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Message: [QUOTE="Palatine, post: 5307984, member: 974"] Cal Ripken Jr. I once did a spot for a company that was so cheap that it didn't let us keep a store open at night or even close the store when shooting a commercial (Trak Auto). So we shot Cal in an open store in a strip mall in the Baltimore area. As we were shooting people were walking in and out of the store. At first, he would shoot a scene then withdraw to a makeshift make up room in the back. Over time word spread Cal was in the store. So when a scene was being shot a crowd would gather. After first couple of scenes, during the break, Cal went over to the crowd and signed for everyone there. Then would retreat to the back. He repeated this all day through the shoot. There was a sports store in the mall. Soon folks were going over there, buying baseballs and bringing them back for Cal to sign. The store ran out of baseballs. Cal was patience. Was nice with everyone and did a very good job on the commercial. He was an absolute prince. I have worked with scores of celebrities from Michael Jordan to Michelle Pheiffer. No one was nicer than Cal. The worst? Dale Earnhardt Jr. That dude would figure out what the minimum he had to do -- and then do just a little less. Awful [/QUOTE]