Celebrities I almost met 

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“Witnessed” markiplier, markiplier is AN EXPERIENCE

I once saw Drew Gooden and I was like "Are you Drew Gooden?" and he was like "Yes" and then he walked away.

Once I saw Usain Bolt just walking down a street and I didn't want to bother him so I kept walking. Around an hour later I saw him again at a stoplight and I tried my hardest not to start being a fanboy over him, so I was shaking so hard trying to contain my excitement. After like 3 minutes of waiting he looked over at me a said, "Hey I like your shirt" I was wearing a pokemon shirt, I did end up getting a photo with him. Super nice guy 10/10 experience

"And that's the story of how I witnessed Markiplier." How did it feel to stand in the presence of a god?

“Witnessed Markiplier” is a powerful phrase

You forgot the part where you met me at that beach >:( how could you forget?!?! I’m so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so famous!

2:55 OMG it's Jaiden!

I've met a lot of voice actors. I'm always so happy to meet them, but I get so nervous when I'm about to meet them. One time, I went to go get an autograph from Jeff Glenn Bennet(he is the voice of Johnny Bravo, for those who don't know). I was having a straight up panic attack, but I pulled thorugh and had an amazing day

This reminds me when I ran into Grace Helbig in an elevator and freaked out about it for a week

0:20 Im sorry- but WATCH OUT WET WET???? is that an innuendo? ILLY

The only time I have ever had a experience with a celebrity is one time, in late 2019, I was in an elevator at a hospital. In this elevator also happened to be Reba. No one said anything (because we were in a hospital) but as soon as she got off, the other lady in the elevator talked to us about how exciting that was.

"I can't go in there, there's a popular animator" Illy, also being a popular animator: 👀

i just know ill be incredibly awkward if i ever meet a youtube celebrity

congrats and now you're a celeb people wanna have close encounters with!

So in the Philippines, there's this popular celebrity named Anne Curtis and in 2017, me and my family went to Siargao. We were with one of my mom's friends and her daughter who was 3 years old or so and I was on babysitting duty while we were eating at this restaurant. In typical toddler fashion, my mom's friend's daughter started running around so I followed her so that she doesn't get lost or something. And then she goes near the table Anne Curtis and her friends were at and I was shocked so I just gently grabbed the child's hand and lead her back to the table we were at. I don't exactly remember what I felt at that moment since it was... 4 years ago but I know that in my head I was like "Nah, it couldn't be her. It's just someone else probably. My mind is just tricking me or something." and then when we got home, my mom mentioned that Anne Curtis was in Siargao around the same time we were there and that's when I realized that yep, that was her.

Illymation: What do we do? Also Illymation: bRo TaKe mY pIcTuRe.

did you actually meet tana in a bathroom

I ran into David Dobrik with my daughter at VidCon 2018. I had no idea who he was at the time, but she was freaking out so I asked him if he would take a photo with her... he did. And that's how I became the coolest dad ever. Also, I'm taller than Philip DeFranco lol.

I've met Brentalfloss and LittleKuriboh, both extremely awesome and funny human beings. I haven't met Markiplier, but I've met his brother Thomas who is also a very talented artist~

One time I ran into Alan Becker at an awards ceremony for a Yacht Club, he was called up and since I didn't know what Alan actually looked like I decided I didn't want to bother him if he wasn't the real Alan. 1 hour later I get home and search up what he looked like, and at that moment I realized I had missed one of the biggest opportunities of my life.

I think the first time I met you was at VidCon :D

We love how Markiplier needed no introduction ;-; lol

honestly i'm the same as her friends when meeting famous people, like i wanna meet them and basically fanboy out, but at the same time i think they're probably out having a relaxing day and don't wanna be distrubed!!! also i would die happy if i ever got to meet any of the game grumps, i love their worK!!!!

not my story, it’s a close friend of mine’s story: so she was at an airport going through security, and suddenly she sees dove cameron saying bye to her (at the time) boyfriend (he played captain hook’s son in descendants). she didn’t interrupt though since they were saying bye to each other

"so do you want more anime references?" Illy: *did I stutter*

I met Jacksepticeye at a con one time... I didn't realize it was him until years later. All I said was "I like your hair, It's a very cool colour" and he said "thanks".

