do you ever write tv or movie stars fan letters?

United States
July 29, 2008 11:35am CST
when i was little i did.. my bro would write celebrities all the time and get pictures and even autographed photos sent to him.. i did a few times when i was little but havent done it since i was like 12 or something lol.. has anyone here done that? do you still? do they even give photos out anymore? i know they dont read their letters (well at least 90% or more dont) but would still be cool if they did
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27 responses
29 Jul 08
I did it two years ago. I wrote to Zach braff, the main character of the sitcom "scrubs"
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• United States
29 Jul 08
get anything out of it?
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29 Jul 08
unfortunately nothing
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@Wolfechu (1193)
• United States
29 Jul 08
Not normally, no, and never have done with an actor. Have done on occasion to writers, though, but only in a 'sent them an email about their book' way. Did exactly that with Scott Adams yesterday (the guy who writes/draws 'Dilbert'), about one of his books. But then, Scott's always actively encouraged people to email him about anything, and I suspect he gets half his ideas there. No matter how stupid a situation in a workplace he puts in his comic strip, he always gets someone writing to him and saying 'Oh, that happened here. You should hear what they're doing NOW...'
• United States
29 Jul 08
thats cool that you know he definitely reads them
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@Wolfechu (1193)
• United States
29 Jul 08
I'd say I'm 99% sure he reads all of them, or at least tries to. I imagine it's a hell of a sight to see his inbox in a morning ;)
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• United States
29 Jul 08
yeah but can you imagine how awesome and inspiring it must be too??
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@brimia (6581)
• United States
30 Jul 08
Yes, when I was a kid I got a book with different celebrities' bios and their addresses to write to them. I think I wrote to a couple but never got any photo or response.
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
30 Jul 08
nop. i havent really tried that. not even when i was younger. i dont know, i am just not a great fan of anybody..hehe i like some celebrity but i have not tried emailing them or writing them letters. do they really reply to your letters anyway? i thought because they are very busy, they have no time to reply to those letters as well. but it's good to know that they actually do. i mean, some of them anyways.
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
31 Jul 08
hehe.. i am young..but i dont see myself that young anymore. i mean, i am already 22, and i meant young was when i was in my teens!!hehehe :)
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• United States
6 Aug 08
well i never have ever had an official "idol" or favorite person but my brother got me into like making a scrap book of all the free pictures we would get so i would write people i didnt even really care a lot about to get more for my collection
• India
30 Jul 08
hey i m sory but wat do u mean by wen i was younger in ur comment..lolzzz u still are arnt u???
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@kbjunior15 (1309)
• United States
29 Jul 08
I used to write to athletes when I was a kid and actually got a lot of autographs and memorabilia. I am a Language Arts teacher and last year to teach writing a letter, I had my students write a business letter to actors/actresses, atheletes, corporations, etc. We actually got alot back.
• United States
29 Jul 08
that sounds like it was an awesome assignment!!
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• Romania
29 Jul 08
i never did because i don't know how to start,what to say..etc.
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• United States
6 Aug 08
most people are like... hi ___ i just wanted to say that i really like your character on _______ blah blah blah gimme photos!! haha
• India
5 Aug 08
Hi friend, when i was at school i used to write letters to celebrities. That time i thought that they are replying to our letters and sending photos to us.Most of letters would not get replies.After school i stopped doing this and fed up. Have a great day.
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• United States
7 Aug 08
its been so long since i have done it i wonder if they really answer like they used to years ago
@angelface23 (2494)
• United States
30 Jul 08
I wrote to Guiseppe Andrews from Independence Day when I was like 13 or something. He did send me a picture back and I am trying to remember if he did actually write a letter. He may have but I am fuzzy on that part.
• United States
7 Aug 08
i dont remember getting any letters other than typed ones that were probably sent out to everyone
@buldwgz (1489)
• United States
30 Jul 08
I don't do that with movie or tv stars, but I used to write to different athletes and would get autographs that way. It has been years since I did that, but I did get hundreds of autographs by doing it when I was younger.
