When a celebrity in person really underwhelms you

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Sat beside David Suzuki while waiting for a flight. He was friendly for a bit and chatted then hid behind a newspaper for the rest of the time.

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Anonymous wrote:Sat beside David Suzuki while waiting for a flight. He was friendly for a bit and chatted then hid behind a newspaper for the rest of the time.

I would have a hard time leaving him alone! Love his motorcycles!!

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Uma Thurman is a mess but oozes cool
Saw Gwenyth before she became a workout guru and she was skinny fat and her face was pallid and her eyes very beady.
Reece Witherspoon needs every inch of help. She is a complete soccer mom in person, no offense to soccer moms but she is completely highstrung SAHM normal. Not hot in trhe least.
Ethan Hawke is part-the-crowd something special.
Tracy Anderson is nice and toned, but sad.

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Anonymous wrote:Kanye West is pretty short, I’d guess about 5’6”. I met him briefly years and years ago when he was first becoming famous. He was quiet, shy, a little standoffish.

My dad has met a few politicians in his line of work. He always rants about John Kasich. He said he’s short and angry.

John Kasich is famously amiable and at least 6 foot.

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I hung out with Madonna once (I am *not* cool, rich, or powerful - it was a friend of a friend of a friend thing)

She was nice but also odd. Had a strange affect. Said she loved my earrings and gave me the rest of her cocktail.

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In person, Cillian Murphy is certainly short but those eyes are indescribably blue, I was shaking just looking at him. I wonder if his kids inherited those!
Back in the 1990s, Ralph Fiennes was super handsome but sweaty after a Hamlet performance. He was gracious but clearly drained after being on stage.

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Anonymous wrote:I hung out with Madonna once (I am *not* cool, rich, or powerful - it was a friend of a friend of a friend thing)

She was nice but also odd. Had a strange affect. Said she loved my earrings and gave me the rest of her cocktail.

Ha. Did you drink it? What kind of cocktail was it?

I totally believe the nice but odd and strange affect.

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Anonymous wrote:Patrick Dempsey stayed at the same hotel we did for a vacation. He was better looking in person. But looked super grumpy!

Hmm so rumors that he's kind of a jerk IRL could be true. Excellent that he looks even better in person!!

That’s what happens when you go from totally geek to totally chic....

Bravo

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Al Franken was a neighbor in Capitol Hill. In the 5+ years he lived next door, he never said hello. His wife, on the other hand, was always polite and greeted neighbors.

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Anonymous wrote:Al Franken was a neighbor in Capitol Hill. In the 5+ years he lived next door, he never said hello. His wife, on the other hand, was always polite and greeted neighbors.

I never got the hype about him, truly.

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Anonymous wrote:In person, Cillian Murphy is certainly short but those eyes are indescribably blue, I was shaking just looking at him. I wonder if his kids inherited those!
Back in the 1990s, Ralph Fiennes was super handsome but sweaty after a Hamlet performance. He was gracious but clearly drained after being on stage.

A friend currently works for a theatre in London doing a lot of "artist relations," planning events and giving tours, and recently Ralph Fiennes was in a play there. She says he is genuinely gracious (good word PP) and remembers all the staff members, speaks to everyone, etc. Very serious when working but she called him "low-stress to be around." Not the case with all stage actors, either, and she sees a lot of them. I envy her the job!

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When DH worked at the White House in the 90s, he met a number of celebrities. His impressions: Whitney Houston was the most beautiful woman he's every seen in real life though rude/difficult, Lauren Hutton and Kathleen Turner were the most striking and charismatic though KT's issues with alcohol were problematic. Martin Sheen was the nicest, with Nicholas Cage a close second. Laura Dern and Lolita Davidovich were very nice, as well as excited to be there.

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Love Joe and the rest of the Bidens. Super nice people.

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Benjamin Bratt filmed on Corcoran St around 2001 and he was super nice. Talked to us on our stoop while we watched. Just a nice guy. Handsome.
Shared a very small elevator with Dick Clark in Venice. Luckily he was super tiny. And old.

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Anonymous wrote:Love Joe and the rest of the Bidens. Super nice people.

I've been told he can be very "handsy" by a solid source.