15 Of My BEST & WORST Random CELEBRITY Encounters!
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Howdy from Billings Montana...Hey Jordan back in the early 90s I got shunned by bassist Billy Sheehan the same way that baseball guy dissed you...Not once...Not twice...But THREE times over a two or three year period...Everyone always told me what a great/nice guy he was but he was a DICK to me...ALL THREE TIMES!!!! Ive dug on your channel for many years now...Love what you do buddy!!!!
Thanks Jay
It's about that time to get one of those 9 to 5s
Yeah I find celebrities are like anyone. Some are nice and some are jerks but it's cool you met a few that were awesome. I'm always worried those that I really like would be a jerk in person so I've been a bit unsure about meeting some celebrities.
My sister and I were at the taping of a network talk show years ago. We were about 12 and 13 respectively. Our grandma got us the tickets and we were excited to go. That is until a break in taping. The performers started walking around and we caught the eye of some C list celeb we recognized who was hot for about 10 minutes. We thought he was hot sh@t and enthusiastically jumped up and down and asked him to please sign our autograph books. He flipped his hands at us with this nasty look on his face as if he couldn’t be bothered then walked off. As kids we didn’t understand and were a little hurt. Well unknown to us Anne Meara saw the whole thing. She grabbed her husband Jerry Stiller and walked over and said something like” Hi kids! Would you like us to sign your autograph books?” They talked to us for a couple minutes. Signed our autograph books and made us feel special. Stiller and Meara. What class acts they were.
Ben Stillers parents were amazing people!!
*_Frank Costanza: "Serenity now!" LOL_*
That why that C celeb is forgotten & the Stillers are gems
Ok who was the c class celeb ?
Ya who was the class c ?
I've met more than a few famous people, but almost no-one equaled the wonderful afternoon I spent in the company of Moe Howard. A genuinely friendly guy, Moe seemed to honestly enjoy sharing stories of his years as head Stooge.
You are so fortunate! Right on! Good for you! Nyuk nyuk
Wen I was about ten, I met Sammy Davis Jr. at a hotel in Vegas(ironically, I was with my folks seeing Tony Bennett, who passed recently). I asked Sammy for an autograph, and he asked if I had a pen. I said no, I didn't, so he pulled a gold-plate Montblanc ballpoint from his pocket, signed our table menu, said a few words about being prepared, and GAVE ME THE PEN!
please tell me you still have that pen!!
Oh my gosh!!!!! 🖊 ❤
@@gothdad94 Indeed!
@@teptimeif you can find it, uh facebook photo of it?
Cool story
My cousin actually dated Dave Grohl between '97 and 2000 (they are still friends). He actually wound up at my 25th birthday party in '99. What a sweet guy. The first time I ever heard "Breakout" was Dave playing it on my guitar, on my amp, in my living room, singing it too me.
He also sent me a Queen, and Brian May CD's, that Brian had autographed after Dave had told him that I used mostly Queen music at my brother's funeral, who had passed in '98. It was Brian's idea apparently. They said he didn't say much, but he told them to wait, signed one CD to my late brother (that is someone who understands loss), and one to me. He handed them to Dave and said "Send these to Jason". I found that incredibly touching.
Life is weird.
I forget what Dave bought that day, but I remember specifically Taylor buying the godfather soundtrack
Wow cool story. Also I’m sorry about your brother. Cheers 🍻
@@willystiles1665 Thank you. 🙏
I have never heard a bad thing said about Dave Groll. Seems like one of the nicest people on earth.
_Oh wow! That's such an awesome story! Dave is a true Rock Legend. I'm sure by now, you have seen the documentary 'Sound City'. That movie really showed how much of a true musician and student of music history Dave Grohl is. I was glad to see that he was able to buy that rare production console that ended up in his own home studio._
*Glad you have such great memories of him & as I stated above, thanks so much for sharing a story that only you know! 🍻👍*
Valerie Bertinelli came to the local mall where I live when she was 16 and on One Day At A Time. My best friend and I were thrilled to see her since we were the same age and big fans. She was so sweet and outgoing. Later she auctioned off the t-shirt she was wearing for charity. Very down to earth. She left in a car driven by her parents.
Thanks for sharing that Anna, I always had the feeling she would be sweet.
I’m glad you didn’t burst that bubble. From Jodie in Oz 🇦🇺
I saw her in 2015 at a van halen concert here in Ohio. Her son was playing in the band with Eddie Alex and Dave. This was when she was doing the show hot in cleveland. I saw her walking up the pavilion all by herself. Took me a minute to realize it was her.
Where was the mall? I always heard Valerie went to middle school in Oklahoma of all places.
@@thecoveredcaller It was North Carolina. She was there for a fundraiser. And, promoting the TV show.
Funny
My daughter's future Mother in Law,her brother was married to Valerie Bertinellie up until last year I believe. I never met her but heard some neat stories. 😊
Gene Simmons sent my husband a happy birthday video message when my husband was on hospice. What a stand up guy.
My late uncle walked past Lucille Ball who was seated in 1st class on a plane. He greeted her, she glanced up, and scowled "I don't know you!" She was legendary for being a total c. Waitstaff and flight attendants had to speak to her through her assistant.Theres a comedy museum named after this miserable wretch in Upstate NY.
at the hotel where i was working, we were all instructed to look down or away if we came near diana ross, like you are supposed to do with royalty. fortunately i did not come into contact with her because there was zero chance i was going to treat her like anything other than a popular singer from detroit.
How come this doesn't surprise me??
Learning Lucy really acted like a jerk and was not a nice person to fans was very disappointing. Maybe people did not respect her time with family and it made her cranky and mean. Sad.
