Celebrity encounter at lunch

[krystee]

I just went to pick up a sandwich from Potbelly and I look behind me in line and saw Mitch from Modern Family! I love Jesse Tyler Ferguson. He looks exactly the same in person and had on a snazzy bowtie. He's in IL today speaking about gay marriage legalization, but I'm not in Springfield or the city, so I was very surprised to see him there!

No one else seemed to care, but I was completely geeking out. I just barely restrained myself from asking for a picture.

Share your celebrity encounter stories!

[aspentosh]

LOOOOVE JTF. He's hilarious.

[liveintheville]

Pierce Brosnan was staying at the same hotel as us during our honeymoon. It only had like 30 bungalows so we ran into him a lot.

[LoveTrains]

Hrmm, I only have two good ones.

Once I walked into this dive-y bar in the village in NYC. It was pouring rain and I was literally soaking like a drowned rat. Sitting in a corner booth and eating a burger was Jon Stewart. He had this baseball cap pulled way down over his head so I could tell he probably didn't want to be bothered, but I was totally staring and swooning.

Also I once rode in an elevator in NYC with the guy who got brain cancer on ER. What is that guy's name? It turned out he lived in the building I was in.

OH! Also the owner of Jordan's furniture was in line behind me at a pizza place in Providence once. He is kind of a local celebrity who is always on the commercials for his furniture store.

[rikki]

Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams were living in the building next to mine while filming Batman. I saw them at Whole Foods a few times.

[M]

I have no idea who that is haha.

I sat beside Jessica Simpson on a first class flight from LA to Dallas once.

[Deleted]

2 people from Gossip Girl used to live in my building so I'd see them (and the people they dated) fairly often.

Karolina Kurkova used to be in my fitness classes from time to time. That isn't intimidating or anything.

Because of where we live, we see people all the time.

[justjen]

I saw Dave Navarro in the supermarket once. He was totally dressed like "Rockstar Dave Navarro" too, standing in the deli line. It was pretty funny.

We saw Peter Dinklage walking his dog in the Village.

I saw Eric Stolz at a concert once. He was kind of an ass.

These are the most random ones (ie, not me stalking the cast of Rent outside the theater ) that I can think of.

[Myrrhine]

Very cool! I saw Nicole Kidman when my best friend and I were touring San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice and once walked by Kate Bosworth on the street in Manhattan.

[Deleted]

OMG!!! Was he wearing one of his Tie the Knot bow ties?!?! You should have asked him if United ever got him his luggage.

What? So I follow the guy on Twitter.

[aspentosh]

Jan 2, 2013 14:02:55 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

OMG!!! Was he wearing one of his Tie the Knot bow ties?!?! You should have asked him if United ever got him his luggage.

What? So I follow the guy on Twitter.

This was my assumption, too!! I am glad someone else stalks him

[krystee]

He was wearing a bowtie! He looked adorable. His partner was there too. I wasn't sure if it was another celebrity, so I just google imaged JTF and saw his partner in the photos.

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Jan 2, 2013 14:04:39 GMT -5 krystee said:

He was wearing a bowtie! He looked adorable. His partner was there too. I wasn't sure if it was another celebrity, so I just google imaged JTF and saw his partner in the photos.

Gah! Was Justin wearing a bow tie, too?

[krystee]

He was! At first I thought he was Zachary Quinto. They look kind of similar if you don't really know who they are.

[LoveTrains]

Jan 2, 2013 14:17:55 GMT -5 krystee said:

He was! At first I thought he was Zachary Quinto. They look kind of similar if you don't really know who they are.

I kind of love Zachary Quinto but he is kind of creepy.

[drloretta]

My mom took me to filming of an old early 80s TV show and I got one of the stars' autographs.

My dad and I saw John Corbett at LAX once and my dad had no idea who he was. My mom ran into him at Brookstone a month later and chatted him up for a while.

Johnny Depp came to my parents' hometown and was at the same restaurant as them. my mom leaned across to whisper who it was to my dad, and my dad (who is hard of hearing) yelled, "Who's Johnny Depp???"

When I lived in Baltimore my dad and I were in line at the local coffee joint when one of the cast members from Homicide: Life on the Street was there. It took all I had not to gush. And yes, I realize this post is dating me severely.

Also while in Baltimore, Gene Hackman was flying first class on my flight to LA. We had to deboard because of a computer issue and I saw him at the ticket counter, trying to get home like the rest of us, ha ha.

[Rachael070707]

Jeff of Jeff & Jordan on Big Brother/Amazing Race from a few years back is one of DH's IRL friends. Idk if this counts as an encounter since the encounter happened before his fame.

One of my closest childhood friend's boyfriend (another fellow classmate of ours) is in a famous band. I haven't seen him in years but when I'm back in town and have free time, she and I try to get together. (So therefore I never pass Miso's celebrity friends test, even if technically said guy's # is in my phone - it's just because of her, lol)

At a celebrity golf tournament when I was younger I met former VP Dan Quayle. He was very friendly and chatted with me for a long time. Don't worry, spelling and Murphy Brown were not topics ;-)

Mere sightings:
Johnny Depp - Public Enemies was largely filmed here and they used my old job's building for shots. I watched them film one of the heist scenes.
Michael Jordan

[CallingAllAngels]

My most recent was when I ran into three Daily Show correspondents who were in town for the DNC. I totally geeked out. I never notice people.

