrime]

Holy crap, that's unbelievable. How singularly rude. Need a stronger word than "jerk" to describe that celebrity behavior.

Wow..I must have got him in a good day. At the terribly run Wizard world Philly he actually seemed happy in the autograph line. Maybe he liked the comment I made : "just cause you where in the turtles movie made it 100 times better than it would have been!"

 

[The Mad Professor]

I'm sorry, but that was funny. :lol

Damnit... that's what I get for posting while at work...

 

[Michael Bergeron]

did he like working on sliders? Season 3 got really crappy and it got worse from there on out.

Yes he did according to what he told me. Season 3 wasn't so bad until the last few episodes. Seasons 1 & 2 remain some of my favourite 90's TV.

 

[FedEx123]

Not an ******* at all, but I did have one actor scare the crap out of 5 year old me.

When I was a kid, we visited New York and my parents took me to to see the play Dracula. At the end of the play, there is a long pause of silence right before they plunge a stake through Dracula's heart. As they do he lets out this blood curdling scream. I must have jumped 3 feet out of my chair, and started crying. We had been sitting in the front row, and the actor must felt bad I guess... he invited us backstage after the show.

I was extremely nervous going back there as you could imagine. When I get back there, my mom goes to introduce us. He grabs the edge of his cape and flings it up over his face... trying to be dramatic I guess. I completely lost it for the second time.

Feeling guilty I guess, he took his necklace off and handed it to my mother to give to me later (I wouldn't let him hand it to me, i was like hell no).

I WISH I could say I still had it, but I lost it as a child long ago.

The actor was Raul Julia

 

[Michael Bergeron]

Ha! That's a great story! thumbsup

 

[FedEx123]

Ha! That's a great story! thumbsup

Thanks

 

[Nerdy Comic]

I don't know if this counts as a celebrity but met Mike Birbiglia after his show to get him to sign his book. He was super nice and seemed genuinely interested that I was a comedian and in the local comedy scene. His brother was really cool too.

 

[AcidPop]

Met Tom Felton in Illinois with about 83947938479827 screaming teenage girls. Struck me as very friendly. I guess he stayed late the day before signing autographs because so many people had bought tickets to see him. I think he was signing Friday through Sunday. You only got a brief moment to talk with him since they moved us along pretty briskly, but I thanked him for coming and said honestly that I could never handle an event like this. He told me it was because of us that Harry Potter was such a success, and as I was leaving thanked me and wished me safe travels. They had asked us before he came in not to request hugs or kisses (apparently some girls had requested them yesterday - can you say tacky?), but when I got my photo taken with him he put his arm around me. But I wasn't about to touch him with a ten foot pole. It's common sense.... I can't imagine asking a celebrity for a freaking kiss.

Anyone ever met Chris Evans or Tom Hiddleston?

 

[Stevenisuseless]

Kevin Smith was very nice when I met him. We stood around and talked about movies for about an hour.

I used to work at a movie theater in South Georgia and the Thursday night before Episode 3 came out we were getting everything ready for the Midnight show when R. Kelly and his entourage come in. R.Kelly went and sat on a bench while someone went to get him popcorn and one of my friends took a really funny picture of my wife (who was 7 months pregnant at the time) sitting on one side of the bench, R.Kelly on the other side with his gigantic bodyguard between them. Once snacks were procured they went to the theater and a few minutes later one of his people went outside and came back in a few minutes later with an entire pizza. I told him he could not bring it in and he got in real close to me and whispered "It's for R.Kelly." To which I replied "Ok tell him I said what up." He got a good laugh from that. When they left I received a very polite nod from Mr. Kelly and several of the employees stalked him to the tour bus for an autograph.

The third act of Zombieland was shot at a themepark in the town I live in and I know a couple guys who met Woody Harrelson at a college bar here in town and ended up joining him for his favorite recreational (or possible medicinal drug) and said that he is quite nice.

