Should we say something or not? Neither of us could get the nerve up and he walk on by in the same fashion as in his films.
Lucerne is full of wonderful surprises!
It was a beautiful evening in Lucerne and we had been walking along the lake, past the Hotel National towards the city when suddenly, a very tall but familiar man comes walking towards us. It was John Cleese!!!
Does he live there?
Not as far as I know.
Well, that was a nice walk.
I wonder how many people have seen/met/talked to famous people in CH ?
If one believes the tabloids, quite a few of them frequent here.
No, that nice man Michael Winner has organised a trip here to cheer him up after his divorce:
http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebri...06-2008/48337/
I've seen Mr Winner (or a look-alike) in Gstaad a couple of times.
John Cleese was walking with an older grey-haired gentleman who used a cane. It could have indeed been the man in the picture in the above link.
I'm not sure that anybody would describe Micheal Winner as a gentleman. Strangely enough I've just been reading his column in last weeks Sunday Times. He is a pompous, name dropping little twit. Mr Winner that is, not John Cleese.
I saw Owen Wilson at Marktplatz in Basel a few weeks ago, I'm guessing he was visiting the artbasel. His nose is even bigger in real life
I think you are right there. He once organised a surprise honeymoon for a couple who were friends and were getting married.
Their destination was Venice and when they arrived, much to their surprise he was there to greet them at their hotel. He then proceeded to spend a few days with the happy couple showing them around.
I think he organises these things for people as it is the only way he can get anyone to go away on holiday with him.
Hmm, following the "Next" button on that link gives us Lewis Hamilton splashes out on registration plate .
LEW 1S
To the tune of GBP 200+ K. Some splash I'd say. I think I'll renew my offer to carry his bags
The correct response was not to bother him, but to slightly enlarge your steps, w.o. looking at him, pulling the leg up, then bending it sideward and murmuring..."there is money for defense, social services....but not for the ministry of silly walks...(he prob. has seen that 300 times)
Don't mention the war!
he was here for Art Basel - also took a swim in one of the public pools here. Darn, I've only seen two celebrities in my life - Detlef Schrempf (in an elevator in Seattle) and Helen Mirren (at a book-signing in Dublin). And of course, nobody knows Detlef anymore, so it's really only a half-sighting :-)
peter
He (john cleese) gets around in Switzerland then I saw him in Zurich 10 days ago
Besides being a tax haven, privacy one of the reasons celebrities love to live in Switzerland, they can walk down the street like anybody else without being mobbed by a crowd of screaming fans. Kylie Minogue was shopping in the shop where my daughter works on Bahnhof Strasse a couple of days after her concert in Zurich.
If you look at the "Swiss manners" thread you'll see that the Swiss are arrogant, ignorant brutes who like to push people around, constantly bump into eachother and give you the stare of death in the tram on a regular basis! How much worse can it be in Hollywood?
Definitely not. But if you must, just engage eye contact, to make it clear that you have recognised him and don't even break your stride. That would be appreciated more than any approach.
If you have ever been approached at a forum event by someone that thinks they know you then you will get a small taste of how he must feel to be approached by complete strangers when 'off-duty'...
dave
But what the Swiss don't do is fawn and go weak at the knees at the site of a celeb in the supermarket. Hollywood and the western world in general has made it impossible for the famous to appear anywhere in public as they are screamed at and constantly pestered.
Quite why the Swiss are different is another matter...
You wouldn't disturb him if he was visiting Olympia and you saw him there, would you?
Things not to say:
"I know you , I ****ing know you..." in a Belfast accent while trying to work it out.
"I love your work." Just don't say it regardless of it being true.
"You're that guy! That guy of the telly ! Lemme think now....."
Any Monty Python reference, quote or even worse, action will result is summary execution
dave