They say we should never meet our heroes. If they’re kind and happy to take a selfie with you, it could be the best day of your life. However, if they’re rude and unwelcoming, your favorite film, album or book might be permanently tainted. 

And if you’re curious about some of the world’s biggest stars that you haven’t had the chance to encounter yourself, you might get to find out more about them from this list. Redditors have been sharing stories of some of their real-life celebrity encounters, so we’ve gathered their juiciest tales down below. Enjoy finding out which stars are sweet and which ones to steer clear of, and be sure to upvote the stories you find most fascinating!

#1

A coworker noticed Robin Williams flipping through a book quietly at a bookstore I worked at. It was during the filming of Good Will Hunting so he had a beard and wasn’t so recognizable- she said “I think that’s Robin Williams!”, he looked up from his book smiled and then put a finger to his mouth “Shhhh, I know”

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#2

Tony Hawk, late 90's. He came to our local skatepark for a demo but it was a tiny little indoor park and he couldn't do much. After skating for a bit to appease the crowd, he snuck out the back across the parking lot to the bowling alley. Me and two friends followed him, he invited us to bowl with him, bought us chicken tenders and french fries and talked about skateboarding with us for over an hour. Honestly one of the coolest guys I've ever met, fast forward 20 years later and I get to meet him again at our local skatepark unveiling that his foundation helped pay for and man, he was just as cool. We chatted a bit at the water fountain, I mentioned that as a kid he treated us to chicken tenders and french fries at the bowling alley when I was just a kid, and wouldn't you know it he was like oh in Amity Ct? Wasn't the skatepark called B17? I was simply floored. He went on to explain he was having a rough day that day and just hanging with three little kids bowling and talking skateboarding made him realize just how great life was.

Thank you for everything you have ever done for skateboarding Tony!

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#3

Bruce Willis.

I was a NYC taxi driver and i pick him up at a restaurant very late at night. He starts asking me all these questions about the long hours, how much a good cabbie makes a night, etc.

He asks me if I am married, I say yes, asks about my wife. I tell him marriage is great but we aren't together much due to the long hours i drive the cab.

We get to his place, hands me $1,000 and says, "Now go take a week off and spend it with your wife."

True story.

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#4

I used to deliver food from a catering service to the airport for private flights. My favorite encounter was Johnny Depp. Handed him his food and he handed me a wadded up bill, I thought I just got stiffed on my tip.

Turned out it was a freaking $100 bill wadded up into a little ball. Legend.

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#5

I met Gordon Ramsay in Cape Town about 5 years ago. He was at a bar, and not a super fancy bar either. I went up and said hello, half hoping he would call me a 'donut' or something, 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. I felt at ease. I hope he is doing well.

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#6

Shared an elevator with Beyoncé back in the early 2000s when she was doing the Destiny’s Child farewell tour. It was my dad, me, Beyoncé, and a hulking bodyguard. My dad being my dad didn’t know who she was and assumed they were a married couple and gave the man c**p about carrying all the bags himself. She laughed, he kinda giggled a bit and they looked at each other awkwardly. Then they hopped off the elevator and walked straight onto a tour bus with her face plastered on the side at which point my dad asked “wait who is that”. 5/7 would share an elevator again.

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#7

When I met Prince Harry at a bar, he was like an excited labrador in human form.

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#8

I went through an airport security line with Keanu Reeves. He was super cool and open for about a 5 minutes conversation (they had closed the line behind him so it was really just the two of us for a bit). He was even good natured when I asked if I could take a selfie with him. Good dude. Once we got through the line a crowd gathered quickly and security whisked him away.

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#9

I’m sure this will come as no surprise, but John Cena is one of the nicest and naturally awesome people in existence. He came to visit the new enlisted rec center they built for us back in the mid 00’s to do a meet and greet. While he was only booked to be there from 1400 to 1600, when we told him that most of the SUBSCOL students didn’t get out class until then he said he’d be more than willing to stay later. He hung out with all the guys who came to see him shooting pool, playing darts and Xbox, and pretty much signing everything and taking a ton of pictures. The dude is just a straight up class act.

