[MacFan092985]

Here are two pictures of the roll of duct tape RDA was kind enough to autograph when I met him backstage at "The Tonight Show" in 1996. I was serving as a Production Assistant Intern for "Later . . . with Greg Kinnear" and figured he'd be appearing on "The Tonight Show" to promote "Pandora's Clock" which aired on NBC, so I asked the "Later . . ." executive producer if I could meet him. He said that he'd see to it I had the chance, but if RDA said no, there's nothing he could do. Fortunately, RDA saw that I had a roll of duct tape and took the time to sign it, even though he was battling the flu at the time and just wanted to go home. I didn't get a picture with him, 'cause I didn't want to push it, but the next time I meet him I'll take the duct tape, tell him when and where I've met him and get a picture with him then.

[KiwiTek]

Cool story!

[Mela_007]

Yeah, very cool!!!

[Agent MacGyver!]

That must have been fun! Did you meet any other celebrities?

[MacGyverisms]

That's so cool!

[MacFan092985]

Yeah I met numerous other celebrities but didn't get any of their autographs, as it wasn't cool to do so. Everyone was there to do a job, not to ooh and ahh over celebrities.

I saw several of the actors from the soap opera Days of Our Lives, which films/filmed at the NBC Studios. Of course I saw Jay Leno nearly every day, not to mention the many, many vehicles he would drive, usually a different one every day. I also saw comedian Doug E. Doug, Amy Yasbeck, Emilio Estevez, Allan Jackson, Huey Lewis and the News, Clint Black, Jon Lovitz, the late comedian Richard Jeni (he was a jerk), Gabrielle Reece, Garry Marshall. "Later with Greg Kinnear" was never a huge hit of a show, being that it aired at 1:35am (I think), therefore the less than A-List of actors. I saw Kirk Cameron and his wife Chelsea Noble at a restaurant, when we had our wrap party after we filmed Greg's last episode.

At one point I escorted Amhad Rashad from the stage to his limo and made a joke that I thought was funny but he didn't. As we exited the studio, approaching his limo I said, "That must be your limo. Either that or mine's early".

Whenever I would see a celebrity on the lot, I'd just say a casual "Hello", "How's it goin'?", etc. After awhile seeing this actor or that actor became commonplace.

I did get Greg Kinnear's autograph on a 8 x 10 photo, which he signed for me on his last day before he left the show to do movies.

I wrote and sold a joke that was used on the show. I got paid $50.00. I wanted to write and submit more but the head writer siad I couldn't because I wasn't a member of the WGA. I did however, play the role of a background extra in three different skits, one of which I improvised some movement that they kept in. At the time I had my long hair and was still dressing like (baggy blue jeans, high top tennis shoes, button down shirt w/ sleeved rolled up, black vest).

[AussieMacFan]

Nice stories!