A young Toronto boy says he’s still in shock after accidentally meeting Adam Sandler and Drake on the same night.
Harrison, who is 11, was out to dinner with his parents and brother in Yorkville last week to celebrate his father’s 50th birthday when the chance encounters happened.
“After we ate, we decided to go for a walk,” Harrison told CTV News Toronto on Thursday. “While we were walking around, we passed this restaurant called ONE, and there was just a bunch of paparazzi and a cool car.”
Harrison said he asked a paparazzo who was in the restaurant at the time and was told it was Drake.
“We were like, ‘Oh, this is great. Let’s wait for Drake,’ and then 30 minutes later my brother called out, ‘Is that Adam Sandler?’” Harrison said.
Harrison said Sandler walked past them and went into a restaurant, but returned 15 minutes later.
“I really wanted a high five and he gave it to me and then we just started walking around with them,” Harrison said. “And we’re walking with him and he just pats my chest and says I’m a good boy. It was great.”
Harrison’s mother, Shannon Shorten, said Sandler made sure he communicated with anyone who wanted to meet him.
“He just walks so slowly and you can tell he’s a father who just knows how much this would mean to Harrison,” Shannon said. “You could tell by the look on Harrison’s face that it meant the world to him.”
But Sandler wasn’t the last celebrity Harrison would meet that night.
“The next thing you know, we see Drake and his bodyguards,” Harrison said. “I asked for a picture and he gave me a little nod before walking into the restaurant.”
Shannon said the whole evening was “amazing” and that Harrison “hit the jackpot”.
“It was pretty amazing for us.”
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