Who's the most famous person you've ever met?

Creamy Goodness · 03-08-2005 12:29AM

i tend not to go and meet celebrities if i see them on the street don't know why but i just don't but anyway here's the celebrities that i have seen.

the lead singer dude from REM in da pino restaurant in dublin.
Colm Meanie (the irish actor in star trek).
Ben & James Johnston (from the band biffy clyro) in a macdonalds in dublin.
Johnny Giles when he visited my primary school about 10 years ago.
that woman mechanic from fair city.
Jack Charlton he is one i actually met at a book signing.
David Beckham got his autograph while he was warming up when Man Utd played Shels years ago.

that's about it.

Sparky · 03-08-2005 12:51AM

Cremo wrote:

that woman mechanic from fair city.

would that be [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Orlaith Rafter your on about?

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Zaph · 03-08-2005 01:01AM

Was at a charity table quiz about 8 or 10 years ago and all the teams had a "celebrity" at their table. We got Colm O'Rourke, the former Meath captain. None of us on the team were GAA fans so we had no idea who he was until we asked one of the organisers, which only barely enlightened us. for a teacher he was pretty crap at quizzes.

Met Donall Farmer who used to play Father Devereaux in Glenroe in my old local loads of times. Nice guy. I also met William Gibson at a book signing. That's it, I think.

Third_Echelon · 03-08-2005 01:15AM

Living in the city centre I tend to see a good few famous people such as Ryan Tubridy, Caroline Morahan, Hilary Woods, George Hook, Brent Pope and some other rte actors/presenters..

Probably the 2 most famous people that I have acutally met have been Dermot Morgan and Sarah Jessica Parker...

Actually I was physically struck by SJP. When I was living in New York she accidentally smacked a door into my face coming out of a shop... When I opened my eyes lying on the ground with little tweety birds flying around my head, SJP was staring into my eyes freaking out thinking that she had killed me or something... She was very apologetic about it. I thought it was rather cool at the time. I had my SJP scar on my nose for a while, which helped with scoring chicks and stuff, but it has dissapeared now... bummer.

I jokingly said I wouldn't sue if she got me a part in Sex and the City, but that never materialised.... the hussy

gregos · 03-08-2005 01:20AM

I once sat next to Van Morrison in an Indian restaurant. He was with two model-looking women, but he wasn't interested in them and he wasn't interested in me. He only had eyes for the huge plate of grub he was holding in front of his face and pushing down his throat with the side of a knife.

Nidge · 03-08-2005 01:31AM

Kingp35 wrote:

Hasnt this thread not been done before? I remember writing this before

Double negative...fair play.

Third_Echelon · 03-08-2005 01:37AM

oh yeah.. forgot about my 4th july drinking session with the fun lovin criminals in new york... that was truly legendary stuff.. mad as hatters that lot...

jrey1981 · 03-08-2005 01:37AM

Sat across from Noel Gallagher of Oasis in business class on flight from Heathrow to Manchester

Thom Yorke of Radiohead - interviewed him in Westminster

Ray Darcy - was in my local Xtra Vision once

Kathryn Thomas - was in Dublin

Julia Roberts - was making a movie nearby

Tony Benn - UK politician at anti-war protest in London
Peter Mandelson - smiled at me (made me feel rather uneasy) in Westminster

DawnMc · 03-08-2005 01:38AM

Cillian Murphy
Miley from Glenroe

gregos · 03-08-2005 01:40AM

RTE people don't really count as famous. They're just kinda faces on the telly in a small country.

PHB · 03-08-2005 01:46AM

Salman Rushdi

chillywilly · 03-08-2005 02:01AM

mary mcaleese, dermot morgan, kerry macfadden, dream team, ray darcy.....

i can die now....

Lump · 03-08-2005 08:35AM

Ray Darcy

Pierce Brosnan

The Burd that was in laws of Attracton with him.

All of U2 (They were in the bar at work, when they played their new album in the car park.)

All of the "NewsRound" Presenters.

Jools Holland

The bloke that presents MOTD2 and Working Lunch (Adrian Something)

Gordon Strachen (Celtic Manager, works on MOTD)

The Bloke that does the walkers ads, used to be a footballer

A few other sports personalities (They come to do MOTD)

Always bump into news readers and say hello.

The chick that does London news, and the questions on National Lottery, Come and have a go.

Met Andrea Corr when I was in work experience in Ardmore

Rob, the breckfast sports news reader, said hello to him this morning.

Oh Kerry McFadden was in the airport one time I was, sat beside me with her Sprog, she was rather nice, the kid was annoying.

Girls Aloud, didn't so much meet them, but walked next to them at Comic Relief, they walked out of their dressing rooms and stood next to me when I was wandering down a corrider in a drunken state. Everyone else stood aside and bowed down. I was on the hunt for more beer

Remembered more! Ian Dempsey and his family sat next to me about a month ago in Dublin airport. I made small talk, as you would with anyone in an airport situation.

Met Lots of Kilkenny hurlers. I don't think they are famous though, are they. Lots of them shop in Statoil. When i worked there, I'd talk to them. A few of them are arseholes. Some are alright.