[jaylea]

i love him! And all of Modern Family, really.

I met some of the guys from Mumford & Sons and did ask for a photo with marcus. I couldn't help myself. Luckily, he was very gracious.

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Jan 2, 2013 14:28:16 GMT -5 drloretta said:

Johnny Depp came to my parents' hometown and was at the same restaurant as them. my mom leaned across to whisper who it was to my dad, and my dad (who is hard of hearing) yelled, "Who's Johnny Depp???"

When I lived in Baltimore my dad and I were in line at the local coffee joint when one of the cast members from Homicide: Life on the Street was there. It took all I had not to gush. And yes, I realize this post is dating me severely.

A friend of a friend was an extra in a Brad Pitt western. The family is also very involved in chuckwagon racing so somehow Angelina wound up at the family ranch for a wagon ride with one or two kids (they didn't have the rest yet). This guy's much older dad took them for a wagon ride and after kept talking about what a lovely woman that Brad was dating, how pretty she was and how "he sure did well for himself, she's a looker"

NO IDEA who she was. I don't think they even tried to explain because they found it too funny when he'd remind them of "Brad Pitt's pretty girl friend and her kids"

And I LOVED Homicide. I was so sad when it ended.

[Deleted]

I met Eric Stonestreet last year. And several years ago, I met Jack Johnson.

I love Jon Stewart. I don't know what I would have done if I saw him!

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Jan 2, 2013 14:02:04 GMT -5 Myrrhine said:

Very cool! I saw Nicole Kidman when my best friend and I were touring San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice and once walked by Kate Bosworth on the street in Manhattan.

I used to take music together classes with Nicole and Keith and their daughter.

[insominac]

Miso, starlily, and I saw him (JTF) at ink - Michael voltaggios restaurant.

[Pilsy]

I met Papelbon (former Red Sox pitcher) at the airport.

[chia]

I rode in an elevator with Hillary Clinton, Rachel Maddow, and Kal Penn (not all at the same time...)

I rammed Rahm Emmanuel with the door walking into a coffee shop, and almost made him spill his coffee.

I saw Alec Baldwin standing on the street, talking on his cell phone.

I was behind Arianna Huffington in line at Starbucks the week before Christmas. She was buying a LOT of Madeleine cookies. Like, all they had in the store.

I guess most of these are pretty much DC celebrities.

I was also on a National Telethon once, like 10 years ago. I met a bunch of C-list-type celebrities there.

[kwynn]

Evander Holyfield was on the plane train in Atlanta with me. I did not know who he was, and he didn't have more than maybe 1 friend/handler with him. Someone asked for a photo and he posed for it but not *with* the person, just a shot of himself in it. Seemed nice enough. (I only know who this is because he stood right behind me on the escalator going to the train, everyone was staring at me, and I thought there was something on my face or something until I heard someone shout who it was!)

[stretchad]

Anderson Cooper in first class on my flight from Boston back home (I was walking by on my way to coach)

Met Matthew Morrison through work, and the afterparty that i got to attend I was in close proximity to JC Chasez from NSync, Harry Shum from Glee and Chord Overstreet from Glee.

Also met Chris O'Donnell through work

Saw John Mellencamp, his wife Elaine and their kids at a grocery store in Bloomington, IN

Tony Dungy at Target in Indianapolis

Met Aarti Sequeira (From Food Network Star and Aarti Party) through work...had dinner with her and a few coworkers of mine actually

[everafter07]

Jan 2, 2013 13:50:52 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

I once rode in an elevator in NYC with the guy who got brain cancer on ER. What is that guy's name?

ZZZZOMG. Anthony Edwards. ER is my favorite show of all time, and Dr. Greene was my favorite character. If I ever saw him or Julianna Margulies I would be beside myself, and I'm sure I'd say something horribly stupid.

[everafter07]

Jan 2, 2013 14:56:00 GMT -5 @randomcdn said:

Jan 2, 2013 14:28:16 GMT -5 drloretta said:

When I lived in Baltimore my dad and I were in line at the local coffee joint when one of the cast members from Homicide: Life on the Street was there. It took all I had not to gush. And yes, I realize this post is dating me severely.

And I LOVED Homicide. I was so sad when it ended.

I live in Baltimore and LOOOOOOOVED Homicide. One of the best shows ever on TV. The police precinct is still there, though it's totally empty, derelict, and a bum magnet. Whenever I pass by I have to fondly look at it though.

[everafter07]

Met Candace Cameron during her Full House days.
Saw Corey Feldman at a Paul McCartney concert at the Hollywood Bowl. We had better seats
Rode on a plane with Alan Thicke? Think that's his name. Didn't know he was famous til we got off the plane.
Met Ian Ziering from the original 90210.

God this makes me sound old. I'm only 30 lol.