2024 Celebrities & Special Guests

Phil LaMarr – Sunday Only

A Los Angeles native, Phil LaMarr is an alumnus of Yale University and The Groundlings Theater and is perhaps best known as one of the original cast members of “Mad TV,” Hermes on “Futurama,” Marvin in “Pulp Fiction,” Green Lantern on “Justice League” and as the voice of “Samurai Jack.”

For over 30 years, LaMarr has thrilled audiences with his work on camera and behind the microphone on TV shows such as “Static Shock,” “Family Guy,” “Young Justice,” “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl,” “Get Shorty,” “Lucifer,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Veep” and feature films like “Madagascar 2,” “Incredibles 2,” and “The Lion King” (2019) and video games including “Jak & Daxter,” “Fortnite,” “Shadow Of Mordor,” and the “Metal Gear Solid,” “Injustice” and “Mortal Kombat” series.

His stage work includes productions with The Actor’s Gang, South Coast Repertory, Sacred Fools Theatre. LaMarr also portrayed “Cowboy Curtis” in “The Pee-wee Herman Show” on at The Stephen Sondheim Theatre on Broadway and in the Emmy-nominated HBO special.

In addition to writing and producing the animated series “Goblins,” (goblinsanimated.com), LaMarr is performing monthly  with “The  Black  Version” (theblackversion.com), appearing in Cartoon Network’s “Craig Of The Creek,” Netflix’s “Masters Of The Universe: Revelation” and “The Book Of Boba Fett.”

Full credit list on IMDb.

Mo Collins

Mo Collins can be seen on AMC’s “Fear The Walking Dead,” in the role of Sarah Rabinowitz. She is also a series regular on the Netflix animated series “F Is For Family,” where she garnered her Emmy nomination in 2017. After moving to LA from her home state of Minnesota, Mo started her TV career back in 1999 when she landed her spot on “Mad TV.” She is still known for landmark characters such as Lorraine Swanson, Doreen Larkin and Trina. Mo heavily recurred on the hit NBC workplace comedy, “Parks And Recreation,” as the hilarious Joan Callamezzo. You may also remember her brief, albeit notable cameo as Gyna from “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.” Mo can be seen around town continuing with stand-up and improv and is always ready for the next project.

Full credit list on IMDb.

Elizabeth Maxwell

Elizabeth Maxwell is an accomplished actress, award-winning voice over artist and life-long lover of all thing’s geek. She made her debut in the dubbing world on the hit anime series “Attack on Titan” (Ymir) and soon after took on the most recent incarnation of The Major in “Ghost in the Shell: Arise”

(Motoko Kusanagi). Other popular anime titles include “Dragon Ball Super” (Caulifla/Kefla), “My Hero Academia” (Midnight), “Overlord” (Albedo), “Noragami” (Bishamon) and “Fruits Basket” (Arisa Uotani), among many others.

Elizabeth has also lent her voice to a number of Rooster Teeth’s most popular 2D shows, such as “RWBY” (Winter Schnee) and “Camp Camp” (Nikki). She has also worked extensively in video games, most recently in Nintendo’s highly lauded “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” (Urbosa/Riju). Other notable titles include Atlus’s “Persona 5” (Sae Niijima), miHoYo’s “Genshin Impact” (Rosaria) and Ryu Ga Gotoku’s “Yakuza: Like A Dragon” (Saeko).

When she’s not behind a camera or microphone, Maxwell enjoys superhero training (which includes kickboxing and stunt fighting), watching John Carpenter and Miyazaki movies, reading fantasy novels, playing RPGs and planning for the zombie apocalypse.

For a full list of credits, visit www.imdb.me/elizabethmaxwell. For the most up-to-date news and announcements, check out X (@AboutElizabethM), Instagram (@elizabethmaxwell) and TikTok (@realelizabethmaxwell).

Caitlin Glass

A voice actress and ADR director, best known in the role of Haruhi Fujioka from “Ouran High School Host Club,” Caitlin has been working in the anime industry since 2004. She got her big break as Winry Rockbell in the “Fullmetal Alchemist” franchise.

