Famous people you've met!

DazMarz

Pierce Brosnan
Brendan Grace
Mike Murphy
Robbie Keane
Clinton Morrison
Damien Duff
Shay Given
Eamon de Buitlear
Bob Geldof
Michael Schenker
David Coverdale
Joe Elliot
Gerry Ryan
Keith Woods
Peter Stringer
Jason Sherlock
Brian Stynes
Mick O'Dwyer
Gus Hansen
Dick Roche
Steve Earle
Finbarr Furey
Chris de Burgh
Gabriel Byrne
Paul Williams
John Boorman
Ronan Collins
Eamon O Cuiv

fourfiveone

Finished work early on the Friday before Christmas '07. Went afternoon drinking in Bantry, Cork. Changing venue after a few and spotted Graham Norton buying plant pots in Lyons on The Square.
From what I remember, he was a genuine guy. Laughed politely when we called him Noel Furlong and even posed for a photo (looks quite scared surrounded by beery men, would have thought he'd be in his element:D)

Vinta81

*Dallas wrote: »

have to ask, how do you meet that many american celebrities? you must have a cool job

Concerts mainly. I used to travel in the States alot (holidays), and right place, right time lol. I seem to attract them it's the most bizarre thing! Hoping to meet Britney again in June!

mandrake04

I met Brian McFadden in my local Shopping centre in Castlehill in Sydney there just before Christmas I was sitting down while waiting for my girlfriend shopping and he was same waiting on Delta, I shared a joke that I just wanted to go to the pub and he agreed. We were the only two Paddies in the place.

I also met Delta in Narita Airport in Japan she was standing in front of me in the immigration line and I was talking to my mate and she heard the accent and just turned around and smiled.


I also met Paddy Keilty in the Mercantile hotel in Sydney, Funny story about it too ............my friend The Wolf walked up to him and said.......

The Wolf: "Are you Paddy Keilty?"

Paddy: "Yes I am"

The Wolf "Don't worry about it we all got our problems"

And the whole bar burst out laughing......He was speechless for once but took it in good jest.


Billy Connolly a few times ............always in Paddy McGuires George St Sydney when ever Celtic match is on and he is in town. His wife's family lives in Rosebay.

Neil Lennon...... He went to the same school as me St Pauls Lurgan.....was very good Gaelige player he played U16 when I played U14..... also I used to work in the local Pub and the rare time he came home to visit his daughter he would get trashed and he used to stay in the hotel accross the road.

Up da Craic

I once met Bono and the Edge in the Clarence hotel and for once he was not wearing any glasses.

irish_bob

only famous person ive ever met is ray haughton and he was quiet but friendly

id love to meet someone famous and for them to be in the words of fr ted ( i hear val kilmer,s a complete bastard ) , only really intereasted in hearing about the ones who were horrible

trixie666

I met Mel Gibson when he was filming Braveheart, i was an extra. He was a really nice guy, not very tall. He lost his head during one scene, when someone clobbered him with a cabbage!! After that he wouldnt speak to any of the extras...

Calum Best in a club last year, soooo hot!!!

About 15 years ago i saw Slash and Duff from Guns n Roses, on a flight from Florida to New York, they were sitting in economy class, fast asleep so i didnt want to bother them,... it had nothing to do with the fact i was a huge fan and i was that star struck and excited, that i couldnt get a word out!!!!!! lol

idontknowmyname

Jimmy Chamberlin- one of best meets, idolise the Pumpkins
Ray D'Arcy- met him in Belfast
Todd Carthy- Eastenders filmed in my cousin's village years ago when some of the cast came to Ireland
Adam Woodyatt-same as above
Frank Carson- lives in the same estate as me
Cecelia Ahern- shopped in Mango
Ronan and Yvonne Keating- used to shop in Mango where I was Manager
Nicky and Georgina Byrne- same as above, served them and had a chat a few times
Maroon 5- drank with them in Whelans before they hit the big time, then met them a seconnd time when I got backstage passes to Shepherds Bush Empire.
Brendan Gleeson- always see him strolling around town in a long black coat and say hello

acontadino

zizou walking down a promenade with my parents in the south of france...i cried

paul mcgrath(legend)
brian kerr(muppet)
drico(legend)
bono(6am when i was running the beach...awkward wasnt the word, he used to be always in my estate)

