Funny celeb encounters

[mogwai]

Was on the page book tips. Maybe not all that new but some of the stories that were picked out are pretty funny



Meeting Elvis
In 1956 when Elvis Presley arrived in Hollywood he and his entourage stayed at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. One day he got into the elevator. "What floor?" asked the operator. "Tenth please." The operator looked at him with disdain. "You can't go up to the tenth floor. Elvis Presley is staying there. No one is allowed there."

A bemused Presley said," I know. I'm Elvis." The hotel employee stared at him for a long moment then said," Well I don't care who you are, you can't go to the tenth floor." The amiable singer agreed to go to the eleventh floor and walked down the stairs to the tenth.


No Smoking
Some entertainment organizations are so vast that employees don't always recognize the people at the top. Walt Disney who often was harsh with those who worked for him, had no patience for anyone at Disneyland who was rude to the customers or as he put it, the guests. One time when an unfriendly security guard prevented he and his wife Lillian from getting on a ride, Walt fired him reasoning the man would be unpleasant with others.

But if someone was doing their job they had nothing to fear from the boss. Once, when Walt was on hand for a demonstration of a new ride a young girl working there chided him for lighting up a cigarette, it wasn't allowed. Disney, who eventually died of lung cancer, asked, "Whose idea was that?" "Walt Disney's." Walt stubbed out the cigarette. "That's good enough for me."

Security
Some security guards can not be intimidated easily. When DreamWorks founders Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg appeared at the entrance of the building one day the Security guard asked for their ID’s. Katzenberg howed his and was let through. Spielberg, however, had no ID on him. The guard told him, “ I’m sorry sir, but I cannot let you in”.

A slightly annoyed Katzenberg turned back around and asked; “Do you have any idea who this is?!” The guard replies; “I can’t allow people without legitimate ID to enter the building, sir. I’m sorry. Strict orders”
At this note Spielberg decides to return home to pick up his ID, but not before praising the guard for his professionalism.


She's a beauty
Sometimes the famous have a difficult time not being the center of attention. Once at a party at Louis B. Mayer's house, the mogul was expressing his admiration for a female," The red hair, the legs, I have never seen such beauty. She walks so regally like a queen". Greer Garson the new queen of the MGM lot was standing nearby. She walked up to Mayer's circle and said," Why thank you Mr. Mayer." It turned out LB was talking about his new horse.


Watch where you're going
It's hard sometimes for stars to remember that not everyone cares about who they are or what they are doing. One time Laurel and Hardy were filming a strange scene in Venice Beach that required the boys to run down a narrow alleyway with their wives chasing them. The women would shoot at them causing innocent men to run out of their nearby apartment buildings in their undergarments and run away, with Stan and Ollie doing double takes.


Before shooting the scene Laurel gathered the extras around," Listen fellas, it's costing us a fortune to rent out these apartments so I want to get it right the first time. Now when you hear the shots and run out into the alley, don't linger. We only want you in the scene for about ten seconds." After the director shouted "ACTION!" the boys ran down the alley, their wives fired their guns, the men in their undergarments ran out and disappeared quickly following Stan's instructions to the letter.

All except one guy who was about thirty seconds late, ran the wrong way, and bumped into Laurel, ruining his close-up."You bloody fool. You ruined the shot!" shouted Laurel. "I'm not in the movie," replied the runner."


A Totall $%#%!
Just because you're recognized once doesn't mean you will continue to be. After losing his driving privileges because of drunkenness Sean Penn was forced to ride the city bus. One day another passenger came up to him. "Hey you look like Sean Penn. But I know he wouldn't be riding a bus."

Penn replied," How do you know? Do you know Sean Penn?" "Yeah I worked on a film he starred in." "Oh yeah? Well, what do you think of him?". "Oh God, he was a total $%#%!"

[SVZ]

Meeting Elvis
In 1956 when Elvis Presley arrived in Hollywood he and his entourage stayed at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. One day he got into the elevator. "What floor?" asked the operator. "Tenth please." The operator looked at him with disdain. "You can't go up to the tenth floor. Elvis Presley is staying there. No one is allowed there."