Other well-known anime roles include Mina Ashido in “My Hero Academia,” Machi in “Fruits Basket” (2019), Vivi in “One Piece,” Vados in “Dragon Ball Super,” Evergreen in “Fairy Tail,” Petra in “Attack on Titan,” Diancie in “Pokémon,” Kirigiri in “Danganronpa: The Animation,” Satellizer in “Freezing,”  Maki in “Love Live! School Idol Project”, Lilia in “Yuri!!! on Ice,” Hannah in “Black Butler II,” Miria in “Baccano,” Kimi in “Tokyo Ghoul”, Haumea in “Fire Force” and Willow Schnee in “RWBY.”

In video games, Caitlin also lends her voice to Alexandra Von Sonne in “Tales of Luminaria,” Ember in “Borderlands 3,”  Mathilda in “Fire Emblem Echoes,” Rose in “Tales of Zestiria,” Elma in “Xenoblade Chronicles X,” Thorn in “Battleborn” and, most notably, Cammy White & Decapre in “Street Fighter IV & V.”

Caitlin’s memorable voice directing credits include the “Fruits Basket” (2019), “Ouran High School Host Club,”  “Appare Ranman”,” “Radiant,” “Horimiya,” “Love Live! Sunshine!!,” “Noragami Aragoto,” “Sakura Quest,” “Shadows House,” “Show by Rock,” the animated “Garo” series, “One Piece,” “Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood” and many more, all as an ADR Director for Funimation.

For a complete list of her work, check out www.animenewsnetwork.com
You can follow Caitlin on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube: @caitlinsvoice.

Cedric Williams

Cedric Williams, originally from Kentucky, moved to Los Angeles to pursue an on camera acting career. While auditioning for tv shows and movies, he became aware of voice acting, particularly for cartoons which he always watched. Like his hero SpongeBob he became a sponge absorbing knowledge of the craft by listening to demos, studying his favorite voice actors and listening to podcasts.

After learning about the voiceover industry, he produced his own voiceover demos. He eventually caught the attention of an agent and local studios. His first role for the Cartoon Network pilot “Lasso & Comet” where he worked with veteran voice actor Richard Horvitz best known for his role of Invader Zim.

Since then, he’s done work in anime, video games, original animation and commercials. Notably Cheetu in “Hunter X Hunter,” Don in “The Promised Neverland,” Tsugawa in “Kuroko’s Basketball,” Senjuro Rengoku in “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,” Leon in “Pokémon Masters Ex,” Howlet Groms in “Final Fantasy War of the Visions,” Ocho in “Welcome to Demon School,” Al in “Phantasy Star Online 2,” Prince Starling in “Thundercats Roar,” Boris in the Amazon Prime animated series “Boris & Rufus,” the voice of the player in the video game “Aliens: Fireteam Elite,” Drake Miller and Glowboo in “Ghost Force” on Disney XD, Soont Madas in the video game “Star Wars Jedi Survivor,” the new voice of beloved 90s Nick Jr. character Face and many more on the way.

Keone Young

Keone Young is a well-known actor being in the film/tv business for over 50 years. He was the voice of the original Storm Shadow in “G.I. Joe.”

Also the voice of Commander Jun Sato in “Star Wars Rebels” and Jeong Jeong The Deserter in “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Grandpa in “American Dragon,” Sensei in “Young Justice,” Kaz in “HiHi Puffy Ami Yumi,” as well as hundreds of voices in episodic tv such as “Teen Titans,” “Sofia the First,” “Ultimate Spider Man,” “Batman,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “Samurai Jack,” “Naruto,” “Kung Fu Panda” and so much more.

In video games, he was Chen Stormstout in “World of Warcraft.” As well as Joe Hiyabusa in “Ninja Gaiden,” The Monk in “Ghosts of Tsushima” and Silver Samurai in “Wolverine and the X-Men.” With many other games to his credit.

On camera, he is well known as Mr. Wu in the award-winning HBO series “Deadwood.” Additional credits: Buck Bokai in “Deep Space 9,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “Golden Girls,” “Man in the High Castle,” “NYPD Blue,” “True Blood” and hundreds of more. Movies like “Men In Black 3,” “The Brady Bunch Movie,” “Black Rain,” Don Kim in “Crank” 1 and 2 and “Dude, Where’s My Car.”

