{"id":2446557,"date":"2026-06-05T16:52:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2446557"},"modified":"2026-06-05T16:52:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:52:57","slug":"paul-rudd-details-his-perfect-run-in-with-neil-diamond-while-djing-a-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/paul-rudd-details-his-perfect-run-in-with-neil-diamond-while-djing-a-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Rudd details his &#8216;perfect run-in&#8217; with Neil Diamond while DJ&#8217;ing a party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Paul Rudd is remembering the time he ran into Neil Diamond while DJ-ing a party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The<em> Power Ballad <\/em>actor said he was &#8220;very anxious&#8221; about Diamond being at the event, but still managed to talk to him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was a perfect run-in. It was great,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/paul-rudd\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Paul Rudd;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Paul Rudd&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Paul Rudd<\/a> is sharing the story of his &#8220;perfect run-in&#8221; with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/neil-diamond\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Neil Diamond;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Neil Diamond&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Neil Diamond<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Power Ballad<\/em> actor revealed on Thursday\u2019s episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/late-night-with-seth-meyers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Late Night With Seth Meyers;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Late Night With Seth Meyers&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Late Night With Seth Meyers<\/em><\/a> that he once encountered the \u201cSweet Caroline\u201d singer in his early days as a DJ in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI did somebody\u2019s 40th birthday, I think? And it was kind of cool,\u201d Rudd said. \u201cIt was in L.A., so you\u2019d sometimes get some famous people showing up at the wedding\u2026 I did one where Neil Diamond was a guest.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Paul Rudd at &#8216;Power Ballad&#8217; screening in New York City in May<br \/>Credit: Cindy Ord\/WireImage<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/avengers-doomsday-11831184\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Avengers: Doomsday;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Avengers&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Avengers: Doomsday<\/em><\/a> star admitted he was \u201cvery aware\u201d that Diamond was at the event and \u201cnervous\u201d about it the entire time. That didn\u2019t stop him, however, from going up to talk to the Grammy winner during the festivities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;By the way, I was about 21 years old.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI was just starting off and I just went around and Neil Diamond was sitting at this table by himself, and I said, \u2018Hello, Mr. Diamond. Are you having fun tonight?\u2019\u201d Rudd recalled. \u201cAnd he was very serious and he said, \u2018Yes, yes I am.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rudd, in turn, had the perfect response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI just said, \u2018Well, more importantly, are you Wanging Chung tonight?\u2019\u201d he continued, making a reference to the group\u2019s 1986 song \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BoXu6QmxpJE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Everybody Have Fun Tonight;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Everybody Have Fun Tonight&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Everybody Have Fun Tonight<\/a>,\u201d which he said \u201chad to have been playing\u201d during their chat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Diamond wasn\u2019t shaken by Rudd\u2019s joke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI remember he just looked at me, and he was very serious, and he just said, \u2018Well, I try and Wang Chung every night,\u2019\u201d Rudd said as the late-night audience laughed. \u201cAnd I said, \u2018All right.\u2019 And I walked away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/seth-meyers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Seth Meyers;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Seth Meyers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Seth Meyers<\/a> admitted that he didn\u2019t think a conversation with Diamond \u201ccould go much better than that,\u201d Rudd simply replied, \u201cNo, it was a perfect run-in. It was great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier in their conversation, Rudd admitted that he wasn\u2019t very good at being a DJ but that it was \u201ca nice job to do when I was in school\u201d because it was something he could do on weekends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI would do bar mitzvahs. Bat mitzvahs. Really any kind of mitzvah,\u201d he teased. \u201cAnd weddings and birthdays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch Rudd discuss his meeting with Diamond in the clip above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/paul-rudd-perfect-meeting-with-neil-diamond-while-djing-party-11991885\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Paul Rudd is remembering the time he ran into Neil Diamond while DJ-ing a party. The Power Ballad actor said he was &#8220;very anxious&#8221; about Diamond being at the event, but still managed to talk to him. &#8220;It was a perfect run-in. It was great,&#8221; he said. 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