@@kln58cub my guess is similar to yours, but based on a different source of irritation for lucy. i really have met a lot of stars, billionaires, royalty, world class athletes, etc. from my work in five star resorts. almost every single one was pretty nice and respectful of me -- a working stiff. i think lucy was probably a generally unhappy woman because her marriage was always shaky and troubled. desi cheated on her throughout their time together and she was really hurt by that. also, she ran the desilu studio and was a mother, too. i bet she was always tired on top of being psychologically wounded. that doesn't excuse being rude to fans, so i think she bears some responsibility here, but even though she was a huge star, she had a tough life.
she was actually banned from an airline for being so rude to staff
I met Steve Gutenberg when I was 8 years old. I was at the airport with my family, and my mother pointed out that Steve Gutenberg was there. He was talking with a friend and to cut a long story short, was the nicest person ever!!! Couldn’t have been more sweet, he was just that nice!!!
I used to see him at the spa I went.
I met him in South Beach when he was going out with a good friend of mine. Very nice and humble guy!
@@ricobowen312 my same sentiments, exactly!!!
he was a great comic, miss him a lot
@@michaelsix9684 technically he’s an actor, but whatever.
I worked at a hotel back in the 90's and at that time it was the premiere (only) hotel in the area, so whatever "celebrities" were in the area, they stayed in the upper floor suites. I never actually saw him at all, but prior to him arriving at the hotel, Neil Diamond's handlers or whatever they're called actually held a meeting with all the staff, maids, etc. and we were instructed by them we weren't to make eye contact or speak directly to Mr. Diamond and were told by management that it was a fireable offense. I worked in the set up department putting the tables and chairs in the meeting rooms for wedding receptions and banquets and whatnot, we had to set up the smaller meeting rooms for Neil and they requested stuff like one room we needed to put a mini-fridge in and there were to be 3 Perrier waters in the fridge, 3 room temperature, 3 in a bowl of ice that was to be refreshed. He was big into ping pong too apparently and we had to move a very incredibly heavy ping pong table from the pool area to this meeting room and it wouldn't fit on the elevator, so we had to carry up the stairs to the second floor and it seemed like the thing weighed 400 pounds. Then the handler person came in the room to make sure everything was set up to his specifications and I remember her being outraged at the audacity that the paddles and balls weren't brand new still in the packaging. So we had to scramble around to find new paddles and balls. Someone finally found some at Sears at the local mall and they were to be left on the table unopened, so Mr. Diamond could be sure no peons had used them before he did. He requested a very large and expensive/extensive meat/cheese tray for sandwiches with fruit and vegetables in the room as well. Next day I go to work to take down the tables and he never even went in the room. All that food went straight in the trash and we had to carry that table back to the pool area with the still new in the packages paddles and balls. I always laugh when I see something on tv where they refer to Neil as "beloved" and "America's songwriter". And prick. Don't forget prick.
.....Baby, THANK YOU, because I left Neil OFF my 'prick' list, because of my VERY brief run-in (promo for the "Movie Standards" Album)....but, I had a knowing suspicion.....this, SEALS it....
So cool to hear Eddie Van Halen was down to earth and super nice! My all-time favorite musician.
So cool meeting him. Rip Eddie
I’m a huge baseball and San Diego Padres fan I had the privilege of meeting the late Tony Gwynn several times. He was the nicest guy and would sign autographs, take pictures and talk with the fans especially about baseball. Even when he was sick he still made appearances and signed autographs. Tony was differently the most underrated player. Thanks again Jordan for another great video.
He's got my vote for the best pure hitter in baseball.
You're absolutely correct! Tony Gywnn was a class act. I met Mr Gywnn several times while attending college in San Diego. I worked at a video store in the 80s and he would rent videos. Tony was always willing to sign or take a picture. He would even buy pizzas for the store. A sad day when he passed.
Interesting stories! If I may, I've been a working actor since 1957 and I've learned that, "everyone can have a bad day." In other words, even nice guys get angry or don't seem friendly sometimes, although on most days they can be extremely nice people. That said, some actors are well known for being dicks, and others for being quite friendly and approachable. Here are my "Dirty Dozen" most memorable celebrity meet ups.
1) Tommy Lee Jones. The absolute worst. Mean and standoffish, his cold attitude can ruin the entire atmosphere of a set, at least during my experience with "US Marshals." His co-star Wesley Snipes had major ego issues as well, only in a different way. A total prima donna, on stage and off.
2) Mel Gibson. Just the opposite of Tommy, extremely warm, funny, and outgoing. His movies are always great to work on because of this. We were working in Chicago at the time on "Payback," and everyone from US Marshals would visit our set, but nobody ever wanted to visit their location, for the reasons mentioned above.
3) Paul Reubens, "Pee Wee Herman." Quite the opposite of his screen character, like so many comedians I've met, he was quite reserved in person. He told me that he actually created SIXTEEN entirely different characters, but was disappointed that people only wanted to see Pee Wee. I have a theory that the reason for his public obscenity arrest is that subconsciously he wanted to kill the Pee Wee character so he could pursue other roles, but eventually he made a big resurgence years later, and unfortunately just passed away at the age of 70. I already miss him.
4) Kevin Pollak. Another comedian who had an amazingly successful acting career. But unlike 99% of the comedians I have met, he is actually funny all of the time. I think one of this greatest gifts is his ability to mimic other actors, especially his William Shatner imitation from "Star Trek." A terrific talent, all around.
5) William Shatner. If you're a big star or a pretty girl, he can be the most animated and ingratiating man on earth. But if you aren't, you simply don't exist. That's why I have always referred to him as, "Captain Jerk." He's a good actor, but incredibly ego driven from Day One. His charm is totally superficial.