Mr. Young, originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, is based in Los Angeles and New York. He is looking forward to meeting his fans around the world!

Candi Milo

Candi Milo began voice acting after years of live performing as a singer and stand up on Broadway tours, cruise ships and in nightclubs. Her first voice over job was given to her personally by Steven Spielberg on “Tiny Toon Adventures” and since that day Candi has not stopped working.

Many people say she is the voice of your childhood, but she prefers to think of her career more like, “WAIT! Candi Milo also voiced THAT!”

She loves reminiscing about the heyday of cartoons of the 1990s thru 2010 but has many current projects happening as well – most notably voicing several WB Classic characters in the motion picture “Coyote v Acme.” She has taken the mantle of the late June Foray as Granny, Witch Hazel, Miss Prissy and Petunia Pig.

She continues working to this day and prides herself on also being a critically acclaimed author and singer.

Susanne Blakesless

Susanne Blakeslee is a voice and musical theatre actress who is best known for her roles as Wanda and Mom in “The Fairly OddParents.” Other roles include Valeriana in “Amphibia,” Chief Ingrid in “Dragons: Rescue Riders,” Miss Quackfaster in “Ducktales,” Mrs. Johnson in “The Loud House,” Griselda in “Winx Club,” as well as  Crabina in “The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy.” She also voiced the Evil Queen in DreamWorks’ “Shrek the Third.”

For Disney, she is the current voice of the Evil Queen and Hag, Lady Tremaine, Maleficent, Cruella De Vil and Madame Leota. She also voiced The Witch in the video game adaptation of “Brave” and was honored to replace Pat Carroll as Old Lady Crowley in “Tangled: The Series.” Video games include “Persona 3 Reload,” “Persona 5 Tactics” (Jerri), “Harry Potter: Magic Awakened” (Professor Mcgonagall), “Bioshock” (Professor Julie Langford, Ladysmith), “Kingdom Hearts” (Maleficent), “Diablo III” (Magda), “God of War III” (Gaia), “Destroy All Humans” and various others.

Linda Ballantyne

For the past 20 years, Linda has worked professionally on stage, screen and television, and has been heard in hundreds of radio and television commercials worldwide. Her extensive animation career consists of a wide variety of characters including series leads in: “Sailor Moon” (Sailor Moon/Serena), “George of the Jungle” (Magnolia), “Little Charmers” (Ogre Sue), “Mia and Me” (Queen Mayla), “My Big Big Friend” (Lilly’s Mom), “The Avengers” (Wasp), “Toot and Puddle” (Tulip), “Will and Dewitt” (Shelley), “Disney’s Yin Yang Yo” (Saranoia, Ella Mental, Smoke and more), “Gerald McBoing Boing” (Gerald’s Mom), “Meteor” (Sinker), “Cyberchase” (Wicked), “Mischief City” (Mrs. Adams), “Corduroy” (Moppy’s Mom), “Timothy Goes to School” (Fritz’s Mom), “Air Master” (Kaori Sakiyama), “Bakugan” (Kazarina), “Beywheelz” (Leader B/Lucy) and “Animal Shelf” (Getup), as well as various characters in “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That,” “The Doodlebops,” “Totally Spies,” “6Teen,” “Time Warp Trio,” “Carl Squared,” “Bob and Margaret,” “Girl Stuff Boy Stuff,” “George Shrinks,” etc.

She has also voiced characters in the feature films “Disney’s Lucky Ducks” (Reporter), “Care Bear’s Journey to Joke-A-Lot” (Champ Bear), “Care Bear’s Big Wish Movie” (Champ Bear) and “Thomas and the Magic Railroad” (Percy).

Linda is the happily married mother of 3 perfect teenaged daughters.
Follow Linda on Twitter and Instagram: @LABallantyne

Katie Griffin

Katie was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. After attending The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, she came back to Toronto and hit the ground running. Having worked with acting powerhouses such as Nicole Kidman, Glenn Close, Matt Dillon and Rob Lowe, Katie’s film and television career has been an illustrious and fulfilling one up to now.

