Famous peeps I’ve had encounters with over the years.

Ted Turner

Fellow graduate of McCallie (but different years). Spoke at the school occasionally. Early 1990s. Said, “Uh,” a lot.

Jon de Lancie (Q, Star Trek)

Star Trek convention. Mobile, AL. 1994. Signed my Conversational Klingon phrasebook.

Geoffrey Owens

Most notably known as Elvin on The Cosby Show. He gave a special acting workshop to my acting class at the University of Alabama.

Graham Kerr (The Galloping Gourmet)

Mobile, AL. 1990s. Speech and book signing. Talked a long time to Mom and Anya about his love of the South.

David Newell aka Mr. McFeely (Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood)

Rochester, NY. 2000. PBS fundraiser. Signing. Great boots! Talked a good bit about watching him as a kid.

Thom Hartmann (radio personality)

2003. Worked as his producer.

David Suzuki (scientist)

2003. Talked for a good thirty minutes on the phone after going on the Thom Hartmann show. Really enjoyed doing the show.

Janeane Garofalo. 2003

My last act as co-producer of Thom Hartmann was tenaciously bugging her people to get her on the show. Turned out she was a fan and readily agreed to go on.

David Sedaris (author)

Atlanta, GA. 2003. Speech and book signing. Had a good talk about our mutual little brothers. Wrote a dirty phrase in Portuguese in my copy of Me Talk Pretty One Day.  

Jackie Chan

Seoul. 2004. Watched a movie in front of us. Shook hands and said hello.

Andrew Zimmern (Bizarre Foods).

Seoul. Consulted on the Korea episode and hung out for two days of shooting.

Eric Ripert

I hung out with him for an evening in Seoul.