A bemused Presley said," I know. I'm Elvis." The hotel employee stared at him for a long moment then said," Well I don't care who you are, you can't go to the tenth floor." The amiable singer agreed to go to the eleventh floor and walked down the stairs to the tenth.

That's cute!

[TheMoog]

^^^ Yeah far more class than a lot of today's celebs would show in a similiar situation.........

[sweet and sexy]

Thanks for posting those.

[Raspberry gashes]

That makes me love Elvis even more.

[Bijoux]

Same here. Elvis rocks!

[Shalev]

Originally Posted by mogwai

She's a beauty
Sometimes the famous have a difficult time not being the center of attention. Once at a party at Louis B. Mayer's house, the mogul was expressing his admiration for a female," The red hair, the legs, I have never seen such beauty. She walks so regally like a queen". Greer Garson the new queen of the MGM lot was standing nearby. She walked up to Mayer's circle and said," Why thank you Mr. Mayer." It turned out LB was talking about his new horse.

[Chilly Willy]

I love this one:

Once, when Walt was on hand for a demonstration of a new ride a young girl working there chided him for lighting up a cigarette, it wasn't allowed. Disney, who eventually died of lung cancer, asked, "Whose idea was that?" "Walt Disney's." Walt stubbed out the cigarette. "That's good enough for me."

[CheriLyn]

I watched the special on ABC the other night about Elvis. Such a beautiful man. What a waste that he died so young. It was sad that he wanted the role in A Star Is Born but lost it to Kris Kristofferson (yuck) because Elvis' manager demanded more than Streisand wanted to give.

Speaking of Elvis, I remember my grandmothers sister talking about how she knew Elvis when he was driving a truck. She worked in a restaurant/truck stop in the middle 50s in northern Georgia and he would stop there occasionally in his truck. She said he kept the jukebox going while he was there and even when he was sitting down he wasn't still. His legs and feet were moving constantly to the music. He called her "Mama", but she didn't know he was Elvis Presley until he appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show the first time and she was really shocked when she saw him.
She said he was the nicest, most polite young man she had ever met.

[Raspberry gashes]

Elvis had a perfect face, just absolutely perfect. I was in a cd shop the other day and out of all the cds there, his face just totally stands out. I think he was the most attractive man ever in the business.

[sweet and sexy]

Originally Posted by CheriLyn

Speaking of Elvis, I remember my grandmothers sister talking about how she knew Elvis when he was driving a truck. She worked in a restaurant/truck stop in the middle 50s in northern Georgia and he would stop there occasionally in his truck. She said he kept the jukebox going while he was there and even when he was sitting down he wasn't still. His legs and feet were moving constantly to the music. He called her "Mama", but she didn't know he was Elvis Presley until he appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show the first time and she was really shocked when she saw him.
She said he was the nicest, most polite young man she had ever met.

Wow that's so cool CheriLyn.

[TheMoog]

Originally Posted by CheriLyn

I watched the special on ABC the other night about Elvis. Such a beautiful man. What a waste that he died so young. It was sad that he wanted the role in A Star Is Born but lost it to Kris Kristofferson (yuck) because Elvis' manager demanded more than Streisand wanted to give.

Speaking of Elvis, I remember my grandmothers sister talking about how she knew Elvis when he was driving a truck. She worked in a restaurant/truck stop in the middle 50s in northern Georgia and he would stop there occasionally in his truck. She said he kept the jukebox going while he was there and even when he was sitting down he wasn't still. His legs and feet were moving constantly to the music. He called her "Mama", but she didn't know he was Elvis Presley until he appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show the first time and she was really shocked when she saw him.
She said he was the nicest, most polite young man she had ever met.

Thanks for posting that story

Elvis was almost too nice and I think that's what did him in, in the end. He allowed others to control him and respected "authority" (ie, his manager) too much to fight his corner.

[darksithbunny]

My cousin and her friend met David Bowie a long time ago during his Serious Moonlight tour. Her friend walk up to him and starting singing Let's Dance. David grabbed her, starting dancing and singing with her. They said he was so very nice and charming.