JULY 11-13, 2025
Knoxville Convention Center
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FANBOY EXPO KNOXVILLE CELEBRITY GUESTS
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.
FEATURED GUESTS
BILLY DEE WILLIAMS
Billy Dee Williams is an accomplished actor with roles like Lady Sings The Blues, Mahogany, Brian’s Song, and Batman. But most of us know him from his iconic role as Lando Calrissian in Star Wars.
ELIJAH WOOD
Elijah Wood is best known for his iconic role as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Other roles include Happy Feet, Tron Uprising, Wilfred, Deep Impact, Green Street Hooligans, Forever Young, The Good Son, and Many More! Saturday Only!
WILLIAM SHATNER
William Shatner is best known for his legendary role as James T Kirk in the Star Trek franchise. Other roles include shows like TJ Hooker and Boston Legal and many many more! Friday & Saturday Only!
ALEC BALDWIN
Alec Baldwin is best known for his roles in Beetlejuice, 30 Rock, The Shadow, Mission: Impossible, The Hunt For Red October, Boss Baby, The Getaway, Pearl Harbor, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Departed, He’s the narrator on Thomas & Friends, and of course his roles as Schweddy Balls and Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live. Friday & Saturday Only!
HELEN HUNT
Helen Hunt is best known for her role as Dr Jo Harding in Twister and as Jamie Buchman in Mad About You. Other roles include What Women Want, Soul Surfer, Cast Away, Pay It Forward, Dr T and the Women, As Good As It Gets, Quarterback Princess and many many more! Saturday Only!
JAMES & OLIVER PHELPS
James & Oliver Phelps are best known for their roles as Fred and George Weasley in Harry Potter movie Franchise.! Friday & Saturday Only!
SUPERMAN UNIVERSE GUESTS
TOM WELLING
Tom Welling is best known for playing Clark Kent aka Superman in the hugely popular series Smallville. Tom can also be seen in the series Lucifer, Judging Amy, and movies like Cheaper By The Dozen and The Fog.
BRANDON ROUTH
Brandon Routh is best known for playing Clark Kent/ Superman in Superman Returns. He also plays The Atom in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Arrow and Supergirl. Other roles include Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Rookie Chuck , Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, and many many more!
DEAN CAIN
Dean Cain is best known for playing the role of Clark Kent/ Superman in the 90s show Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. He is also known for bein the host of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! from 1999-2003. Dean is also well known for his roles in faith-based movies like God’s Not Dead and Christmas movies.
GERARD CHRISTOPHER
Gerard Christopher is best known for playing Clark Kent/Superman in the late 80s and early 90s tv series Superboy. Other credits include Tomboy, Sunset Beach, General Hospital and more!
HELEN SLATER
Helen Slater is best known for playing the lead role in the 1984 Supergirl movie and in the 80s cult classic The Legend of Billie Jean. She also can be seen as Lara-El in Smallville and most recently Eliza Danvers in the Supergirl series. Other roles include Batman: The Animated Series, Ruthless People, The Secret To My Success, City Slickers, Lassie, DC Super Hero Girls and many more!
JOHN SCHNEIDER
John Schneider is best known for playing Bo Duke in the classic show Dukes of Hazzard. In addition, he is known for playing the role of Jonathan Kent in Smallville. Other roles include Dr Quinn Medicine Woman, The Haves and the Have Nots, The Secret Life of the American Teenager and many more!
LAURA VANDERVOORT
Laura Vandervoort is best known for her role as Supergirl on Smallville and Indigo in Supergirl. She can also be seen in Bitten, Haven, and the 2009 reboot of V.
BUFFY & ANGEL VERSE GUESTS
JAMES MARSTERS
James Marsters is best known for his iconic role as Spike in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel. Other key roles include Brainiac in Smallville, Capt John Hart in Torchwood, Victor Stein in Runaways, Zamasu in Dragon Ball Super and many many more!
JULIET LANDAU
Juliet Landau is known for Drusilla on Buffy The Vampire Slayer & Angel, Loretta King in Ed Wood, Rita Tedesco in Bosch & Bosch Legacy, the Little Sister in Bioshock, Tala in Justice League Unlimited and her directorial feature debut A Place Among The Dead. APPEARING SATURDAY & SUNDAY
JULIE BENZ
Julie Benz is best known for her role Darla on Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel. She is also known for her roles in Dexter on Showtime, Roswell, Defiance, Hawaii Five-0, and many many more! APPEARING FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY
DALLAS CAST REUNION
JOSH HENDERSON
Josh Henderson is best known for playing the lead role of John Ross Ewing III in the revival of the series Dallas on TNT. He also played the role of Austin McCann on Desperate Housewives. Other roles include April Fool’s Day, Step Up, and 90210.
BARRY CORBIN
Barry Corbin has a career spanning six decades and has appeared in Northern Exposure , One Tree Hill, Dallas, Lonesome Dove, Modern Family, Tulsa King, Yellowstone , The Closer, Anger Management, and many many more!
