A nice story about Jensen Ackles on Reddit. Text: Poster: I โworkedโ with him/ for him for several years before I realized he was a celebrity/ on a major tv show.
I swear he is the most humble, genuine, and respectful man Iโve ever worked with. Probably why I never would have guessed he was famous.
Question: What did you do for him?
Poster: Full disclosure- this was from 2011 to 2012 (ish) so I dont remember the smaller details of our interactions, but anywayโฆ
I worked at a high end โexecutive car serviceโ. Basically wealthy business people, agents, sports players, etc. would book us for an SUV or town car to take them to meetings, the airport, whatever. We didnโt have limos or party busses or anything, it was strictly for professionals in a professional setting.
Anyway, I had been talking with Jensen usually twice a week for a good 6+ months. Iโd book him trips to the airport in Canada and Malibu? I think thatโs where the CA side was. All I really knew was he โtraveled a lot for workโ and his wife and new baby were at home.
I worked with major assholes, which was to be expected. Attorneys assistants especially. They would get fired if they didnโt use the right colored post-it. That kinda crap. So they understandably were always stressed the hell out, which would get taken out on me. Whatever. Thatโs all part of the game.
But anytime I answered the phone and it was Jensen, I knew at least for those few minutes my job would actually be enjoyable. Heโd always ask about ME. How my day was, what the weather in SoCal was like since heโd be on his way there. Small talk, but always SO damn nice. Heโd occasionally mention how heโd miss his family during the longer trips or tell me how itโd be a short stay that particular week so heโd be able to get back home to his baby. SO sweet.
One day months later the owner of โmyโ company called me to ask about the schedule. Mentioned Jensen was to be picked up the following day and she chuckled and asked, โyou know who that is, right?โ Uhhh, no? Then she told me he was on tv and was traveling to film every week. Based on how humble, soft spoken, and incredibly nice he was, I figured he was just starting out in the business or was kinda an unknown. Thatโs when my boss told me he was shooting this huge show, he was really famous, etc etc.
I never woulda guessed it in a million years. With celebrities, we always dealt with their agents. Jensen would always pick up the phone and call me himself. He just seemed like a completely normal, humble guy who didnโt let his fame change who he was.
I worked there for another several months and then moved onto a different company, but damn did I miss โworkingโ with him. I always knew thereโd be no drama when he called.
To this day I still havenโt seen him in anything (or even a single episode of Supernatural) but Iโll always hold a soft spot for him just based on the way he treated me. I was relentlessly harassed but he was always so, so kind.
