Don’t miss Tennessee’s Largest Pop Culture Event, Fanboy Expo on July 12th-14th, 2024 from the Knoxville Convention Center. Come see why over 30,000 fans have attended our Summer events featuring Celebrity Guests, Comic Industry Pros, Cosplay, Vendors, Live Entertainment and much more!
All Celebrity Guests in attendance at Fanboy Expo’s Knoxville Comic Con will be appearing and signing autographs during show hours for all 3-Days, unless otherwise stated.
This your chance to get up close and personal with some of your favorite stars. Our celebrity guests in attendance will be signing autographs, taking photos with the fans and participating in Question and Answer panels.
SPECIAL GUESTS
NINJA TURTLE REUNION
For the FIRST TIME EVER, All 4 turtles will be reunited in Knoxville for Fanboy Expo. Leif Tilden(Donatello), Michelan Sisti (Michaelangelo), a rare appearance by Josh Pais (Raphael), and for his first appearance ever David Forman (Leonardo).
KEVIN CLASH
Kevin Clash is best known for his work with The Jim Henson Company as the puppeteer for Elmo in Sesame Street. He also worked on Henson Films Muppet Treasure Island, Muppets from Space and Muppet Wizard of Oz. Other Film and TV credits include the 1990s sitcom Dinosaurs (TV series) as Baby Sinclair and as the one and only Master Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II The Secret of the Ooze.
JUDITH HOAG
Judith Hoag is best known for her role as April O’Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film). She will be joining other cast members for our big TMNT Movie reunion. Her other credits include, Halloweentown and Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge, Big Love, Nashville (TV Series), The Magicians, The X-Files and many many more!
JAMES SAITO
James Saito is best known as the original Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film). Other credits include Eli Stone, M.A.S.H., The Black Sheep Squadron, The Company You Keep and many more!
ROBBIE RIST
Robbie Rist is best known as the voice of Michaelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and TMNT Secret of the Ooze and TMNT III. Other credits include, The Brady Bunch, Big John, Little John, CHiPs, Kidd Video, Naruto, Doc McStuffins and many more!
BRIAN TOCHI
Brian Tochi is best known as the voice of Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film) and the sequel Secret of the Oooz. He is alsoknown for his role as Takashi in the cult classic Revenge of the Nerds film series.
KENN SCOTT
Kenn Scott was a stunt performer in the 1990 movie and was the suit performer for Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Secret Of The Ooze.
ERNIE REYES JR.
Ernie Reyes Jr. is best known for his role as Keno in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II The Secret Of The Ooze. He was also a Stunt performer in the first TMNT Movie 1990. You can also see him with Rob Schneider in 1993’s Surf Ninjas. Other roles include Red Sonja, The Rundown, Rush Hour 2 and many more!
TODD W. LANGEN
Todd W. Langen is best known for being the screenwriter for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. Todd is an amazing guy who loves to chat about all things TMNT and best of all. EVERYTHING IS FREE! Autographs, Pictures, and Stories are all free of charge.
PARTNERS IN KRYME
Richard Usher is one half of the group Partners in Kryme. Who released the hit single “Turtle Power” for the original 1990 Movie Soundtrack. Other credits include “Way Cool “ TV Series; and songs- “Rock the Halfshell” and the new “Turtle Power XXL” 2024. FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY!
SPECIAL GUESTS
DAVID WENHAM
David Wenham is best known for his role as Faramir in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. He is also in 300 and 300 Rise Of An Empire, Van Helsing Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales! along with Elvis (2022) and many more! SATURDAY & SUNDAY ONLY
BONNIE WRIGHT
Bonnie Wright is best known for her role as Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter including all 8 films. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ATTENDING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
PETER CULLEN
Peter Cullen is best known for his iconic voice of Optimus Prime in TRANSFORMERS , from the original Transformers Animated series of the 1980s to The transformers (2007 film) and today. Peter is the voice of Optimus. In addition, you can also here him as the voice of Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh, Monterey Jack in Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers, the first voice of K.A.R.R. in Knight Rider, and many many more! Friday & Saturday Only!
JALEEL WHITE
Jaleel White is best known for is iconic character Steve Urkel, on the 1990s hit sitcom Family Matters. He is also the original voice of Sonic The Hedgehog in Sonic cartoons from the 90s. You can also see him in Dreamgirls, judy moody and the Not Bummer Summer, Me Myself and I, The Big Show Show with The Big Show Paul Wight and many many more! SATURDAY & SUNDAY ONLY!