Though she has had much success on-camera, her real accomplishments have come in the form of voice acting. Having been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her role as Sam Sparks in the animated series, “Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs,” Katie continues to work dominantly in the world of animation. Though her biggest recognition comes from her role as Sailor Mars from the hit Anime “Sailor Moon,” Katie has worked on many successful animated series, including “Max & Ruby” (as Ruby), “Braceface” (Nina Harper), “Totally Spies” (Alex), “Beyblade” (Hikaru), “Bakugan” (Julie), “Inspector Gadget CGi” (Kayla), “Care Bears” (laugh-a-lot bear) and many more. Katie resides in Toronto with her husband, Michael Kulas (from the British pop band, JAMES) and her two sons, Jett and Wyatt.

Robin Curtis

Robin Curtis is a 1978 SUNY Oswego graduate whose work in television, film, commercials and theater spanned over twenty-one wonderful and fun years until she retired in 1999. She is most known for playing Lt. Saavik in “Star Trek III: The Search For Spock” and “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” and continues to embrace and love the science fiction convention experience! Look for her entré back to acting in the indie psychological thriller, “Awaken The Reaper,” to be released later this year.   

Living in Cazenovia NY, since 2003, Curtis is grateful for so much. She passionately represents buyers and sellers as an Associate Broker with Hunt Real Estate ERA and has served as Trustee on the Syracuse Stage Board since 2017. Additionally, she has enjoyed working with the CNY Arts film panel, the Madison County Board of Electors, playing daily pickleball, attending FOCL, the Syracuse Symphony, Syracuse Stage and Syracuse Vocal Ensemble events and socializing with beloved family and friends.

Adam Nimoy

Adam Nimoy is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Loyola Law School. After seven years in entertainment law, he left to pursue a directing career. Nimoy has directed over forty-five hours of network television, as well as directing the critically acclaimed documentary film about his father, “For the Love of Spock” (2016), which was an Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival. He is the author of the memoir “The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy” (2024) and has been in 12-step recovery for twenty years. He lives in Los Angeles.

Sponsored by the 10 Forward Lounge

Gui DaSilva-Greene – Sunday Only

Gui DaSilva-Greene is a multi-talented performer and creator who has made significant contributions in various areas of the entertainment industry. He has demonstrated his ability to excel in various areas, including acting, stunt work, content creation, producing and dancing. Gui gained recognition as Chad Boswick’s Black Panther stunt double in “Captain America: Civil War” and Jamie Foxx’s stunt double in “Project Power.” His martial arts background and athletic ability have made him a standout performer in physically demanding roles and fight scenes.

Additional Special Guests

Rick Arthur

Doug Arthur

John Hebert

David Mack

David Mack is the New York Times bestselling author of 38 novels of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure. His writing credits span several media, including television (for episodes of “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”), games, and comic books. He has worked as a consultant for “Star Trek: Prodigy,” and in June of 2022 the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers honored him as a Grandmaster with its Faust Award. He resides in New York City.

Bill Anderson

Bill Anderson has inked hundreds of comics for Marvel (Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, Cosmic Powers, Uncanny Origins); DC (Action Comics, Superman, Superboy, Batman and the Outsiders); Mirage (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Turtle Soup); Image (Vanguard, Ethrian); Comico (Elementals, Robotech, Jonny Quest); Claypool Comics (Elvira) and countless other publishers.

He’ll have original art, recent comic projects and prints available at the show, or bring some back issues from your collection, and he’ll be happy to sign them for you.

You can follow him on Instagram @bill_anderson_comics

Keith Haugen

Keith Haugen, a former student of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic art, is an artist from the Albany, NY area. His published credits include:

Condemned #1 by AW Press (Fall 2024)
Shriek Vol. 1 & 2 by FantaCo Enterprises
Ghost Investigator #1 by Spirited Comics
Hudson Valley Zombie Apocalypse GN by Eagle Press
Argo5 38 by Argo Comics
Quandary Magazine #1

Keith also has a self-publishing project: WTF (What The Freak) Comix Anthology

Along with his published credits, Keith has also produced numerous commissions, prints, and other assorted art.

His work can be found online at:

https://www.facebook.com/KHaugenComixArt
https://www.instagram.com/khaugenartist
https://www.artstation.com/keithhaugen

Doug Hills