Svalbard

DazMarz wrote: »

Pierce Brosnan
Brendan Grace
Mike Murphy
Robbie Keane
Clinton Morrison
Damien Duff
Shay Given
Eamon de Buitlear
Bob Geldof
Michael Schenker
David Coverdale
Joe Elliot
Gerry Ryan
Keith Woods
Peter Stringer
Jason Sherlock
Brian Stynes
Mick O'Dwyer
Gus Hansen
Dick Roche
Steve Earle
Finbarr Furey
Chris de Burgh
Gabriel Byrne
Paul Williams
John Boorman
Ronan Collins
Eamon O Cuiv

Haven't we all?

Affable

acontadino wrote: »

bono(6am when i was running the beach...awkward wasnt the word, he used to be always in my estate)

Tell us more.

seachto7

"Leroy" from Fame. Now dead...
Brendan Gleeson and the other Irish actor with the shaved head who was in the Snapper and who was in Gangs of NY. Met them in a pub in Rome, when they were filming there.
Er Piotta. famous roman hip hop pi55 taker...he was surprised a foreigner actually knew who he was
Was in the dressing room after Man City played in Limk yrs ago. Met Tony Coton, Adrian Heath, Niall Quinn, Peter Reid amongst others...
Played underage rugby with David Wallace, and another Munster squad player.
Liam O Maonlai
Played with Paddy Casey
Yer man from the Sneaker Pimps
Noel Hogan
Mike Hogan
Fergal Lawlor
Jim White
Nina Nastasia
Matt Lunson
Stereophonics
Bass player from Sunk Anansie
Bass player from Elbow

Rael

Bertie Ahern
Brian Cowan
Dermot Ahern
Frank Fahey
Eamon O'Cuiv
Dick Roche
Barry Andrews
Michael Noonan
Mary O'Rourke
Enda Kenny
Pat Rabbitte
Alan Shatter
David Jason
Liam Neeson
Pamela Flood
Neil Ruddock
Kenny Dalglish & the 1989/1990 Liverpool team
Kevin Keegan
Brendan Gleeson
Larry Mullen Jnr
Sinead O' Connor
Colin Farrell

SnoozySuzie

I met Joel Schumacher in the Savoy cinema a few years ago. We both went to see Blackhawk down and as soon as the film was over he got on his mobile and started congratulating someone on how good the film was? I wonder who he was talking to?Anywho he signed the back of my ticket and started telling me all the different ways to spell Suzie which was a bit weird?

xanthor

Rael wrote: »

Michael Noonan
Enda Kenny

Non govt TDs are famous?

Oh well, My dog peed on Richard Bruton's shoe.

RobbieMc

OK here goes,

Brenda fricker and Twink. I fixed there computers.
Ian Dempsey, sure who has met him. I worked with him twice as shows he was doing MC for
Mark Harmon at a car boot sale in LA.
Donald Sutherland, parked beside him in LA shopping centre.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner (Theo from the Cosby show) rode an elevator at paramount studios.
Alexander Siddig and Nana Visitor at a star Trek convention.
Chris De burgh at a small concert in Wexford

marko91

PELE PELE PELE

he was doing some promo thing in grafton street about 3-4 years ago

morning-glory

Nothing better than meeting irish 'celebs' out and about, Harry from fair city (who disguises himself in case someone spots him ) Ray Shah, Brian Ormond, Finnion Mc Grath, Glenda Gilsen, and my personal favourite, good ole Mary MacAllesse

Whiskey Devil

Shane MacGowan
Liam Clancy
Noel Gallagher
Des Bishop
Phil Taylor
Steve Davis

John Kelly
Martin McGuinness

rebelbabe

Mary Mc Alleese is about it, i never meet anyone famous

oh and our 'favourite' minister for education knows me since i was a kid.

