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The Obnoxious Kind

[Blind Gossip] If you go to fan conventions, chances are you are very excited about meeting your favorite stars.

The actors have two motivations for being there: Money and ego!

What about money?

Well, they get paid a lot to be there. There are appearance fees. There are photo fees. Some actors allow you to take selfies with them for a fee, while others force you to pay for a photo with a professional photographer. There are also autograph fees.

It adds up. A popular star like Norman Reedus from The Walking Dead might take home $500,000 in a single convention weekend from appearance and photo op fees!

What about ego?

Well, it gives actors a chance to bolster their fan base. If they are past their prime, it’s a way to relive their glory days with fans who remember them. For a fee, of course.

However, not all actors are fan friendly.

Our first story is about money.

This is about an esteemed actor who starred in some of your favorite movies in the 1970s. You could probably name our actor in five notes.

He was doing a fan convention in February 2020 in a major US city.

I was taking a selfie with a friend of mine, when a woman started yelling at me. “You! COME HERE!” I walked over and she said said, “Did you just take a picture of my husband?”

I looked over to see who her husband was. He was that actor, [redacted]. He kept his head down. He looked very small and very subservient. 

She was yelling, “Were you trying to take a photo with my husband in the background? Selfies aren’t allowed! You have to pay!”

This actor did not allow selfies. However, there was no need for the wife to bite the poor fan’s head off, as the fan wanted neither.

I told her, “Look, I didn’t even know your husband was in the photo, so don’t yell at me. And if I did want to pay for a photo of a celebrity, it would be for a better celebrity than your husband!”

Ouch.

Our second story is about ego.

Same Esteemed Actor. Different fan. Different convention.

The fan brought a poster with them from a comedic movie Esteemed Actor did with a very famous funny actor back in the 1990s.

The fan had already gotten Funny Actor to sign the poster years before, so they were excited about getting Esteemed Actor’s signature on the same poster.

How did that go?

Well, when Esteemed Actor unrolled the poster and saw Funny Actor’s signature on it, he grabbed a Sharpie.

Then he scribbled out Funny Actor’s autograph… signed his own name… and handed it back to the fan!

Now that’s what we call a close encounter of the obnoxious kind!

The two men only did one movie together, but it turns out that they did not get along during filming. This was just Esteemed Actor’s petty way of disassociating himself from Funny Actor. 

Not Norman Reedus.

Similar: Billowy Belly

Esteemed Actor:

Funny Actor:

Clues:

[Optional] Your favorite film of Esteemed Actor? Of Funny Actor?

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Comments

  1. PatioPrincess says

    I don’t even care who this has been is, but wow to the photos of Norman Reedus. For an older guy, who is a bit scruffy, he sure is hot. I like him and enjoy his role as DD in TWD. I’ve also heard he is extremely kind and enjoys meeting his fans. You Go Norman!

  3. Lindasu says

    Steve Martin who’ve I’ve heard is not a nice guy.
    Eddie Murphy. They did Bowfinger together.

  4. letinstar says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfus
    Funny Actor: Bill Murray
    Richard was in “Close Encounters….”and the rumors are that he and Bill did not get along in “What about Bob”
    “Caddyshack is my favorite Bill Murray Movie.
    I did like Richard Dreyfus in “What about Bob”

  5. erinmarie1285 says

    Richard Dreyfuss
    Bill Murray (What About Bob?)
    Clues: Close Encounters

  7. Alexis_Rose says

    Richard Dreyfuss is a piece of *. I cannot believe he would scratch out Bill Murray’s signature. If I were that fan I think I would have beat the * out of him. lol No, not really, but I would have made a HUGE fuss. And I do mean huge.

  8. aaaemmyk says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss (Days of the Dead in Atlanta)

    Funny Actor: Bill Murray

    Clues: five notes, close encounter, the obnoxious kind

  9. CatInTheHat says

    Richard Dreyfuss, Bill Murray (What About Bob?)
    Clues: 5 notes, close encounters, disassociating
    Favorite films: EA Always, FA Lost in Translation

  11. spoonerism says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss

    Funny Actor: Bill Murray (with whom he starred in What About Bob? and reportedly hated)

    Clues: “Notes” = Mr. Holland’s Opus; “close encounter” = Close Encounters of the Third Kind

  12. MelodyMunroe7 says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss

    Funny Actor: Bill Murray

    Clues: close encounter of the third kind. They starred in Whats up with Bob. Heard he was kind of d*** from other castmates

  13. stinkerbell says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss

    Funny Actor: Bill Murray

    Clues: Close Encounter

  14. happygazoo says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss

    Funny Actor: Bill Murray

    Movie: What About Bob

    Clues: Close Encounter of the obnoxious kind

  17. mrscake says

    I finally made an account because at last! One I’m at least 90% sure of!

