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Ive heard many stories about Robin Williams being really kind and supportive to other people in the entertainment industry. Plus he named his daughter Zelda.
Steve Zahn lives in my city and frequents the gas station I work at. One day he helped a man push his truck onto our lot and then gave the guy a twenty for gas. He talks to everyone like he’s known them forever, drives a big pick-up truck, and he’s always smiling.Another story about him- one day while driving home my mom stopped to help an old man who had fallen out of his wheelchair at the end of his driveway. She’s tiny and was struggling. Steve pulls up, hops out of his truck, helps her, they high-five, and he gets back in his truck and leaves.I like to think Steve Zahn is just cruising around all day looking for people to help.
John Cena was really cool when I met him at a mall thing for my brother years ago. Stayed for 8 hours to meet all the people lined up to see him. This was during his first big fame blow up so I’m sure he was busy.He also does a lot of Make a wish stuff. Blends into his surroundings easily though.andybmcc:John Cena. He hit his 500th Make a Wish gig a few years ago, and he’s still going. Seems like a really nice guy.Let’s add Dwayne Johnson to the list as well.
George Takai is a genuinely nice guy. My wife and I were at Planet Comicon in Kansas city last year when he was there, and his line was empty. We were getting his signature for my brother-in-law who is a big Trekkie.We were expecting the standard shuffle through and signature experience, but he stood up, shook both our hands, and then just talked with us for what seemed like 10-15 minutes, but was probably only about 2.We talked about his musical and when it was coming to the Midwest, and about his daughter’s first job in Iowa, but how she missed the California weather.He was the highlight of the convention for us.A few years earlier, at the same con, my wife met Levar Burton. She is a librarian so had a “Read” poster of him from several years back.She told him how when she was getting ready to move across the country to start grad school the Reading Rainbow episode about the Library of Congress came on, so she took that as a sign that she was making the right move.He got up and gave a her a big hug, which of course drove the Star Trek fans mad.Both of those guys are class acts, and really love their fans.
I met Willy Nelson briefly when I was 16. I was pouring liquor at an auditorium he was playing at when he walked up, bought a pepsi and slid a crisp $50 into my front pocket. He winked and said “to the unsung heroes helping me look good on stage.” Was really cool and I think about it often. :).
Tim Curry and Eric Idle are super sweet.I saw the opening night of Spamalot in Chicago a few years ago and I’m a HUGE Tim Curry fan so I was really hoping to meet him. I’ve been into Rocky Horror for a very, very long time and it was a huge part of my life when I was younger.As he is coming through the door, my brother-in-law is shaking my shoulders like hyping me up and I started to cry because I was so excited and overwhelmed. Tim Curry was so sweet about it. He signed a bunch of my Rocky Horror stuff and walked away. And then he came back, kissed his hand and rubbed my cheek with it saying I was a sweet girl.I died.As I’m walking away, still crying, someone grabs my arm and asks if I’m okay. I look up and it’s Eric f*****g Idle who has just witnessed me sob-crying in front of Tim Curry. I said yes, he hugged me and signed all my stuff, too.They were so nice and understanding of a crying fan. I felt so foolish but they made it worth the embarrassment.
Not gonna lie, Samuel L. Jackson is like dad levels of nice to youLike a nice dad sort of way.
Steve Buscemi, from what I’ve heard.
Bryan Cranston.I met him once in an audio recording immediately after Breaking Bad He came in, told a short funny story which broke the tension. Then he shook everyone’s hand while greeting them. After the session he signed a hazmat helmet that a producer wanted to give as a wedding gift (bride groom were huge fans). He was also phenomenal in the booth nailing the script and making it his own. A+ all around.
Barack Obama. Back when he was a huge underdog in the 2008 election, he came to my city for a town hall meeting. Showed genuine interest in people’s concerns and shook hands with everyone he could. Class act.
Surprisingly, Gordon Ramsay.
Taylor Swift! I wasn’t even a fan until I met her. I went to a concert with my friend, who is a superfan, and we got picked for the T-Party, which is like a backstage party after the show. She came around to everyone there and spent a few minutes talking with each person. You can tell she genuinely cares about her fans.
Tom Hanks is notorious.
Jay Leno. And please, hear me out.When I was 17 (this was in 2010), I got to go backstage at the Tonight Show because I was a huge fan of the show. After the show, he came into the green room and talked to me and my family for a solid ten minutes.After we had left the studio, we saw him in his car leaving the studio and signing autographs for fans.The real kicker: the next year, I graduated high school. Out of nowhere, the dude sent me a f*****g letter congratulating me on that.He couldn’t have been nicer to me.
