Are there Famous People on the Forum?

Esteban · 04-09-2021, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

I'm not that famous hah but Tom Cruise lived close to one of my properties in South London when he was with Nicole Kidman.

Did you ever get a chance to meet them or talk with either one of them? I like most Tom Cruise movies. She's great too.

M5Rick · 04-09-2021, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Did you ever get a chance to meet them or talk with either one of them? I like most Tom Cruise movies. She's great too.

Unfortunately no they were in and out like a flash. The couple just wanted a place to get away from all the attention of Hollywood but as you know they broke up and the house was sold with Tom finding a smaller pad nearby though wherever he still owns that I don't know.
When I visited LA with my partner 10 years ago we passed his house there on a tour that was completely hidden by trees and undergrowth which you can't blame him for with the media and paparazzi frenzy then and no doubt still now.

ShopVac · 04-09-2021, 09:16 PM

I may or may not be the hot dog champion on the world. Don't know if that's famous though...

jmg · 04-09-2021, 10:35 PM

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I may or may not be the hot dog champion on the world. Don't know if that's famous though...

Hot Dog Champion of what? Eating them or cooking them? Or something else?

jmg · 04-09-2021, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Maynard

I've treated a Medal of Honor recipient, two who've earned Silver Stars, and enough Bronze Stars to lose count. Some great stories (and some awful ones) but my fav was the guy who was Elvis' chauffer around Berlin back in the day.

My wife (an RN) used to work at a hospital frequented by Hollywood stars. She's taken care of lots of celebrities, a former POTUS, and Saudi royalty. They paid really well apparently.

M5Rick · 04-10-2021, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Did you ever get a chance to meet them or talk with either one of them? I like most Tom Cruise movies. She's great too.

I did sometimes go to nice pubs there in East Dulwich at the time in the hope of bumping into Tom and Nicole but didn't strike it lucky.

ShopVac · 04-10-2021, 05:58 PM

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Hot Dog Champion of what? Eating them or cooking them? Or something else?

That would be eating...where at the end, it's all

vreihen16 · 04-10-2021, 06:49 PM

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That would be eating...where at the end, it's all

Joey Chestnut, is that you?????

Gregrobin · 04-10-2021, 07:28 PM

Hillary Clinton's VP selection, Tim Kaine, lives in my hood, walks by occasionally, says Hi, I give him the middle finger (kidding) and I see him in the wine store and coffee shop.

F32Fleet · 04-10-2021, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by NoMoreVauxhalls

My son is an actor who has a main role in a very popular BBC TV show currently! His agent was supposed to take him to meet some casting directors in the US this summer but, due to covid, that’s been put on hold. That’s all I’m going to say as I don’t want to embarrass him LOL!

So he's the new James Bond?

F32Fleet · 04-10-2021, 07:56 PM

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Here is another almost non-work story I can probably talk about: I did a project for an up and coming actor so I got invited out for drinks one night at this bar that is known to be a low key hangout for celebrities. I go and meet some of his friends plus his girlfriend and another actor who is actually really famous. I've actually met this actor before so as we were introduced I mentioned where we met earlier. He was a total dick and pretty much blew me off which is weird because he actually met my wife as well, and she said he was very nice to her. I guess not having tits and not being a celebrity means I wasn't worth his time. Jerk.

Anyway, I don't make a big deal of it, but this guy is actually cock of the walk that night and everyone else in the bar is hanging on his every word. Celebrities don't really impress me too much since I work with them all the time, so it's no big deal. I grab a drink and the girlfriend approaches me. We talk for a bit, I ask what she does, surprise surprise she is an aspiring actress as well. She hadn't done anything big yet, just small speaking roles, I wish her luck and she asks about what I do etc... you know, a normal conversation.

Cut to maybe a year later and I'm at the movies with my wife and the trailers are rolling. A new high profile movie comes up, my wife is excited because it's one of those "chick" movies that was heavily anticipated. The main actress pops up and she looks very familiar. When the name comes on screen it clicks: it's the girlfriend! She looks almost completely different mind you, that's movie magic, but it's definitely her. Since then I've been rooting for her in her career. It's nice knowing that she is genuinely a good person that didn't mind talking to the non-celebrity at the bar that one night.

Since you're giving a compliment, please do tell who this actress was. I understand if you don't want to say who the jerk was (but we'll forgive you if you do)!

If I said who the actress was it would be very easy to identify the rest of the party. But I will say that said jerk was one of the actors knocked down a few notches in past few years by the #metoo movement. No surprise there.

In the spirit of positivity I can say that one of the nicest and most interesting celebrities I've met is Jeff Goldblum. He's literally what you expect. Super quirky, always has something interesting to say and seems to be in constant wonder in everything that happens around him.

I've heard the same of Tom Hanks. My parents ran into he and his wife on two separate vacations.

jmg · 04-10-2021, 08:00 PM

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I've heard the same of Tom Hanks. My parents ran into he and his wife on two separate vacations.

My wife was an RN while he was in the hospital for a leg injury from a film he did. She says he was a sweetheart and everyone loved him and his wife because they were so pleasant. A lot of celebrities were patients at her hospital so they had a good barometer. In a related story, Gary Sinise (Lt Dan!) was visiting and was also very nice interacting with my wife.

F30lolz · 04-10-2021, 09:02 PM

I met Trump when I was a lower case g back in 1987 at my fathers job in midtown Manhattan.

Met Fred Taylor and Penelope Cruz.

That’s it for me.

My wife on the other hand has dealt with the following at her old job in Mt Kisco, NY:

James Earl Jones
Bernie Williams
Hillary and Bill
Glenn Close
Chevy Chase (asshole)

Gregrobin · 04-10-2021, 09:16 PM

Played tennis with a lady recently who dated Trump in the 80s. She was a model then. She showed us pics and newspaper articles online. Kind of weird.

///MPhatic · 04-10-2021, 09:19 PM

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Thanks! These stories are technically outside of my profession and not covered by an NDA. If I can remember some more that I can legally tell, I'll post them!

And here I thought you were just a photographer.

3.0L · 04-10-2021, 09:22 PM

Are there any Walter Mitty's present?

ShopVac · 04-10-2021, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by vreihen16

Joey Chestnut, is that you?????

F32Fleet · 04-10-2021, 11:58 PM

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I've heard the same of Tom Hanks. My parents ran into he and his wife on two separate vacations.

My wife was an RN while he was in the hospital for a leg injury from a film he did. She says he was a sweetheart and everyone loved him and his wife because they were so pleasant. A lot of celebrities were patients at her hospital so they had a good barometer. In a related story, Gary Sinise (Lt Dan!) was visiting and was also very nice interacting with my wife.

Cedar Sinai I gathet

F30lolz · 04-11-2021, 08:13 AM

Forgot that I met The Hawk back in 2014 during an autograph session.

thebmw · 04-11-2021, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Mo Reviews

I'd say my cars are pretty famous... haha

Other than that, I used to date Dua Lipa when she was still modelling many years ago...

For real? She has a nice smile and voice.

LaVitaEBella · 04-12-2021, 12:44 AM

Maybe, and they are hiding behind their username to keep it private.

jmg · 04-12-2021, 12:54 AM

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I'd say my cars are pretty famous... haha

Other than that, I used to date Dua Lipa when she was still modelling many years ago...

Wow that's nuts. My buddy used to date Jennifer Love Hewitt when she was still a teen. Her mother was very protective of her.

Was Dua Lipa always a good singer or does she get a lot of help in protools?

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