ARCHIVE: AA Celebrity Sightings and Related - 2000-2012
Sep 1, 2004, 11:11 am
#256
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Richard Gephardt
Flying into National, Richard Gephardt sat behind me in coach. He was offered a seat in first but declined. Coach was empty.
Sep 1, 2004, 11:19 am
#257
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Dallas, TX
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Two weeks ago, LAX-DFW. Clint Black. He was escorted to his seat in first class late in the boarding process by one of those special services agents. I was a row behind him, and in the middle (767-300). He wore black, with a plain black baseball cap. Late in the flight, he was chattign with the FAs up by the front galley and left side, front door. I walked up the jet brdige behind him when we arrived at DFW. He seemed pretty nice.
Sep 1, 2004, 4:39 pm
#258
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Originally Posted by MeLike2Travel
Just got back from my honeymoon 
On 8/16 SFO-LAX, we sat two rows behind Terry Bradshaw (ex-NFL player and current NFL commentator). On yesterday's LHR-LAX flight in F (it was awesome!), we sat right next to Samuel L Jackson. He read, listened to music, and watched a couple movies during the flight. At the end we asked him for his autograph. One of the F movies being offered was Twisted, which he was in. So we took the little card that had all the movies listed and asked him to autograph it. He had overhead us tell the FAs that we were on our honeymoon. So on the card he wrote 'Happy Marriage!' Definitely a neat person to be sitting next to for such a long flight.
On 8/16 SFO-LAX, we sat two rows behind Terry Bradshaw (ex-NFL player and current NFL commentator). On yesterday's LHR-LAX flight in F (it was awesome!), we sat right next to Samuel L Jackson. He read, listened to music, and watched a couple movies during the flight. At the end we asked him for his autograph. One of the F movies being offered was Twisted, which he was in. So we took the little card that had all the movies listed and asked him to autograph it. He had overhead us tell the FAs that we were on our honeymoon. So on the card he wrote 'Happy Marriage!' Definitely a neat person to be sitting next to for such a long flight.That is really cool he took noticed and personalized it like that. Good for him. We hear too much of the sh!tty celebs.
Sep 1, 2004, 11:34 pm
#259
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: St. Louis, MO
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DFW to STL on 24 August, Dan Dierdorf, former pro football defenseman for the St. Louis Cardinals football team, sitting across the aisle from me in 1st. He was totally squeezed into his seat. Upon exiting the aircraft after landing in STL I followed him up the jetbridge, he walked with a limp, etc. Amazing what years of football will do to the body...
Also, on my flight last night LGA-STL two hip-hop stars occupied 3E,F. I'm not sure if they went through all the Courvoisier onboard.
Also, on my flight last night LGA-STL two hip-hop stars occupied 3E,F. I'm not sure if they went through all the Courvoisier onboard.
Sep 2, 2004, 7:11 am
#260
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Finally had my first celebrity sighting (I'm usually ABQ-OMA or ABQ-DCA, and I don't count politicians). I was on SEA-DFW yesterday when I looked up from my book and noticed some really big hair peeking over the seat in front of me. Tall hair. A bit of looking around and I realized that it was the 80s alternative band The Cure and the guy with the tall hair was Robert Smith. Nice guys.
Sep 2, 2004, 7:20 am
#261
Join Date: Oct 2001
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That's funny -- that's how I killed down time when I worked in reservations...
Originally Posted by mwhitted
When I used to work for AA/Sabre, we used to check the transcon pax lists for celebs. Usually quite a few on the red-eyes.
Last edited by snorkmaster; Sep 2, 2004 at 11:53 am
Sep 2, 2004, 11:04 am
#262
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Santa Clara, Calif.
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Originally Posted by tfjim
DFW to STL on 24 August, Dan Dierdorf, former pro football defenseman for the St. Louis Cardinals football team, sitting across the aisle from me in 1st. He was totally squeezed into his seat. Upon exiting the aircraft after landing in STL I followed him up the jetbridge, he walked with a limp, etc. Amazing what years of football will do to the body...