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#10

I'm a helicopter pilot and had the displeasure of flying Justin Bieber, his father and a couple of his douchey friends. He lives up to his reputation and was incredibly rude.

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#11

I have two. The first is Jerry Springer. I met him while traveling when we happened to be staying at the same hotel. He was super nice, took photos and answered questions. All smiles and jokes.

The second is Stephen Spielburg. I met him at some benefit I got invited to as a teen due to having good grades or some s**t and he not only had a super normal convo with me, but when I told him where I really wanted to work (but hadn't been able to get an interview) he took me to the next table where the company's CEO was and introduced me. Worked there for 5 years after.

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#12

Stone Cold Steve Austin found my dog that ran away and picked him up off of the highway. He ended up cleaning up our dog and gave him tons of toys before we got him back.

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#13

I used to work at Disney World and encountered many celebrities. I won't bore you with the whole list, but the notable ones:

Snoop Dogg: Really nice to the guys, completely ignored the women. We were all gathered at the exit of the ride in between seating new people, and he went down the line and shook hands with/chatted to all of my male coworkers and didn't even spare any of us girls as a glance.

Mariah Carey: Total divamonster. Firstly, she demanded that we not just hold the line out of sight while she and her party had a private go on the ride, she demanded that we completely cycle out both ride machines and the line, which took over an hour since I worked at a very busy attraction. Then when the kids in the party couldn't ride because they were too short, she threw a tantrum ("Do you know who I am??!!") as if it was a judgement call we were making, not literally a safety standard set by OSHA.

Justin Bieber: Surprisingly not that bad, given that he was at the height of his public assholery. He was with a group of like 20 people around his age, and they were no worse than the usual frat groups/bachelor parties we handled.

Paul McCartney: Super low-key guy. He didn't even ask to go on the ride privately, just asked to be brought on the ride after the other passengers were already in their seats and had a row just for his group.

Steven Tyler: By far my favorite celebrity encounter. I happened to be in the break room and he came in to use our bathroom- there was an audible gasp from all of us on break and we just openly gawked at him, and he just smiled and said "what's up". Like ten seconds later, one of my coworkers came out of the bathroom looking totally shellshocked and said "um... I just peed next to Steven Tyler."

And then I was off break when Steven Tyler actually went on the ride, so I got to assist with that. His party was really friendly and jokey, and they were good-naturedly teasing us for getting starstruck. One of my coworkers was nervously starting every sentence to anyone in his earshot with "I'm sorry, I'm sorry", and Steven Tyler started yelling over at her "Hey, Sorry! Hey, have you ever played the board game SORRY? I think you'd really like it!"

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#14

I was flying from California to Haiti to do relief work. I was really broke and had a really s****y flight schedule with lots of long layovers. I was absoloutly exhausted, had't slept properly in 2 days. It was around 4 in the morning when my flight landed in Miami. I was waiting at the terminal for my last flight from Miami to Port Au Prince. All of the seats were taken so I was sitting against a wall.
This gentleman got up from his seat and walked over to me. I was thinking in my dilirium 'this guy looks like a homeless version of Sean Pennn'.
Hobo Sean Penn asked me if I would like to have his party's seats so I could lay on something comfortable and get some sleep. I told him 'no thank you, im alright' and he said something along the lines of 'you look exhausted, you really should get some sleep, especially if you are headed to Haiti to do relief work, you will need the rest'. I took him up on the offer, although I felt really selfish about it. I got about 45 minutes worth of sleep that i desperately needed.
It turns out it wasn't a hobo that looked like Sean Penn it really was Sean Penn. I had no idea that he had been doing work in Haiti for years. His kindness was really moving, and upon landing and seeing the ravaged landscape of such an impoverished country, I realized that I really needed that sleep.

