Dennis Yenn's celebrity watch:
I've kept track (the paparazzi in me) of the famous I've come across (seen/met/photographed). Here's the list.
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-Billy Martin manager of NY Yankees, seen at Angel Stadium entrance
-Talked on phone: Sara Ballingall of Degrassi Jr. High
-Talked to on the air (radio): Fred Claire, Gen Manager of Dodgers.
-Attended the Tonight Show, guest: Joan Collins. Fall of 1989.
-Alanis Morrsette in San Francisco Tower Records, free open concert promoting her debut CD before she became famous.
-US Olympian Gold medalist and orthopedic doctor from USC hospital, co-resident Dot Richardson, MD.
-TV show Profilers (NBC): 2 weeks of filming inside and around my college apartment on Portland St. near USC, Spring '98. Personal interactions & photo's (available) w/ all the cast members, Robert Davi, Ally Walker, A. Martinez, Julian McMahon, Peter Frechette.
-Entire cast of Felicity (DY as movie extra), Keri Russell, Scott Speedman, Scott Foley, Greg Grunberg.
-Laura Innes (ER) at Getty Center.
-DY just saw actress Sarah Lancaster (Everwood) at WM ATM just down the street on Riverside Dr. NoHo. 7:10pm 05/16/04.
-Since moving to North Hollywood and working in Bev Hills (Cedars Sinai), seen actors: Hillary Duff (Boston Market Toluca Lake), Ray Charles (CANA clinic, pictures available), Kiefer Sutherland (Toluca Gardens Chinese food), James Hong (CANA clinic, pictures available)
-06/02/04: John Saxon, 07/04 Paul Benjamin, 08/04/04 Coleman, Sandra (mother of Chaka Khan)
-Kirsten Dunst (Toluca Lake P.O. 03/02/05);
-David Hasselhoff (Am West Airlines business class PHX to LAX 06/26/05, and again at Hollywood Xmas parade).
-Some cast members of ER (NBC) (on WB studio lot), Paul McCrane (directed that episode), Maura Tierney (Abby), Dr. Anspaw. Click E.R.
-Movie 40-y.o. Virgin was filmed on my street, Cartwright. Some cast members I saw: Steve Carrel, Kathrine Keener (his love interest), Kat Dennings (daughter of the love interest), along w/ the Writer/directors. The house it takes place in is 2 homes from mine, pictures taken/available.
-Hollywood Xmas Parade: John Schneider (Dukes of Hazard), Antonio Villaraigosa (current mayor of LA), and Antonio again at HPMC stem cell talk.
-Tom Sizemore 01/13/06 @ LAX Court House (I have pic’s w/ him).
-Personally visited the historical infamous Wonderland house in Hollywood Hills.
-05/03/06 movie screening for Painted Veil: Toby Jones, & autograph taken.
-08/30/06 Jewel free concert Grove Fairfax, pic available.
-11/04/06 CA Science Center moderator for lec, religion & brain: Conan Nolan
-05/08/07 Griffith Park fires. DY see Sharron Tae, reporter reporting for Ch 2/9 news corner of Vermont/ Sunset.
-05/29/07 Robert Axelrod is a regular pt of mine @ IMD clinic. www.imdb.com/name/nm0043498/
-11/03/07 main cast of Fred Claus saw live at Hollywood/Highland premiere: Vince Vaugh, Paul Giamatti
-02/02/08 Ralph Moore, saxophone player on Tonight Show, son of my pt.
-03/10/08 Spoke live to Miss Texas 2006 Lauren Lanning, ATT cell GO-phone rep.
-06/21/08 Shubra Rabine Ch 7 reporter in the news van @ Santa Monica bch.
-10/31/08 Kirsten Dunst (again) at her home w/ her actor/tress friends all decked out (dressed up) giving candy. Many there didn’t recognizer her, but some did.
-03/15/09 Chris Noth (Sex & the City) seen at Runyan Canyon hiking.
-07/03/09 Petco tour: w/in few feet of these sports/news celebrities: Vin Scully, Scott Boris, Jim Hill
-08/27/09 Buzz Aldrin, the 2nd man to walk on the moon at Griffith Observatory public appearance and book signing.
-11/01/09 The following celebrities (4) are my neighbors in my condo: Megan Park (Secret Life of American Teenager); Brandi Cyrus (sister of Miley); Melissa Strom; and Allen MacDonald (writer & producer for CSI, www.csifiles.com/interviews/allen_macdonald.shtml). Check them out on: http://www.imdb.com
-12/03/09 Maurice Sherbanee is my patient I treated today.
-12/04/09 Dr. E.C. Krupp lecture guest speaker at Griffith Observatory
-12/30/09 Moreen Guese, candidate for renting my condo.
-01/31/10 Bill Hoyt, second unit director, Star Wars documentary, Fantasia 2000, is a candidate for renting my condo.
-02/11/10 Joseph Mantell, academy award nominee in 1956, acted in over 77 feature films, is my patient.
-04/15/10 Robert Mandan is my patient today.
-05/14/10 6:30pm Elija Wood at a table w/ a large group of people eating at Cantina Bar & Restaurant Hollywood Sunset & Fountain.
-05/22/10 7:40pm Chris Noth (again), met and shook his hand, Runyan Canyon hiking.
-05/28/10 Carlos Moorhead is my patient today, former U.S. Congressmen.
-08/26/10 6:30pm Justin Timberlake filming "Friends with Benefits" movie at Mann's Chinese Theater in a red convertible scene.
-11/28/10 12:45pm Angela Kinsey (The Office) at Staples office store in Studio City (Ventura Blvd & Whitsett Ave). She's tiny, 5' 0".
-02/04/11 9:30pm Brian Greene theoretical physicist and string theorist, host and author of book and program, The Elegant Universe. At the Griffith Observatory, guest speaker at lecture, book signing (The Hidden Reality), and autograph taken by DY. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Greene. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0338694/
-04/15/11 6:50pm Chris Noth again, Runyan Canyon hike.
-04/27/11 9:35pm Philip Rosenthal, executive producer, writer, and creater of "Everybody Loves Raymond," during the Q&A session, following the pre-screening at Laemmle Playhouse 7 Pasadena for "Exporting Raymond," who's the writer, director, and actor of that movie.
-05/06/11 Participated in the filming of the TV show, "The Cupcake Wars," at the Griffith Observatory. Depending on the editing, I may or may not appear as an extra.
-05/15/11 Rick Fox (former L.A. Lakers) is here at the NBA Nation event at Universal City Walk, signing autographs. Long lines.
-06/15/11 6:30pm Jay Leno at Universal City Walk doing "Jay Walk" interview sessions for the Tonight Show.
-Note: celebrities seen at sporting events, etc. don’t count. Eg. Jack Nicholson at Laker games.
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