S/O — who is the most famous person you’ve met?

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve met a lot of pols here in DC. Every president since HW. I also sat next to Reese Witherspoon at a movie once.
Most significantly though, I actually grew up in San Francisco and Pelosi was the class mom for my class at The Convent School in maybe fourth or fifth grade. She was also our neighbor so she’s probably the most famous person I’ve had significant content with but it was in a completely different role than her current one.

I saw Pelosi at a high school football game in Houston once. She really is everywhere.
Other than her, I met Michael J Fox at an advocacy event and checked out Britney Spears when I was working at Whole Foods.

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Anonymous wrote:James Brown (the Godfather of Soul) when I worked security at the Ritz Carlton in DC. He invited me to take a limo ride with his wife.... I’m glad I said no

Why? That would’ve been a great story!

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Janet Reno
Kerri Strug

Both through work.

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Oprah
Obama
Natalie Portman
Cameron Diaz

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Anonymous wrote:Tommy Lasorda a bunch of times. I met him 1st at spring training and the teams were a lot more accessible. He was signing autographs and the game was about to start. He said in a loud voice - I am not leaving here today until everyone who wants my autograph gets it..... and he kept his word.

15 years later I have a clear memory of running into him at the Marriot near LAX. He opened his trunk and was handing out swag to the valets. I loved watching him interact with others.

Easy to meet Lasorda at Dodgertown. Also was great to sit right next to the players while watching spring training games. I'm not a Dodger fan but enjoyed meeting some of my favorite Orioles in VB at spring training.

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Tom Petty

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I did some work with Joe Biden when he was a senator and could not have liked him more. Super friendly, kind, personable.

I hate his politics but I must say Paul Ryan was very kind and gracious when I met him.

Once was flying out of BWI at the same time Jon and Kate Gosselin and there brood were there filming an episode. Was at the gate next to them. Neither could have been any unfriendlier, although that’s perhaps not too surprising.

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Their** ^^

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Anonymous wrote:Angelina Jolie on a USO tour. She was polite but seemed a bit spaced out. Could have been jet lag. Also, she looks kind of strange in person, but I’ve heard that’s true of many screen actors/actresses.

What do you mean?

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Anonymous wrote:George Harrison, Kenneth Branagh a distant second. The latter was a friend before he became famous.

Kenneth Branagh is great, he's done so many amazing productions & yet, everyone seems to remember him just for playing Prof. Lockhart in Harry Potter.

I had no idea that he directed a Thor movie until I saw the credits, a Marvel movie is HUGE.

He definitely doesn't get the credit he deserves.

Theater and Shakespeare are his real strengths, movie acting less so. One thing that doesn’t necessarily come across is that he is hilarious in person.

Exactly!
I know him for his Hamlet and King Henry V, I also remember his very famous ex-wife.

He was fantastic in Murder on the Orient Express in 2017... it really highlighted his impeccable comedic timing.

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Anonymous wrote:Courtney Love
Goran Visnjic
Ricky Gervais

and Graham Nortan

PP, I hope you're still here. I LOVE the Graham Norton Show. Did you speak? What was he like?

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I met a lot of Nats baseball players at spring training over the years. The one I spent three hours with was Lucas Giolito (since traded to the ChiSoX). Also had a 15 min conversation with Anthony Rendon before he was famous.

Non-sports? I Met John Glenn in 1984, and sat next to Robin Williams on an airplane in 1992.

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Bush 41, Pence, Rosalynn Carter, John Legend, Clarence Thomas, Henry Winkler, Jane Fonda

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Dennis Rodman at the same party.

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Susan Lucci. At the time she was the most famous soap opera star in the 80s and she was beautiful and very gracious.