    Esteemed actor: Richard Dreyfus

    Funny actor: Bill Murray

    They worked together on What About Bob and I read an interview in which

    • mrscake says

      Oh shoot sorry!
      In which Dreyfus said Murray was a drunk bully.
      Clues: close encounters, bitten the head off, notes (mr Holland’s opus)

      Fave movies of Dreyfus, many to choose from but I loved Mr Holland’s Opus
      Same for Murray, many to choose but I probably would say Scrooged.

  20. Elcookie says

    esteemed actor : AA winner Richard Dreyfuss
    Funny actor: Bill Murray, did what about Bob with him
    Clues: obnoxious kind, can name in 5 notes

  21. VioletBee says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfus

    Funny Actor: Bill Murray

    Favourite films of them both? Jaws and Scrooged

  22. WorkHardBeNice says

    I feel like this is Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy.

    *Not really a Nolte fan but my husband and I are still quoting the hell out of Eddie Murphy’s body of work, 30 years later. Who doesn’t love Aunt Bunny?

    • WorkHardBeNice says

      Damn, I missed alllll the clues.
      Starting to doubt my life choices now.

  23. Abstermcdaddyo says

    Richard Dreyfuss

    Bill Murray

    All the clues indicating close encounters of the third kind which

    Jaws and Groundhog Day

  24. Mandajo says

    2nd story Richard Dreyfuss = Esteemed Actor
    Funny Actor = Bill Murray
    Movie: What About Bob?
    Hint: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

  25. whatever says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss
    Funny Actor: Bill Murray
    Clues: five notes, as in the five tones in Close Encounters

  26. mangolala says

    Esteemed actor: Richard Dreyfus
    Funny actor: Bill Murray
    Movie: What about Bob?
    Clues: Dreyfus was in Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind

  30. MarshallRob says

    Richard Dreyfuss

    Bill Murray

    Clues: Five notes/Close encounter of the obnoxious kind= Close encounters of the third kind. Dissasociating=What About Bob?

  32. dmknyc says

    Richard Dreyfuss (close encounters…)
    Bill Murray funny actor, 90’s/what abut bob?

  33. thedancer says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss
    Funny Actor: Bill Murray.

    Hints “Five Notes” is a Close Encounters and Mr Holland’s Opus Reference. As is “Close Encounters of an obnoxious kind”. “Bite the fan’s head off” – Jaws reference.

    Close Encounters and Ghostbusters are my favorites of theirs.

  35. keilobyte says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfus

    Funny Actor: Bill Murray

    Clues: close encounter, five notes from the space ship

  36. movielover says

    Esteemed actor: Richard Dreyfuss
    Funny actor: Bill Murray

    Clues: Close encounter of the obnoxious kind, esteemed

  37. Midwestgurl says

    Richard Dreyfuss

    Bill Murray

    Close Encounters, 5 notes comment. He was in Close Encounters and Jaws. Both themes very well known for only 5 notes and 2 notes respectively.

  38. ginger cakes says

    Im getting Robert Deniro vibes from this.
    He did were no angels years ago.

  39. MaryQuiteContrary says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss

    Funny Actor: Bill Murray

    Clues: five notes (the Close Encounters song played to the aliens), bite the poor fan’s head off (reference to Jaws)

  40. pedidentalasst says

    Shame shame Richard Dreyfuss and he didn’t get along with Bill Murray in What About Bob….clues, close encounters, disassociating….he does a lot of those “con” events

  42. silence1534 says

    Richard Dreyfus

    Bill Murray

    Close encounter, 5 notes, it’s pretty well known they didn’t get along filming What About Bob.

  43. heytheresmikey says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss

    Funny Actor: Bill Murray

    Clues: close encounters (close encounters of the third kind), disassociate himself (psychology term and reference to What About Bob)

  45. cuppycakes01 says

    Is this Sean Astin and Pauly shore?

    Like he’s had some pretty serious roles but none in the 70s. But I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t recognize the lord of the rings music in five notes or less.

