During August 25-28, the 2011 Fan Expo Canada Event will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (222 Bremner Blvd. Toronto, ON, M5V 2W6). Like in the past years, this convention event will consist of festivals with each dedicated to a specific pop culture element as Fan Expo Canada in general is a multi-genred focused convention, focusing on pop cultures elements like Sci-Fi, Horror, Fantasy, Film/Television, Comic Books, Action figures/Toys, Animation, Anime/Manga, Collectible Card Games, Video games, and Web Entertainment.
As for this year's guests, here are the following names:
Sci-Fi Division
- CHANDLER RIGGS (from "The Walking Dead")*
- WILLIAM SHATNER (from "Star Trek: TOS")
- HAYDEN PANETTIERE (from "Heroes")
- ELIZA DUSHKU (from "Dollhouse")
- MICHAEL BIEHN (from "The Terminator")
- LEE MAJORS (from "The Six Million Dollar Man")
- TOM FELTON (from "Harry Potter" films)
- SAM TRAMMELL (from "True Blood")*
- KATEE SACKHOFF (from 2000s "Battlestar Galactica")*
- KAREN ALLEN (from "Raiders of The Lost Ark")
- GARY KURTZ (producer of "The Empire Strikes Back")
- LARRY HAGMAN (from "I Dream of Jeannie")
- BARBARA EDEN (from "I Dream of Jeannie")
- ANTHONY DANIELS (from "Star Wars")
- MICHAEL SHANKS (from "Stargate SG-1")
- KEVIN SORBO (from "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys")
- NICHELLE NICHOLS (from "Star Trek: TOS")
- MARINA SIRTIS (from "Star Trek: TNG")
- ETHAN PHILLIPS (from "Star Trek: VOY")
- LEXA DOIG (from "Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda")
- MALCOLM MCDOWELL (from "Star Trek: Generations")
- LANCE HENRIKSEN (from "Alien")*
- MARTIN LANDAU (from "Space: 1999")*
- ROBERT ENGLUND (from "Babylon 5")*
- ANNA SILK (from "Lost Girl")
- KRIS HOLDEN-RIED (from "Lost Girl")
- ZOIE PALMER (from "Lost Girl")
- KSENIA SOLO (from "Lost Girl")
- RICK HOWLAND (from "Lost Girl")
- KC COLLINS (from "Lost Girl")
- GRANT ROSENBERG (writer and producer of "Lost Girl")
- ELIAS TOUFEXIS (from "Smallville")
- JENNIFER BLANC (from "James Cameron's Dark Angel")
- and many more
Actors/Actresses with the asterisk are also guests for the Horror division of the convention
Anime/Manga Division
- VIC MIGNOGNA
- COLLEEN CLINKENBEARD
- CAITLIN GLASS (dub actress for "Fullmetal Alchemist")
- CHRIS SABAT (dub actor for "Dragon Ball Z")
- VERONICA TAYLOR (dub actress for "Pokemon")
- BRINA PALENCIA (dub actress for "Neon Genesis Evangelion")
- MICHAEL SINTERNIKLAAS (dub actor for "Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn")
- MIKE MCFARLAND (dub actor for "Dragon Ball Z")
- BRAD SWAILE (dub actor for "Death Note")
- SHAWN MEUNIER (dub actor for "Beyblade")
- JASON DELINE (dub actor for "Bakugan Battle Brawlers")
- JOHN STOCKER (dub voice director for "Sailor Moon")
- BRIAN FROUD (dub actor for "Bakugan Battle Brawlers")
- HADLEY KAY (dub actor for "Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders")
- ALFE CLEMENCIO (founder of Sakura River Interactive")
Horror Division
- JOHN WATERS (filmmaker)
- ELVIRA
- MICHAEL ROOKER (from "The Walking Dead")
- DOUG BRADLEY (from "Hellraiser")
- TOM SAVINI (SFX Make-Up master for "Dawn of The Dead")
- JOHN ASTIN (from "The Addams Family")
- VICTORIA PRICE (author of "Vincent Price, A Daughter's Biography")
- DANIELLE HARRIS (from "Halloween 4" and "Hallowen 5")
- STEVEN SEVERIN
- LLOYD KAUFMAN (producer and director of "The Toxic Avenger")
- VINCENT MARCONE (multimedia artist for "My Pet Skeleton")
- MITCH MARKOWITZ (writer and producer of "The Hilarious House of Frightenstein")
- REMY COUTURE (FX artist for "Death Race")
Gaming Division
- VICTOR LUCAS (co-host of "The Electronic Playground" and "Reviews on The Run")
- SHAUN HATTON (corespondent of "The Electronic Playgraound")
- TOMMY TALLARICO (music composer of "Video Games Live)
- MATT LEVITAN (director of Marketing for Sony Computer Entertainment Canada)
- MATT HULLUM (from "Red Vs. Blue")
- JOEL HEYMAN (from "Red Vs. Blue")
- KATHLEEN ZUELCH (from "Red Vs. Blue")
- ELIAS TOUFEXIS (from "Assassin's Creed")
- JARETT CALE (from "Pure Pwnage")
- BRENTALFLOSS (video game musician for "With Lyrics")
- SYD BOLTON (curator of the Personal Computer & Video Game Museum)
Comic Book Division
- JEFF SMITH (creator of "Bone")
- JOE KUBERT
- ANDY KUBERT (artist for "Batman")
- ED McGUINNESS (artist for "Red Hulk")
- TONY MOORE (artist for "Venom")
- MATT FRACTION (writer for "Thor", "Iron Man", and "Uncanny X-Men")
- STEVE EPTING (artist for "Fantastic Four" and "Captain America")
- JONATHAN HICKMAN (writer for "Fantastic Four")
- TONY DANIEL (artist and writer for "Batman")
- STUART IMMONEN (artist for "Fear Itself")
- BUTCH GUICE (artist for "Captain America")
- OLIVIER COIPEL (artist for "Thor")
- and many more
For more info on this upcoming event, visit the Fan Expo Canada website at www.fanexpocanada.com
5:39 PM Canada EST
