Did you ever have an embarrassing encounter with a celebrity?

[Anonymous]

[abc3643]

YES!

About this time in 2002, I was in La Guardia Airport. I was in Baggage Claim waiting for my wife to get off a late flight. I was there very early; no one else was there.

The first person to come into the area was a man who looked familiar... so familiar, I was shocked like a deer in headlights. The man looked around expecting someone... someone who was not there. So, he looked at me as if I was that person. We were 5 to 7 feet apart. I was in absolute shock, my mind not capable of accepting the reality of who was looking at me and me at him.

It was Kurt Vonnegut, the famous American author. I owned almost all of his novels and loved his work. Indeed, we had both lived in the same area and same company, just different eras.

Vonnegut I thought went to the bathroom and I believed that I could talk to him when he came out.

But, I didn't see him again.

As people started to flood into Baggage Claim and passengers got off the flight, one man had a sign - he was a driver there to pick up a passenger. His sign said "VONNEGUT". I asked the guy if he knew how "Vonnegut" was. He didn't. What a waste, I thought. Both because this guy didn't know who his passenger was going to be and because I blew a miraculous opportunity to talk to my favorite living author.

Kurt Vonnegut died in April 2007 from injuries sustained in a fall. He was 84.

My other encounters with celebrities weren't embarrassing.

I was on a flight with Stuart Whitman, a popular actor when I was a kid. He was one of my favorites.
I met President Biden and shook his hand in 2009. I told him to run for President in 2016 and he said "We'll see."
I had dinner twice with another celebrity, Melanie Chartoff, because she is a first cousin of a friend of ours. In 2008, our friend asked me if I knew "Melanie Chartoff", I paused and remembered saying "Yeah, beautiful woman. She was Principal Grace Musso on 'Parker Lewis Can't Lose'. She's smart too; she has a patent."
He replied, "Well, she's my cousin and coming over. Want to meet her?"
It was a bit awkward for me because I had a bit of a crush on Melanie Chartoff and she was the best reason for watching that early Fox show. So, at the dinner, I asked her about how she got to Hollywood and I asked her about her patent. I could have talked to her all night. I don't think my wife would have been cool with that though so I kept myself under control.

[abc3643]

I said nothing to Vonnegut by the way. And, after about 4 seconds staring at me, he realized I wasn't the driver, so he just left. No words were exchanged between us.

What a wasted opportunity.

Glad I got to meet Biden though.

I've also met several pro athletes, but they aren't household names, but were stars in the National Lacrosse League.

[Sparkie460]

I've had encounters with celebrities but never embarrassing

[DizzyDesii]

Yes where this Z list bastard told his bodyguard to take my phone so that i could stop filming another celeb who wasn't even HIM. He was jealous nobody cared about his sorry hasbeen ass

[sheikalana]

I've seen many celebrities but never had an embarrassing encounters.

[Iron_Man]

No, but I talk to Charles Barkley about having a fist fight with Bill Laimbeer

[mb120101]

Embarrassing no

[mb120101]

Bam margera , a few comedians and a few pro skaters if that counts

[Anonymous]

Never yet