Jeff Goldblum Says This 1 Celebrity Actually Left Him Starstruck: 'It Made My Life'
Fear not, mere mortals, as even world-famous Hollywood actors can get starstruck.
Jeff Goldblum joined Thursday's edition of 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' to promote his latest jazz album, only to reveal that he encountered his lifelong idol at a recent Broadway performance of George Clooney's play 'Good Night, and Good Luck.'
'I saw the great George Clooney and his wonderful play, very important, very great, but I found out shortly before we went, guess who's also going to be there?' Goldblum teased. 'Paul McCartney. Paul... McCartney. I have never met Paul McCartney.'
'I was very excited,' he admitted. 'And then sure enough, after the play, I was looking and we both got a chance to go backstage and meet George and the cast. I saw him in the flesh for the first time ever, and there he was. My golly, I'm very starstruck.'
Goldblum has starred in some of the highest-grossing franchises of all time, including 'Jurassic Park' and 'Guardians of the Galaxy,' but is also a fervent musician who came of age when The Beatles conquered the world — and said McCartney 'means a lot' to him.
He waxed rhapsodic Thursday about actually interacting with the legendary Beatle at Clooney's show.
'And then they were taking pictures, and he saw me, and he was very nice,' Goldblum told Meyers. 'This is bragging, I shouldn't do it, but he said, 'Jeff, Jeff Goldblum, I love Jeff Goldblum. Come here, Jeff, let's take a picture,' and all that stuff.'
'It made my life and my year,' he continued.
Goldblum arguably has one of the most distinct manners of speaking and an effusive personality that has made for some of the funniest talk show appearances over the years. On Thursday, he jokingly presented Meyers with his own, refined jaywalking technique.
The actor-turned-musician appeared earnest while reflecting on his chance encounter with McCartney, however, and vividly recalled the Beatles' 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' and 'She Loves You' hitting the airwaves in 1964 when he was '12 or 13.'
Goldblum has performed his own music with his Mildred Snitzer Orchestra ensemble for more than a decade now. The entertainer released his third, aptly titled CD, 'Still Blooming,' in April — and performed at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City earlier this month.
On Thursday, he vowed to stop dropping names during public appearances.
'I impress my own self with a lot of the people that I seem to have rubbed shoulders with,' he said. 'I have to, as a matter of fact, restrain myself from taking reflected glory and saying, 'Hey, you know who else I met? You know who else I know?' I seem to like that.'
'I shouldn't do that,' Goldblum acknowledged. 'And starting here and now, I won't.'
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