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they're just like us
September 25, 2014

22 Celebrities Riding the Subway Like Normals

By Maggie Lange

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Photo: Ted Thai/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

For what reason might a glossy and refined beacon of fame (a celebrity) descend into a dank, underearth hub of grime and steel and literal third rails? You mean other than the reason of adventure?

Yes, the untold glories of subterranean thrills beckon to even the most glimmering of movie stars. Some even hang on to the pole, bless them.

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Meryl Streep Dresses for the Occasion  Photo: Ted Thai/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Karlie Kloss Realizes a Subway Is Just a Railroad in the Basement of a City  Photo: NIGNY/Splash News/Corbis
Marilyn Monroe Does the Train-[Isn't]-Approaching Tilt  Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Anne Hathaway Vies for a Fare  Photo: Splash News/Corbis
Christy Turlington Gives a Gorgeous, Fluorescent-Lit Angle  Photo: Frederic Meylan/�� Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Jay Z Stays True to His Namesake and Adorable Fellow Voyagers  Photo: Lawrence Schwartzwald/Splash News/Corbis
Tom Cruise and Laurence Fishburne Star in Commuter Crush  Photo: Brendan McDermid/�� Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
John F. Kennedy Jr. Is Just in Time  Photo: NY Daily News via Getty Images
Matt Dillon: Looking 'Missed Connections' Worthy  Photo: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis
Ian McKellen Commutes Like a Patient Soul  Photo: Asadorian-Mejia/Splash News/Corbis
Kevin Bacon: Literally Steps Away From You  Photo: Splash News/Corbis
Tunnel Lighting Is Somehow Flattering for Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy  Photo: Hawk Eye/Splash News/Corbis
Leighton Meester Abides  Photo: Christopher Peterson/Splash News/Corbis
Naomi Watts Goes for the Advanced Armpit-Lean Maneuver  Photo: Lawrence Schwartzwald/Splash News/Corbis
Madonna Wonders If a Locomotive Jaunt Is Not So Different Than a Safari, With All There Is to See  Photo: Asadorian-Mejia/Splash News/Corbis
Sarah Jessica Parker Wears Mostly Unsuitable Footwear  Photo: Marquez/Splash News/Corbis
Katie Holmes Has Memorized the No-Eye-Contact Rule  Photo: Doug Meszler/Splash News/Corbis
Michael Jackson, Sean Lennon, and Yoko Ono Ascend From the Transportation Dugout  Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
Sarah Hyland Has Prepared for Her Subterranean Journey With a Cap and Fresh Water  Photo: Christopher Peterson/Splash News/Corbis
Andrew Garfield Has Got That Cool-Kid Necklace on That Cool-Kid Train  Photo: Alo Ceballos/FilmMagic
Elizabeth Olsen Waits for No Monorail  Photo: Marquez/Splash News/Corbis
Neil Patrick Harris Could've Had a Sliding Doors Situation  Photo: Ray Tamarra/Getty Images
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