Stellar

Ive met Spike Lee in New york
Brian O'Driscoll in Whelans, really sound guy.
Jape in Whelans also very sound.
And Queens of the stone age lead singer Josh Homme
and guitarist... they were totally flirtin wit me!

shivvyban

Justin Timberlake - he was shooting the video for I'm loving it outside our hotel in new york
Brian O' Driscoll in Arnotts
Ray D'arcy also in arnotts
Keith from Boyzone
David Walliams on Grafton Street
Mary Robinson opening a heritage centre
Bleh... think there was more but they obviously left me unimpressed!

ciaramc

Vinta81 wrote: »

Britney Spears - sooo nice, was when she was still with Jt though. Gorgeous and surprisingly small.
Justin Timberlake - hawt with big hands lol, nice guy, actually talks to you
Cameron Diaz - not so nice
Joey Fatone - soundest guy ever! Took like 5 pictures, really nice
Lance Bass - spoke to him for like 10mins before his Broadway show, was unreal
George Clooney ( at the the time wasn't too sure who he was was, very young lol - got to sit in the bat mobile ha)
Bunch of football players, (Michael Owen, Ryan Giggs and the Arsenal Team in 07 )
Roberto Cavalli (pic and all, he's a designer)
Timbaland - backstage at Justins show
Will Young - used to live near my sister, saw him down at the newsagents ha
Des Bishop - saw him in Cork twice, gave me money when I collected for SHARE lol
one of the Westlife guys, I dunno their names lol
Shane McGowan came into my store last year, poor guy
Leon Jackson lol
Usher - sooo nice, signed an autograph and all
Kanye West - he's interesting lol
Bunch of American TV presenters
Graham Norton - wicked !
Kate Winslet - sound sound! She was drinking tea in a hotel in England was was hilarious, spoke to everyone who approached.

Also, when we lived in England we went to a few premieres in London but i guess that's not technically meeting them, but we saw the likes of Tom Cruise (midget ha).

how did you meet Justin T and Britney?

Seen JT myself walking out of a nightclub back in 2003 in Dublin, just happened to be walking back to our hotel when we seen him, only me and my sister there. Was to shy to go up to him, should off regret it now.

Innervision

David Beckham in a theme park in California, he was really friendly
Owen Wilson in LAX, he was kinda grumpy!
Kanye West in New York, I was extremely star struck, love him
Arnold Schwarznegger in San Diego, doing his governer duties!
Ray Darcy when I was a kiddie
Pat Kenny in the RTE studios
Tyrone and Kirk from Corrie in some pub, can't remember which one
JLS in Dublin airport, lovely lads!
Two of the chaps off Dragon's Den the other day in Stephen's Green!
Jimmy White when I was about 12, he was my idol at the time!

Famous45

Went clubbing and golfing several times with Justin Timberlake - dead on lad.

Zatman

Ken Doherty= sound bloke remember i asked him to win teh world ttle and he came so close that year
Ronnie O'Sullivan=depressing man
Ronny Johnson= nice guy same with Sorensen
David O'Leary= less said the better

Barname

Backtothefuture wrote: »

Calum best was the latest one i met.

Calum who?

Barname

Innervision wrote: »

JLS in Dublin airport, lovely lads!

JLS ? whats that? a disease?

Barname

mandrake04 wrote: »

I met Brian McFadden

seriously, who is 'Brian' a friend? that hardly makes them famous.....

Balfe

As they come into my head, in no particular order.


Kevin Smith
Brian O'Halloran
Jeff Anderson
Jason Mewes
Brendan Gleeson
Mick Lally
Nick Frost
Chris O'Dowd
Bill Nighy
Dana White
Michael Bisping
Mike Murphy
Gay Byrne
Christy Moore
Bono
Andy and Michael from Therapy?
Patrick Carney from The Black Keys
Pattie Boyd
Conan O'Brien
Jon Stewart
Pierce Brosnan
Frank Kelly
Joel Schumacher
Cate Blanchett
Gary Sinise
The blonde girl from Scrubs
Dr Cox from Scrubs
Carson Daly
John C. Reilly


Probably more that I can't remember.