MICHAEL ROOKER
Michael Rooker is best known for his role as Yondu Udonta in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Guardians of the Galaxy Franchise. But you may also know him as Merle in The Walking Dead. Other credits include Mallrats, Tombstone, Days of Thunder, Suicide Squad, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Cliffhanger, Sea of Love, JFK and many many more! ATTENDING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
SEAN GUNN
Sean Gunn known for his role as Kraglin Obfonteri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe including Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers Endgame, Thor Love and Thunder and more! You can also see him as Kirk Gleason on Gilmore Girls, Angel and many more! ATTENDING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
LANA PARRILLA
Lana Parrilla is best know for her role as the Evil Queen / Regina Mills in the ABC fantasy drama Once Upon a Time. She was a regular cast member in the fifth season of the ABC sitcom Spin City and in the fourth season of 24 and also starred in Boomtown, Windfall , Swingtown, and as Dr. Eva Zambrano in the short-lived medical drama Miami Medical, and as The Evil Queen / Regina Mills in the ABC fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time. (APPEARING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY)
DANNY TREJO
Danny Trejo is best known for his roles in hundreds of movies and TV shows. Machete, Machete Kills, The Book of Boba Fett, From Dusk Till Dawn, Desperado, Sons of Anarchy, Spy Kids, Predators, King of the Hill, Planet Terror, Heat, Breaking Bad and many many more! Saturday & Sunday Only!
DOUG JONES
Doug Jones is best known for his roles as Abe Sapien in the Hellboy franchise, Commander Saru in Star Trek Discovery, Billy Butcherson in Hocus Pocus, Cochise in Falling Skies, the Amphibian Man in The Shape of Water, The Ancient in The Strain, Fauno and the Pale Man in Pan’s Labyrinth and many many more!
SKID ROW
Dave “the snake” Sabo and Rachel Bolan are best known as the founding members of the band SKID ROW. The band saw major commercial success in the early to mid-90s with their first 3 album releases, selling over 20 million albums worldwide by the end of 1996.
RAY PARK
Ray Park is best known for his iconic role as the deadly and agile Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode 1 THE PHANTOM MENACE, as well as Toad in the 2000 X-men (movie), and Snake Eyes in the GI Joe Movie Franchise.
GINA CARANO
Gina Carano began her career fighting in EliteXC and Strikeforce, retiring with a record of 7-1. Transitioning into acting, she is now best known for her role as Cara Dune in the first 2 seasons of Disney+ series The Mandalorian. Other credits include The Fast and the Furious 6, Deadpool, Haywire, Terror On The Prairie and more! APPEARING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
BRENDAN WAYNE
Brendan Wayne is best known for being the lead-suit actor for Din Djarin in the Disney+ The Mandalorian. Other credits include Cowboys and Aliens, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Sons of Anarchy and more! Brendan is also the grandson of the late and great John Wayne. APPEARING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
GIANCARLO ESPOSITO
Giancarlo Esposito is best known for his role as Moff Gideon in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian. You may also know him from roles in Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Once Upon a Time, The Boys, Harley Quinn, Godfather of Harlem, Kaleidescope, Revolution, Homicide Life on the Street, Do The Right Thing and many many more! APPEARING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
LEE MAJORS
Lee Majorsis best known for his roles on the Western series The Big Valley TV, and of course as Colonel Steve Austin in The Six Million Dollar Man, and Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy TV Show.
SHANNON ELIZABETH
Shannon Elizabeth is best known for her roles in the iconic American Pie movies as well as the cult horror classic Thirteen Ghosts, Tomcats, Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back, Night of the Demons, That ’70s Show, Love Actually, Scary Movie and many more!
DANNY GLOVER
Danny Glover is best known for his role as Roger Murtaugh in Lethal Weapon franchise, Mal in the 80s western Silverado, and Albert in The Color Purple. Plus Predator 2, The Flight of The Intruder, Mandela, Places in the Heart, Witness, The Royal Tenenbaums, Dreamgirls, @bad asses with Danny Trejo and many many more! Friday & Saturday Only!
C. THOMAS HOWELL
C. Thomas Howell is best known for his roles in 80s classics like The Outsiders, Red Dawn, Soul Man, The Hitcher, E.T., then moving on to movies and shows like Gettysburg, Hidalgo, Grimm, Criminal Minds, The Punisher, Seal Team, and many many more!
