Which celebrity did you meet before they were famous, and how did they act back then?

I went to high school with Sandra O. She was funny, dynamic, smart, outgoing, and very into drama.

In one school play, she played what I will call a sort of mime character.

She didn't have lines, but was still a big part of the action, commenting on what was going on stage through her actions.

Anyhow, in one scene as she was exiting the stage, she banged her head on one of the props.

You could hear the loud bang, but she was a pro and just carried on.

It's been great to see her have such success, and I love that she's kept in touch with her close friends from high school.

You can spot them at awards shows sometimes.

My grandpa, rest in peace, owned a grocery store in Miami in the late 70s. Wesley Snipes and his

friends once stole some candy from his store, and when he caught them, he let them have it.

Since then, Wesley and his friends were regulars. Once Wesley left his bike in front of the store,

and it got stolen. It was a pretty

bad area. My grandpa gave him his old bike that he kept in the back of the store. My uncle took over

in 2001 when my grandpa died. In 2007, he came back to the store while my uncle and cousin were there

to ask about my grandpa. My uncle said they talked for a little over an hour about how my grandpa

treated him like a son.

When he found out my grandpa had passed, he felt guilty he didn't visit sooner.

He embraced my uncle and cousin and left.

My uncle said he told them that they plan on having the building repainted while they talked.

About a week later, a crew of painters arrived and told my uncle they were already paid to have the building repaint it.

Such a genuine dude.

Even though he's often portrayed negatively, I'll remember the nice gestures he continued to make

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