Judd Apatow recently revealed how he felt when he shared Steve Martin’s personal address with a company that provides tours of celebrity homes.
speaks to Interview Magazinetold the 57-year-old American director and film producer that his grandmother lived next door to Martin during his childhood and, as his ardent fan, he could not resist getting her autograph.
Apatow recalled, “I’m 12. My grandmother lives in Beverly Hills. So I went to visit her and she knew where Steve Martin lived. So every time we went anywhere, I said, ‘Let’s use Bedford.'”
He added: “Then one day we drove 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, do you want to sign on the street?'”
When his favorite star said no again because he didn’t want people coming to his house, Apatow decided to handle it himself.
“So anyway, I’m going home and writing him this letter to be funny, but I’m a little annoyed,” said Looked up director laughed.
He then went on to write to Martin: “Dear Steve, I’m your biggest fan, but you treat your fans like trash. You wouldn’t live in that house if I didn’t buy all your records and go to all your movies. So if you don’t send me an apology, I’m going to send your address to Homes of the Stars and you’re going to be walking around 24 hours a day.”
But his efforts paid off, then Only murder in the building Star sent Apatow an autographed copy of his book Cruel Shoes with an apology.
“To Judd, I’m sorry! I didn’t realize I was talking to the—underline three times—Judd Apatow, 1980,” Steve Martin wrote in his note.