I've met Egoraptor before and Jacksepticeye at a random gaming convention in Austin back in like 2017. They are awesome dudes and fit into the Austin scene so well I didn't even noticed we had walked by them at first. Green hair and all. I'm suuuuper awkward around people I like but pished myself to just say hi. I will always remember that hug from Sean 🥰 my husband just let's me have my moment lol

The outro is absolutely amazing And I love watching your videos to help me draw and get a inspired 🙃

“Witnessed Markiplier” I thought he wasn’t real??

The internal panic of being in the same elevator as Markiplier was real

Wait oh my god I know the exact retro video game store at little tokyo you’re talking about and I swear to god I had the exact same experience like. I remember visiting that store when it first opened, left for a lil bit and came back later and the guy working there tells me “oh my god you literally JUST missed arin hanson” and the worst part is this was literally the second time I had experienced JUST missing arin hanson

There was this time i met CallMeCarson at a mcdonalds about 4-5 months after the whole drama, i saw him, took a deep breath, and asked him if i could take a picture, he said yes and then i thanked him for the picture, and i walked off to my table, he wasnt hesitant about it and wasnt bothered by it, i know he's back and all but he is a really chill guy outside of twitch and youtube

"And that is the story of how I witnessed Markiplier" You make it sound like it's a Bigfoot sighting XD

I love the way she said "witness" Markiplier like he's a rare animal species, lol.

3:19 Next time, try putting your phone in your shoe when entering an obstacle course and pick it up before you put your shoes back on.

Lmao I love that you didn't even mention Arin's name, but I'm literally watching this wearing a shirt with his face on it. Y'all handled that way more cooly than I could have

“And that’s how I got my picture with Logan Paul” *Well that was unexpected*

I met Angelina Jolie once because she was speaking at an event to help Syrian Refugees. I shook her hand and told her I loved her in Kung Fu Panda. I'd call that a win.

I just love how you tubers have replied

I don't think you've ever done a TBHK refreence so as a huge fan that made me smile :)

‘Witnessed Markiplier’ he’s a cryptid now

I swear why dose everyone run into mark in the elevators

omg i love the outro animation

I love the slight anime hints, like haikyuu and mha, I love them both!!

I lowkey love how markiplier is implied to be some kind of cryptid/holy being that you don't meet, but witness.

illymation: Tana!? Captions: *s a n t a*

I hope that I will one day have a story like your with you being the celebrity! ❤️

LOVE THESE ANIMATED STORYSSSSSS

Inflatable obstacle courses at Vidcon?! Man i'm JEALOUS. Also i'm living for these anime references :)

Elevators, The natural habitat of social anxiety.

So much envy! I didn't get to go to any cons before COVID. And I seriously hope I will be able to go to one someday and meet some of my favorite youtubers!

The end is so bootiful

“And that is the story of how I witnessed markiplier.”

OMG why is no one talking about how she and her friend respected peoples privacy like the rest of the world should :)

i love that your into anime ive just started the vid and ive seen meneda from mha and hanako from tolet bound

Omg I’m re watching this and I love how you made Present mic interview him 😭

I knew there would be a “wild Markiplier encounter”

Me: ‘see’s Haikyuu products’ “ *I see you are a woman of culture* “

Still haven’t met a single content creator and I’ve been a fan for years

Honestly this is my favorite part: 4:11 🤣

"That's how I witnessed Markiplier" I died, it's like he's a cryptid 😂

How many anime references do u want in this vid? Ily: yes

A couple of years ago This film crew started filming a movie a block away from me. It was called Armageddon time and it had Anthony Hopkins Anne Hathaway Robert De Niro and Oscar Issac. I tried to sneak some set photos of the celebrities but I was told that I couldn't take pictures. Also I was offered a part in the movie as an extra but the shoot date didn't align with my schedule.