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#15

I worked at a bar in a restaurant while in college and one night Kevin Hart came in to eat. He wasn't really that famous at the time. I didn't know who he was, but I was curious as I had to go to the stock room to get a $1000+ bottle of champagne that he ordered in addition to pouring a bunch of really expensive top top shelf shots. His bill ended being well over $2000. The girl who had his table (who also didnt know who he was) said he was by far the most demanding and rude person she had encountered while working there and that he was extremely demeaning.

He ended up leaving a $4 tip, all in crumpled up singles.

F**k Kevin Hart.

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#16

I worked at a gas station near a music venue and spotted Jimmy Buffett standing outside talking to a ticket scalper. I went out to say hello and he said that he was curious to see how much his tickets were going for. He was an incredibly nice guy and offered to buy one of the scalpers tickets for me!

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#17

Last summer while at an urgent care center in Beverly Hills I met Ashton Kutcher. I was sick and stressed and couldn’t find the office. My anxiety took over (it was one of “those” days) and I crumpled into a tiny ball on the floor and put my head in my hands. A moment later someone tapped me on the shoulder and asked if I was okay. I looked up and there was Ashton, pushing a stroller with his baby. He helped me up and walked with me to the doctors office. I wish I hadn’t been so sick during that encounter.. nevertheless, his kindness and warmth was deeply appreciated.

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#18

Part of filming for Central Intelligence was in Boston in my friend's neighborhood/around the corner of it. Apparently, Dwayne Johnson was just so courteous and very fan friendly, loved giving interactions (smiles hugs conversations, the works) and autographs and just making people smile when he had the time. Kevin Hart was a total jackass that didn't want to be bothered, went out of his way to make sure nobody talked to him or got near him and just had the worst holier-than-thou attitude.

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#19

I work in the movie business and have met a ton of celebs, both professionally and just because I've lived in Hollywood for 10+ years. I've got tons of gossip, but here's my favorite three:

Nicest: Mindy Kaling. I have seen her half-a-dozen times over the years and she's constantly with her family, friends, smiling, having a good time, seeming to enjoy her life. My cousin is obsessed with her, and one time we saw her out at brunch, and she looked hung over as hell. My cousin (so oblivious) marched right over, declared her love for Mindy, and asked for a pic. Mindy had zero makeup on, clearly didn't want to, but she posed for the pic anyway, pasted a smile on, and told my cousin she was happy she was a fan. Just always thought how cool it is to be nice even when it's not a situation where you want to be approached.

Meanest: Kevin Spacey. Did a movie with him. The stories are true. He was grabbing cocks left and right. Plus acted like he was better than everyone and we were lucky to even have him there. Genius actor, and he was great in the movie, but an asshole on every level.

Weirdest: I live in the same neighborhood as Michael Rappaport, and I have no joke seen the guy 50 times in the last ten years walking around the shopping district nearest our houses, and the guy is ALWAYS ALONE. Have never seen him with anyone, not his kid, not a woman, nobody. Not a single time. Never approached him, and certainly never seen him be mean, but is the guy a hermit?

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#20

I went to the BAFTAs after winning a competition in (i think) 2012. I'd won the top prize where you basically got a little mini marquee at the very end of the red carpet just before the stars went into the building/posed for photos. Part of the prize was that the stars would stop for a chat. Considering it was early February in cold cold London, i was surprised at how many of them (especially the ones in short dresses) stopped to chat.

George Clooney was great, shook hands, had a short conversation, and patted me on the shoulder.

Meryl Streep just Oozed class, such a lovely person and was more than willing to stop and pose for photos, and looked GORGEOUS!

But star of the show by far was Chris Hemsworth. Just such a laugh and really genuinely wanted to stop and talk for a bit. He was up for the "young upcomer" prize or whatever its called that year, i was gutted when he didn't win it later on but hey, he's done alright for himself since :)

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#21

I met Aaron Paul (Jesse from Breaking bad) at a concert in NYC. One of the nicest people I've ever met, didn't hesitate when I asked him for a picture and he even called me a b***h when I asked him too!