Matthew McConaugheyMet him at an airport. I was an employee and he had some TSA questions. Genuinely nice, we had a great chat for about 15min. After he was set, we shook hands, he had his kids all thank me individually and shake my hand as well. His wife was reserved but nice as well.When he then hopped in the TSA line, everyone FREAKED out in line and was taking pictures, swooning, etc. He looked me dead in the eye from across the terminal and gave me a light wave again and turned out around chuckling a bit.Very good social interaction, would participate again.
John Waters.The dude is over 70 years old, and he’s still touring doing spoken word stuff. He gave one of the most entertaining and hilarious speeches of all time, and then as the show was ending just said “I’m going to be up here signing books afterwards so stick around.“You could tell he was exhausted after, as it was pretty late. Sure enough, hundreds of people lined up to get their books signed, and an attendant was there to grab your phone and take your picture with him. He was such a good sport and made small talk with nearly every person.I had bought pre-signed books before the show because I didn’t know he’d be doing this after, and he offered to personalize them for me anyway. I recommend watching his spoken word special on Netflix if you haven’t seen it already. He’s an amazing man.
Whoopi Goldberg. My wife met her in London, having a smoke outside the hotel we were attending a wedding at. After sharing a smoke together, Woopie came in and had photos with the bride and groom (my wife’s sister and brother-in-law) finally uttering the line of the day “It wouldn’t be a Jewish wedding without a Goldberg.”.
When I met Nick Offerman he was nothing but pleasant, funny and polite. Had a little chat about Toronto (where I live and where I met him). He mentioned his wife and he loved Toronto.At the time I’d never seen Parks and Rec either. I’ll always respect him for his persona, and genuine-ness.
Terry Crews.
I met Bill Murray once and asked for a picture. He responded with “Who the hell do you think you are?”. I kind of had a shocked look on his face and he finally told me he was kidding, gave me a handshake/bro-hug and took a picture with me.About what I expected, and I’m damn happy with that.
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Chance the Rapper.He does more for Chicago, than basically anybody in the politics of Chicago or Illinois.
I’ve heard Ed Sheeran is a very nice and genuine guy. He loves talking with fans and just regular people on the street.
Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion among others.
Apparently Paul McCartney is a really nice chap.
Harrison ford.
Steve Carell.
I’ve heard some not so nice things about Michael Fassbender, but I can 100% confirm he is hotter than a f*****g volcano and pretty good at karaoke.He even put his arm around me like I’m a normal human being or something. Heck, I’m still swooning.
Hugh Jackman seems like the most genuine, nicest guy ever.
Cary Elwes.I met him at Comic Con last year. He was honestly the sweetest, most down to earth man ever. He held my hands and hugged me when I told him about my dad and he took the time to meet every fan and chat with them during the signing. All his panels were phenomenal as well.
I’m not a fan.That said, the two members of Insane Clown Posse, Joseph Joseph & William Utsler, are regularly regarded as some of the kindest people in the music industry.
Stephen Amell.
A few years ago before The Black Keys really exploded I took my brother in law to their concert. He didn’t know anything about them just wanted to come along for a fun night out. My BIL went to have a smoke and a few minutes later came back just as the Black Keys were coming out to do their show (this was between them and the opener). He was like, oh I was just talking to that guy down on stage setting up, he was a really cool guy. Turns out he was talking with Dan and a couple of other people outside not knowing who he was at all. I think that’s an interesting take, since he thought this person he met was super nice and didn’t know he was famous at all.
Karlie Kloss. I went to grade school and high school with her as well as played softball and went to church with her. She is truly the most humble person I have met. Not once did she ever bring up or boast about her modeling lifestyle (which was blowing up at the time), but rather made a point to ask how I was doing instead. She is a truly classy woman and I am glad to have met her!
Jimmy Fallon. Sat next to him and his brother randomly at a baseball game and they were some of the coolest and genuine guys I’ve ever met. We just talked about baseball and they were asking us about rules they didn’t know. And every time a fan would come down to get a picture, he was more than happy to. He was honestly like he is on his show, but slightly more toned down and chill.
Martin Garrix is the nicest dude ever. You shake hands and it’s like you’ve been besties for 10 years.
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