there was this one time i went to mexico and one of my favorite tiktoker/youtuber also happened to be in mexico, so i was excited thinking we would be in the same country (weird ik). But i was also disappointed cause the chances of meeting her in a giant country was close to nothing. So i got to the resort, and it was so fun that night i decided "imma see what shes up to" so i check her channel and her newest video was her at a resort.. You see where i'm going with this? Well I looked at the background of her video and I was thinking to myself how familiar it looked, like RLLY familiar, like i was literally there an hour or 2 prior. So i was so hyped thinking that i might see my favorite youtuber, my dreams were crushed though when she posted something about going to a different resort (for context she was in fact at my resort but she went to a different resort after I had been there for like a day. So all hope was lost for me. UNTILLL... It was the last day and it was a super fun trip i had completely forgotten about the whole situation just enjoying my trip we got our luggage picked up and went onto a shuttle to go to the airport along with stopping by a few other resorts. well as we were stopping by another resort, i look out my window and THERE SHE IS, RIGHT THERE. I WAS SHOOK. I had no clue what to do i was shaking anfd my sister told me to go get a photo with her, so I gave my sister my phone and asked if i coulf get a photo with her. SO NOW I HAVE A RLLY COOL PHOTO. and this is one of two cool storys about meeting a celebrity. it was so amazing

Can we just appreciate how GOOD her art has gotten? The thumbnails, characters, and backgrounds look great! Props to her! ( and her team if she has one.)

Other shoe brands: These shoes are comfy, designed for running, and even athletes use them! Illy: *wHeN i'M rUnNiNg AwAy FrOm FaMoUs PeOpLe, I lIkE tO dO iT In StYLe.*

I met the VA of Marco Diaz last June and, Toph’s and Toga’s. I didn’t really know which character the other VA played but, my cousin got video of him on Snapchat

(I know this is old but stories must be storied) Years ago working at cracker barrel apparently someone from like American Idol or something came into the store/restaurant. People were kinda murmuring about it in the back but since I was a cashier I didn't hear the talk. When they left someone asked me something like "You know that was so-and-so, right?" I replied: "Who?" lol I'm convinced that even if my high top best favorite of all time singer or actor or writer or youtuber were to knock on my front door with a freaking name badge I still wouldn't know who they were.

I’m literally DYING with all of the anime references- I swear I’m not a weeb

"And that's the story of how I *witnessed* Markiplier" I'M DEAD

I love that Tana was the first one in the video. Love her so much!

My mom knows a lot of famous people and my dads gf may or may not be slightly famous SOOOOO Sometimes I get introduced to people who I listen to (if music artist) or someone I’ve never seen or heard before and they always expect me to know who they are and I just HAVE TO PLAY ALONG

Me who’s subtly freaking out seeing all the anime references.

"We will NOT be bothering George Takei EITHER!" 😂

I’ve literally never seen a celebrity before irl(not counting minecon) but I have online :D I was playing Wings of Fire on roblox and I met Bellasaurus, who, lemme just say, was being crowded and bombarded with questions. Poor Bella

The only similarity I have to this is walking pass the sunflower van gogh painting. I only saw it for a few seconds but i still loved it. Context ( when i was in year 6 10-11y me and a few people in my class visited London, were we went to a whole bunch of museums including the national art gallery. We were studying the romans at the time so we weren't supposed to see aby of the van gogh exhibit either since you had to pay for it)

I met TheOdd1sOut at my comic con, and we were getting signatures from him along with photos. Everyone was having him sign their 3-day passes, and me, wanting to be the unique one, asked him to sign my Kirby stress squishie that I got from a friend. He awkwardly laughed, and said "On there? Okay..." And did sign the squishie, and I also got a photo (Sadly I think the photo is gone, that phone went away a long time ago). Sometimes I wonder if he even remembers that, but thinking about it, probably not.

