Patrick Stewart asked Thomas Lennon if the scratches on his legs were makeup

Patrick Stewart asked Thomas Lennon whether the scratches on his legs were makeup.

Lennon was in full Reno 911! gear that day, the short-shorts and go-go boots of Lieutenant Jim Dangle. He explained the marks came from stunt falls and mosquito bites. Stewart said he had mosquito problems of his own.

They compared notes and realized they lived one block apart. "That's how you found out that you're neighbors with Sir Patrick Stewart?!" Rich Eisen said when Lennon told the story on his show, in a YouTube clip that has 95,770 likes.

"I got a real strong sense that Patrick Stewart has not seen Reno 911," Lennon said. The commercial also featured Drew Barrymore, Jeff Probst, Tua Tagovailoa, and animated turns from Knuckles, Peppa Pig, and Arnold from Hey Arnold. Creed filmed the music separately, and Lennon became friendly with singer Scott Stapp as a result.

"At the end of the entire day, I still don't know if he knew that I was like a guy from a show," Lennon said.