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Casual Celebrity Sightings
Since we attend a lot of celebrity-filled events, we're usually guaranteed
to see plenty of celebrities doing their thing for the fans and the press.
It's all part of being famous. But what about doing everyday tasks?
We have living proof that celebrities really do go out to eat. Sometimes
they do their own grocery shopping or take their car in for an oil change.
We have personally spotted the stars out and about in their natural habitat,
the everyday world, and we've decided to document them on this page. Check
back frequently for our latest sightings!
Camryn Manheim and Neil Patrick Harris in the audience at the Dan Band show at the Avalon in Hollywood
Survivor host Jeff Probst roller blading past me with his girlfriend on two consecutive Sundays at Santa Monica Beach (smiling and wearing a floppy hat)
PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley strolling along the boardwalk at Santa Monica Beach
Ian Zeiring of 90210 fame dining at the bar at The Griddle Cafe on Sunset
Billy Crystal, Al Pacino, Neal McDonough, Martin Lawrence, and chef Gordon Ramsay all sitting courtside at the Harlem Globetrotters game at Staples Center
Ed Asner, Michael Chiklis, and Brooke White from American Idol waiting for tables at Cheesecake Factory in Sherman Oaks (and they said hello to each other)
Clint Eastwood dining at a booth near us at Fab's Italian restaurant on election night
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell at the Cheesecake Factory at Americana in Glendale
Reese Witherspoon and her daughter playing on the playground at Cross Creek in Malibu
Stephen Baldwin walking around Urth Cafe on Melrose, talking on his cell phone
Mario Lopez on my Southwest flight from Houston to Los Angeles (and getting a talking-to by the flight attendant for not properly stowing his carry-on)
Angela Kinsey from "The Office" pushing a baby in a stroller at the Galleria in Sherman Oaks
Kareem Abdul-Jabaar in the lobby at the Arclight Cinema in Sherman Oaks
Angie Harmon and a friend grabbing a take-out order at CPK in Woodland Hills
Jai Rodriguez of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy walking around a friend's fundraiser and getting ready to sing jazz
Seth Green and Judy Tenuta in the audience at a Weird Al concert at the Greek Theatre
Gary Busey hanging out at the Boyz II Men concert at the Canyon Club
Ron Jeremy and his entourage having a late-night dinner at Mel's on Sunset
Actress Tia Carrere (Wayne's World) on our flight and then chatting with me and my boss at baggage claim
Steven Tyler of Aerosmith walking past me at the Four Seasons in Maui
Comedian/writer Bruce Vilanch waiting for his ride to pick him up at Burbank Airport
Tyra Banks and two girlfriends renting bicycles at a bike rental shop on the boardwalk in Santa Monica
Actress Kristin Chenoweth passing us on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and smiling and winking at me when she realized that I recognized her
Comedian John Heffron (former winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing) in front of me in line at the post office
Actor Esai Morales jogging with his dog at Runyon Canyon and then apologizing to me and my friend Julie for his barking dog
Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi in the car behind us at the stoplight at Laurel & Sunset, waiting to turn right
Jeff Probst (host of Survivor) walking into Baja Fresh in Sherman Oaks as we were walking out
Frankie Valli and the lead singer of Earth, Wind & Fire both purchasing groceries at Gelson's in Calabasas
Kaley Cuoco (8 Simple Rules) having dinner with friends at Hamburger
Hamlet
Michael Chiklis sitting in his car, waiting patiently
for a parking spot to open up near Doughboys restaurant as we drove
past him, also trying to find a parking space (and then leaving after
several unsuccessful attempts)
Actor Maxwell Caulfield saying hello to some friends at iwata restaurant
in Sherman Oaks
Diedrich Bader (The Drew Carey Show) waiting
in line to buy a movie ticket at the Sherman Oaks Galleria
