Judd Apatow recently revealed how he felt about sharing Steve Martin’s home address with a company that gives tours of celebrity homes.
Talk to Interview MagazineThe 57-year-old American director and producer shared that his grandmother resided next door to Martin during his childhood and as an avid fan, he couldn’t help but get her autograph.
Apatow remembers: “I was 12 years old. My grandmother lives in Beverly Hills. So I visited her and she knew where Steve Martin lived. So every time we went somewhere, I said, “Let’s use Bedford.” » »
He added: “So one day we walked by and he was outside washing his car or something and I asked him for an autograph and he said, ‘No, I don’t sign autographs at my house.’ And then I said, “Well, are you going to sign it on the street?”
When his favorite star said no again because he didn’t want people coming to his house, Apatow decided to take care of it himself.
“Okay, I’m going home and writing him this letter to be funny, but I’m a little bored,” said the Knocked up the director joked.
He then wrote to Martin: “Dear Steve, I’m your biggest fan, but you treat your fans like trash. You wouldn’t be living in this house if I didn’t buy all your records and go see all your movies. So if you don’t send me an apology, I’ll send your address to Homes of the Stars and you’ll have tour buses coming 24 hours a day.”
However, his efforts bore fruit since the Only murders in the building The star sent Apatow a signed copy of his book Cruel Shoes with an apology.
“To Judd, I’m sorry! I didn’t realize I was talking to Judd Apatow, underlined three times, in 1980,” Steve Martin wrote in his note.
