AUSSIE LAD: Actor Eric Bana obligingly poses for a snap with Ash Brown at Sunshine Coast Airport.
AUSSIE LAD: Actor Eric Bana obligingly poses for a snap with Ash Brown at Sunshine Coast Airport. Aapaap

Hollywood stars on Coast

WHAT do The Incredible Hulk, Spiderman and Titanic's Jack Dawson have in common?

The A-list actors who played them on the big screen all visited the Sunshine Coast in the past week.

Assistant manager of RipCurl's Sunshine Coast Airport store Ash Brown said he was accustomed to seeing celebrities sneak through the Coast airport but three Hollywood stars in two days blew him away.

He got a photo on Friday with Chopper and Hulk actor Eric Bana who told him he was flying back to Melbourne after spending time with his wife and two kids in Noosa.

But it was American stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire who really caught the attention of airport staff and passengers on Saturday.

"They flew in on Saturday morning in their private jet to spend the day at Australia Zoo," he said.

"They then came back through that night and I got a couple of photos and video of them walking through.

"Leonardo was wearing a hoodie and sunglasses and Tobey had a cap and sunnies, at 6.30 at night.

"Tobey was holding his baby while waiting for Leonardo who was buying some magazines.

"Jetstar was about to start boarding but they had to get them through security first and onto their private jet."

The Daily received other reports of the celebs being spotted at Australia Zoo.

Mr Brown said celebrity spotting was not hard at the small air gateway to the Sunshine Coast.

Australian cricketers Cameron White and Brad Haddin, tennis great Evonne Goolagong-Cawley and Splendour in the Grass band Bliss and Esso are among others to pass through recently, he said.

"I love seeing them all when they come into the shop," he said.

"They check out the new RipCurl gear and most of the time, they're all willing to have a chat.

"Chopper's a great movie, Spiderman is good and I love Blood Diamond - it was a great couple of days."


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