What are the odds of running into a well-known celebrity when traveling? Have you ever had the experience? You’re not alone. After someone asked travelers if they’d ever happened upon a celebrity, here are their chance encounters.
1. Kelsey Grammer
This globetrotter spotted Kelsey Grammer and uttered, “Is that Kelsey Grammer,” to the country singer’s wife. He finished changing his baby’s diaper, asked if the couple wanted a photo, and wandered over to his fans for a tight hug and cute snapshot.
2. David Henrie
If you watched Wizards of Waverly Place, you’d know that David Henrie, or Alex’s older brother, played an uptight wizard with genius intellect. In the Tampa International Airport, I saw Henrie walk in the middle of a bodyguard assembly clad in black-out sunglasses.
3. George Steinbrenner
“I saw George Steinbrenner checking. I was not sure at first it was him, as anyone would think he would travel privately. Then, I saw him at the gate talking to a boarding agent. As I got on the plane and walked through first class, he had an aisle seat. I looked at his hands and saw a World Series ring, so I knew it was him. They had just won the World Series for the first time in a while, and I said, “Are you George Steinbrenner?” He said, ‘Yes I am,’ and I said “You did well this year.” He said thank you, and I shuffled off to my coach seat,” a baseball fan recalls.
4. Jared Leto
Yes, I was on a flight from Chicago to Las Vegas, and some small-scrawny-looking dude in lots of black eyeliner walked from business class to speak to someone who sat behind us. It was Jared Leto, and he was coming back to talk to his brother Shannon. He sat in coach with us poor people. When we landed, and we were waiting for our luggage, they were both standing there waiting too for their guitars,” a music fan beams.
5. Donald Sutherland
In LAX, a traveler stood on the same escalator as the Canadian actor, and they both waited for their friends to arrive on a plane. Sutherland started the conversation, asking the jet setter if he’d been to LA before and who he was picking up. Guests around the two wanted to approach the movie star but fashioned nervousness and stayed away.
6. Tony Bennett
As a young greeter and director, this respondent remembers her interaction with Tony Bennett. He arrived at the airport, lost, looking for a particular room, and the woman pointed him in the correct direction and exclaimed his identity. He smiled, agreed, and winked at her, calling her a sweetheart and thanking her for the directions.
7. Danny Devito
Airport Lounges tend to all guests, including the biggest names in the entertainment world. Danny Devito and his friends popped into the lounge in LAX, noticed some open seats near fellow travelers, and he and his group sat down with the guests and conversed before their flights.
8. Snoop Dogg
My dad happens to have the strangest celebrity run-ins. He’s met Nicki Minaj at a basketball game, and he didn’t know who she was. He rode in an elevator with SZA a few weeks ago, and he sat next to Snoop Dogg on a plane about ten years ago. My dad did recognize Snoop Dogg and chatted with him for the majority of the flight.
9. Elton John
Years ago, airports did not resemble the high-security infrastructures used today. During a trek over the tarmac to the plane, a globetrotter remembers, “Admittedly, I was not paying as much attention to where I was going as I should have. I bumped into someone and quickly turned to apologize. Standing there was Elton John, the person I’d collided with. He was very nice, just smiled, and continued on his way. I almost fainted dead on the spot.”
10. Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock boarded a Delta flight from Austin to LA around 2010. She remained undercover until she sat next to her seatmates.
“Other than the flight attendants and myself, no one was aware she was on board. I said hello to her after she sat down. I had planned to do my normal sleep. Nope, she was chatty,” someone responds.
11. Mike Tyson
“I board the plane, and sitting one row in front of me was none other than “Iron” Mike Tyson. A youngish boy around 12 approached him and said, ‘Mr. Tyson, can I have your autograph? I’m in first class, too.’
Mr. Tyson laughed and said, ‘I would sign your autograph if you were in coach.’ I sat next to his bodyguard. Everyone associated with him seemed pretty nice,” a boxing fan enthuses.
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