Marg Helgenberger of CSI riding a bike (attempting to, anyway) on the
Santa Monica Beach boardwalk with friends and family on Mother's Day
Comedian Christoher Titus with wife and kid at
Coldstone Creamery in Sherman Oaks ... who was then recognized
by a police officer who told him he enjoyed his work
Robert Downey Jr. hanging out and talking with friends (and barking
like a dog!) outside Houston's in Santa Monica while they waited for
their table
Tico Torres and David Bryan of Bon Jovi having
brunch at a Beverly Hills hotel on Oscar Sunday (Tico at a table near
us, and David in the lounge)
Morgan Freeman at a Beverly Hills hotel on Oscar Sunday, chatting with
the valet before getting into a yellow convertible sports car
TV actor Billy Gardell (Heist) having
dinner with friends at Jerry's Famous Deli in Studio City on a Friday
night
Scott Baio having dinner with a male friend on the patio near our table
on a Saturday night at Mr. Cecil's BBQ while we celebrated Brian's birthday
(and Mr. Baio didn't even bother to join in with our chorus of 'Happy
Birthday')
Jenny McCarthy sitting in the booth next to us
at Cheesecake Factory in Sherman Oaks
Elizabeth Perkins and the host of E!'s "Talk Soup," Joel
McHale, at the Johnny Cash tribute concert at the Pantages Theatre
Lots of celebrities at the Hollywood Film Festival
including Eric McCormack (he had a movie premiering on Saturday night)
and his co-stars Debra Messing and Sean Hayes, Maria Bello, Matthew
Perry, Kevin Smith, Vincent Spano, Lisa Kudrow, Heather Graham, Danny
Trejo
(he
had a documentary premiering on Friday night), and Shia LeBeouf who
we
talked
to briefly
Sarah Chalke (Scrubs) catching a late-night movie at the Arclight
in Hollywood
Mo Rocca (The Daily Show) in a
rental car on Sunset Boulevard, looking lost
Comedian Jay Mohr hanging out in the kiddie playground at Sherman Oaks
Fashion Square on a weeknight, with his kid, making small chat with another
kid's dad
Adam Arkin (Chicago Hope) and Elizabeth
Perkins (Big) in the audience at a cast & crew screening
of Wedding
Crashers in Beverly
Hills
Magic Johnson grabbing a drink at Jamba Juice in Sherman Oaks (while
wearing ankle socks that said MAGIC)
Richard Schiff (The West Wing) having a drink
outside at the Coffee Fix
Pat O'Brien going to a Monday night movie at the Arclight Theatres
in Hollywood
Former New Kid on the Block, Joey McIntyre, holding
the door open for Kelly at California Pizza Kitchen in Santa Monica
Tom Arnold in the lobby of a friend's apartment building, running
to the elevator with a new iMac computer while Kelly held the door
for him (and she received a lovely thank-you from him)
John Carroll Lynch (The Drew Carey Show,
Carnivale)
in line next to us at the Sherman Oaks Galleria movie theatre on a
Friday night
Robert Downey Jr. passing us by on Montana Avenue with his fiancee
and son in tow
Kevin Smith & Jay Mewes ("Jay & Silent
Bob")
having breakfast across the room from us at The Griddle Cafe
Will Estes and Vanessa Lengies of American Dreams, Angie Dickinson,
Judith Light, and Miss America hanging out at a VIP party following
an ice skating show at Staples Center
Ed Begley Jr. and Ed Asner at Pinz bowling alley
in Studio City ... and then later, at the bowling alley at Jillian's
on Universal's CityWalk, Leeza Gibbons bowling with her family in the
lane next to us
Rick Allen of Def Leppard walking into Sharky's tex mex restaurant
as I was leaving
Rider Strong (Boy Meets World) waiting to cross
the street at an intersection on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City
Actress Dominique Swain grabbing some soda and chips at Ralphs
Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) shopping
with his wife at Fashion Square Mall
Guiliana DePandi (E! News) in her car leaving the SAAB dealership
Jason Bateman in the passenger seat of an SUV
at a corner stoplight in Burbank
Erik Estrada leaving Mr. Cecil's Restaurant and waiting for his car
at valet with his family
Sean Penn strolling past us at the Arclight Theatre
on his way to the restroom before screening his movie The Assassination
of Richard Nixon
