Trending badgeTrendingPosted 1 hour agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownI've Lived In L.A. For 30 Years, So Here Are 19 Unremarkable But Interesting Interactions I've Had With CelebritiesI've been alone on an elevator with Tom Hanks as he ate a banana. Do with that information what you will.by Mike SpohrBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink If you're hoping to hear a bunch of stories about me doing coke in a club bathroom with an A-list actor, or having a torrid one-night-stand with a pop star, I'm sorry...this post is going to disappoint. My celeb interactions are a whole lot more mundane. When it comes to celebs, the only thing interesting about me is that I've been in L.A. a long time - since the early '90s! - so I've seen a lot of them. David McNew / Getty Images I get it, you wanted filet mignon, and I've got ground beef. But you're hungry, and it's better than nothing, right? So here are 25 mostly unremarkable but fun run-ins I've had with celebs: 1. Joey Lawrence Ron Galella, Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images I went to USC in the '90s, and back then, it felt like at least 5% of the student body were former child stars. One of them was Joey Lawrence - the pretty-boy actor/musician with the big fluffy hair whose catchphrase from the sitcom Blossom was, "Whoa!"I had one class with him - a cinema course with about 200 students - and whenever Joey walked in and headed to his seat, the room would fill with muffled "Whoa... whoa... whoa..." He ignored it for weeks. Then one day he snapped, spun around, and said, exasperated, "Come on, guys!" Everyone went quiet. For about ten seconds. Then the whole room erupted: "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!"But his worst moment came after he went on The Tonight Show and joked about how tough the class was. The very next day, our legendary (and famously flamboyant) professor Drew Casper started class with: "If anyone here is having difficulty, please come see me or a TA. Do not go to Jay Leno." Poor Joey just slumped in his chair as 200 dumbass college kids chorused, "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" 2. Maureen Flannigan William Nation / Getty Images Maureen Flannigan, who played "Evie" on the '80s sitcom Out of this World, also went to USC then. For any youths reading, Evie could freeze time by touching her fingertips together. I had a class with her, and she'd show up in a neat blazer, her hair pulled back. She meant business! She was there to learn! Unfortunately for her, the rest of us were there to screw around. So, whenever the opportunity presented itself, kids would casually slide behind her and put their fingers together (à la Evie). Hey, at least it was before cell phones. Otherwise, there'd have been millions of profile photos of kids doing it behind her back.
Anyway, one day this frat boy walked up to her, all suave, and said, "Hey, I just wanted to say I'm sorry for all of these idiots, I hope it's not ruining your college experience." It was a nice moment...until he did the finger thing, laughing like a hyena, and high-fived his friends. 3. Lindsay Lohan Barry King / WireImage Around 1997, I landed a summer internship at the Nancy Meyers-Charles Shyer Company - the married filmmaking duo behind Baby Boom, Father of the Bride, and a bunch of other movies that played nonstop on TBS in the '90s. At the time, they were in pre-production on The Parent Trap. For a film nerd like me, it was a pretty cool experience. I'd walk past the conference room where Nancy and Charles worked with a storyboard artist sketching out scenes, overhear casting debates, and watch actors come in to read for parts they ultimately didn't get (one example: Kristy Swanson auditioned for the Dennis Quaid girlfriend role).I was also there when a little Lindsay Lohan was running around, hanging out with the Shyer-Meyers' daughter, who was about her age. One day, someone poked their head into the intern room and asked, "Hey, can you keep an eye on Lindsay and [the Meyer-Shyers' daughter] while they watch Clueless?" So, just like that, I became Lindsay Lohan's unofficial babysitter.
They settled in front of the TV and giggled through Clueless for the next two hours. Lindsay was polite and well-behaved, but the Shyer-Meyers' daughter - and I hesitate to mention this because she was just a little kid and I'm sure she's lovely now - tried my patience a little more. She found a label maker and decided it would be hilarious to print out stickers that said things like "LOSER" and "DORK" and put them on me.
When I refused, she pulled the old "This is my mommy and daddy's company" card. I stood my ground, which didn't please her. Lindsay just stood there silently, clearly not wanting to get involved. Thankfully, she soon gave up and put the label maker back on the shelf. 4. Ice-T Al Pereira / Getty Images My freshman year, a buddy and I went to eat at the old Acapulco Restaurant & Cantina on La Cienega. We ended up sitting right next to Ice-T and his date in very close quarters. (How close? Ice-T's butt was ab