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#22

Met Keegan Michael Key backstage before a show once. I complemented him on his (at the time) new series. He took my one hand with both of his hands, asked my name, and gave the sincerest thank you. Such a nice guy.

On the rude side, Mariah Carey is a b***h. Talked about how much she loved her dog so much and ended up leaving it backstage after the show.

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#23

My first celebrity experience when I first moved to LA was meeting Weird Al Yankovich. He came in to eat at the restaurant I was hosting at and while his date was in the bathroom before they left he was was sitting in this lounging area we had. Being all of 18 and thinking I was playing it cool I asked "So, you working on anything new?" like I knew him personally or something.

He just kind of shrugged and said not really and was followed by another 40 seconds or so of awkward silence. He wasn't rude or nice; it was obvious he wasn't in the mood though. Which I totally get now nearly two decades later.

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#24

Rob Lowe - met him at a kids party. He's related to a kid that was at my kids daycare. Awesome guy. Very friendly.

Jay Leno - I've met and observed him at the Rock Store many times. Always a nice guy. Friendly. Love the guy.

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#25

Amy Lee of Evanescence was absolutely wonderful. Some friends and I waited after a concert for autographs, and prior to Amy emerging, the bouncer-type-guy laid out in no uncertain terms that we weren't to try to touch her.

Well, one friend had had depression and Evanescence was one of the things that got her through her teen years. So she broke down in tears when Amy got to her in the autograph line, and Amy just went in and gave her this giant, comforting hug (hard to do since Amy is SO tiny). She was fabulous.

#26

Bill Clinton...all that stuff you hear about his personal charisma is true.

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#27

I served Topher Grace at a karaoke spot in Austin that had private rooms. It was the cast of Predator, actually. They asked me if i sang and I do. I sang Brass In Pocket and as soon as I started, Topher Grace grabbed the other mic and backed me up. He was super relaxed and quite fun. Side note, his voice goes up an octave when he's excited just like his character on That 70s Show.

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#28

Met Mr Rogers years ago in a drug store. He was SUPER nice to the several people that had been quietly following him around the store. His wife on the other hand, seemed annoyed with it.

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#29

Met Viggo Mortensen quite a handful of times as he used to go to the restaurant I managed at the time.

He was one of the nicest, most down to earth celebrities we had. He would, after we offered, join us for dinner once the restaurant had closed and would bring small gifts every time for everyone.

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#30

I've posted this before, but I once spilled a very large, very colorful, drink on Kate Hudson.

My girlfriend and I ended up in a VIP area at a music festival totally by accident. We weren't supposed to be there but walked right in not knowing it was restricted and since we were there we decided to stay.

We ended up in a corner as to not draw attention to ourselves and I would walk over to the bar occasionally to get us drinks and bring them back. A few hours and more than a few rounds later, my girlfriend decided she had to have one of the plastic yard glasses of Margaritas that they were selling, so I attempted to bring back one and a few beers on my next trip. I made it within ten feet of where we where stationed, when I sidestepped a dancing girl, tripped, and spilled the entire yard glass on a women. When she turned around, I realized that the women that I had just soaked was Kate Hudson. She was incredibly awesome about it, and luckily my girlfriend had an extra shirt with her that she could change into.

#31

Jaden Smith wouldn't leave my store thirty minutes after we closed. Neither would his security guard, the girl he was with, or the eight or nine other girls that were clearly asked to stay at least thirty feet away from him. He kept saying "Bro, it's cool. Don't worry, bro, it's cool. It's cool" F**k you Jaden, there are about twenty people in this store that can't go home until you get your stupid entitled a*s out of here. 

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#32

Worked at a pretty big nightclub in Hollywood for a while, we would get celebrities in our place and would see them around.

Miley Cyrus--had the premier for the Hannah Montana movie, her and her entourage took over the back room. As expected a bunch of little kids waiting to see her and wanting autographs at the cordon. Associate/aide/whatever comes up and asks if we can clear the kids away because they are bothering Ms. Cyrus. She didn't say this herself, but she was looking over and didn't do or say anything to counteract it.