6) Heather Locklear. Very pretty, and very nice. I don't believe she was the best actor, but her sweet and easy going personality allowed her to work constantly. She was also Shatner's co-star on "T.J. Hooker," where I met them both. She was just like any young girl, no sign of a "star attitude," and a wonderful sense of humor, too.
7) Rob Evan. Star of Broadway's "Jekyll and Hyde." Absolute sweetheart to work with, and one of my favorite B-Way voices. What I learned from him is that Broadway stars are entirely different from Hollywood stars in the way they work and are noticed by the general public. Broadways stars are much harder working, as they often have to perform eight live shows per week, every week, where Hollywood stars only work briefly and are recognized more more readily from their films, with fans always mobbing them for autographs, where most Broadways stars are only seen on stage and largely go largely unnoticed. You could be sitting right next to The Phantom of the Opera and never notice, in fact, this exact thing happened to me.
8) Andy Warhol. Incredibly quiet and shy, yet equally outgoing when he felt comfortable with you. Always fascinated and interested in anything new and innovative, this motivated him to be one of the most creative geniuses of the 20th century. I had him sign my copy of "Interview" magazine, and he was happy to oblige.
9) Ray Milland. One of the greatest and most popular stars of the 30's, 40's, and 50's, even well into the 70's, he was one of my favorite actors of all time. But one day when he walked into my store, I nearly fell over because I had just seen him the night before in my favorite ghost movie of all time, "The Uninvited." I thought he might be happy with someone recognizing him after all these years (he had lost all his hair by this time), but instead he gave me a look of pure anger and hatred, a look that chilled me to the core. I discovered years later that he HATED to even be recognized in public, much less spoken to, forcing me to learn an important lesson: The characters on the screen often aren't what they may appear. Sadly, Milland was the single biggest a-hole I have ever met, anywhere, anytime.
10) Jose Ferrer. Met him on the set of "The Love Boat," which featured all of the great stars of years gone by, usually just before they died of old age. I was so excited to see him after watching him on "Turner Classic Movies" perform the greatest role of his life, "Cyrano" in 1950, that I just blurted out, "Mr. Ferrer, you were the greatest Cyrano that ever lived!" He gave me a smile of appreciation that I knew came from his heart. Everyone likes to be remembered, especially when all the young actors on the set didn't even recognize him. A marvelous man and a tremendous actor.
11) Donovan. Perhaps one of the greatest singer/songwriters of "The Swingin' Sixties," his only real competition was Bob Dylan. I met him in a camera store, not because I recognized him physically, but because of his lilting, distinctive voice. I inquired, "Would you be Donovan Leitch??" and when he replied in the affirmative, I asked him if he was in town to do a concert, and he said "No. I'm here to see my SON'S concert." It was nice to know that his remarkable heritage would still live on.
12) Fred Astaire. The single greatest celebrity encounter of my entire life, and I'm 75. I noticed a slightly-built man walking across Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills one day, but only saw him from BEHIND. His walk was so distinctive I thought to myself, "Only Fred Astaire could walk like that," so again I blurted out, "MR. ASTAIRE???" The figure suddenly stopped, turned around, and began walking directly back to me! In a sweetly soft voice, he looked at me and replied, "Yes?" That began a 15-conversation that I'll never forget, with me asking about nearly his entire career as MGM's greatest dancing star, as he patiently answered every question that I could think of. When he parted and my heart began to return to normal, I realized that this was THE crowning moment of my acting career, just to be in the presence of this entertainment giant. I am glad to say that a more warm, outgoing, and humble man you will never meet, the living embodiment of "old school class." Until the day he died, he was always experimenting with the new, never dwelling on his past accomplishments, only looking forward with enthusiasm to the future (which is probably why he was carrying a copy of The Beatles "White Album" under his arm), and why he told me how very much he enjoyed traveling the world speaking to young performers. He was quite literally, "The Best."
Oh absolutely, no doubt about it, but that's why I'm tell MY story about them.. this also is a reminder that you never know how you treat one person will be remembered, amd who they will tell that encounter to..
How lovely that tiffsaver, actually took the time to write such amazing antidotes of his interactions with well known celebrities...quite insightful.
Enlightening too. Thanks
WOW Andy Warhol~ x Yes!
@@realgrrrrl
He walked onto the set with two super models, one on each arm. It was quite an impressive entrance! I was far too intimidated to speak to him, but suddenly he approached me, looked at my bright red glasses and asked, "Did you get those at LA Eyeworks??" Being a poor actor, I answered that "I couldn't afford LA Eyeworks" and he seemed to understand, especially when people like Elton John bought their custom made glasses there. I just Googled the store and it's still in existence, a pretty rare thing nowadays.
Incredible list!
When Manny played for the Red Sox, the media would excuse every stupid thing he did by inventing the phrase, "Manny being Manny". Your experience was just another example!
As a Red Sox fan I can absolutely vouch for this.
I ran into David Arquette in Cincinnati. I realized who he was and said hello and he started telling me about why he was in town. Totally nice guy.
I was hoping you'd do a video about this one day. It's always interesting to hear how these people are behind the camera. I met Peewee, Paul Reubens in a service elevator at the Roosevelt Hotel in 1998. The hotel had a lot of activity because they were filming the new Love Boat there and I walked into the elevator and there was Paul with another guy and he said hello and I said hello back and asked him if he was Paul Reubens and he said yes so I shook his hand and told him it was nice to meet him which he responded in kind and introduced me to his assistant. I asked if he was doing the Love Boat and they both laughed and said they were doing another project on the roof and if they had known the Love Boat was filming there, they'd have scheduled another time to be there. It was funny and we laughed. As brief as it was, he was very nice and I enjoyed meeting him.