 

[TrioxinKustoms]

I've only met and worked with a few wrestlers..
Tatanka was a super nice guy, really polite and actually listened and was really encouraging while running over moves and drills with me.
Mickie James is the sweetest lady ever, really polite and better looking in person and very talented in the ring.
Shane Douglas was also really nice but I didn't talk with him very long..

 

[TheLibrarian]

The third act of Zombieland was shot at a themepark in the town I live in and I know a couple guys who met Woody Harrelson at a college bar here in town and ended up joining him for his favorite recreational (or possible medicinal drug) and said that he is quite nice.

Man, I would do anything to hit the devil's grass with Woody or Kevin Smith

 

[DmsdyMachn]

I've had mostly good experiences with the celebs I've met.

Bridget Hoffman (Echidna from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys) was a complete sweetheart. The con I met her at, she was sitting at her table all alone, no line. No one recognized her, which isn't too surprising considering all the makeup she wore on the show. We talked quite a bit. (She also had amazing legs. :love lol)

Terry Farrell was my Star Trek crush (gimmie a break, I was 14 :$) and I was nervous as Hell to meet her. I remember handing her an action figure to sign and asking "will you sign this?" I must have been stiff as a board because she looked at me with a big smile, totally stiffened up and said "yes!" I felt like a dork, but she was totally cool with it.

The best so far was Richard Herd. A friend and I were standing near the autograph area at this particular con, trying to figure out what we wanted to do next. Every few minutes we has someone asking us if we'd take their picture with Richard. After the 4th time, he looks at me and says "yanno what? You need a picture!" He took my camera from me, snagged some passer-by and asked them to snap a shot. It was awesome.

As for bad, Lawrence Montaigne was kind of a dick. I bought a photo from a dealer in the dealer's room, and took it to him to sign, not knowing he was selling them himself. When I handed it to him and found out he was charging for autographs (which was a new thing to me, since no other celebs had charged me for them before), I got a lecture on how buying from him would have gotten me a nice, crisp-colored picture instead of the "rip-off" I'd purchased elsewhere. Due to that, I was pretty indifferent. Polite, but indifferent.

I sat near Peter Mayhew in a hotel lobby a few years back, waiting to meet up with a friend. Never said anything to him, as I didn't want to potentially irritate, but listening to him talk to his handler, he was being a grump-ass. But I can't blame him too much, seeing as how he seemed exhausted, and with some of his health issues. It's good to hear he's a good guy if you catch him fresh.

The absolute worst that springs to mind was running into "The Big Show" Paul Wight in the airport. Approached and asked for an autograph, and he was just a complete dick. My favorite part rolleyes) was him telling me "Now don't follow me to my plane or anything!" Yeah. Complete ass.

 

[Funky]

Not an ******* at all, but I did have one actor scare the crap out of 5 year old me.

When I was a kid, we visited New York and my parents took me to to see the play Dracula. At the end of the play, there is a long pause of silence right before they plunge a stake through Dracula's heart. As they do he lets out this blood curdling scream. I must have jumped 3 feet out of my chair, and started crying. We had been sitting in the front row, and the actor must felt bad I guess... he invited us backstage after the show.

I was extremely nervous going back there as you could imagine. When I get back there, my mom goes to introduce us. He grabs the edge of his cape and flings it up over his face... trying to be dramatic I guess. I completely lost it for the second time.

Feeling guilty I guess, he took his necklace off and handed it to my mother to give to me later (I wouldn't let him hand it to me, i was like hell no).

I WISH I could say I still had it, but I lost it as a child long ago.

The actor was Raul Julia

I love this story! :thumbsup

 

[Zuiun]

Let them know through body language that you recognize them, but otherwise just stay cool.

I was just catching up on this thread and my question is: What, exactly, is the correct body language that says, "hey, I know who you are"? Is there a certain "you're a celebrity" wide stance one can take? A particular "you're famous but I don't care" slouch? I'm just curious so that I can practice. :lol

 

[triumphfx]

I've been to dozens of cons (as volunteer and con goer). I also traveled a lot. Met too many to name, most notable ones here.