Mandy Moore--nicest person, all smiles and giggles. I almost professed my undying love for her, but her man at the time was with her. Wasn't phased in the least by having to wait for an extra 15 minutes outside for her car to gather her.

Masi Oka--brought an underage girl in and when stopped at the door for her not having ID (we had vice on our asses all the time so we were supposed to be "strict" about ages) he complained that since everyone knew him it should be ok. Managers eventually let him him.

Marilyn Manson--came for a big Halloween celebration, spent the whole time in a closed off VIP area and drank all the free stuff. Ended up not performing and just bounced out.

Sean Combs--came for a event by someone else, ended up taking the stage and doing an impromptu set for over an hour. No fanfare before hand, he just asked for a mic.

Queen Latifa--one of the most beautiful women I have ever met, not only looks wise but in graciousness. Very approachable and pleasant to talk to.

Terry Crews--love this guy. Ran a BET event, VIP was upstairs. No one without a wristband goes up. Of course everyone says they are someone or with someone, and me being a simple white guy telling them no, it starts getting ugly. Terry Crews comes out of the crowd, parts the sea like f*****g Moses, and stands there with me for a few minutes telling people to back the hell off and listen. Pats me on the shoulder and goes upstairs. Best guy and not a shred of primadonna about him. Great guy! If you see this Mr. Crews, you made a lifelong fan that night.

I have more if there's interest. I guess the takeaway is that celebs are people like you and I, they just have more people telling them how great they are and how much they are wanted around. And like most people, that can easily go to their heads. Human nature and all that.

#33

Gwen Stefani was seriously one of the sweetest people I’ve ever met. She talked with me for as long as I wanted and when the first picture I took with her didn’t turn out she offered to take another.

#34

I once walked outside of my house to run and grab a coffee. As I was waiting at a cross walk I begun to recognize the fellow waiting in front of me. I said, “excuse me, I don’t know if you know this but you’re John Malkovich.” Then John extended his hand and said, “indeed I am” and shook my hand. A kind gentlemen he was.

#35

I was personal assistant and driver for John Stamos for a week. He and his girlfriend (the one he’s getting married to, forgive me, I’ve forgotten her name) were the nicest, most normal people. He preferred to handle his luggage himself instead of having me do it, he was very modest and friendly, and had a great sense of humor.

His sisters, however, (who were also people I had to take care of that week) were absolute nightmares. Constantly asking him for money and acting like they’re the important, vain, famous ones, when they weren’t.

#36

Met Michelle Obama in 2012. My mom was on The Biggest Loser, and that season they had the contestants and their families to the White House to meet and work out with her. Even though it was put together and filmed for TV, she was so incredibly nice! I firmly believe the cameras could have been turned off at anytime and she would have still hung out with us all. She gave high fives and hugged everyone, she’s probably the nicest person I’ve ever met. On that same day we were able to meet the trainers from Biggest Loser too, Bob Harper, and Dolvett Quince. Bob was fairly reserved, and took a taxi back to his hotel, but Dolvett walked 8 blocks back to the hotel through downtown DC with all of us. We joked and talked like we were old friends, he was super cool!

#37

Anna Kendrick is one of the funniest and nicest people I have ever met.

#38

I once got a haircut next to Adam Sandler. I was like 11. I said hi and he sort of just glanced at me.

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#39

I met Murr from Impractical Jokers just as they were about to start filming a challenge in Union Square. I just shouted out "Yo Murr!" And waved. One of the producers tried to shush me and get me to walk away so I didn't ruin anything but Murr waved me over and let me take a quick picture with him before they started. He was super nice and happy to meet a fan

#40

I work as a film and TV extra for extra money while in grad school. By and large most actors/actresses are nice enough but in my experience there were two that stood out.

