Five Bizarre Celebrity Encounters Beyond Dylan

Aug. 16, 2009— -- You never know where and when a celebrity might show up.

Bob Dylan's bizarre stroll through a New Jersey neighborhood one rainy night last month spooked residents so much that one called the police.

Dylan wandered into the yard of a home that had a "For Sale" sign on it. His haggard appearance freaked out the home's occupants who told the police there was an "eccentric-looking old man" in their yard, the Long Branch Police said. One of the occupants went so far as to follow Dylan as he continued walking down the street.

The homeowner and the police didn't recognize the artist.

It was not the first time in America that members of the public had odd, unexpected encounters with celebrities. In fact, it's not even the first time that such an encounter occurred at somebody's house.

So join us on a brief trip down memory lane as we highlight five of our favorite and most bizarre celebrity encounters of recent history.

There was no "For Sale" sign on the lawn but maybe, just maybe, Robert Downey Jr. was doing some house shopping of his own back in July 1996 when he created one of the most bizarre celebrity encounters.

While drunk, Downey wandered into a neighbor's Malibu, Calif., home that he thought was his own. Dubbed the "Goldilocks" incident, Downey entered the house, folded his clothes on a chair and passed out on an 11-year-old's bed, only to be discovered by an astonished mother who wondered if her son had gone to sleep early.

To make matters worse, on the 911 call -- which was widely circulated -- Downey's heavy snoring was audible in the background.

He was cited for trespassing and being under the influence of a controlled substance. Downey was already on probation after an arrest a month earlier for driving in Malibu with heroin, cocaine and a concealed .357 Magnum. Downey entered rehab, but just four days later, he bolted from a bathroom window at the detox center wearing a Hawaiian shirt and a pair of slippers.