ObCelebSighting: Not on a plane, shared an elevator at the Mirage in LAS with Richard Petty "The King" (NASCAR) and Bill Broderick, the (at the time) NASCAR Pace Car driver and Victory Lane coordinator (He had a very large white beard, and was often seen in the Victory Lane ceremonies. Bill passed away a few years ago, IIRC). Both were very nice and personable.
Sep 2, 2004, 5:19 pm
#263
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Ben Stein, Ollie North, Johny Cochran, Chris Robinson (Black Crowes), and others I can't think of
Sep 2, 2004, 11:04 pm
#264
Join Date: Nov 2001
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Originally Posted by FFMilesJunkie
AA flight 300 from SDF-DFW this past Sunday Aug 29th. I sat in front of Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and his wife. Had a small conversation with him waiting for 1st class to board. Just small talk about the hour of the morning.
Sep 2, 2004, 11:16 pm
#265
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I met Jack Kemp in the elevator at the Crown Room in Orlando.
I also saw JK Simmons (Skoda on Law & Order and also in Oz) in the Admirals Club at JFK and later on the flight to LAX. He was reading the paper and the AC was nearly empty (I think we were the only two in there) so I went to another part of the room and let him read his paper.
John Goodman on a TWA flight from MSY to STL.
I also saw JK Simmons (Skoda on Law & Order and also in Oz) in the Admirals Club at JFK and later on the flight to LAX. He was reading the paper and the AC was nearly empty (I think we were the only two in there) so I went to another part of the room and let him read his paper.
John Goodman on a TWA flight from MSY to STL.
Sep 3, 2004, 2:04 am
#266
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Originally Posted by miAAmi flyer
Saw Maria Sharapova last Monday morning at the Flagship Lounge at LHR (Terminal 3), fresh from her win at Wimbledon. Looks like she was flying AA to New York. I was on AA's Miami flight (F) and would have been nice to sit next to her..... 
Sep 3, 2004, 12:40 pm
#267
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Just last night (9/2/2004), Angie Harmon on my LAX-DFW flight. She was up in the Admiral's Club earlier. I'm 99% positive Tom Arnold was as well. She wasn't escorted by anybody. She left the club about 10 minutes before me. I saw her at the gate, standing around with all the other masses of First Class and Group 1 folks.
Who exactly gets that special service? Two weeks ago, Clint Black gets it. Last week, nothing for Ms. Harmon.
(Oh yeah... She is REALLY attractive in person too )
Who exactly gets that special service? Two weeks ago, Clint Black gets it. Last week, nothing for Ms. Harmon.
(Oh yeah... She is REALLY attractive in person too
)
Sep 3, 2004, 2:12 pm
#268
Join Date: Jul 2004
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I guess I am terribly insensitive in recognizing people's face. Years ago when I happened to sit right next to Cameron Diaz on a JFK-LAX flight, I had absolutely no idea who was sitting next to me until some people came and talked to her. In fact, I am still not sure if it was really her.
I don't know... to me, they all look so different in person.
I don't know... to me, they all look so different in person.
Sep 3, 2004, 2:19 pm
#269
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Originally Posted by jsmeeker
Who exactly gets that special service? Two weeks ago, Clint Black gets it. Last week, nothing for Ms. Harmon.
http://www.worldtravel.com/CDP/webfo...Id=4&PageId=47
Sep 3, 2004, 7:25 pm
#270
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Last Saturday, Tisha Campbell (The wife in My Wife and Kids with Damon Wayans) was on my flight AA917 JFK-MIA, she in F, me in Y as always... Also there were a couple of very tall athletic types in F that were probably basketball players but I don't know who. MTV Awards were the following day in Miami so they were probably going down for that.
Also there were a couple of very tall athletic types in F that were probably basketball players but I don't know who. MTV Awards were the following day in Miami so they were probably going down for that.