re: Has anyone here ever met a celebrity?

I had an awkward moment when Sean Penn walked out of a store on Oak Street and cut me off as I was walking to Buddy's Family Barbershop. I was about an inch away from him and he did not acknowledge me or move. I waited a bit and he still didn't move so I circled around him.

I have done several security details for Clintons, Bush, Trump JR., Sarah Palin, Bruce Springsteen, Ben Carson, Fabio, Jessica Simpson, Drew Brees, and others.

Bob Hope
Truman Capote
G. Gordon Liddy
Bruce Jenner

Shaq. Cool as hell. Talked for a solid 15 minutes.

I peed next to Kevin Costner when I was like 16. We walked into the restroom at the same time and he held the door for me. I walked up to the open urinal and he asked if I knew who he was and I said no. He cut me off and took the urinal. Had no idea who it was until my mom lost her shite when I walked out right behind him.

Les Miles and Archie Manning if that counts. Also met Theo Von but it was during his MTV days so he wasn’t as famous as he is now. I met a few others on reality tv shows but I don’t consider them famous.

Sat next to Marie Osmond on a flight from Salt Lake to Jackson Hole

Mainly country singers for me.

Luke Bryan - incredibly nice
Chicken - he gave me a TD koozie
Justin Moore - short af but can put down some beer
Randy Travis - post stroke. Great conversation and super friendly and kind.
Randy Johnson - on a flight once when I was in 8th grade. I said hi and that’s it bc I was scared.
Alana Springsteen - up and coming country pop singer. Pretty hot and seems a little freaky No relation to The Boss.
Jim Haslett - eh
Dennis Allen - elevator at our hotel in Tampa before we blew the MNF game to Brady and the Bucs. Shoulda throat punched him but pussed out

Met Laura Bush


Coolest was hands down drinking whiskey with Montgomery Gentry on their tour bus back in like 06 at Sturgis when they played.

I’ve played music with or for these people. So I “met” them but was also there to do a job, so I figured I might be able to give a different sort of answer. I’ve learned that no matter how down to earth they seem, they will always be celebrities first, and never “one of us.”

Justin Timberlake - Played a background music gig at his house. There were about 100 people there. He was the only one who listened to us and it was early in my career and it meant a lot. At the end of the night he was by himself watching TV totally over the who’s who party. Super introverted. Got his whole band brand new iPhones for Christmas.
Jessica Biel - super cool and we talked about ring pops and Hanson
Ellen - She shook hands with the band after the performance. Told her I was from New Orleans. She walked away mid sentence. Did the same thing the second time I played her show. Rumors about her are 100% true. Glad she got cancelled.
Nick Jonas - douche who has a limp handshake. Impossible to work with him in the studio. Live he’s tolerable because he doesn’t say anything to you.
Bruce Willis - don’t even consider this guy an actor anymore because he is exactly who he is in movies
Denis Leary - Gave me an $800 tip during a hotel background music gig
Ariana Grande - entitled and slutty, and doesn’t bathe a lot on tour
Lauren Daigle - we talked about Joe Burrow
Jack Black - literally the funniest person I’ve ever met and the most down to earth.
Kyle Gass - forgot my name on stage. Jack Black was the one who yelled from the audience at him to introduce me. Jack Black rules.
Kenny G - knows he’s the butt of all music jokes and has a great sense of humor about it
Rumer Willis - entitled. Watched her dad’s (Bruce Willis) movies and TV reruns every single night on the tour bus. Super weird.
Kelsea Ballerini - doesn’t have a country bone in her body
Jared Leto - prick
Conan - incredibly humble. Has a vibe that he thinks he just got lucky. Talked with the band for 15 minutes afterwards (they almost never do that) even though you could tell he was exhausted. Looked like he was about to collapse. Also he’s gigantic.