Bernie Kosar did that exact same thing to me when I was 9 years old. Went to the browns training camp with my dad and we didn't have much money in the 80s so I only had an Indians hat and when Bernie came up to me to sign my hat he took it,looked at it and said,"I don't like the Indians " and just handed it right back to me. To this day I can't believe any sports figure would turn down a kid asking for an autograph.
_Wow. I guess he was still pretty mad that his parents named him 'Bernie'. LOL_
I was working in hotels many years ago. Will Farrell was staying at a hotel I worked at he was such a nice guy no ego, so down to earth.
Jordan, I had a fantastic experience with Kevin McCarthy also. My friend had a table at a convention and Kevin was a guest. My friend gave me an Invasion tshirt for him to sign for my mom. When he saw the shirt he said he hadn't seen that tshirt before. When my friend gave me one to give to him, he was so grateful & gave me a signed photo of him when he was 5 for free to give to my mom, and he signed the shirt for free. Class act guy!!
I was checking into a hotel at the same time as VP Walter Mondale. He heard me talking to the guy at the desk because there was a problem getting checked in. Mondale moved over to my window, introduced himself and told the guy to call my office and that he would be standing there with me until he did. Everything got resolved and he shook my hand again and said something to the effect of us government people have to stick together. Same night, kind of met Frank Sinatra when he tipped his hat to me in the same hotel’s restaurant.
I would have FREAKED out if I met Frank Sinatra!
I met Madonna. She was really nice to me. Also, Prince. I have a purple handkerchief from him. I loved this video. So much fun!
There are many actors and actresses but there are very few " Movie Stars" left in Hollywood Shelly Winters was one I'm sure you made it a point to tell her that she was never a "has been" or forgotten her working day's were over but the body of work she left behind speaks volumes of her talent. The friendship you had with her in the last years of her life certainly meant the world to her . Thanks Jordan for sharing your experiences with us all .
The worst celebrity encounter I ever had was John Walsh. I was interning at a recording studio and he came in to do a voice over. I was instructed to bring him a can of coke and a glass of ice. I brought it to him in the recording booth and, I cant remember if I either opened the can for him before I brought it in or didn't, But what ever I did pissed him off and he proceeded to berate me for at least five minutes, calling me stupid and all sorts of vitriolic shit. We all couldn't believe it was happening it was so bizarre.
That’s just just so stupid crazy on his part!!!
I've always had a bad feeling about him.
Is this John Walsh from America’s Most Wanted?
Yeah, I’ve heard he’s not a very nice guy
@@sendieloo He let his child wander off and get snatched by a creep, and he's hated the world ever since.
My band mate and I saw The Zombies three times live in Arizona. The second gig was at Cooperstown, early 2000s. When the gig was over, my friend and I were able to meet the entire band. Aside from autographs, we asked the lead singer Colin Blunstone if he would sing into my friends voicemail, one of their early songs. Colin was delighted and thought it was a fun idea, singing The Way I Feel Inside. We were giggling likes little school girls on the way home, and he kept that voicemail for about a year…
I met Brian May of Queen. He is a warm, genuine person. He is very kind and it verified my impression of him throughout the years
GOD BLESS YOU for being a friend to Shelley Winters at a time of her life when she most needed it. Absolutely my favorite part of this video. I believe that your more positive celebrity encounters are a combination of the celebrity being willing/able to engage and you approaching them respectfully like you would anyone else that doesn't know you and just being yourself with no pressure or demands - great example for everyone.
Loved hearing that Kevin McCarthy was such a nice man, I'm a big fan of his, especially Invasion of the Body Snatchers and the wonderful Twilight Zone episode Long Live Walter Jameson. Very handsome man as well! So glad you had such a positive experience with him.
My Mom told me back in the late 50’s - early 60’s - she was grocery shopping at an A&P (remember them?!) in Dobbs Ferry, NY- and as she made her way down one of the aisles, spots a very familiar looking, handsome man- shopping alone coming towards her pushing a cart. He made a point to acknowledge her, she said it took her a moment until it occurred to her that it was Kevin McCarthy--doing a very everyday normal thing - pleasantly doing the shopping- she was struck by how down to earth that seemed.
That sweet dog is Absoultley adorable ❤💙💕🙏🙏🙏🐶🙏🙏
Great vlog! My completely random celebrity experiences were helping Bill Murray carry a crate into a UPS store and giving him a tour of our business next door and meeting Davy Jones on a plane, drawing the Monkees logo from memory and having him sign it.
Met Davy Jones several times over the years, at autograph shows. So kind, So sweet, So nice! So, so missed but always remembered!
I met Peter Tork and wow! He was just as lovable as on the show. I asked him to sign my 1967 Monkees comic and he said he'd never seen it before When I told him he could keep it he joked and said, nah its ruined, Mickey already signed it and laughed. Later when doing my genealogy I found out that Peter is my cousin! Wish I had known that then. But in 97, certain websites weren't around.
