Admit it, you have a favorite celebrity. But as much as most people love their favorite celebs, only a select few have ever flung themselves at their feet and offered their adulation by writing (and sending!) fan mail. Can imagine if you wrote to Val Kilmer and he just tossed your letter into the garbage? He'd probably think to himself, "that's where you belong - person who wrote that letter in the garbage." We wouldn't be able to handle the shame. Fortunately, for a few brave fans, the stars on this list took the time to respond with a funny and insightful note (and sometimes a full letter). So which Hollywood celebrities actually respond to fan mail? Everyone from POTUS to Prince.
A lot of the stars on this list are exactly the people who you think would respond to fan mail - Conan O'Brien, Stephen Fry - nerdy sorts who can take a break from playing D&D to write back to their fans. But some of the celebrities on this list might surprise you. Who would have thought that Johnny Depp would want to take time from his busy schedule of lying around on an island to write an email? Not us.
This list is a compilation of some of the best celebrity responses to fan mail, and we hope you find these letters as entertaining and down right cool as their recipients did. Vote for your favorite celebrity fan mail response and shout at us in the comments to let us know if you've received anything cool from a famous person. And no, French Stewart doesn't count.
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Barack Obama
Despite being the busiest dude on the planet, President Obama still has time to reply to the cutest letter ever addressed to a government official. What did you do today?!
Charles Dickens
In 1838, as Dickens was finishing his third novel Nicholas Nickleby, Dickens received a helpful letter from a six-year-old fan named Hasting Hughes, who had some ideas for how to punch up the story. Dickens responded with candor and the boy seemed to have made a friend for life.
Christopher Walken
"It was a busy year and then it wasn't..." begins this hand typed letter to the Christopher Walken online fan club. Not only do we learn a bit about his 2004 work schedule, but we find out that he loves Rutget Hauer!
Conan O'Brien
In 2003, Nikki Simmons asked Conan O'Brien to be her prom date. Even though he turned her down, he still wrote her a sweet letter.
John Cleese
No one should ever forget just how important John Cleese is.
Quentin Tarantino
How else would Quentin Tarantino respond to a letter asking him whether or not he used "Continued" on the tops of his scripts? This completely INSANE letter was either fueled by the success of Reservoir Dogs, mountains of cocaine, or both.
Rik Mayall
When an autograph seeker wrote to the Young One's management in search of a signature, his response was not only timely, but rather polite.
Stan Lee
In his 1947 book, Secrets Behind the Comics, Stan Lee offered readers a chance to have their comic book artwork reviewed for the price of $1.25. Years later an enterprising young man sent in $2 (you gotta think about inflation, ya'll) and actually got a response from Stan The Man.
Steve Jobs
Before he became king of all things tech, Steve Jobs was just a nerd who responded to fan mail by gluing computer chips to stationery.
Steve Martin
When popular comedian, actor, and banjo player Steve Martin was at the height of his comedic prowess, he received daily Santa-sized mail sacks full of fan letters. The only way he could respond to them all was with this hilarious form letter.