Tom Verica (Jack Pryor on American Dreams) ahead of me in
line at Long's Drugs
David Spade, Breckin Meyer, Kathy Najimy, and
Kathleen Wilhoite, sitting all around us, enjoying a performance by
The Dan Band at the Avalon in Hollywood
Newlyweds Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson having dinner on
the patio at Wood Ranch BBQ at the Grove on a Wednesday evening without
the MTV camera crew
David Alan Grier asking questions at
the Apple store's Genius Bar at The Grove
Freddie Prinze Jr. having a late-night snack at the booth across from
us at Mel's Drive-In
Neil Patrick Harris at our table, David Spade
and Kaley Cuoco (8 Simple Rules) at the table to our left, and Tiffani
Thiesen at the table behind us at a concert by The Dan Band at the
Avalon in Hollywood on a Friday night
Actor Gary Cole (Office Space, Brady Bunch Movie) shopping
at Ralphs
Michael Eisner doing his grocery shopping at
Gelson's (with a bad sunburn)
Sally Struthers checking in at LAX airport
Jeremy Piven walking through the parking lot
at Avalon nightclub
Wayne Brady enjoying Easter Sunday brunch, around the corner from us
at Hamburger Hamlet, while chasing his daughter around
Bruce Jenner and his family attending
Easter Sunday service at our church
Clint Eastwood driving a white Mercedes and waiting to take a left
onto another street in Sherman Oaks
Ron Livingston and his fiancee having an early
dinner at The Grove on a restaurant patio
Actress CCH Pounder from The Shield getting computer advice
at the Genius Bar at the Grove's Apple Store
Katey Sagal doing some shopping at a mall in
Sherman Oaks on Martin Luther King Day
David Hasselhoff, in a purple track suit, chatting on his cell phone
outside the mall entrance
Camryn Manheim and Maria Bello hanging out backstage
at Stars On Ice
Amy Yasbeck walking her bike along Venice Beach on a Sunday morning
with her daughter in tow
Anthony Russell (Life with Bonnie) eating
breakfast at Bob's Big Boy in Burbank
Britney Spears at Billy Martin's on Sunset, cheerfully trying on
cowgirl hats
Singer P!nk paying for her lunch (and looking
like white trash) at Mel's Drive-In and walking past us as we walked
inside to pay
Actor Sean Whalen (That Thing You Do) walking
into our local Ralphs grocery store
Mary Steenburgen having lunch with friends at
the table next to us at California Pizza Kitchen in Brentwood
Actress Sarah Silverman in front of Kelly in line at Second Spin, selling
some used CDs and then turning to apologize to Kelly for holding up the
line
Paula Abdul in front of us on the
down escalator at Sherman Oaks Galleria, giving us a fake smile while sipping
on her coffee
Mickey Rooney stopping in front of the Chinese Theatre on Hollywood
Boulevard, with a camera crew, to say hello to fans on a Saturday morning
Kaley Cuoco of 8 Simple Rules waiting
for a table at the Hard Rock Cafe with her parents
Gary Owens having breakfast near us at Solley's restaurant, at the same
time as Connie Selleca dined with a female friend and two daughters
Ben Affleck grabbing some dinner at Baja Fresh
in Studio City (on what should have been his wedding day with J-Lo)
while we were at a birthday
party next door
Scott Caan standing in line at the In-N-Out Burger down the street
Ed Begley Jr. dining 5 feet from us at California
Pizza Kitchen in Studio City
Keanu Reeves enjoying dinner with two friends on a Friday night on
the outdoor patio of the Hard Rock Cafe at Universal CityWalk, pausing
to
sign autographs and pose for a few photos between bites ... and then
heading to the adjacent movie theatre which just happened to be playing
his new Matrix movie
Comedian Brian Posehn, the mailman on Just
Shoot Me,
having dinner with friends at Il Tiramisu restaurant on Ventura Boulevard
Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray and McG, director of both Charlie's Angels
movies, hanging out at a table in the courtyard at The Grove and taking
the time to chat with us
Eric Stoltz walking into the Apple store (at The
Grove) with his laptop
Chris Kattan pacing back and forth at Starbucks in Sherman Oaks while
waiting for his drink
Chip Esten (Whose Line Is It Anyway?)