Keegan Michael-Key is ridiculously nice. Usually as an extra it’s understood that you NEVER approach an actor while on set for any reason or you will be asked to leave. It seems harsh but it’s important to remember that an extra is supposed to be a piece of scenery and causing the talent to lose their focus may cause the production to lose hours of time and a lot of money. In spite of this in between shooting he made an effort to joke around with us and act like a regular guy. Afterwards he personally took the time to thank everyone in the crew and the extras something that I have never seen any actor do before or since.

Conversely Rami Malek was probably the biggest a*****e I have ever had the displeasure of working next to. The first shot of the day was supposed to be of his character walking down the stairs into a hacking competition. Upon reaching the bottom of the stairs however he took it upon himself the stop and yell at the PAs that “there’s too many f*****g people here” and demand that they re stage. He would also talk to the creator of the show about the PAs right in front of them and lament that “they don’t even know what they’re doing”. Apparently it’s well known that he’s a bit of a jerk though because we were told upon starting to “just stay out of his way”. It’s also worth noting that for this shoot many of the extras were fans of the show who had no previous experience extraing and didn’t know you weren’t supposed to approach the talent. After seeing what a baby he is most of them didn’t bother him but two guys in between filming went over to him and Carly (a costar whose last name I can’t remember) and said what big fans of the show they were. Carly seemed nice enough and thanked them but told them that it wasn’t totally appropriate to approach her while working but Malek just turned around and stared at the wall behind him as soon as the two guys started to try and speak to him.

Overall most actors/actresses are ok and just like anybody else just want to get their work done but as in all professions there are some jerks.

#41

Diane Keaton. I was with my husband and kids at the beach where she owns a home. She complimented our “beautiful” children and was very friendly. My husband didn’t realize who it was until she was gone and I told him.

#42

I used to work at a Duane Reade store in downtown Manhattan. One night, Jonah Hill looking all skinny came over to the counter to buy cigarettes. He asked me to give him some matches but Store policy is that we don't give the customers matches so they usually have to buy a lighter. He wasn't really rude, although, he seemed irritated about something. I called him by his name and he replied without looking back. I believe celebrities are just tired of dealing with s**t all day.

#43

Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson regularly frequented the restaurant I work at for a bit, and they are both genuinely awesome people. Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis were way too preoccupied when they came in to even acknowledge my presence of trying to wait on them.

#44

David Beckham.

I didnt know who he was at the time. I was staying at the grand Hyatt in hong kong and galaxy was there for an exhibition game.

There were a lot of fan girls outside with posters and s**t in the roped off area near the front entrance.

I'm in the elevator and DB walks in. I give him a nod and he gives me one back. Then I ask him if he knows what all the commotion outside is. He just shrugs and says it must be someone famous staying there. We get to his floor and he gives me a wave goodbye and exits.


My work colleague later tells me that Beckham is staying there based on the pics he saw the fans waiving. I look up his pic online and realize its the dude I was chatting with in the elevator.

nice guy.

#45

I've encountered a few celebrities from my days working at a popular casino.

Gordon Ramsay was very polite and very nice to talk to. I left that interaction thinking, what a cool guy. Quite the gentleman.

Ricki Lake is adorable! I didn't even realize it was her at first, but once we caught on she sat down with us to discuss her weight loss journey and stayed for a good half hour. She was witty and charming. Such a delight.

Charles Barkley was very down to earth. No entourage. No security. Just came in to our store to shop and very willing to chat and take pictures if you wanted.

Brad Garrett from Everybody Loves Raymond... what a miserable guy. Would not acknowledge anybody with eye contact. Specifically asked us not to talk to him. And if you approached him to see if he needed any help you got this death stare like you were the foulest piece of garbage.

Oh and as a bonus, the first celebrity I ever met was Liza Minnelli when I was a young boy. I remember she had a big furry coat and this little dog. The dog came over to play with me. She then came over and patted my head telling my dad "You have such a cute little boy". Very nice lady!