  46. tntattletale says

    This is Richard Dreyfus. Funny guy is Bill Murray. I’m just sickened at how these people really are behind closed doors.

  47. eddieslady84 says

    Richard Dreyfuss, guessing the 5 notes is either a reference to theme from JAWS or Mr. Holland’s Opus….and of course ‘close encounter’ – Close Encounters of the Third Kind…I like some of his movies but have always heard he is a pompous jerk…and the funny actor is definitely Bill Murray who starred w/ him in “What About Bob?” — they openly hated each other…but omg, such a dirtbag thing to do if I was the fan I’d have scratched out his name right in front of him and thrown it back…

  48. Blueblueeyes says

    Richard Dreyfuss, and a What About Bob ashtray

    5 notes if clearly Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Bill Murray threw and ash tray at his head on the set of that movie

  50. KellyKitty says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss
    Funny Actor: Bill Murray
    Clues: Close Encounters etc

  51. momatduke says

    I volunteer at Cons and it’s true, you cannot take a selfie near our guests because people do this to avoid paying for selfies. Usually it’s the volunteers yelling at folks though. 🙂

    Crossing out another actor’s name on a poster someone brought from home? I haven’t heard this happened and can’t imagine who would do that. That fan would be so upset.

  52. boyjack4 says

    Richard Dreyfus
    Bill Murray
    Close Encounters of the third kind (Close Emcounter)
    Mr Holland’s Opus( 5 note)

  54. ivy3499 says

    Esteemed: Richard Dreyfus
    Funny: Bill Murray
    Movie: What About Bob?
    Clues: 5 notes, close encounters

  56. luddite2 says

    Richard Dreyfuss writing over Bill Murray’s signature. Murray was great in Lost in Translation.

  57. stephportss says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss

    Funny Actor: Bill Murray

    Clues: Close Encounter of the Third Kind references . Richard and Bill were in “What About Bob?” together!

  59. Amandavt70 says

    Esteemed Actor Richard Dreyfuss
    Funny Actor Bill Murray
    They starred together in What about Bob?
    Clues are name that note in 5, and close encounter as in his film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

  60. with a twist says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss

    Funny Actor: Bill Murray (movie was What about Bob?)

    Clues: close encounters, bite your head off (Jaws), name him in 5 notes (Mr. Holland’s Opus)

  61. amagod121 says

    As soon as you said, “You could probably name our actor in five notes,” I knew the five notes! (Took a bit longer to figure out the movie and actor, as I never saw the movie.)

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss (was readying for it to be a Bill Shatner blind!)
    “Funny” Actor: Bill Murray
    Clues: those five notes! Plus your heading with the word “kind” in it.

    I liked Dreyfuss in Jaws! But Bill Murray? Eh feh. Nada.

  62. elisemh says

    Esteemed actor: Richard Dreyfuss
    Funny actor: Bill Murray
    Clues: 5 notes/Close encounters, What about money=What About Bob

    I’ve never been a huge Richard Dreyfuss fan. I feel like his role in What About Bob wasn’t all that far off from his real self. I love that movie though! The “Mmmmmmmmm! Mmmmm!” dinner scene will never cease to make me laugh.

  63. LisaJewell says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss

    Funny Actor: Bill Murray

    Comedy movie: What About Bob?

    Clues: “name our actor in five notes” – Jaws theme?

  64. Harpsichott says

    Richard Dreyfuss?

    Close encounters of the third kind, What about Bob? and Jaws?

  65. amagod121 says

    As soon as you said, “You could probably name our actor in five notes,” I knew the five notes! (Took a bit longer to figure out the movie and actor. )

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss
    Funny Actor: Bill Murray
    Clues: those five notes! Plus your heading with the word “encounter” in it. Never saw the movie though.

    I liked Dreyfuss in Jaws! But Bill Murray? Eh feh. Nada.

  66. High Steppa says

    Esteemed actor: Richard Dreyfuss
    Funny Actor: Bill Murray

    Clues are Close Encounters (for the movie) Name that Tune in 5 notes (the 5 note tune from the movie).

  67. redbus says

    I am sad to have to say richard dreyfuss.. the jaws theme being the 5 notes and reference to close encounters. also he was in a movie with bill murray,,I could see them clashing.