in front of us in line at Cold Stone Creamery, chatting with the employees
behind the counter
Funny man Carrot Top trying to find a parking space on a quiet street
in Burbank
Jose Eber, hairstylist to the stars, dining on
the outdoor patio at a Rodeo Drive restaurant on a Saturday evening
Joe Rogan, host of Fear Factor, sitting at a patio table while
chatting on his cell phone at Basix in West Hollywood
Kimberly Caldwell from American Idol
posing for photos with fans and then sitting down to get some dinner at
the Saddle Ranch Chop House at Universal Studios, following the AI finale
night number one
Ruben and Josh from American Idol shopping at Virgin Megastore
on Sunset on a late April Saturday evening
Adam Arkin (Chicago Hope) and Harry Hamlin
(L.A. Law) shopping at STAPLES for office supplies
Seth Green walking out of Ralphs grocery story as Kelly was walking
in
Musician Robby Takac from the Goo Goo Dolls relaxing
at LAX airport
Jerry Seinfeld driving a Porsche down Riverside Drive in Toluca Lake
on his way to make an appearance on The Tonight Show
Tia and Tamara, the twins from Sister Sister,
hanging out on Hollywood Boulevard one afternoon with a camera crew and
a group of elementary school kids
John Cusack skateboarding through a parking lot in Malibu and then
getting yelled at by a police officer for not riding on the sidewalk
Hal Sparks browsing the DVD collection with a
date at a local video store, and making sure to point out the Queer
As Folk DVD (the show he was on at the time)
Neal McDonough (Boomtown, Minority Report) at the Las Vegas
airport baggage claim, noticing us noticing him and then smiling at
us
Tom Everett Scott (ER, That Thing You Do)
doing his Christmas shopping at Target with the wife
Wayne Gretzky and his family hanging out at Disney's California Adventure
theme park over Thanksgiving week
Simon Cowell (American Idol) having lunch
on Rodeo Drive
Alyssa Milano walking down the Sunset Strip with a guitar case over
her shoulder, looking earthy
Jerry O'Connell jogging past us on the Sunset
Strip
David Spade nearly running into Kelly outside the Roxy Club after Jimmy
Fallon's show, then giving a driver the finger while jaywalking across
Sunset Boulevard
Chris Kattan (Saturday Night Live) in
line behind Brian at Ralphs grocery store
Rose McGowan shopping at the Hollywood & Highland complex (and not
wearing underwear)
Neve Campbell having lunch at a restaurant at
the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica
Jessica Biel (7th Heaven) at the Mann Criterion theatre on
the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica
Tommy Lee waiting in line behind us for
the studio tram tour at Universal Studios Hollywood (yes, sometimes
the
stars
have
to wait in line)
Pauly Shore having dinner at California Pizza Kitchen, oblivious to
the autograph hounds outside
Cuba Gooding Jr. having his oil changed while
chatting on his cell phone at Jiffy Lube
Joe McIntyre walking along Wilshire Boulevard near Rodeo Drive in Beverly
Hills with a guy in a suit (agent? manager? pimp?)
John Tesh jogging along Mulholland Drive
Donal Logan (Grounded For Life) holding the door open for us
at Koo Koo Restaurant in Studio City as we were leaving and he was coming
in
David Hasselhoff sitting in our section at a U2
concert at Staples Center
Keifer Sutherland on the 405 freeway (and getting cut off in traffic
by Kelly - whoops!)
Dennis Franz, Donald Faison, and Sarah Chalke
(Scrubs) in our row and across the aisle at a Barry Manilow concert
at the Kodak Theatre
Kevin Nealon, Eric Idle, and Josh Ryan Evans (Passions) backstage
after a Stars On Ice show at Staples Center
Drew Carey eating at Bob's Big Boy in Burbank
(he loves eating there)
Marg Helgenberger (CSI) ordering coffee at a coffee shop in Santa Monica
Ian Ziering (Beverly
Hills 90210) dining at the booth next to us at Mel's Diner in Hollywood
Tom Arnold walking around at an *NSYNC show in Las Vegas and signing
autographs and talking to fans who recognized him
Comedian Brian Posehn (Kevin the mailman from
Just Shoot Me) standing in line for a movie in Sherman Oaks
Verne Troyer (Mini Me) at the side of the stage at an *NSYNC concert
and getting a big wave from Justin Timberlake
David Faustino (Married With Children)
walking past us and picking up his tickets at will-call for an *NSYNC
concert
Rikki Rockett of the rock band Poison strolling around an Earth festival
at Balboa Park in Encino
John Malkovich, in a white convertible Corvette,
driving along the PCH in Malibu
Queen Latifah pushing a shopping cart at our local Ralphs grocery store
on a Sunday evening
Holly Robinson Peete, musical artist Sade, Vince
Neil from Motley Crue, and Gwen Stefani from No Doubt all stopping by
a hotel in Beverly Hills at lunchtime
L.A. Laker Kobe Bryant having lunch while we were dining at the Broadway
Cafe in Santa Monica
Tom Green walking past us while walking his dogs
through Fryman Canyon Park (and not talking to us when the doggies
stopped to let us pet them)
Todd Newton from E! waiting to cross the street on Wilshire Boulevard
Owen Wilson walking through the Four Seasons hotel
lounge, looking lost on Emmy night
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