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Director M. Night Shyamalan of The Sixth Sense fame and The Last Airbender infamy, was on campus today to tour the University with his wife and high-school-aged daughter, who was carrying a packet of applicant information.

Members of Umqombothi, the African a cappella group, invited the family to their upcoming show when they stopped by the group’s booth in Frist. Shyamalan declined, but he chatted with the group for a bit. When Umqombothi members asked him if he directed films, he simply put a finger to his lips and walked away.

Here are some very shady pictures of the director and his family:

May 9, 2013

Spotted: M. Night Shyamalan

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Whitaker with Eddie Glaude, Department Chair for the Program in African American Studies, walking by Prospect House this afternoon. (Thanks to DJ Judd and Sarah Paton for the tipoff!)

We’re used to our fare share of celebrities here in the Bubble, but that doesn’t mean we don’t still get starstruck: Forest Whitaker, the Academy-Award-winning American actor of Last King of Scotland fame, was on campus today for a meeting at the Center for African American Studies. Sophomore Uchechi Kalu was lucky enough to be on the scene: “I was working at Stanhope Hall, and everyone was wearing business casual, so I knew something was up–and then this ray of sunshine walked into the office and shook my hand!  He’s just as kind and well-dressed as you’d imagine. Thank God I decided against sweatpants this morning!”  Definitely a memorable way to end the week.

Oct 13, 2011

Spotted: Forest Whitaker, Stanhope-Bound

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We just spotted John Legend on the steps of the Architecture building, dressed in black, posing for a photo with a huge group of students. We hear he’s on campus for AAS 348/ENG 348: Black Popular Music Culture.

After the “Ordinary People” crooner signed autographs and took photos, he disappeared toward Frist, leaving behind him a trail of awestruck Princeton students. “John! John!” they yelled as he retreated, signing course packets all the way. We saw one sophomore shake his head slowly, a smile of disbelief on his face, as he walked to class.

No, really.

UPDATE: Some more details from his visit after the jump, courtesy of a student in the class.  Turns out he’s been working with this weekend’s USG Lawnparties band, The Roots:

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Apr 27, 2010

Spotted: John Legend

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