1) the Worst: Adam West - Working at a Wizard World con, he chewed me out and dropped so many F-bombs that would make a sailor blush. Just a grouchy old man.
2) Thomas Jane - Same con. Wired on drugs and acted like an arrogant pr-ck all day. Whined about this and that. Then apologized when he was getting in limo to leave. (Stay off the drugs Tom).
3) Danny Logan - He's great, but only when SOBER! If any of you know Danny, he likes his booze but can't hold it well. He's still in his 'young and wild' phase in life. So I can understand. But get to know him when sober, he's great and will treat you like an old friend. Add any alcohol, avoid like the plague! I still love him to death.
4) Michael Hogan - Super nice and always smiling. His wife is even cooler!
5) Lou Ferrigno - Nice early in the day, but gets nasty as the day wears on. This is probably because he is in constant pain. He's had major surgery to his hip and is in agony when he sits for a long time. Thats why he has special requests. He's nearly handicapped. I'm assuming if he's not friendly and cold, its because of his medical issues taking its toll on him.
6) Peter Mayhew - Similar to Lou. He also is not doing too well physically. This can really make anyone irritable. But for the most part, very friendly and respectful. His wife is the best. I still text her from time to time. I love them both.
7) John Schneider - Nicer than you can possibly imagine. Very friendly and kind.
8) Tom Wopat - Complete opposite of John. Cold and blah. Maybe just having a bad day.

9) The BEST:
Linda Hamilton! In all my travels and conventions, she is the best. She will talk to you like youre family! I even felt compelled to thank her for being so nice and the best celeb I've met. She rocks, period! Hard to imagine she would ever have a bad day and not be friendly.

I could prolly list about 20 or 30 more.. but none worthy of anything exciting to report.

 

[greylocke]

I was just catching up on this thread and my question is: What, exactly, is the correct body language that says, "hey, I know who you are"? Is there a certain "you're a celebrity" wide stance one can take? A particular "you're famous but I don't care" slouch? I'm just curious so that I can practice. :lol

Back when Wayne Gretzky was with the Blues in St. Louis during their Stanley Cup run, I was working as an FSO at the FBI Building next to the Kiel Opera house and Auditorium where they blues played, before it became the Saavis center and I don't know what it is now, but Wayne came out with Brett Hull and I think Tony Twist. Now I knew Brett, I'd met him a few times going in and out of the Kiel, and once joked about having his truck towed if he parked it behind the building. Bu that day he Wayne and Tony came out of the building and the fangirls were trying to rush them, well this was after the Murrah building so we had our barricades up, so as I blocked the fangirls I just gave the guys a nod and tapped the brim of my hat. Brett slapped me on the shoulder and Wayne just nodded back, and Tony, I think it was Tony gave me a jab to the upper arm.

So just give 'em a head nod with eye contact acknowledging them is what I do. Whether someone would acknowledge you back otoh.

 

[trappster]

I haven't met many celebrities, but two that I did meet were very nice.

The first being guitarist Jeremy Popoff from the band Lit. He's part owner of a bar in So Cal that my friends and I used to frequent. He sat with us once for a bit, talking about cars...I told him that I've been playing guitar for 20 years, that I had an appreciation for his work and asked if I could have a picture with him, and he obliged. He then bought my buddies and I a round of drinks.

The second was Mila Kunis. I met her at a celebrity softball event before her career really took off. This was after that 70s show had been on a couple years. Total sweetheart, and gorgeous in person. She was chatting with all the kids that were hounding her for autographs etc. I asked her for one as well...she obliged and said "Thank you Ryan for being a gentleman."

 

[WBE]

I've, unfortunately, met Kevin Jonas. Really polite and a nice guy.

Daniel Logan is a phenomenal person to meet. Literally spoke to him for half an hour and he gave me 'round 10 things autographed that I didn't even ask for. He's really cool.

I've met Bo Burnham. Not sure if you'd call him a celebrity but he is pretty YouTube famous. Waited for him after a shower at UCF last year. Nice to any girl that approaches him but I asked if he could take a picture with me and he said no just autograph. Didn't make sense to me.