Donna in Hollywoodland

Funny Celebrity Story

I have a funny celebrity story to tell you.
I started to volunteer at a New Place. Which will remain nameless for the purposes of this story. Just in case I plan to go back there and volunteer again.

There was a Actor speaking on a panel at the end. This Actor has been nominated for Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, you name it.
A very distinguished older gentleman.
His grandchildren had even come to the event to hear him speak.

During my volunteer shift, they had no chairs there for the volunteers. I was there for five hours.
I finally asked for a chair, and they brought be a folding chair, which I used during my shift.

Everyone was in the theatre watching the production. It was only myself and the theatre staff.
Then this Well-respected actor came in, with his assistant, a professional photographer and the theatre manager and a few other "important" people.
All these people had to stand in the lobby without any chairs.
And the production still had a good half hour to go.

I was very polite, and stayed where I was, doing my "volunteer" thing.
This Actor was at the other end of the theatre, to my left. He decided to sit on some steps.

Suddenly, the theatre manager rushed over to me, and made a big fuss "Give me that chair!"
I stood up quickly "Of course", I said.

The manager ran over to the Actor with the folding chair, and put it down next to him, next to the stairs.

I saw what had just happened, and quickly walked to the right, towards the lobby doors and away from this Famous Actor.
I did not look in their direction for a bit.

When I did, I quickly glanced at the chair. It was still there empty.
This distinguished actor refused to sit in it.
I could only imagine he must have been totally embarrassed.

Here is this chubby little 40-something year old lady (that would be me), and they kick her out of her chair, just so he could sit down.

As if to confirm my thoughts, the Actor got up from the stairs, and rushed out of the theatre to the street.
He then stood out in the street for the remainder of the time, until it was his turn to go into the theatre for the discussion panel.

I felt really bad for him. Here is a distinguished gentleman, who seemed very nice and down to earth. And I am sure he was completely embarrassed.

Later, everyone had left the lobby, this Famous Actor was in speaking with the Panel in the theatre.
It was just me and one employee in the lobby.
I looked around alittle bit.
And there, in a storage closet, were three more folding chairs. Stacked together and not being used.