@@gailreese4102 It was a surreal experience. I was on the way back from a bachelor party in Vegas, boarded the plane and there to my left in 1st class was Davy. My mouth moved before my mind and blurted out “Oh hey, Davy!” He looked at me for a split second trying to figure if he knew me or should know me. He replied with “Hello…mate.” “Mate” came out sort of like a question 😂. Anyway, a guy in our party had been notorious for accepting bets then weaseling out them when he lost. He never learned that I never maid a bet I couldn’t win. So I bet him an impossible bet, I would get Davy Jones’s signature before getting off the plane. First off he had to buy the fact that Davy was even on the plane. Which he did NOT. None of the other guys believed it either. I think they figured I’d made a mistaken identity. I sat there drawing the Monkees logo on a plane napkin, trying to muster the courage to go back and get the autograph. Finally the pilot said it was the last chance to walk around so I went for it. Davy was listening to airplane headphones in a row by himself. I tapped his shoulder, told him I was sorry to bother him and asked him to sign my “art”. His eyes really lit up, he smiled and said, “man, that’s cool!” He then pondered what to write for several seconds. I was thinking “cool, he’s really gonna write something interesting”. I got it back and thanked him. When I got back to my seat, I looked at it and showed the guys. It said “Peace & Love” with his signature. Now the guy I bet claimed I had just signed it myself! I told him I would prove it when we got off the plane and spotted Davy at the gate. Of course, since Davy was in 1st class and we were in the back, Davy was long gone by the time we got off. Bastard welched on the bet - again! Anyway years later when Davy passed away I checked for his autographs on eBay out of curiosity. Guess what most of them said? “Peace & Love”!! Haha, I guess I wasn’t so special after all. 😂 Still, made for a fantastic memory and I still have the autograph. My Bill Murray story is even crazier…
Sunny Chaplin.. Lucky you❣️ Those DNA findings can be pleasantly surprising sometimes. I just found out a few months ago that Tony Sweet, a podcaster found in UA-cam is my second cousin when I was notified by a dna test site. The Monkees have fond memories for me too. Time flies so fast.
@@esthergarcia1373 thats awesome! yes it does!
That was very interesting, Jordan. I really enjoyed listening to your stories. One of the rudest stars I have ever encountered was actress Marisa Tomei. Me and my friend was waiting for her by the backstage door on Broadway. There was only five other people there. She came out and didn't say a word to anyone. She signed for everyone, except me. I was totally ignored, as if I didn't exist. No eye contact and she totally ignored my request. My friend caught up with her just as she was driving off. She told her we had travelled from overseas just to see her and asked if we at least could take a picture. She just laughed and drove off. I've met stand-offish celebrities before, but this was on a whole other level. I used to be a huge fan of her, but not anymore.
Who is Marisa Tomei? Never heard of her.
Her mother was my English teacher in junior high. One of the nastiest, harshest, most uncaring and lousiest teacher hers I have ever had the displeasure of having! So I’m not at all surprised to hear this about her daughter. She was also my sister’s teacher in junior high, the same junior high, (Cavallaro in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn), I think it was a media class. By the time my sister had her as a teacher, marissa had already become well known and won that IMO very undeserved Oscar. The entire semester my sister had her as a teacher, all she did was a study of her daughter’s career….🙄😒😑
@@lisaa8795She's an actress who won an Oscar for the movie My Cousin Vinny.
When I was 5 years old, I met Walt Disney, he played Lawn Bowling in Beverly Hills, and so did my grandfather who knew him from the club there. I met him on the sidewalk and I shook his hand. It was like a year before he died. I remember it and I knew it was sort of a big deal at the time. I once sat next to "Body By Jack" in the first class section of American Airlines Orlando to Los Angeles about 20 years ago. He didn't say a word.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers was a childhood favorite of mine and I always enjoyed seeing a Kevin McCarthy in other movies as well so to hear he was such a nice guy was heartening.
My celebrity encounter surprised me as I’ve heard he has a reputation of not being the nicest guy in the world, a friend of mine and I decided to see Rob Schneider live as we grew up on his movies and outside of the theater he was performing at he randomly came up to us and shook our hands and told us to enjoy the show, he didn’t have to do that but that was really nice of him to do that and I’m glad I was able to have a positive experience with Rob
The worst celebrity interaction I ever had was the former baseball player and manager Frank Robinson. When he was the manager for the Montreal Expos/ Washington Nationals, he was leaving to go to his car after the game was over and my friend and I tried to get his autograph and asked him and he stop turns around and said NO! He walked away in disgust. My buddy was in tears because he always wanted to meet a hall of famer.
I met Joey Votto when he’s was playing for the Triple-A team for the Cincinnati Reds and my friends and I got his autograph. He’s a cool dude and head a brief conversation for like 5 minutes with us!
I had a bad one with him too!
@@DazewithJordantheLion oh yeah?! What happened dude?
Like you Jordan, I have met up with many old Hollywood people living in and around LA from the 60s-80s. In the 70s, I used to go to Billy Barty's Little Peoples Golf Tournament in Irwindale. I met so many celebs and all were very nice to me as a teenager too. I think I surprised them with my movie knowledge about them. As a child, I had a bone disease in my hips and was a Shriner patient. I found out many celebs were Shriners too and loved to talk to me. I could not move very far from my house except for school and watch a lot of TV as I would tell them. The best person I talked to was Alvy Moore...AKA Hank Kimball from Green Acers. I went over to ask for his autograph and then asked him, where did his character come from. He was surprised because I also said I remembered him in many movies he was in. He told me he got his character from one of the writers from the show. Sadly, I don't remember his name. Always going off from one tangent to another. We talked until it was his turn to tee off. Still one of my favorite autographs I have today. I never could find out about his epitaph, Mr. Wonderful of Hollywood, came from. He is buried near many of my family members in Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills. I would visit him, and say hello when I did my family too. Sorry for the long story. I have many more from that tournament and just meeting on the street.
I would have loved to meet billy barty! Uhf, Night Patrol, Body Slam!! I love those barty movies!
