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Atlanta, I have friends whose working on some things for Kevin Hart and he's only been in Atlanta for less than 5 months.Now when you go to DT-ATL You see Kev's Ads down there on buses etc.
The only chance of seeing a celeb in philly is like them doing charitable work. Kevin hart presenting rewards to students. Meek mill and his gang riding ATVs. Bill Cosby is not going to be making any more public appearances. John Legend doesn't ever really go to the church he got his start at since he is in the ultra star stage. Actors like Will Smith, Seth green, bob saget, etc. aren't spending time/living in the city any longer. In my opinion it's really only LA in terms of celebs people want to see. My brother lives right in Manhattan. He has only ever texted me a picture of a celeb when he was at dinner on a business trip in LA. Stallone has been around snapping pictures with people for the past few months since they have been filming the next Rocky. So basically the only people you really are going to the see out and about are the sports athletes.
A lot of celebs live in Manhattan though. Maybe it's easier to just blend in there. I did see Jerry Seinfeld once on the subway.
Elton John used to live in Atlanta. Back when he was really popular he used to come into a movie theater I worked at in midtown. Guy was nice as could be. Atlanta has some celebs but they don't like to be bothered. Shaq rents a condo in Buckhead but apparently he doesn't like it when people take his picture. I would think Philly has a good amount of celebs, but it's not like they make themselves as available as seeing stars on the Sunset strip in LA or NYC's trendy neighborhoods.
A lot of celebs live in Manhattan though. Maybe it's easier to just blend in there. I did see Jerry Seinfeld once on the subway.
Yeah, celebs are all over in Manhattan & Brooklyn. I think they like it because they aren't so noticeable, as for the most part no one gives a sh** or makes a big scene like so often happens to them in LA. My work is in Soho, and celebs get spotted on a pretty regular basis around here (though usually not by me, because I usually am not paying attention to people when I am walking around). When I've been out or at lunch at lunch with some celeb clients though, no one was even really staring.
My biggest true celebrity encounter in Philly was when I almost bumped into James Earl Jones when he was getting out of a car and walking into the Union League. Also I saw Shawn Stockman (from Boys II Men) on a date at the old More Than Just Ice Cream when it was on Pine Street.
I wouldnt move to Philly for paparazzi work. Maybe 20 -30 years from now might be a different story.
Walking around In Center City over the years I have seen Oprah,,Dr J,Eddie Vedder,Brett Favre,Dr. OZ,Maurice Cheeks,Miley Cyrus,Charles Barkley,Sidney Crosby,Vince McMahon,Tim Tebow, the dude that used to play the lead role on tv show "Hack,Joaquin Phoenix,and Trumps daughter who is " pretty hot.Think she went to school at U Penn. Thats all I can think of right now.
Oh yeah and the rock group Cinderella,the whole group with the long locks waving in the wind, back in the day.
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Oh, no, you will not find anything like Atlanta in terms of celeb sightings in Philly. Not to knock Philly, or say there are no celebs there, but it's not that kind of city.
I am surprised though that you say you are a paparazzo. I live in Buckhead, where seeing a celeb is an every day thing, and I don't think I've ever seen a proper paparazzo out on the streets. That's one of the things that draws celebs here and has helped pave a path for the booming film and tv industry here. Do you mainly shoot events?
Oh, no, you will not find anything like Atlanta in terms of celeb sightings in Philly. Not to knock Philly, or say there are no celebs there, but it's not that kind of city.
I am surprised though that you say you are a paparazzo. I live in Buckhead, where seeing a celeb is an every day thing, and I don't think I've ever seen a proper paparazzo out on the streets. That's one of the things that draws celebs here and has helped pave a path for the booming film and tv industry here. Do you mainly shoot events?
totally agree Philly is not a celeb center by any stretch
Miami, LA, NYC and Atl (to lessor extent Chicago) and LV are probably tops in no real specific order
maybe celebrity chefs for Philly but not really mainstream celebs in any large sense
Oh, no, you will not find anything like Atlanta in terms of celeb sightings in Philly. Not to knock Philly, or say there are no celebs there, but it's not that kind of city.
I am surprised though that you say you are a paparazzo. I live in Buckhead, where seeing a celeb is an every day thing, and I don't think I've ever seen a proper paparazzo out on the streets. That's one of the things that draws celebs here and has helped pave a path for the booming film and tv industry here. Do you mainly shoot events?
My clients inform me where I need to be for celebrities. I keep my distance and take pictures. When they ask me to ask questions only then I talk to the celebrities.
Celebrities nearly all live in LA or NYC. I guess some rappers live in Atlanta but that's it.
R&B artists too, as well as others; some of them live in Atlanta part-time. Plus lots of actors are in Atlanta these days because of all the movies being shot there.
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