If I ever meet someone famous, I’d try to act really casual and friendly, as if they’re just a normal person that I’m used to being around. It would go something like this: “Hey Jacksfilms, how’s it goin’...” “Oh, are you a fan? Do you want a picture?” “No, no, I don’t wanna bother you. Just saying hi. Congrats on the RU-vid original series. 👍”

The closest I ever got to meeting someone popular/ famous was Ratana. The EN VA of Yae Miko from Genshin Impact and Leonie from Fire Emblem. She came to my local animethon and since I went on the last day, I only waited 10 minutes for a picture and a signed Yae Miko poster. She’s really cool and chill

This was very recent. Either it was this person or an incredibly convincing twin or it was actually him. I absolutely believe I saw idubbbz working at my local coffee shop. I even compared pictures on my phone. I didn't have the gall to actually ask because I wasn't sure and wasn't ready for the awkward conversation if he wasn't.

woah, ✨celebrities✨

I met Anthony Padilla's parents on a random bus in Disney World. Yeah, that's it.

I always ask for a pic. And in our city is a "famous" person and its so nice to see her

I saw the indie musician I flew to see at a restaurant the night before her show. At least I got to say hi, thank you indigo de souza!

At this point, Illy's videos are kind of like a "Which Anime Character is this?" Game and i love it

"A popular animator" **shows Arin Hanson** **muffled sobbing**

this type of stuff would be me meeting you or youtubers like you

So once I was at this surfing place (I’m Australian btw)and lately I’d been watching MasterChef junior. One of the judges ran a cafe at the surfing place. I saw him and I was shocked

Close encounters with RU-vid celebs: 1) Staring in the mirror

Just being in the presents of Markiplier is a glorious moment in ones life.

I actually remember going to a mall in LA where I was waiting for a friend to use the restroom at Target And while I was waiting I noticed a woman with her daughter and to me she looked vaguely familiar. That was until my sister pointed her out and I realized I was near Ming-Na Wen aka the voice of Mulan and Fennec Shand from the Mandalorian. I remembered absolutely freaking out on the inside and I asked her if I could take a picture with her and she said sure. We chatted for a bit but I didn't wanna hold her up cuz she was with her daughter shopping for school supplies so I said my good byes and when my friend came back I excitedly told the story of what happened. Best Day ever in my opinion🥰 btw she's an absolute sweetheart and was very nice🥰

I ran into the completionist at the LAX airport food court and like a few months ago i saw another youtube animator at a mall near seattle. its wild to see youtubers

My encounter with a RU-vid celebrity was with... you, illy. Or someone that looked and sounded EXACTLY like you. It was I think over a year ago, in my hometown in France (I've moved out now), in my local supermarket. There was this group of young people speaking English checking the alcohol section I walked through to go and pay for my stuff. And I thought I recognised you, but didn't come and talk to who I supposed was you until the very last moment when you were leaving (all the people were by bike). I came up to the person I thought was you and asked if it was you, and... she said she wasn't. That was super awkward because I was super stressed (: Anyway so illy, if a year or two ago you went to the middle of France during summer, and a weird teen came up to you as you were biking, it was me x)

Just imagen walking into an elevator and Mariplier is just there just like: Hey. I would be freaking out

I love how you said witnessed Markilplier like he was some sort cryptid

i had the pleasure at vidcon of meeting markplier and ily both were wonderful. also at a jacksepticey panel i yelled i love you jack and he responded and i love you too random citizen completing the perfect megamind reference

My husband and I went to a movie theater in Wisconsin. And we saw Ninja from youtube... We didn't know him and in the Hallway my husband needed to fart really bad. So he did in the hallway. Moments later Ninja walk through that hallway and we didn't know... He had discussed a look on his face when he walked through the fart. 🤣😂 So he farted on a celebrity. I heard he was visiting family or something.

Other you tubers: extroverts that actually don’t get flustered doing interactions Illy: I eats mah spa-GET

I love how you put Hanako-Kun and Yashiro Nene 😄