Mandy Moore, meet Mandy Moore.
After years of confusion, near-confrontations and online exchanges, the Emmy-winning choreographer, who most recently worked on Taylor Swift The tour of the ages — says she finally came face to face with her famous namesake, actress and singer Mandy Moore. The long-awaited reunion was revealed on the December 23 episode of The Joe Vulpis Podcast.
According to Moore (the choreographer), their paths had almost crossed countless times over the years. She remembered working at That 70’s show while the actress dated Wilmer Valderrama, they rubbed shoulders on red carpets and even planned a lunch that fell through right before the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down.
The real moment finally arrived in the least glamorous setting possible.
“One morning, literally, at 4 a.m. at LAX, at the American Lounge, I look over and say, ‘That’s Mandy Moore,’” she recalled. “And I was like, ‘Oh my God, I don’t want to be a jerk. But I feel like this moment is important!'”
At first she remained silent. That changed once they boarded the same flight.
“I get on the plane, she’s in first class. She’s the first person, I’m sitting right behind her,” he said. “I thought, ‘I’m going to say it.’ I was like, ‘Mandy?’”
The response was worth the wait.
“She says, ‘Mandy!’” the choreographer said. “And she gave me the biggest hug.”
The meeting marked the end of years of confusion.
“I think it’s the funniest thing in the world that I have the same name as a very lovely lady, Mandy Moore,” he said. “Yes, it’s been the bane of my existence for many, many years. But I also love it.”
