29 People Who Ran Into Celebrities While Just Living Their Lives
Sit down on a plane...and find yourself next to Christian Bale.
1. This guy was working the night shift at his local AMC theater when all of a sudden, Brie Larson showed up:
2. This guy sat down on a plane for a five-hour flight and realized he was seated next to Christian Bale:
Bale's seatmate wrote, "Basically I was just really polite (maybe overly so?) and didn't bother him for the vast majority of the flight. Eventually I just told him I was a big fan of his work and asked his permission for a pic. I kinda wish I would have talked to him a bit more, but I really didn't want to be an annoying guy who doesn't take social cues."
3. This fan was in New Orleans when he ran into Beyoncé, who said, "Whatever face you make, I'll make":
4. This guy met Guy Fieri when he was — lol — wearing a "Dungeons & Dragons & Drive-ins & Dives" shirt:
I just met the Mayor of Flavortown wearing a Dungeons & Diners & Dragons & Drive-Ins & Dives shirt!!!! from pics
The fan wrote, "Guy was super cool. I only got to talk to him for a couple minutes, but he was really down to Earth."
The shirt, of course, is having some fun with the title of Fieri's Food Channel show Diners_, _Drive-Ins and Dives.
5. Long ago, these 4-year-old twins met Lou Ferrigno (the Hulk on the '70s–'80s TV show) and were pretty bummed he wasn't green IRL:
6. Now, this is funny: This guy was at the airport on his way to Boy Scout camp when he ran into Lil Pump, and says the rapper was so high, he thought he was in the military:
7. And this fan WAS in the military when he met Chris Evans in Qatar on a USO visit:
Two years ago I met Chris Evans while deployed to Qatar. As we wait for the trailer for (possibly) his last Marvel movie, I want to publicly thank him for everything he’s done for this franchise. Thanks Cap! from marvelstudios
The then first lieutenant in the Army said that Scarlett Johansson was also there and that Evans was super nice. "First thing I told him was that I loved his work as The Human Torch," he wrote. "He laughed and was a good sport about it. He went around and shook every Soldier’s hand and had dinner with some folks afterwards."
8. This fan met Tom Hanks and had him take a photo with a banana for scale:
The fan wrote, "He walked into the bar I was at and, luckily, the 7-Eleven next door sold bananas. Walked back into the bar and told him I had a really awkward picture request and he was more than happy to oblige. Really nice guy."
9. This woman was on the night train to Prague when she made friends with the cast and crew of The Grand Budapest Hotel,_ _including Jeff Goldblum...and even had drinks with them:
10. Here is a photo she snapped with Bill Murray:
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She wrote, "I know you all love Bill and he is great, but there was [writer-director] Wes Anderson. Wes fucking Anderson. Was amazing. He was crazy nice and charming. ... We were sitting in their cabinet ... and chatting, drinking this rum this Jeremy guy gave us. it was casual and lovely. I don't know about them, but I got lovely wasted."
11. Speaking of Bill Murray, this fan met him at a Cubs game:
12. This lucky person shook hands with President Barack Obama on a golf course:
I met Obama from pics
13. This fan met the Fonz — _Barry _costar Henry Winkler — at her job:
14. This guy was in Uganda when he ran into Forest Whitaker...who, of course, won an Academy Award for playing Ugandan President Idi Amin:
The lucky fan wrote, "He walked by me and my friends and we were like wait a second that's Forest Whitaker but when we were walking over to ask him for a photo one of the staff where we were said not to bother him. So we went back to eating. Before he left he walked up to us and said it would be okay for a photo now. It was really cool to meet him. ... He [was] there for a documentary about the last Rhino sanctuary."
15. This fan crossed paths with Ewan McGregor:
16. And this fan met Adam Sandler at a food court:
The fan wrote, "I tried not to be obnoxious and made it really quick. He said thanks bro."
17. This woman was playing soccer when she met _Game of Thrones _star Peter Dinklage:
She wrote, "I was playing a game of soccer and Dinklage and Adam Sandler were walking by with some kids. Sandler was heckling and making funny comments about the game. ... I admire Mr. Dinklage and I personally think he is a superb actor and I love his character on Game of Thrones. I had a chance to express my appreciation for his work which I think he appreciated in return. I didn't ask for a picture with Adam Sandler because it's Mr. Dinklage that I was so excited to meet."
18. And this Game of Thrones fan met Kristian Nairn — Hodor himself — while at the Newark Airport:
19. This fan met — and even hammed it up with — Jim Carrey:
The fan wrote, "He was seriously awesome! Nice and wonderful! I never thought he would be cool with making faces with me! But he was totally down!"
20. This family's run-in with Jason Momoa wasn't random — it was at a fan convention — but they made sure to get a photo unlike any other:
21. This fan of _The Office was shopping when he randomly _met Hidetoshi Imura — who played surgeon–turned–Dundler Mifflin warehouse worker Hidetoshi Hasegawa — and check out the shirt he had on:
The fan wrote, "I looked at the shirt before I noticed him and my heart stopped when I noticed it was him."
22. This fan met the Foo Fighters — all of them — and took this epic selfie:
23. This _Home Improvement _fan met Richard Karn (aka Al Borland) and even said to him, "Well, I don't think that's such a good idea, Tim":
Met an absolute legend. Got him to say, “Well I don’t think that’s such a good idea, Tim.” Mr. Al Borland from pics
The fan wrote, "Actually he laughed and was overall a super nice guy. All smiles the whole time."
24. This fan crossed paths with Paul Rudd wearing a Thelonious Monk T-shirt:
No surprise, but the fan called Paul "a delight."
25. This kid met Jack Black, who looked into his eyes and said, "It's like looking in a young mirror":
I met Jack Black tonight. He looked into my eyes and said "it's like looking in a young mirror". from pics
The fan wrote, "He departed with 'goodnight, my doppelgänger'. This is the best night of my life."
26. This fan met acclaimed actor Rosemary Harris, who is most recognizable to modern audiences as Aunt May from the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man films:
I met Aunt May today from pics
27. This fan met Patrick Stewart and called him the kindest celebrity he'd ever met:
The fan wrote, "He was working with a Tour Bus Company in NY at an event. He told some stories. Then my dad and I talked to him privately when he was finished. We talked about his career over the years. Couple [Star Trek] things my dad rattled off, and how much he influenced me when I studied theater acting. He later signed the photos of my dad and I and even signed one with Ian McKellen for my friend who I had said greatly admired them."