# Have you ever written to a celebrity?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 14, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-written-to-a-celebrity/644031 "2012-12-14T15:44:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-written-to-a-celebrity/644031/41 "2012-12-16T21:55:35Z")

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We invited the Obamas and Alex Trebek to our wedding. (Not randomly - I thought maybe I’d get a note or something since I was a contestant, and I’d heard you get a nice card if you invite the president.) Trebek (or more likely an assistant) very cutely filled out our regrets card.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-written-to-a-celebrity/644031/42 "2012-12-17T02:09:31Z")

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> [@Scumpup](#):
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> I’ve corresponded briefly by email with James Lileks and with Ivan Stang.

Thanks for the reminder – I’ve corresponded with Lileks semi-regularly over the past decade or so.

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**Author:** ![Mississippienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-written-to-a-celebrity/644031/43 "2012-12-17T02:16:38Z")

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I became [friends with my favorite celebrity](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=659035&highlight=foley) and we talk on a semi-regular basis. 😃

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-written-to-a-celebrity/644031/44 "2012-12-17T13:47:15Z")

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The dorm floor that I lived on as an undergrad had a tradition of inviting various celebrities to be Guest of Honor at our big yearly shindig. They’d then post the letters declining the honor for everyone to see.  
I suspect they’re still doing this – it’s too good a tradition to give up.

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**Author:** ![Private\_Bin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c0e974/32.png) [@Private\_Bin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Private_Bin)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-written-to-a-celebrity/644031/45 "2012-12-17T14:34:01Z")

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I haven’t, but my little sister sent a letter to Terry Pratchett when she was twelve (she wanted more books about Magrat).

He wrote back, told her that there would be a bit of Magrat in his next book.

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