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• United States
7 Aug 08
cool.. i for some reason never thought about athletes.. hmm
@twallace (2675)
• United States
6 Aug 08
I have not written to a celebrity but I have written to and author. I like the book and I wanted to see if she was coming out with something else. But I didn't hear anything back from her. I guess that she was too busy. But other than that no fan mail from me.
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• United States
7 Aug 08
i would never thought about an author but then again im not really a reader
@livintx49 (245)
• United States
30 Jul 08
I got bored oneday looking above my desk there was nothing hanging there well one photo.Jean Claude Van Damme came to our town to do a movie and was staying at the hotel I was a desk clerk at.He signed his name and also personalized it with mine.So I thought I wonder if I can get more. The ones with my name and theirs is-Tom Selleck-Van Damme-Jeff Foxworthy-John Travolta-Matthew McConaughy-Jeff Probst-Kevin Costner-Robin Williams and George Strait.The ones that signed just their names are James Earl Jones-Michael Clark Duncan-Robert Duvall-Rusty Wallace-Cuba Gooing-Walt Willey-/the cast of Everybody loves Raymond-Vin Disel-Carl Edwards-Jennifer Aniston-The Osbournes-Denzel Washington-Troy Aickmen-Darrell Waltrip-Tom Cruise-Robert Deniro and Charlie Sheen.They were all free too!! It looks great up there now.
• United States
7 Aug 08
awesome!! maybe i need to get back into writing lol
@reckon21 (3479)
• Philippines
7 Aug 08
No, i never done anything like that in my life. I admired celebrities but not to the extent that i will solicit for their autograph and pictures. If i will see a movie star i will just look at them with open curiosity. Then i will go on my own way.
• United States
8 Aug 08
better than paying for the shows or actors picture later on
@suzu12345 (470)
• India
30 Jul 08
nope ,,fore i m sure they wont even read,,they are not frreee enough to read everyone s letter that is being writen for them,,,,moreover we ourselves dont have the time to do so,,,
• United States
6 Aug 08
i think they pay some one to read them and select a few good ones for them to read..
• India
7 Aug 08
well u never know what these film stars are up too,,thanks for replying,,bbye,,have a nice day
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30 Jul 08
I wrote to a few actors when i was younger and got some responses... it was cool to know that they might have read what i sent them
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• United States
7 Aug 08
yeah.. haha who knows how stupid i sounded when i was like a little kid writing them lol
• United States
30 Jul 08
I never wrote movie stars at all. I have joined a few fanclubs for singer, but never just wrote to famous people i think it would have been a waste of time, but I never done it so I don't know if they would have ever responded back or not.
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• United States
7 Aug 08
i never joined a fan club since i never had any money for it
• Philippines
30 Jul 08
Good day.. I never imagine myself writing a celebrity or keeping a picture of them. I just watch their movies and read their biography from time to time. That's how far I can and did go
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• United States
6 Aug 08
i think its cool if you make a scrap book.. i need to find mine now that this discussion has me wondering about it
• United States
30 Jul 08
No I dont ever write to tv stars because its prolly a waste of time and who knows if they really read the letters be a waste of time in my opinion.
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• United States
7 Aug 08
i think it makes the people writing feel closer even if the star never reads it lol
@shinymood (405)
• China
30 Jul 08
I've never done that and i doubt i will. If i like a certain movie star i'll just watch his/her movies. The same with singers and writers. But one of my friend is very crazy about getting autographed photos and everything related to her idols. She would be very upset if she overhears someone's talking something bad about her favorite stars too.
• United States
6 Aug 08
thats a little um interesting lol.. i dont want people to talk down on my favorites but i dont get pissed or anything lol
@Ronald84 (26)
• South Africa
30 Jul 08
hello moonlight... you known what the funny thing is that i have it was a letter sent to Celine Dion and yes im still a HUGE fan of hers the saddest thing is that when she was in south africa for her concert i never went...but after the first letter i wrote i never wrote again so yes i have lol
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• United States
6 Aug 08
awesome!! i usually end up missing out on peoples concerts too lol
@oski22 (5)
• United States
30 Jul 08
i used to write letters to santa claus when i was little, but not anymore. I dont think i have ever written a letter to a movie star or tv actore before.
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• United States
6 Aug 08
thats funny since i never wrote one to santa (wasnt allowed to believe in him)