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Let's see:
1. Carol Channing, 1986--when I was 6 she had the table next to us at the International Club in the Drake Hotel in Chicago. I had just seen the 4 hr. TV-miniseries version of Alice in Wonderland (she played the White Queen). I couldn't believe it was her--she was very nice to me; probably because at the time I had NO CLUE about her B'way past.
2. Vince Tobin, 1989--he and his son sat in front of my Dad and I for Game 2 of the Cubs/Padres NLCS in Chicago. He was the defensive coordinator of the Bears at the time I believe (and of course later was the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals).
3. Michael Jordan, 1994--Michael's son Jeffrey and my cousin went to preschool together and my aunt and Juanita were friends. I babysat Jeffrey once when he was over for a playdate while I was babysitting my cousins. Michael came over to pick him up. He even paid me for my time (Jeffrey was there for like, an hour!)--$25 bucks. Coolest. Babysitting experience. EVER.
4. Billy Zane, 1995--Billy was an alum of the camp I went to every summer. He came to camp to see how much things had changed since he was a camper. Seeing as the location of camp (among other things) had changed, he seemed a little weirded out to be there. This was pre-Phantom and pre-Titanic so I don't think the experience was as cool for me as it could've been. I do have a picture with him and some of my friends though.
5. Lecy Goranson, 1998--Lecy played the original Becky on Roseanne. She went to my high school and her Mom was my senior year AP English teacher. She came to our class once just to sit in. She didn't say much and tried to 'blend' in. I do have friends who sisters were friends with her when they were growing up and they all said the fame got to her head and she was a b---- when she came home.
Other:
Zach Gilford (of Friday Night Lights Fame) went to my HS (he was 2 years behind me). His Mom is still a social worker there. His older sister was a year ahead of me. Zach was a decent actor in HS, but there were definitely better ones than him.
Also went to camp one summer with Zoe Perry (Laurie Metcalf's daughter). She was fairly nice but didn't like talking about her Mom. I think Laurie shipped her off while she was filming a movie and she wasn't happy about that. Laurie didn't come pick her up at the end of the summer; I don't remember how Zoe got home (our parents picked us up at the end of camp).
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