Celebrity encounters, anyone surprise you? Disappoint you?

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I knew Charles Esten in college (he was Chip Puskar then). He was frat-boy cute, exuded self-confidence, and clearly loved being the lead singer of his band, lol. But he had a mega-watt smile and was a really nice guy.

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Anonymous wrote:I knew Charles Esten in college (he was Chip Puskar then). He was frat-boy cute, exuded self-confidence, and clearly loved being the lead singer of his band, lol. But he had a mega-watt smile and was a really nice guy.

I went to college with you, then, because I was there and remember those days of N'est Pas too! Fun times.

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Anonymous wrote:Met Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson when they were married. Both were incredibly hot and nice. She was bubbly and he was polite.

Too bad that marriage didn't work out.

Ha! I met them in the early 90's in Palm Beach. I used to model for an artist, and they bought one of his paintings featuring me. Good times, those 90's.

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I've met quite a few celebrities due to my job. I'm usually amazed at how petite most of them are. Even the men are usually very slight.

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My husband was a manager at a bar in Georgetown and met many people, the most disappointing was Michael Keaton who was rude and dismissive to basic requests (can I get you another drink?) this was around 7 years ago.

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Alex Rodriguez was behind me on an escalator- this was back in the 90s in Seattle. He was using bad language and making egotistical statements. I don't remember what he said exactly, but I was hugely unimpressed.

[Anonymous]

Met the Strokes. They were really nice, and smelled like leather jackets, cigarettes and weed.... so, exactly what you would want them to smell like.

All of them are freakishly tall and skinny and drop dead gorgeous.

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I met Brittany Murphy when I was a teenager.It was just after 8 Mile came out so her career was near its peak yet she still acted really grateful & humbled by the fact that she had fans. She really seemed like a genuinely sweet person.I always thought she was an underrated talent, too, & was really hoping she'd make a comeback when her career started going south during the last few years of her life.

She's the only celebrity whose death I've ever really teared up over.

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Anonymous wrote:I knew Charles Esten in college (he was Chip Puskar then). He was frat-boy cute, exuded self-confidence, and clearly loved being the lead singer of his band, lol. But he had a mega-watt smile and was a really nice guy.

I went to college with you, then, because I was there and remember those days of N'est Pas too! Fun times.

Me, too! He was a close friend of one of my close friends, but I didn't even recognize him when I saw the alumni mag with his picture on it.

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My friends and I met the band Phish in 1998. We were out at a restaurant together and met them in the parking lot, and they invited us onto their tour bus. They were doing nitrous balloons (not sure if that is the right term), and two of my friends joined in. We hung out with them for a few hours and then went back to our dorms (they stayed in their bus). Other than the drugs, they did nothing unsavory. They did tell us that they would leave "back stage passes" for us at the door if we went to their concert the next night, but when we went to the concert (we hadn't planned to go anyway), there were no back stage passes.

[Anonymous]

I grew up with Jill Martin who does a lot of "Steals & Deals" on the Today Show (I think? One of those morning shows).

Fun fact: Martin is NOT her real last name!

Also, my first cousin is close friends with Bethenny Frankel. I'm sorry to report I have no dirt, because I have no relationship with the cousin and only found out about their connection when I saw her pop up on my tv.

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Anonymous wrote:Met the Strokes. They were really nice, and smelled like leather jackets, cigarettes and weed.... so, exactly what you would want them to smell like.

All of them are freakishly tall and skinny and drop dead gorgeous.

*sigh*
Coolest post yet.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up with Jill Martin who does a lot of "Steals & Deals" on the Today Show (I think? One of those morning shows).

Fun fact: Martin is NOT her real last name!

Also, my first cousin is close friends with Bethenny Frankel. I'm sorry to report I have no dirt, because I have no relationship with the cousin and only found out about their connection when I saw her pop up on my tv.

A friend of a friend worked for Bethenny and she sounds like she is very demanding but quite nice and generous to her staff (giving them extras).

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Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised nobody mentioned Bill Clinton! Tall, warm, and wow, he made you feel like I was the most interesting person in the world for the few minutes we chatted about the non-profit I was representing. Everybody always says how charming he is and it's true.

+ 1 had the same experience meeting him

+2. He was playing the "Do you know so-and-so" game, trying to find people we had in common. I kept thinking that my turn at conversation with him was over but he kept talking. I was shaking for an hour after I spoke with him. And, yes, he is tall, at least compared to my 5'8" self. I met Hillary too, not the same time. She was also very friendly and chatty but didn't have the same aura. I certainly wasn't shaking with nerves after I met her. I'm a Republican FWIW.

I had a similar experience with him. Strangely, I had previously had opportunity to brief him when he was in office. When I met him again several years later, he pretended mightily that he remembered that one time. We did talk for a long time about my former boss who was his appointee. He is so magnetic, it's impossible to break away.

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Leo Dicaprio - hotter and taller in person and very polite
J. Lo - is teeny tiny and not that impressive in sweats and no make up
Dennis Rodman - weird in a scary way
Lisa Ling - nice enough, husband is much nicer. Has a huge dog (boxer but sized like a freaking mastiff) that she let jump all on me
Missy Elliott - quiet and shy
Phife - pushy and self centered

I worked at Saks Fifth Avenue in Bal Harbor through college so I met a ton of celebrities. Those listed above are just the ones I always thought would be opposite of what they really were.