@@DazewithJordantheLion He and his wife were wonderful. Very graceful hosts. I even met a lot of the surviving Munchkins. I also met Felix Silla AKA...Cousin Itt. I didn't know who he was or that he was Cousin Itt at the time. All the Little People were gracious to us. Fond memories. Thank you for sharing your memories of Shelly Winters.
Thank you for sharing such a lovely story!
@@DazewithJordantheLion In the 60s he had his own local LA TV show. I think it was channel 13 KCOP. My back neighbor was on the show and they ask for the youngest child there, Their son Nick was the youngest and won some toys and was on TV too live. We made sure we all watched it. They said he was around after the show to sign autographs for everyone who wanted one. He was a class act.
We knew him. My sister is an LP. She was friends with his daughter Sweet family truly 🩵🩵🩵
I must say, most of the celebrities I've met were actually pretty nice people; Francis Ford Coppola was very friendly, Meg Ryan was nice, and Jerry Garcia was super friendly.
me too. i met probably over 100 big names from movies, music, sports, politics, etc and only a couple were less than really nice. just don't bug 'em if they're obviously busy and be polite.
One of the many things I appreciate about you, Jordan, is that you are a wealth of information. This isn’t meant to be a criticism of the other vloggers but I always feel like you make the absolute most of the time in your videos. You always know the material you’re presenting and always sound prepared and knowledgeable. If you ever decide to come to Alaska please let me know and I can help set you up here.
You said at the beginning that you've always been pretty lucky in your life. I think it's more a matter of the universe giving back to you what you put out there. You are always positive and upbeat, and you have always worked for what you have rather than expecting it to be given to you. I feel that you deserve all of the good things that happen to you.
I met Billy corgan briefly outside a show in my hometown on the Mellon collie tour. He wouldn’t do autographs as he was tired but he said he would shake everyone’s hand. He shook mine and I got to say thank you to him for an amazing show. I get why he’s so standoffish with fans especially considering the amount of shit he gets for a lot of his output post pumpkins. He’s extremely intelligent and just doesn’t put up with peoples shit. That said, Jimmy, James and Darcy all came out first and completely blanked the fans and drove off, at least Billy was cordial enough to say hello to people who had gone to the show.
Jordan, your channel is one of my favorites. I grew up in Hollywood/Burbank and watched filming at WB Studio from my second floor English class at Burbank High. Everyone I grew up with had relatives in the business. I worked at Universal and my favorite celeb was James Garner and the only one I asked for an autograph. (It was just understood you didn't ask so I envy you your collection.) Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn were also great people. I knew them before they met! My NOT favorite was Robert Wagner, but he had a really sweet wife in Natalie Wood. I won't say more on that. I read Shelley's wonderful autobiography probably before you were born. You were lucky to meet such an icon (and she was lucky to have you!). Rock on. ❤
Awe. So good to see the Jahster again. He has been missed to be sure. Another great vlog Jordan.
I worked for a "high end" restaurant ,we were also not allowed to ask for autographs . One time they told me table 13 wanted to talk to me it was billy and he asked me if there was anything "cool" to do in town. Super cool guy. Side note my manager turned away bob hope, because we had just closed and the cooks had left. Big bummer , it would have been cool just to be in his presence
WoW, Jordan, those were such wicked cool stories. My favorites were the one with Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins, and how you befriended the incomparable Shirley Winters. Loved Nirvana and am a devoted Foo Fighters fan. Brother, you have lived a most charmed life. I think all those experiences really do speak to what a kind soul you are, so people can readily perceive that you have a really good heart. Much peace, love, and happiness to you and yours. Big shoutout from your bud in the mountains of East Tennessee. Wish you well. Take it easy. Later, bruh.
I got to meet Drew Carey once in Florida at the resort restaurant. It was a smaller type restaurant and plenty of tables open but he chose the table right behind us. ( my family) ~ His show was big at the time and I was a fan so my aunt passed me an envelope and pen and nudged me to ask for his autograph…so I did. He asked if I’d like to sit down at his table while he autographed the envelope for me so I did and we chatted for a minute then he asked who I was here with and he stood up and introduced himself to my whole family and shook hands and gave hugs. I was floored! What a great guy to do that 😊
I'm just a small farming town kid from central California destined to probably never meet any one famous but you are the most famous person to me Jordan . Thank you for what you do .
I've got to meet a lot of celebrities over the years. Only two were rude, one being comedian Gallagher and the other being baseball player Tony Gwen. One of the nicest was Jan Smithers and Tim Reed from WKRP in Cincinnati. Miss Smithers and I spoke for about 25 minutes.
You never know some times money and fame can go to their head.
I’ve only recently started watching your videos, in fact the first one I watched was one about your friendship with Shelley Winters. I can see why you have had so many pleasant celebrity interactions. You seem genuinely friendly and you know how to start a conversation. I would be tongue-tied just thinking of talking to some of the people mentioned in this video! Thanks for another great one! And it was great to see sweet little Jah again!
Love love love how you talk about Shelly Winters...you can hear how much you loved n cared bout her ❤❤❤
I loved hearing about your experiences with celebrities! I've met a bunch myself, and the nicest one was definitely Kurt Russell! He was at a party , filling in for Goldie Hawn who couldn't make it, and for almost the entire evening, he talked to me about baseball, and sports, and I asked him about one of my favorite movies of his, " Used Cars." It was one of the best celebrity experiences of my life, next to having lunch with Muhammad Ali! I also had one encounter, who I won't name, that made me feel so bad and even kind of sad with a stomach ache, and was mean to me! It was really disappointing. But there were more good ones, thank goodness!!🙂
"Used Cars" is a favorite of mine, too!