  68. queenpin says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfus

    Funny Actor: Bill Murray

    Clues: 5 notes, close encounters

  69. bumblebee666 says

    Richard Dreyfuss
    Bill Murray
    Clues: close encounter of the obnoxious kind

  70. badgerette85 says

    Esteemed actor- Richard Dreyfus
    Funny- Bull Murray
    Movie – What about Bob

    Clue- “close encounters”

  71. porsche says

    Esteemed actor: Richard Dreyfuss
    Comic actor: Bill Murray
    Clues: five notes and encounters were from the movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    Favorite movie: Jaws
    Favorite movie: What about Bob? And in SNL, he was hilarious.
    What an idiot to write over Bill Murray’s signature, what a jerk. I feel sorry for that fan, may not be a fan anymore–lol.

    • TheSalmon says

      True. But if the fan ever wants to sell that poster, the story makes it infinitely more valuable.

  72. RubieCubie says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss

    Funny Actor: Bill Murray

    Clues: Close Encounters of the Third Kind/Obnoxious Kind – Dreyfus was the lead actor. Disassociating – Dreyfuss played Murray’s therapist in What About Bob?

  73. joanieandthejets says

    Richard Dreyfuss

    Bill Murray

    Clues “what about” Bob, “close encounters”

  74. mozart_2002 says

    This has to be Richard Dreyfuss and Bill Murray. I used to like Dreyfuss, but he seems like such a cry baby. The movie was What About Bob.

  76. flower says

    William Shatner

    The movie was Loaded Weapon 1, there are many possible funny actors in that.

  77. foxxyminxx says

    Richard Dreyfus and Bill Murray
    What about Bob?
    Clues: Close encounters of the third kind
    /The obnoxious kind
    What about Bob / money/ ego
    Groundhog Day

  78. psychicdeath says

    Richard Dreyfus
    Bill Murray

    Clues: The obnoxious kind – from close encounters of the first kind
    five notes – the message from aliens in Close Encounters was five notes

  79. jonesing says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfus
    Funny Actor: Bill Murray
    “In 5 notes” Mr. Holland’s Opus
    “Close Encounter Of The Obnoxious Kind” Close Encounters…
    Their movie together:What About Bob
    Also the clue disassociate-disassociative disorder-Dreyfus played a therapist in WAB
    Give me Bill Murray any day.

  80. OoLaLana says

    Esteemed: Richard Dreyfuss
    Funny: Bill Murray
    Both starred together in -> What About Bob?

    Clues:
    – Close Encounters of the Third Kind/obnoxious kind
    – Also, famous five notes at the end of Close Encounters
    – “disassociating” – psychiatric term, played psychiatrist in What About Bob
    – “bite the poor fan’s head off” -> Jaws

  82. MotownDiego says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss
    Funny Actor: Bill Murray
    Clues: “Name him in five notes” -Mr. Holland’s Opus.

  84. melrose71 says

    Esteemed: Richard Dreyfuss
    Funny: Bill Murray
    Clues are five notes and close encounter for Close Encounters of the Third Kind. They made What About Bob together in the 90s and famously didn’t get along. I think both actors can be prickly, but not sure if I’ve heard many mean fan encounters with Murray. Dreyfuss sounds like a total diva.

  87. beachchick218 says

    Esteemed: Richard Dreyfuss.

    Not sure about the funny actor.

    5 notes: Theme for Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind.

  88. marringdon says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfuss
    Funny Actor: Bill Murray
    Clues: Five notes (Jaws) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind

  89. sofial says

    Esteemed Actor: Richard Dreyfus
    Funny Actor: Bill Murray
    Clues: close encounters

  90. Amityvillain says

    Richard Dreyfuss as esteemed and Bill Murray as funny.

    Clues: Five notes=Mr. Holland’s Opus; close encounter of the obnoxious kind= Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind; bite the poor fan’s head off=Jaws.

  91. KrazyCatLady says

    A tiny bit of research and my guess is Richard Dreyfus and * Bill Murray in What About Bob, which is one of my fav childhood movies. Charlie Korsmo was so cute when we were kids. I am probably very wrong but that’s a little before my time.

    • BosLos says

      According to everyone who’s encountered Bill Murray, he’s a really great guy who fully engages fans and others when he’s with them. Why you would consider him an “*” confuses me.

    • dahlia202049 says

      Awww that makes me sad! I saw RD as hamlet or king lear (I cant remember) at the malibu playhouse in the late 90s. He was nice.

  92. kelno19 says

    Richard Dreyfus, Bill Murray. 5 Notes (Close Encounters of the Third Kind), close encounter of obnoxious kind.