Lots of other random people round and about work. Too many to remember.

John

cournioni · 03-08-2005 08:46AM

The Man United team in 1999
Dave Mustaine
Slayer (the whole band)

Can't really think of many more...

galwaydude · 03-08-2005 08:47AM

john thats a long list, fair play to ya

have seen a few famous faces but afterall there only people, nothing special, dont count ppl working for RTE as famous though.

In saying that my gf saw one of the lead guys in CSI new york in stephens green on monday, he was with his kids and wife browsing around.

Lump · 03-08-2005 08:49AM

Meh Long list, I bump into lots of people here. They're just like other people, you tend not to notice. Everyone's just working!

John

galwaydude · 03-08-2005 08:51AM

the best person i met was rob jones as him and his family were staying in the same hotel when we went on a family holiday to jersey nearly 10 years ago. He was england right back at the time and playing for liverpool at the time and alos my favourate play at the time so as well chuffed

Funk Daddy · 03-08-2005 09:04AM

Lump wrote:

Meh Long list, I bump into lots of people here. They're just like other people, you tend not to notice. Everyone's just working!

John

Where do you work?

garthv · 03-08-2005 09:07AM

Billy Corgan ( Coolest guy I've ever met)
Atomic Kitten (Don't Ask)
Rodrigo Y Gabriela (Used to drink in a pub I worked in)

I know Ive met more but i just cant remember....

joejoem · 03-08-2005 09:17AM

Britney spears
Christina Richi
Tatyana Ali
Gweneth Paltrow
Bono
The Edge
Larry Mullen Jr
Adam Clayton
Donald Trump
Paris Hilton
Michael Kors
The creators of Baby Phat & Phat(cant remember there names)
The kid from the sopranos
David Copperfield
Sinead O Conner
Shaq
Wyclef Jean
Sharon Corr
Brian McFathead
Hurrican Higgins (charged me €20 for a game of snooker, I got one shot)

And a few of others I cant think of right now.

the jew · 03-08-2005 09:32AM

Kingp35 wrote:

Hasnt this thread not been done before? I remember writing this before

So why did you bother writing it again (wanted to show off you're from dalkey??), why not let people that haven't contributed to the last one reply to this one? Instead of posting up smart comments like that.

Met a few snooker players, ronnie o'sullivan, paul hunter and quinten hann. That guy Ray that was in Big Brother a couple of years ago walked past me once!

joejoem · 03-08-2005 09:38AM

Kingp35 wrote:

I live in Dalkey so I have seen both the Edge and Bono and have spoken to them in the pub before. I have seen them so many times they are just average joes at this stage.

There are always big name celebrities around my place so I have seen loads of them not including the ones that actually live in Dalkey.

Hasnt this thread not been done before? I remember writing this before

You do come accross as a knob in this post, and also your location under your handle "In Dublin with the celebs" - honestly man, put your collars down.

the jew · 03-08-2005 09:56AM

joejoem wrote:

You do come accross as a knob in this post, and also your location under your handle "In Dublin with the celebs" - honestly man, put your collars down.

Couldn't agree more.

Kiera · 03-08-2005 10:32AM

Johnny Knoxville. I was such an idiot in front of him

Guess he wont marry me now

MorningStar · 03-08-2005 11:44AM

besty wrote:

I turned around and saw THE EDGE! He was there with his kids so I was conscious of not swamping him. I just went up and shook his hand and he was really cool about it.

Just wanted to know who is the most famous person my fellow Boardsters has met. Mine is most certainly The Edge - I couldnt believe it.

He is probably the most famous person I met too but I got him to give me a lift in his Jag. Me and friend were really drunk and we told him we lived near him so he gave us a lift. We then told him we lived no where near him so he dropped us at the night link. Nice guy, we even told him the old joke about the old punt coin which was really funny as he said he never heard it before.

Met Bono, Prince, The Dead Milkmen, Sultans Ping, Carl Cox, Theropy I know I have met more when I worked in the POD but I was never bothered.

dahamsta · 03-08-2005 11:48AM

Kiera wrote:

Johnny Knoxville. I was such an idiot in front of him

You'd think idiots would get him hot, he is after all an egomaniacal idiot himself.

fade2black · 03-08-2005 11:48AM

Bjorn Alveus. The guy with the beard from Abba. He was pissed and gave out to me alot. Seriously, the guy is a prick.

Kiera · 03-08-2005 11:50AM

dahamsta wrote:

You'd think idiots would get him hot, he is after all an egomaniacal idiot himself.

Doesn’t take away from the fact that he’s sooooooooo fine!!!
Hw was actually really sweet when i was talking to him.

Kiera · 03-08-2005 11:52AM

fade2black wrote:

Bjorn Alveus. The guy with the beard from Abba. He was pissed and gave out to me alot. Seriously, the guy is a prick.

Why did he give out to you?

jrey1981 · 03-08-2005 11:53AM

Just remembered Julieanne Moore in passport control queue at Heathrow when I was going to New York on a uni trip

Who's the most famous person you've ever met?

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