#46

All of Fall Out Boy are incredibly nice men, but Patrick Stump is by far the nicest of them all. He’s a genuine good dude who is willing to listen to anyone and comfort them. When I told the band that my mom was in hospice and wouldn’t be able to make it to the concert I had planned to take her to so she could meet the band, Patrick gave me a really strong hug and I discovered after getting my photo back from that m&g that he had been crying about the news.

#47

I shared a cigaretter with Jeremy Clarkson, who is a real nice chap as long as he approaches you. Also, a genuinely nice person is James Hetfield. We met a few times at custom car shows that I went to and he recognized me after the second time. We've chatted via e-mail and he's given me great seats at the Metallica shows I've been to. Real class act. I pretended not to know him when we first met before telling him the second time.

Just a tip for people who see him and want to approach him. He will take a few minutes to talk with you about anything and everything. Do not ask him for a picture or an autograph pn his off time, especially if he is with his family, prepare to be disappointed. He won't do it and might even have a go at you verbally. Respect his privacy and his family time and he will be nice to you. I did and I managed to keep in touch with him. He doesn't always reply immediately (almost never - usually 2 weeks plus before a reply comes through) but we have lots of mutual interests and I've got all his signature guitars which he thought was fairly amusing when I showed him the picture.

#48

Met John Krasinski, Jason Segel, and Emily Blunt years ago. They were really great about taking a picture with me!

#49

I met Rob Dyrdek at an outdoor mall in his hometown back in 2011. At the time I was a huge fan and was even wearing a Dyrdek DC hat. He was there for a family members birthday so the whole family was with him. We casually went up to talk to him and he was very kind and respectful. He could see that my friends and I were skateboarders so he stood and talked to us for a minute while the Dad's talked about boats and other dad things. People ran up for quick pictures but he made us feel appreciated for supporting him. He left with telling me, "I like the hat, God bless" and they went on with their night. 14 year old me couldn't be happier he was as cool as he seemed.

#50

I met Sacha Baron Cohen while picking up lunch for my office. I work in Film and TV production, so I'm not easily flustered by celebrities, but there are a few that transform me into a AAA battery trying to contain the power of the sun. I normally don't bother celebrities, but he is one of my all time comedy idols and I knew I might not ever have another opportunity. After loading up my car with my order and realizing he was finished with his meal, I worked up the courage to walk over and say something before quickly making what would likely be an undignified retreat. Very poorly holding it together, I told him I was an enormous fan and he stopped and talked to me for a few minutes; asked me about my life, what I do, etc. After telling him I was working on a show at one of the studios nearby, he introduced me to his producer who he was having lunch with and had me give him all my contact info in case they shot anything in Los Angeles. I honestly have never been more pumped about anything in my life. I was riding the biggest high and grinning like an absolute moron all day.

#51

Rude, not that I even put him in the same class as a celebrity, Neil deGrass Tyson. The guy is the biggest self centered prick you will ever meet when the cameras aren't rolling.

#52

I was working at a gas station when Shia LaBeouf was shooting the movie lawless. He came inside and bought a pack of cigarettes and i asked for his ID. He looked at me was super pissed. "You don't know who I am?"

In my defense the last time I saw him he was in highschool.

#53

When I was in high school, I worked a local family owned plant nursery. Andre, his wife, and their (then baby) boy used to come in and shop almost every weekend. He was a super nice guy. One time, he bought an entire pallet of sod. He had a brand new Lincoln Blackwood pickup truck, and the pallet wouldn't fit in the bed with the forklift, so I had to load it by hand. He went in, bought a pair of gloves, came back out and helped me load it. Also told me that he was going to go home and lay it out by himself. Kind of shocking considering how much that guy is probably worth. Something that didn't strike me at the time, that I now realize as an adult, was how good of a father he was. His son was just a baby, but man did he love that baby. Every time he would walk up to put a piece of sod in the bed of his truck, he would peek in the window and make a face at his son sitting in the back seat. The kid would cackle like a banshee. After we finished, he gave me a $100 tip, which, to a 15 year old in the early 2000s, was a ton of money. Truly a stand up guy and a very talented artist.