ROB SCHNEIDER
Rob Schneider is best known for his time on Saturday Night Live as well as dozens of movies like 50 First Dates, Grown Ups, The Animal, Big Daddy, Mr Deeds, The Waterboy, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, The Hot Chick, Grandma’s Boy, Bedtime Stories, Click, and many many more!
JON LOVITZ
Jon Lovitz is best known for his tenure as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1985-1990. You can also see him in movies like A League of Their Own, Big, The Wedding Singer, High School High, Rat Race, Hotel Transylvania, City Slickers 2, Grown Ups 2 and Benchwarmers. His television credits include the animated series The Critic as well as appearances on Friends, The Simpsons, and many more! APPEARING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
ALLEN COVERT
Allen Covert in best known for his many roles in Adam Sandler movies like Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, Big Daddy, little nicky, 50 First Dates and The Longest Yard. He can also be seen in Grandma’s Boy, Deuce Bigalow, Never Been Kissed, and many many more!
ANTHONY ANDERSON
Anthony Anderson is best known for roles in movies like Big Momma’s House, Me, Myself and Irene, Urban Legend, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds and Barbershop. Moving on to movies like Kangaroo Jack, Malibu’s Most Wanted, Cradle to the Grave and the Scary Movie franchise. Other movies have included TRANSFORMERS, Scream 4, and The Departed. In TV he’s known for roles in The Shield, K-Ville, black-ish and Law and Order.
ADAM SAVAGE
Adam Savage is a maker. He is also a New York Times bestselling author, multiple Emmy-nominated producer/host, highly decorated YouTube creator, and internationally acclaimed science communicator, and cosplayer. After more than a decade working in special effects for Industrial Light and Magic/Lucastilm, The Matrix films, and most of the major movie studios, he began hosting Discovery Channel’s flagship show MythBusters in 2002, producing nearly 300 episodes over 13 years. In 2009 he started Adam Savage’s Tested on YouTube, and has amassed nearly 7 million subscribers to his videos on making, film, technology, science, and creativity in general.
PATRICIA VELASQUEZ
Patricia Velasquez is best known for her role as Anck-Su-Namun in 1999 The Mummy and 2001 The Mummy Returns. You can also see her on The L Word, Rescue Me, Mindhunters and many more!
PAUL WILLIAMS
Paul Williams songwriting credits include The Love Boat theme, Rainbow Connection for The Muppet Movie, Old Fashioned Love Song for Three Dog Night, Rainy Days and Mondays and We’ve Only Just Begun for The Carpenters, and many more! His acting and voice-over credits include, Battle For The Planet of the Apes, Little Enos in Smokey and the Bandit, Penguin in Batman: The Animated Series and many many more! APPEARING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
PAM GRIER
Pam Grier is best known for her roles in Exploitation films of the early 70s. Including Coffy, Foxy Brown, Black Mama White Mama and many others. She was also the star of Quentin Tarantino Jackie Brown and can be seen in movies like Escape from LA, Jawbreaker, MARS ATTACKS, and tv shows The L Word, and Bless This Mess and many more! APPEARING FRIDAY & SATURDAY
CRISTINA VEE
Cristina Vee is best known for Voicing Ladybug in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir as well as dozens of other anime, video game and animation voices. Helluva boss, Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom, RWBY, Magical Girl Lyrical, Sailor Moon, Seven Deadly Sins, Squid Girl, Skullgirls, Genshin Impact, League of Legends, Tales of Berseria, Knights of Sidonia, Hunter X Hunter, Konosuba, The Familiar of Zero and many many more! APPEARING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
FEMI TAYLOR
Femi Taylor is an actress and dancer and best known for her role as Jabba The Hutt slave dance Oola in Star Wars Episode VI, Return of the Jedi.
Femi will be signing 8×10 photos for FREE all weekend.* You can bring your own 8×10 photo or you can purchase one from her table.
ELIAS TOUFEXIS
Elias Tourfexis is best known for his roles in Star Trek Discovery, Smallville, Alphas, The Expanse, and voice-over roles like Deus X, Fortnite, SPLINTER CELL BLACKLIST, Starfield, Call of Duty and many more!
DAVID AJALA
David Ajala can currently be seen as Cleveland Booker on Star Trek: Discovery. He is also known for roles on SuperGirl, Doctor Who, Falling Water, Black Box, and many more!
BILL BARRETTA
Bill Barretta took over The Muppets characters of Swedish Chef, Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem and Bobo the Bear, and was the original creator of Pepe King Prawn. He can also be seen as Earl sinclair from the 90s comedy Dinosaurs (TV series).
