Here are 27 of them:
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“Ive met bothHarry StylesandJennifer Anistonand both were super chill and down-to-earth.
I ran into Aniston in a womans lounge in a restaurant where she complimented me on my top.
I met Styles twice backstage with my daughter.
We saw him again last year, and he remembered everything we had spoken about initially.
“I dont know if its different from his public persona, butLeonardo DiCapriois super down-to-earth.
We were on an hour-and-a-half wait, even for lunch.
That’s how popular the restaurant was.
He was wearing board shorts, sunglasses, and a backward baseball cap.
Super chill, incredibly polite, and much taller than I thought he would be.”
“I metTravis Barkerwhen I worked at Whole Foods.
He was just super down-to-earth and would occasionally buy rounds.”
“I met Renee Zellweger in a restaurant bathroom in DC once.
I had to use the bathroom, and Renee walked in as I was washing my hands.
I said something like, ‘Oh Im so sorry.
“I talked to Michael Madsen on the phone when I worked at a phone company.
He was so easy to talk to!
I couldn’t believe what a nice man he was.”
8.“T-Pain!!!!
That man is adorable and can SING for real.
Absolutely love him.”
“I met Angela Kinsey (fromThe Office) at CatCon before the pandemic.
She is truly a tiny ball of sweet energy!”
“Ashton Kutcher is a great guy as well.
My cousins grew up living by him in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
They played with him and his siblings a lot and grew up knowing the family.
Even now, one cousin still keeps somewhat in contact (or claims to).
He says Ashton is a funny, down-to-earth guy, and a great dad.”
He did a film where I was an extra as a child.
We were always told to never approach the stars under any circumstance.
He came up to us six kids and said, ‘Hi, I’m Rob.’
He was so kind and friendly.
The wardrobe department all said the same.
Couldn’t have been nicer.
Not the ‘bad boy’ image at all.
Also praise for Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd.
They were funny and kind to us, too.
Joking and even sharing food.
Major respect for them.
They were all on the same set (De-Lovely), too.
Clearly whoever did the casting knew who the skilled but genuinely lovely performers were.
Daryl was rude, stuck up and ordered people around.
Melanie acted angry, pouting, yelling and swearing up a storm the whole day!”
“I work in film/TV and journalism so I meet a ton of celebs.
But the one that sticks out is Salman Rushdie, of all people.
I produced a TV interview with him.
He was also really funny, too.
Whod have guessed?”
“I cannot believe Freddie Mercury wasnt featured in the original post!
His stage persona and genuine self could not have been more drastically different.
Love and miss you, sweet boy. "
“Keegan-Michael Key might seem like a sweet, friendly, soft-spoken man, but let me tell you…
Such a friendly, welcoming, and lovely person.
I’m glad his public persona matches the real one.”
“I met Mickey Rourke in Joplin, MO, when he came there for a fight.
He was so beautiful, he reminded me of a god.
I tried to talk to him, but I was so star-struck that no words could come out.
Still, he was very nice.”
“I go to school with Dave Bautistas son and have had a few classes with him.
I think its a really good sign of his parenting that his son is super well-adjusted and normal.
And yes, hes absolutely massive in real life.”
He’s a Scottish actor with a gruff voice.
He often plays bad guys in movies, like inHarry PotterandChildren of Men.
I met him in Glasgow, and he was the nicest man.
Super friendly and smiley.
It was a long time ago when I was working in a toy shop.
We chatted aboutDoctor Who.
I recognized him immediately but didn’t say anything because I was shy.
Wish I’d told him how much I love his work!”
He would be there all the time.
My friend’s father worked for him and introduced me to him.
The next thing I knew, he was asking me to hold his hand and go skate with him.
I didn’t do it because I was too shy.
But he still would invite my friend and me to his movie previews and other stuff.
He made another character look like me.
“Matt Berry is an absolute honey in person.
I met him a few times, and he really is very quiet and dry-humored.
He used to go into a record shop next door to where I worked and spend ages in there.
I did a show once, and she was friends with the director and came for a visit.
She was super nice and down-to-earth and easy to talk to.
I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and talking with her.”
I sat in a corner and wrote a letter to my boyfriend during the taping.
I said, ‘It was OK, I guess.’
He said, ‘Maybe it would be more interesting to you if you knew a little about the process.
Let me show you.’
And while my family watched, he took me over to a camera and let me look through it.
He took his time showing me how the scene was framed.
It was interesting and intriguing and when I thanked him, I meant it.
I had just met Clint Eastwood.”
“Gerard Way used to act very differently on stage than off, especially during the early 2000s.
He definitely used a lot of stage persona in My Chemical Romance.”
He was very nice and intelligent.
He even gave me some excellent book recommendations!
Just a lovely man."
The guy was so chill and down-to-earth.
We chatted for a while, and it was so fun to just have a normal conversation with him.
He invited me to attend his concert with complimentary tickets, but, unfortunately, I had to work.
Ill always remember his kindness, hospitality, and just genuinely nice demeanor.
A true gentleman!"
27.And finally, “I was in a wheelchair for about five years.
During this time, I attended a music festival where Coolio was performing.
He was so chill and down-to-earth and absolutely gracious to everyone.
It literally made our year coming from a podunk town in Arkansas.
