SSgt Burton
Sr Member
Well- I don't have any horror stories. I tend to get a little tongue tied and clam up around the stars. But nearly all of the ones I've met have been good to amazing-
Cynthia Scott (Dietrich the female medtech in "Aliens")- She was an extremely sweet lady! Met her at D-Con in 2006. Our Colonial Marines group (The Aliens Legacy board) met her en masse at her signing table. She spoke with us at length about her time making the movie, then took the time to take pictures with each and every last one of us (there had to be at least 20 of us) for free! (We all took the time to buy a couple of autographed pics from her).
Last day of the convention we're gathered around our fan table to take pictures of our group and Cynthia showed up to say goodbye to us all! What a class act! :thumbsup
Afterward her agent came by to talk to our group- apparently she had been going through an extremely rough time in her life (IIRC she lost her home to hurricane Katrina). He told us that having our group of Marines show up to talk to her really lifted her spirits. It was a wonderful feeling knowing that "we" made a "star" feel great!
Another great guy was Lance Henriksen. He was very warm and genuine. Again our USCM group met him en masse at D-Con in 2008 and he took a pic with us all!
One actor I was truly trepidatious about meeting was Michael Biehn- he had a BAD reputation for being a jerk and sometimes being drunk at conventions. But I met him at D-Con in 2009 and went to his panel. Our USCM group was given a bit of special treatment being allowed to go in first to grab seats in the first few rows.
Well that weekend every bad rumour was put to rest- he was a great guy! One thing I got from him is that he might be shy at heart- so he gets a little quiet around the fans. This could easily be mistaken for snobbiness etc. I'm sure he has had run-ins with fans and has had a bad rep for a reason, but he has definitely cleaned up his act and embraced his fans. :thumbsup
But probably the one encounter I remember really well (despite being extremely brief) was Anthony Montgomery from Star Trek Enterprise. Again it was at D-Con in '09. I was wearing my Wrath of Khan captain's uniform. He ran up to me with a giant smile on his face and said rather frenetically, "SAY I LOVE THAT UNIFORM! THAT'S MY FAVOURITE UNIFORM OF ALL! I GOTTA GET A PICTURE WITH YOU!"
This made my entire weekend! Here was an actor who worked on a Star trek series wanting to take a picture with "me" and not the other way around! :lol
Kevin
Cynthia Scott (Dietrich the female medtech in "Aliens")- She was an extremely sweet lady! Met her at D-Con in 2006. Our Colonial Marines group (The Aliens Legacy board) met her en masse at her signing table. She spoke with us at length about her time making the movie, then took the time to take pictures with each and every last one of us (there had to be at least 20 of us) for free! (We all took the time to buy a couple of autographed pics from her).
Last day of the convention we're gathered around our fan table to take pictures of our group and Cynthia showed up to say goodbye to us all! What a class act! :thumbsup
Afterward her agent came by to talk to our group- apparently she had been going through an extremely rough time in her life (IIRC she lost her home to hurricane Katrina). He told us that having our group of Marines show up to talk to her really lifted her spirits. It was a wonderful feeling knowing that "we" made a "star" feel great!
Another great guy was Lance Henriksen. He was very warm and genuine. Again our USCM group met him en masse at D-Con in 2008 and he took a pic with us all!
One actor I was truly trepidatious about meeting was Michael Biehn- he had a BAD reputation for being a jerk and sometimes being drunk at conventions. But I met him at D-Con in 2009 and went to his panel. Our USCM group was given a bit of special treatment being allowed to go in first to grab seats in the first few rows.
Well that weekend every bad rumour was put to rest- he was a great guy! One thing I got from him is that he might be shy at heart- so he gets a little quiet around the fans. This could easily be mistaken for snobbiness etc. I'm sure he has had run-ins with fans and has had a bad rep for a reason, but he has definitely cleaned up his act and embraced his fans. :thumbsup
But probably the one encounter I remember really well (despite being extremely brief) was Anthony Montgomery from Star Trek Enterprise. Again it was at D-Con in '09. I was wearing my Wrath of Khan captain's uniform. He ran up to me with a giant smile on his face and said rather frenetically, "SAY I LOVE THAT UNIFORM! THAT'S MY FAVOURITE UNIFORM OF ALL! I GOTTA GET A PICTURE WITH YOU!"
This made my entire weekend! Here was an actor who worked on a Star trek series wanting to take a picture with "me" and not the other way around! :lol
Kevin