THREE’S COMPANY CAST REUNION
SPECIAL GUESTS
KATE MULGREW
Kate Mulgrew is best known for her role as Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager and as Admiral Janeway in Star Trek Nemesis and Star Trek: Prodigy. She is also known for her role as Red in Orange Is the New Black and Mary Ryan in Ryan’s Hope. SATURDAY ONLY!
VINCENT D’ONOFRIO
Vincent D’Onofrio is best known for several roles including crime lord Kingpin in the Marvel Universe with shows like DAREDEVIL and Hawkeye. He can also be seen in projects like Godfather of Harlem, Emerald City, The Magnificent Seven, Jurassic World, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Men In Black, The Cell, Adventures in Babysitting, Full Metal Jacket and many many more!! SATURDAY & SUNDAY ONLY!
ROBBY BENSON
Robby Benson was known in the 1970s and early 80s as a teen heartthrob with movies like Ice Castles, Ode To Billy Joe and Running Brave. But he is best known for being the iconic voice of Beast in Disney‘s 1991 classic Beauty and the Beast. Other credits include The Legend of Prince Valiant, Exosquad, and many more
PERFECT STRANGERS
Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker from the classic 80s sitcom Perfect Strangers. Other credits for Mark Linn-Baker include Blue Bloods, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Law and Order and Succession. Bronson Pinchot is also known for Beverly Hills Cop, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Young and the Restless and many more!
MIKE COLTER
Mike Colter is best known for playing Marvel’s Luke Cage in Marvel Cinematic Universe. Including Luke Cage, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, and Marvel‘s Defenders. He can also be seen in CBS show Evil, The Good Wife, Plane, Ringer, the voice of Locke in Halo and many many more!
RENEE O’CONNOR
Renee O’Connor is best known for her role as Gabrielle in the 1990s syndicated fantasy show Xena Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Friday & Saturday Only
THOMAS LENNON
Thomas Lennon is best known for his character Lieutenant Jim Dangle on Reno 911! Other projects include 17 Again, The Odd Couple, Lethal Weapon, Chief O’Hara in D.C. Batman, Santa Clarita Diet, SUPERGIRL and many many more!
NICK SWARDSON
Nick Swardson is best known for his stand-up comedy and his over-the-top roles in movies and tv. You’ve seen him in movies like Grandma’s Boy, Malibu’s Most Wanted, Grown Ups 2, Click, The Benchwarmers, Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star and as Terry Bernadino in Reno 911!
STEVE BURNS
Steve Burnsis best known for his role as “Steve” on the Nickelodeon showBlue’s Cluesfrom 1996–2002.In 2001, he received a Daytime Emmy nomination for his work on the show. He is also a musician and one of the songs is “Mighty Little Man” used as the opening theme for the CBS series Young Sheldon. He made several appearances on the series beginning in January 2022, playing a Star Trek enthusiast whom the title character meets.
BOB EUBANKS
Bob Eubanks is best known as the long-time host of The Newlywed Game and Card Sharks game shows. He was also a music manager and concert promoter. Managing Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, and Merle Haggard and producing concerts for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan.
TJ THYNE
TJ Thyne is best known for his role as Dr. Jack Hodgins in the hit series Bones. You can also catch him in Angel, Walker Texas Ranger, How High, and many more!
MICHAELA CONLIN
Michaela Conlin is best known for her role as Angela Montenegro in the FOX crime procedural comedy-drama Bones. Other credits include Yellowstone, For All Mankind, The Lincoln Lawyer and many more!
LORRAINE BRACCO
Lorraine Bracco is best known for her role as Dr Jennifer Melfi in the hit series The Sopranos. You may also know her from Goodfellas, Rizzoli&Isles, Blue Bloods and many more!
GIANNI RUSSO
Gianni Russo is best known for playing Carlo Rizzi in the 1972 masterpiece The Godfather. Russo has also had parts in dozens of movies like The Freshman, Rush Hour 2, Seabiscuit, Any Given Sunday, Super Mario Bros, Out For Justice and many more. He is also an accomplished singer and Entrepreneur, owning a Las Vegas restaurant and wine brand.
BRUCE KULICK
Bruce Kulick is best known as the lead guitarist for KISS from ’84 till ’96. During those years, he earned multiple Platinum and Gold records and video awards. He’s also heavily featured on KISSOLOGY II and III, as well as the A&E two-part biography called KISSTORY. In addition to his years in KISS, he toured or recorded with Grand Funk Railroad, Meat Loaf, Billy Squier and Michael Bolton.
JIM ROSS & JERRY THE KING LAWLER
The legendary wrestling commentating duo of Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler. This duo was a staple on WWE Raw and PPV events from the late 1990s through 2007-2008.
BOB ORTON
Bob Orton was known for his classic feuds with Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka and Tito Santana and for being Roddy Piper‘s bodyguard. He is also infamous for his involvement in the main event of WWE WrestleMania I when his cheatin’ cost Piper and Orndorff the match.
Cancellations are sometime unavoidable due to production and schedule changes.
*Please note that all guests are subject to change without notice.
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