Fascinating stories! Remembering that celebrities are people too and not to infringe on their privacy is most important. Best person I ever met - Elizabeth Taylor. She was wonderful. Thank you Jordan! Another awesome video - and hugs that precious JAH. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I agree. I live in Ga near Atlanta and they have done a few movies/TV shows in my county. Twice I ran into a celebrity at the grocery store of all places. I never bother them.
Story No. 1 was enough for me ;) That is a great great story. Very glad you had that experience with Kevin McCarthy
You are a class act Jorden, you are a very polite young man and a gentleman
Jordan I have been watching you for years. This video speaks more of the person you are than anything else. You are the person we all should strive to be and your light shines for all to see. Those celebrities could see that right away. Those who did not missed out on a great opportunity. Much love.
I saw Kevin McCarthy riding a bike through the streets of New York City back in the early 80s. As you know he was a big man and he looked out of place riding a bike, but he smiled at me and gave me a big wave. Always liked him and his movies.
This was AWESOME!!!! Thank you for sharing ❤️
I always figured David Arquette was a pretty cool guy overall. You kinda got that vibe from him. Your Shelley Winters chance meeting/friendship was a awesome thing you got to experience.
I've only met one person that could be called a celebrity, it was Red West, actor and friend of Elvis. I actually met him at a funeral back in 1995. He was super nice and would talk to you like he's known you forever. He also was a pretty big dude and I remember how strong his handshake was. It wasn't the right place to ask for an autograph, besides I was working for the funeral home that was handling the service that day. Very cool guy to talk to though.
He had a good teacher.
I debated to share this or not but this was a fun and interesting vid, Jordan and “Manny being Manny” reminded me of an identical experience. Didn’t realize you were into baseball but here goes. I was born and raised in Pasadena and basically grew up at Dodger Stadium. Tons of stories. Played college ball in Santa Barbara, blew a knee and that was it for baseball. I had moved to Phoenix when the Diamond Backs opened then, Bank One Ballpark in 1998. I had long moved on from collecting cards to game used memorabilia. I collected game used bats and balls and met player’s and clubhouse DBack guys to help put my collections together. I spent a lot of time at the Park obtaining autographs before and after games. Tons of stories. Anyway, I’m working on an inaugural 1998 DBacks team signed ball. There is an area down the left field line, in the front row of seats when an occasional player will stop and sign before the game. I see this guy I need on the ball, Karim Garcia, signing for everyone. I’m down about 10 people as he is coming our way, signing. Cool, I’m thinking, this was one of the few guys I needed to complete my team signed ball. He signs for a kid on my right, gets to me, looks at me, SKIPS ME and signs for the person on my left and continues to sign down the line. WTF? He looks at me as he’s signing for the person to my left and totally “smirks” at me. WTF? That’s when it dawned on me, I was the only white dude along the line. Most everyone there was Hispanic. I looked back at him and said, “Oh, I gotcha”…”I get it” Totally bummed me out and I’ve never told that story until now. True story and I hate that it happened and I can only hope one day, racism will never exist but damn, it’s going to be a long time and a lot of work…
keeferdog5617...... It's a common misconception/ belief that if your white you don't experience racism.......you just proved that belief wrong. You need to share that story, so people know the truth👍
_That sucks. What sucks even more these days... is when racism against white people (also often incorrectly referred to as 'reverse racism') is touted in some parts of the Black community as 'payback' or 'it's justified'! That attitude is wrong on SO many levels... It's difficult to even explain it in simple terms._
*Racism is bad & has no place in this world. Accusing/assuming 'someone' (or treating them as if they are racist) of being a racist... & that 'someone' is 100% innocent of being a racist... is just wrong on so many different levels!*
That's a damn shame man. Racism against anyone just sucks.
Awww, come on dude. You know no other races can be racist but white people. And hatred towards "whitey" isn't racism, it's deserved. Regardless of the fact that every living white person is at least several generations removed from the racism of the past that we get the credit for today. You know how it works, get with the program😅😂😅 (I'm making this smart-ass comment assuming you're not some prissy snowflake and are smart enough to know it's a joke)
Love Jah! Enjoyed this and thank you!
So cool, Jordan. Thanks for sharing!
Very interesting to learn more about you and more about how you got your start as a vlogger. I really enjoyed hearing your life experiences and how you came about knowing some of the people you do. It's always fun to see Jah too. I know you enjoy doing what you do, but it has to feel good to get to be back home for a bit. Thank Jordan for the video. 😊
Me too! I like Jordan’s positive outlook on life!
Wow Jordan, you are so lucky to have had so many interesting/amazing/unusual experiences. I think that you have had so many positive experiences because you are genuinely a nice person and people respond to you because of that. I love your stories and adventures because they all come from a such pure place.🌻
I've mostly met athletes. I met ace frehley from kiss once after a frehleys comet show. He was a huge prick.
@@Bigchet1223 *That's too bad. I've heard he can be 'moody'. Better luck next time you see him. : )*
Great stories Jordan. ❤ Thanks for sharing. Love your humbleness and honesty.😊
I enjoyed this so much. Ty for sharing.
Loved your stories, Jordan! You are such a genuinely nice guy and no doubt is one of the reasons you have such beautiful encounters with those you meet. Thanks for being a great example for all of us!
Excellent job Jordan! I love going on little adventures with you, but these were really fun! Love to jah❤
Thanks for sharing! Nice to know that a lot of stars appreciate their fans.
Jordan, I’ve loved your channel for a while now and I’m so delighted to finally learn about how your friendship came to be with Shelly. This was so sweet! She always seemed like that cool great Aunt with the dirty mouth to me, I love her.
