OlderEllen Pompeo: I Sold Vodka at the Age of 15
Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo had a very interesting childhood story to tell on Friday’s The Late Show with David Letterman. Apparently, as a 15-year-old, Ellen sold Vodka to baseball fans at Fenway Park, the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball team.
On selling herself at such a young age: “I made a great living at Fenway when I was 15-years-old. There were lots of guys in the neighborhood and there were always these great job opportunities at the time. They all seemed very nice, innocent and fun!” (The audience laughed because of her suggestive implications.)
On how she got away with selling Vodka in public: “When I was 15, one particular man asked me if I wanted to make some money. He said, ‘All you have to do is sell slush outside of Fenway.’ I thought, ‘Now that sounds easy.’ They’d drive me to Fenway, set me up on the street with this nice cart and nice umbrella. And inside the cart, there were two flavors: lemon and watermelon. And then beside the two flavors was slush inside one of those big ketchup bottles. But there wasn’t ketchup in it, Dave. There was Vodka.”
On how she sold her product: “I used to stand around saying, ‘I got the special slush over here. Special slush!’ I’d [usually] give them one pump but if they gave me a few extra bucks, I’d give them two pumps.”
On not feeling guilty about selling alcohol: “Listen, I just gave them what they want. I had the longest line. There must have been 12 slush carts on the street. No one else had a line. I was the only one!”
On the possibility of being arrested: “I could have been in prison but all of the cops that were standing around didn’t seem to mind. They clearly knew what was going on. I was giving them slush too! You know those Boston police. Have you seen The Departed?”
Watch the video fo Pompeo on Letterman here.
Grey’s Anatomy returns with all-new episodes on Thursday, April 24 @ 9PM ET/PT on ABC.
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“““They said it was embarrassing that she had nothing of interest to talk about. Even Letterman joked about it in the break,”
Ouch….to come Letterman that says ahow lot lmao…..”
Says WHO some ***** who wasn’t there and hates her? Z100 DJ said LIVE on air during the breaks she was funny with the audience making them and Dave laugh. Z100 said she was better than JAY”
A person who was actually at the taping of the show lol. They were there, and saw all of it. They said was the most cringeworthy interview they seen, and Letterman was cracking shows that disinterested. Plus dude you missed the memo on the previous page. This came from a EP Fan not a hater ;)….lmao….truth stings doesn’t lol….
@ Angela
“She wasn’t invited to promote GA, proof is that she can’t say nothing, she’s not allowed and there were no sneak peek of GA at Letterman.”
How clueless can you get? LMAO…You think she was there to pimp her illegal activities as a 15 year old lol. The only reason why you go on shows is to promote or do damage control. Since this wasn’t a damage control interview(her next one might be) it was for promotion of the show return. Only Letterman was pimping it since EP was too bonehead to pimp her own show lol. And FYI since Shonda is saying crap that MerDer get together, and PD saying it too than I think it’s safe to assume that EP can say things as well. She’s just a ******* terrible promoter lol….
WOW.
People be nice. It’s no politically correct, nor nice to make fun and insult the challenged. That covers both Ms Pompeo, and her fans.
actually it’s a fact. the letterman show invites them. they choose who they want and send in requests for them to their agents and in Ellens case to ABC as well.
Who cares? She sold some vodka-so what? It’s not like she was on the corner, selling her body or selling crack.
love her. gorgeous and funny.
I thought she was great. I only wished she had a clip of Grey’s.
“I’m an Ellen fan. I realize that some are being negative and that’s fine, it’s your own opinion. For instance, I don’t like Katherine Heigl but I don’t bash her the way some of you do. It’s rude to suggest she uses botox and to criticize her weight. Some women are skinny? Who cares! She’s healthy, that’s all that matters! She has a lisp? Yeah okay, she’s human. That’s no reason to dislike her.
Personally I thought the interview was wonderful. Not just because I like her but because I laughed throughout the interview. My mother and Grandmother, who can be very critical of actors and actresses both found her funny, down to earth and beautiful. She had a tough life. The fact that she isn’t close with her father isn’t a big deal. They probably had a h.e.l.l. of a past. I think it’s good Christopher(she called him this in the interview- very cute) encourages her too see him. She was kidding about him having alterior motives. They’re big basketball fans. So why not stop by her fathers when they have tickets. I think Ellen made the comment to shift the attention off of her relationship with her father.
The slush story was hallarious. It’s such a New York story. She was fifteen- give her a break. She wanted money and she cracked a couple of jokes about the police who didn’t bother her. My uncles a cop and I didn’t find it insulting to cops. She spoke the truth and also made a relevant comment about a movie, so no It wasn’t offensive.
I think Ellen is very intelligent. She talked about her past this interview, but if you’ve ever read her interviews you’d realize how intelligent intellestually she is.
She’s an inspiration to many out there who too are suffering through childhood. I respect her.
BUMP for Ellen!
LOVE YOUR POST
More Ellen JJ we love her.
thanks”
ohh, you are so right! i hope to see more of ellen, she is was perfect in moonlight mile… she should make much more movies… but not kinde of movies like kathrine makes… i like kathrine but i just don’t understand how she can be the most popular one…
Ellen rocks! love her! by
she beautiful in my opinion and anyone who goes to such lengths to say she is “fugly” could just possibly be jelous?! As for picking on her scars and her lisp. she is bloody human you know, she will be prone to human things such as OH MY GOODNESS a scar!!
I think she is ok, not my fave on ga but a great actress and a nice enough woman. I think your being a bit harsh is all!
Poor lifeless haters. Probably Kate Walsh’s loyal followers. Pathetic.
I love you Ellen.
Kate, Ellen & Katherine 4ever ♥
OMG you guys are so mean to her!
i think she is both funny and pretty!
Stop Attacking her!
You are all just jealous of Ellen, I bet most of you are fat and ugly. She is a beautiful girl, and her skin is perfect. She doesn’t have a lisp that’s just her, and you people are total morons to talk about someone.
If they had the option, none of you would post a picture of yourselves, because you are too scared to be compared to Ellen. You make fun of her, out of your own insecurities.
All your comments about her being “white trash” and “uneducated” could be true. She could’ve had a really crappy family, maybe. Or she could’ve been a regular 15 year old hearing an easy way to make some money to spend. 15 is a vulnerable and wanting age. That’s all.
It’s very shallow for all of you to talk so stupidly. I love Ellen Pompeo - she’s a great actress and has a great personality. She’s not like some other stars, getting into drugs and being a bit addicted to something. You can have your own opinions, but it’s not that kind to go around insulting someone you’ve never met.
She is a human being. She is beautiful. Stop being so hateful & judgmental. What is wrong with people???
EP is a great actress. Not as great as Angelina Jolie or Kate Winslet, but she is improving and working her ass to improve. She’s not Katherine Heigl beautiful or Taylor Swift beautiful but she is pretty. Her voice is cute. Her skin is beautiful. She’s not trash. No one on earth is trash. She’s not boring. She’s just not as experienced on interviews like all-my-life-I’ve-been-an-actress girl. I think one day she’d really grab herself a coupla Oscars, Emmys, etc. I hope because I really love her. And she didn’t ask for a lisp when she was born. Okay, where have all the EP fans gone? To Saturn?
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