Tips for receiving autographs

[Peruvian Fan]

All I did was send a polite email asking for an autograph of the celebrity. I know they don't send the emails to the celebrities so why bother? just ask politely for an autograph and write your address.

[Mariah~Carey_1FANATIC]

are u sure it takes two weeks coz when i sent one to Tiffani Thiessen it came in about 3-4 months. it was studio fan mail and a pre-print. but atleast it worked.
Sue xxx

[benny_holb]

I sent a few requests for P/Ps to Studio Fanmail, and from all the emails, I got the same automated response:

Thank you for writing to (name of celebrity I requested here).
This address is for photo requests ONLY.
If you were requesting a free photo
and did not include your postal mailing
address, please e-mail us again and
include the address. If you already did,
please disregard this automatically
generated message. Allow 4-6 weeks for
your request to be processed. Pictures
will be sent by postal mail, not e-mail.
Due to high volumes of mail being handled,
we cannot reply personally to your questions
or comments.

So, Mariah~Carey_1FANATIC, no, it's a bit more than 2 weeks, but, since it is a big company and, because of the dozensof emails they get every day, it's to be expected that it'll take a bit to get a response. Hope I could be of some assistance.

--Ben

[TiffaniRocks]

are u sure it takes two weeks coz when i sent one to Tiffani Thiessen it came in about 3-4 months. it was studio fan mail and a pre-print. but atleast it worked.
Sue xxx

I've sent one to Tiffani too. The same, it took about 3-4 months. And why do they come from Germany??

[DesmondFan01]

Thank you for the tips! I am an avid Desmond Harrington fanatic, and have been wanting to write him for such a long time. I just found his address today, and am happy that I will now have a chance to send him cards on his birthday, and let him know how much he has inspired me, and that I support him. I will definetly follow these tips! Thanks for posting them'; I will share them with those looking to write a celebrity.

Katherine Manos

"I'm surprised you guys didn't have me like, when I swung Emmanuelle like throw her out the window by mistake, and I'm like "OH ****! I killed your friend, I'm sorry."-Desmond Harringon (Wrong Turn Commentary)[/quote]

[Julia_Zeta_Fan]

the P/P does they ship them anywhere ?

[ZzZ]

What do people advise for showing anything personality-related in a letter? Obviously the letter is about the celebrity being written to, but for it to be personal it would make sense to say how a certain role really affected you or something, right? I just don't know where I should stop after mentioning that; I'm not sure what would be short of complaining about how much my life sucks unless I'm watching them in a particular role or whatever...I'm not very good with letters. Clearly.

[radicalcky]

I think when it says make the letter peronal to you it means try make it different from everyone elses. make it personal to the star you are writing to so they know your not just sending a form letter. if you want to explain how this person's carreer has made you feel or has helped you in a certain way then that's fine. I'd make sure you get straight to the point and tell them why and how it's affected you personally. Don't know if that helped, it's a difficult question. In most cases the celebrity we're writing to has affected our live somehow otherwise what's the point in writing to them?

[Terri_Loves_Usher]

I've been saying for a while now that I am going to write to my fave artists/actors and now I am going to! Your tips are a good help!

[iceman197431]

the best tip I have found is don't be vague about their work, but on the other hand don't make it look like you have been through their rubbish bags either as it would be a bit creepy if someone knows everything about your every move. I always ask a few questions about films that they have turned down and wish they hadn't things like that. Do your research. Sites like this have helped me as you learn who signs and who doesn't saves a lot of time and money.
The biggest tip is NEVER give up and be VERY patient as they are busy people and recieve hundreds of letters a day.

hope this is of some use.
Alan