I have met some celebrities by chance a few times in my life. One of them was Joe Walsh. I was at the General Patton museum on I-10 in California one time, and as I was walking around looking at some of the displays there was a guy standing next to me looking at the same displays. I struck up a casual conversation with him about what we where looking at. It took close to 10-minutes of talking to Joe before I slowly started to recognize who I was talking to.
As I left the museum I was wondering what Joe Walsh was doing at that museum. It was at that point I drove past an Indian casino, and the marqee sign out front said "Joe Walsh in concert Friday Night". Now I knew why he was in that area.
Years ago I saw Ken Burns, who does the documentaries for TV standing outside my place of work. I guess he was waiting for a ride. Since admiring his programs I went over to let him know how I enjoyed his work. I asked if he was Ken Burns. He shook his head yes, but gave me the dirtiest look. If looks could kill I would have been dead on the spot. Never again have I ever watched any of his documentaries. Maybe he was in a bad mood over something, but will never forget the look.
Thanks for sharing, I could’ve listened to you all day talking about your experiences with the celebs👍🏽💕you did an AWESOME job, you are so genuinely down to earth👍🏽
Love love your channel, stumbled upon you a few years ago. Love your positive energy!!! Keep going!!!
Great video Jordan!! I so enjoy what you put out. Such a genuine person you are! Keep up the good work! Glad you made it home safely!!
I’ve love your posts and have been on so many road trips with you! This was awesome and different. Can’t wait for another like where you share your stories.
Excellent, Jordan. Thank you.
Wonderful video, Jordan! I think people in general and especially celebrities, realize you walk gently in this world, are kind and good-hearted, and are a true storyteller. When you meet people they must sense that vibe, and feel safe. Well done. 😊
Love this Jordan! I was hoping you'd do an episode about your experiences.
Thank you for sharing these great stories, Jordan. You’re a class act yourself.
Super Cool, Jordan, thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You have met some incredible people. Thank you for sharing this.
Love hearing you tell about your previous life in Hollywood and those encounters. Missed Jah so much! Thanks Jordan for being the best! Continued Blessings and Support. ~Love&Light♥️Carli
That was great Jordan! Man you’ve had some amazing experiences. I love what you’re doing… keep it up!! Aloha 🤙🏼
Stumbled upon your channel & I just love your story’s ! Your sincerity just shines through ! Great Eddie & the Votto story gave me chills ! Thank u !
Hey Jordan that was awesome thanks for sharing 😊
Jordan, you are so polite & engaging, Idk who wouldn't talk to you! Your channel is addictive for binge watching! 🍿 Very interesting & amazing everywhere you have been! Love it!
Really enjoyed your experiences meeting those celebs good and bad!!! An absolute joy to see beautiful Jah as always. ❤
Fantastic vlog!! This was really interesting!! Thanks so much, Jordan for sharing. 😃😃
Thank you for all of this information. You are amazing and so generous with everything.
It must be difficult to be 'on' all the time. It's a once in a lifetime experience for the fan but daily multiple encounters for the celebrity. Very interesting vlog. Thank you for sharing.
Interesting stories! I’m glad most of the people were nice. Good to see Jah again!
This has to be one of my favorite videos you've done. Appreciate your honesty about the ones that weren't the best experiences. A few of these people I don't know, but your stories of how nice and humble they are was great to hear.
So great to see Jah and you reunited! Mahalo for sharing about your celebrity encounters.
Thanks for sharing your stories. No one tells a good story as well as you.
I missed Jah! So glad to see him. I always enjoy hearing your life experiences and how you met people. Hope we get a part 2!
This was a terrific vlog. Thank you for spending this time and sharing all these brilliant stories with us. Also great to see Jah. Many thanks Jordan.
Fascinating Stories. You are truly a genuine guy. Glad you shared your experiences with celebrities. As you said, not everyone has the same experiences as you did. I love all your vlogs! Glad you are home and resting. Time for you to relax.
Great collection of stories and Jah! Thank you, Jordan, for sharing and now I have a better opinion of Shelley Winters.
Jordan, I managed a CD store from 1992-2001, and through connections I made with record labels, promotions and managers I got to meet, get autos, photos and sometimes even hang out with many many of my fave singers and bands. Literally the ONLY bad experience I had was in 2005 with Alanis Morissette, who was dating Ryan Reynolds at the time. He had done 'Blade 3' by then but he wasn't the household name he is now. At her show in Miami, my friend and I were the ONLY fans waiting for her before the show. Both of them totally blew us off. Their band came over and pumped us for info (where's the beach, where's the convenience store, where's the record store) and we helped them then told them we just wanted Alanis and Ryan's autos, and maybe a photo. Band promised to put in a good word. They didn't. After the show there were not even ten fans waiting for autographs and Alanis couldn't even be bothered, she and Ryan just got on the bus and drove away. At that venue I had met over two dozen bands. I don't know what the bug up their asses was that day, but some celebs need to realize that we commoners usually only have ONCE CHANCE to meet them, so please don't be a dick.
Alanis's music is crap away.
I’ve heard this from someone that worked at a music venue that she was one of the worst that ever came through.
You oughta have known.
@@tammijo At that venue I met dozens of singers and bands, but I've never had someone (well, Alanis AND Ryan both) act like I wasn't even there. Didn't smile, didn't wave, I'm standing there saying, "Hi Alanis! Hi Ryan!" and they both just blanked me. I thought Canadians were supposed to be friendly.
Isn't it ironic?
Another true gem of an interview Jordan. I've always been curious of your celebrity encounters. You are so genuine, and so easy to talk to. I can't believe that one gentleman refused to give you his autograph. Have a wonderful evening, my friend. Blessings - Judith 🎵🎭
Hello, Jordan and Jah! Thanks for the video.