What events could I meet celebrities?

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Onefortwo@reddit

Randomly? Walk around nyc or la and hope for the best.

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Sharp-Parfait1188@reddit

Go to Pink's Hot Dogs in LA at lunchtime during the week.

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Bcatfan08@reddit

I've been in LA and NYC enough to know it isn't terribly common. Only time I've seen celebrities in LA or NYC was at NBA games.

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schonleben@reddit

I’ve seen a few walking around nyc, but more at Broadway shows - in the audience as well as on stage.

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jennyjenny223@reddit

I sat next to Laurie Metcalf at a Broadway show, and I’ve seen a few others there.

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JolyonWagg99@reddit

Or Mill Valley. Not super common to randomly meet celebs there, but it does happen

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PacSan300@reddit

And in LA, you are more likely to come across them in places like Burbank (where many studios are located), Beverly Hills, Malibu, or Runyon Canyon, than in Hollywood.

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_pamelab@reddit

They usually make some Tony award tickets available to the public.

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FoolhardyBastard@reddit

He aware, it’s usually not cheap. They don’t let you meet them for free. I’ve been to cons, but never paid to meet the already super rich people tucked away behind security at them.

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TheArgonianBoi77@reddit

Comic cons, big cities (LA, NYC, Miami) and sometimes theme parks.

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TheLizardKing89@reddit

I’ve met more celebrities at LAX than anywhere else.

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Rich, busy celebrities that have multiple engagements and brands to control all around the country/world don't fly at LAX. I would venture a guess that over half of the people you know from music and movies will fly through LAX on a regular basis.

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cgund@reddit

Celebrities don't fly at LAX

What a silly thing to say. Probably not likely to see them at Spirit or Frontier's gates but of course they use LAX.

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SD1737@reddit

Yes they do. I've seen quite a few at the airport.

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TheLizardKing89@reddit

They most certainly do. Not every celebrity is a multimillionaire A-lister who can afford to fly private all the time.

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OceanPoet87@reddit

My late grandmother who lived in Los Angeles once met Karim Abdul Jabar in an elevator somewhere. She did not follow sports at all and my grandfather, while not a rabid fan did follow them. She commented on his height and asked if he played basketball (like all tall people get asked). He laughed and rolled his eyes.

We saw former and future governor Brown of CA at a Vietnamese restaurant when he was mayor of Oakland. My sister who liked power puff girls and was maybe 5 or 6 asked us if he was stupid all day (like that mayor). We laughed as we were supporters.

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unknowingbiped@reddit

I'm the type of person that wouldn't even recognize them. One flight i was sat next to a guy that looked like Michael B Jordan. But I was like not going to look him square in the face and why would he be in economy with me?

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jennyjenny223@reddit

Probably the Oscars

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PacSan300@reddit

Or Golden Globes, Emmys, Grammys, etc.

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Only_Presentation758@reddit

You didn’t ask for this but my advice is not to. Not always, but often, a disappointment.

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Fast_Plastic446@reddit

Outside of comic cons the best chance of running into a celebrity are at airports. I was recently on a flight with Faizon Love aka Big Perm in ATL, spotted Wycliffe Jean in MIA, and Rampage Jackson in SNA. Friend of mine sat on a flight next to Trish Stratus.

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Danny69Devito420@reddit

I met an actor from star wars at a con and I paid for it.

Most celebrities you won't meet in the wild ever, or be invited to the events they attend.

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HempFandang0@reddit

I was halfway through writing a comment asking for details before I realized you meant you literally paid with money, not that you regretted meeting them 😅

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Danny69Devito420@reddit

Whoops lol, rereading it I totally see how it could read that way. I paid money, but no regrets at all lol

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DefNotReaves@reddit

Get a job in the film industry and you’ll be around celebrities at work every day. Recently worked on shrinking and Jason Segal sometimes ate breakfast with the crew, he was a nice guy.

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CriticalSuit1336@reddit

I've been able to meet several at charity fundraising events.

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Thelonius16@reddit

You can pay for a shallow interaction at a con or other event.

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bangbangracer@reddit

You can find a celebrity zoo at pretty much any convention. Comic cosn, sci-fi cons, anime cons, etc... They all have a celebrity zoo.

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FishingWorth3068@reddit

I met Henry Winkler and Billy Boyd at a wizard com. Didn’t pay for either, Billy was looking at pins next to me and Henry walked up to us and just started talking. Both lovely men but Henry was a treat. Waited on Steve Buscemi once, also a lovely man.

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LHCThor@reddit

Depends on the celebrity you are looking for. If it’s actors, then movie premiers are the easiest way.

Or do what I did and get a job in the Entertainment industry. There are hundreds of folks in the background to support the one person in front of the camera.

If it’s sports celebrities, find out where they practice.

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nowhereman136@reddit

There are film and TV conventions all the time in the US, in every major city. The NYC and San Diego comic cons are the largest, but each city does have their own. The celebrities are mostly tv and movie stars popular with nerd culture, so a lot of Sci fi, fantasy, horror, and animation.

Live theater in NYC and LA usually have high profile celebrities. You can see them on stage and then have a chance to get an autograph by the stage door after.

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rf8350@reddit

Vehicle crash sites

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LABELyourPHOTOS@reddit

Golfing fundraisers.

People pay like $ to be in a foursome with a celeb- usually pro sport players. There's usually a lunch and a thing afterwards where everyone mills around and drinks and eats.

The cheap way to meet them is be a hot girl and volunteer.

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grooveman15@reddit

Greatly depends on your location. I live in an area of Brooklyn with a LOT of celebs. No big deal until you ask for a spotter when you’re doing a bench press and you look up and see Michael Shannon glaring down at you

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Head_Razzmatazz7174@reddit

Any convention. Science fiction conventions will have a few 'headline' celebrities, and there are always some that are not headliners doing photo ops and signing autographs.

And on occasion, some that weren't even supposed to show up crash the party.

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