Vans might not be the brand it is today if Sean Penn hadn't worn their checkered slip-ons when he played Jeff Spicoli in the 1982 classic "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."
And now, more than 40 years later, the owner of Vans has finally had a chance to thank him.
Steve Van Doren, the son of the company's co-founder, was in Hawaii about a year ago, when he was tipped off that Sean was in a nearby restaurant.
So he went in and introduced himself, and told him, quote, "You made my life so much better (because of what you did) for the brand."
Then he gave the owner of the restaurant his credit card and paid for Sean's dinner.
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