KIRK R THATCHER
Kirk R. Thatcher got his start working with Industrial Light & Magic for RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983 film) working in the creature shop including Jabba’s Palace creatures like the Rancor as well as Ewoks and creatures on Endor. He was also an associate producer and Mohawk Punk in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
ALLAN TRAUTMAN
Allan Trautmanhas spent most of his career as a puppeteer for The Jim Henson Company, working on multipleThe Muppetsprojects. We know him best as Tarman fromThe Return of the Living Deadand as Fran Sinclair on the 1990s hit series Dinosaurs. Allan will be joined by Bill Barretta, Leif Tilden, Michelin Sisti, and Kirk Thatcher for what may be the first time ever Dinosaurs reunion!!!
MARK METCALF
Mark Metcalf is best known for his roles in Animal House, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Seinfeld and Twisted Sister videos. He will be signing at the 4 Corners Collectible booth!
WONDER YEARS REUNION
The wonder years reunion will feature Olivia d’Abo (Karen Arnold), Jason Hervey (Wayne Arnold), Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, Danica McKellar (Winnie Cooper) and Josh Saviano (Paul). This is sure to be an epic reunion. APPEARING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
GREASE 2 REUNION
MAXWELL CAULFIELD
Maxwell Caulfield is best known for his role as Michael in Grease 2 and Rex Manning in Empire Records. Other credits include The Colbys and Dynasty, Electric Dreams, Gettysburg, Spiderman: The Animated Series and many more!
CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD
Christopher McDonald is best known for playing Shooter McGavin in the 1996 comedy Happy Gilmore. McDonald can also be seen as a T-Bird in Grease 2, as well as Thelma and Louise, THE BRONX IS BURNING, Leave It to Beaver movie, Requiem for a Dream and many many others!
ADRIAN ZMED
Adrian Zmed is best known for his role as Officer Vince Romano in the 1980s hit TJ Hooker. He can also be seen in Bachelor Party and many others. But his career-defining role just might be as Johnny Nogerelli in 1982’s Grease 2
WRESTLING GUESTS
THE BIG SHOW
Paul Wight aka The Big Show is best known in his 30-year wrestling career as Big Show and The Giant. Paul has worked for all the major wrestling promotions like WWE, All Elite Wrestling,, and WCW. Holding numerous titles and being part of major storylines. Paul can also be seen in media with cameo parts in The Waterboy, Star Trek Enterprise, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Psych,, and more. As well as parts in WWE-produced media like Knucklehead and The Big Show show. FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY!
GLENN JACOBS
Glenn Jacobs AKA Kane from WWE and the current Mayor of Knox County will join us from 11AM to 2pm. He will do a photo op session and an autograph session for fans. 100% of all his sales for that Saturday will go to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. SATURDAY ONLY!
SAMOA JOE
Samoa Joe is best known for his wrestling work with Ring of Honor Wrestling, TNA Impact!, WWE NXT, WWE and currently All Elite Wrestling. Joe can also be currently seen in the show Twisted Metal on Peacock as the Killer Clown Sweet Tooth. APPEARING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
NIC NEMETH
Nic Nemethhas spent most of his career in WWE known asDolph Zigglerbut can now be seen in bothNEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING and TNA Wrestling APPEARING SAT AND SUN.
JIM DUGGAN
Jim Duggan is best known for his time with World Wrestling Federation in the late 80s and early 90s. Carrying his signature 2×4 with chants of U.S.A., U.S.A. An absolute legend in wrestling and the winner of the very first Royal Rumble match.
GREG VALENTINE
Greg The Hammer Valentine is known in the wrestling world as one of the toughest SOBs around! Trained by Stu Hart in the Hart Family Dungeon, Greg spent his early career with Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and moved over to the WWF/WWE in the 80s and early 90s.
Please note that the guests DO CHARGE for autographs. Some guests may take a picture with a purchase of an autograph, however most do charge an additional fee. These policies are up to the individual guests and their management and is not controlled by Fanboy Expo.
Cancellations are sometime unavoidable due to production and schedule changes.
DUE TO FILMING James & Oliver Phelps, Dolph Lundgren and Paige Turco will no longer be able to attend this year. Oded Fehr will no longer be able to join us due to production in Europe. Eric Bischoff will no longer be able to join us
*Please note that all guests are subject to change witho
