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The most famous (non-Irish) person you have had a conversation with?

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  • #32
    py2006
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,845 ✭✭✭py2006


    Gran Hermano wrote: »
    Mary McAleese

    I could be wrong, but I believe she may be Irish...


  • #33
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,917 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    Almost forgot, shared a urinal with dirk Benedict


  • #34
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    I once had a piss and a quick chat with Fredrick Aasbo, won't be known outside the motorsport world really. Actually he's not really famous unless your into motorsport.


  • #35
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Joe Strummer. Maybe not as famous as some of the folks mentioned here, but a million per cent cooler than any of them. Absolute gentleman, by the way.

    Also when I lived in Berlin was renting a flat from a very well known TV news journalist. Well known in Germany of course, doubt many people here will know him though so I guess it doesn't count.


  • #36
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,920 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Matt Lauer.

    Seemingly he's very famous in America. He was filming a segment in Galway and I asked him what in the heck he was doing in Galway.


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  • #37
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,722 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Justin Timberlake around 8 years ago.

    The whole Irish football squad from Italia 90. Most of whom were not Irish!


  • #38
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    Linford Christie the Olympic sprinter met him in Sydney had a quick chit chat and got my photo taken with him


  • #39
    Hidalgo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,845 ✭✭✭Hidalgo


    Had a few beers in a bar in Chicago with Norm from Cheers about 10 years ago, he was on his way home from some Chicago politician's funeral.
    Sound man

    and got the round in too


  • #40
    Raminahobbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,983 ✭✭✭Raminahobbin


    Mel Gibson.

    Twas on the set of Braveheart when I was a little kid. I didn't know who he was at the time but I had read somewhere or heard somewhere that battle scenes involving horses actually required the horses to die for real and I think I gave out to him angrily for killing the horses, so he demonstrated for me how the spears had a fake blood capsule in the head that would release on impact, and how the horses are trained to fall over.

    He was really nice :)


  • #41
    keithclancy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,157 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    Sir Ranulf Fiennes

    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranulph_Fiennes

    Nice guy.


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  • #42
    Immaculate Pasta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭Immaculate Pasta


    Ole Gunnar Solskjaer :cool:


  • #43
    Supraman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 515 ✭✭✭Supraman


    Samuel l jackson , nice chap .


  • #44
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    Haven't met one.


  • #45
    BrianJD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭BrianJD


    I met Kevin Bacon in a shoe shop in New York once. There was only me, him and his son in the room but I said nothing cause I was a bit star struck.

    Oh and I met and spoke to Michael Flately but I like to keep that quiet...


  • #46
    littleteapot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 258 ✭✭littleteapot


    Joan cusack asked me for the time and directions to her hotel once. I was at work and didn't cop who she was until about 5 minutes later


  • #47
    Rented Mule
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Rented Mule


    Just a few off the top of my head:

    Shane MacGowan
    Des Bishop
    Harold Ramis
    Dennis Rodman
    Michael Jordan
    Wayne Gretzky
    Dweezil Zappa
    Geddy Lee
    Neil Peart (although it turned out he was talking into a Bluetooth and not actually to me - I was responding as if her were)
    John Cusack
    Jeremy Piven


  • #48
    Cossax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,055 ✭✭✭Cossax


    Jack Charlton. :cool:


  • #49
    dixiedan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 819 ✭✭✭dixiedan


    Yeah. Met Angela Merkel when we were driving through Germany last year. We stopped off to fill up with petrol and a bite to eat. The lady behind the counter was Angela and she said " vot vill you haf?" At least I think it was Angela Merkel. The wife wasn't so sure though.


  • #50
    population
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭population


    Spoke to

    Denise Van Outen
    Johnny Vaughan
    Rio Ferdinand
    Frank Lampard
    Sophie Falkiner, she is a TV host in Australia
    Ian Rush

    Have met but without much in the way of chat

    Jeff Bridges
    Mike Tyson
    Denise Richards
    Julia Roberts
    Kimi Raikonnen


  • #51
    lukesmom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,401 ✭✭✭lukesmom


    David beckham


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  • #52
    2rkehij30qtza5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,476 ✭✭✭2rkehij30qtza5


    Pacey from Dawson's Creek. Can't remember is real name. He actually got my number and rang me afterwards to ask me out!


  • #53
    have_a_go_hero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 133 ✭✭have_a_go_hero


    US ambassador to Ireland Dan Rooney. Genuinely nice guy....spoke to him on several occasions actually.


  • #54
    josealdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 744 ✭✭✭josealdo


    Chris Doran . He trains up the Waterford Weight Training Club and he said hello to me one day


  • #55
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Pope John Paul 2nd. 1980. (Private audience.)


  • #56
    lukesmom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,401 ✭✭✭lukesmom


    Tatiana Rhythmic Memoir wrote: »
    Pacey from Dawson's Creek. Can't remember is real name. He actually got my number and rang me afterwards to ask me out!

    Oh he was cute did you go out with him afterall?


  • #57
    The Dagda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭The Dagda


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Pope John Paul 2nd. 1980. (Private audience.)

    Has to be a joke in there somewhere about this meeting and your paranoid delusions. I can't think of it though. :-(


  • #58
    kincsem
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭kincsem


    Greg Raymer. Very pleasant.


  • #59
    yermandan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭yermandan


    Beyonce!!


  • #60
    Profiler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,327 ✭✭✭Profiler


    Elmo, although the conversation was mostly him laughing.


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  • #61
    yohan the great
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 644 ✭✭✭yohan the great


    Rented Mule wrote: »
    Just a few off the top of my head:

    Shane MacGowan
    Des Bishop
    Harold Ramis
    Dennis Rodman
    Michael Jordan
    Wayne Gretzky
    Dweezil Zappa
    Geddy Lee
    Neil Peart (although it turned out he was talking into a Bluetooth and not actually to me - I was responding as if her were)
    John Cusack
    Jeremy Piven
    Shane MacGowan is from Nenagh


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