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JULY 10-12, 2026

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.

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.

TERMINATOR REUNION

Linda Hamilton

Linda Hamilton can currently be seen on Stranger Things as Dr Kay, however, most of us remember her from her iconic role as Sarah Connor in Terminator franchise, including The Terminator, Terminator 2 (T2), Terminator dark fate. She can also be seen in resident alien, Dante’s Peak, Beauty and the Beast with Ron Perlman, Children of the Corn. Chuck, Defiance, and many, many more!

Edward Furlong

Edward Furlong in best known for playing John Connor in Terminator 2 (T2). He will be joining Linda Hamilton and MICHAEL BIEHN for a Terminator franchise reunion.

Other credits include Pet Sematary 2, American History X, Detroit Rock City and many more!

MORTAL KOMBAT REUNION

Christopher Lambert is best known for his iconic role as Connor MacLeod in the Highlander franchise and Raiden in Mortal Kombat 1995 movie. Other roles include Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, GHOST RIDER..Spirit Of Vengeance.., Fortress, Nine Months and many, many more! FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY!

Linden Ashby

Linden Ashby is best known for his role as Johnny Cage in the 1995 version of Mortal Kombat. He is also known for playing Sheriff Noah Stilinski in Teen Wolf and Brett Cooper on Melrose Place. Other roles include Resident Evil: Extinction, Days of our Lives, Mortal Kombat 11, Army Wives and many more!

ROBIN SHOU

Robin Shou is best known for his role as Liu Kang in the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie. Other roles include Beverly Hills Ninja, Street Fighter The Legend of Chun-Li, Death Race and many more!

Paul W.S. Anderson

Paul W.S. Anderson is best known for directing the 1995 Mortal Kombat. He is also known for writing and directing Resident Evil Movies, writing and directing Death Race movies, writing and directing Alien Vs. Predator and writing and directing Monster Hunter Movie. Don’t miss this rare appearance!

Tom Woodruff Jr.

Tom Woodruff Jr. is best known for working in the Aliens franchise, including Aliens, Aliens 3, Alien Resurrection, and Alien Vs. Predator. Additionally, he is Goro in the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie, Gillman in 1987’s Monster Squad, Pumpkinhead in 1988’s Pumpkinhead. He also worked his special effects magic in The Terminator, Starship Troopers , Tremors, Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom, Godzilla: King of the Monsters and many many more!

Chris Casamassa and Keith Cooke are best known for their roles as Scorpion and Reptile in the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie!

FEATURED GUESTS

Alan Tudyk

Alan Tudyk is a versatile actor who we first see on screen in Firefly, A Knights Tale: and Dodgeball. You can also see him on the Disney screen in Wreck-It Ralph, Moana, Zootopia and Frozen. Star Wars Rogue One, Superman, the horror classic Tucker & Dale vs Evil, resident alien, American Dad, Con Man, and many, many more!

Patrick Warburton

Delta Burke is best known for her iconic role as the self-centered former Ms. Georgia beauty queen Suzanne Sugarbaker on the CBS Sitcom Designing Women. Other roles include HBO series 1st and Ten, Boston Legal, Touched by an Angel, The Love Boat, Filthy Rich, and many, many more!

Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen is best known for her iconic role as Jean Grey in the X-Men Movies. Other roles include James Bond 007 Goldeneye, Taken, Hemlock Grove, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Nip/Tuck TV, House on Haunted Hill, The Faculty, and many, many more! FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY!

Laura Prepon

Laura Prepon is best known for her iconic role as Donna Pinciotti in the hit sitcom That ’70s Show (Official). She is also known for her role as Alex Vause in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY!

Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler is best known for his iconic role as Arthur Fonzarelli “Fonzie” on the hit show Happy Days. Other key roles include The Lords of Flatbush, Night Shift, Here Comes The Boom, Scream, Royal Pains, Arrested Development, Barry, Monsters at Work and many many more!

Ahmad Best

Ahmed Best is best known for his role as Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars Episode 1, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, LEGO Star Wars, Star Wars Universe! You can also catch him as Kelleran Beq in The Mandalorian on Disney+.

Bryce Dallas Howard

Bryce Dallas Howard is best known for her roles in Jurassic World franchise and Spider-Man 3 as Gwen Stacy, The Twilight Saga, The Village, Rocketman, The Help Movie and many more!

Shameik Moore

Shameik Moore is best known for voicing MILES MORALES in the 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and 2023 Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse, and the upcoming 2027 Beyond the Spider-Verse. Other roles include Dope, Samaritan, Wu-Tang: An American Saga and more!

Adam Copeland

Adam Copeland is best known for his time in WWE as The Rated R Superstar, EDGE and his time with All Elite Wrestling. You also know him from Vikings, Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Disney+ Series, Haven and many more!

Beth Phoenix

Beth Copeland, AKA Beth Phoenix  is best known for her time as a WWE superstar and, more recently All Elite Wrestling.

BEAUTY & THE BEAST REUNION

Linda Hamilton

Linda Hamilton can currently be seen on Stranger Things as Dr Kay, however, most of us remember her from her iconic role as Sarah Connor in Terminator franchise, including The Terminator, Terminator 2 (T2), Terminator dark fate. She can also be seen in resident alien, Dante’s Peak, Beauty and the Beast with Ron Perlman, Children of the Corn. Chuck, Defiance, and many, many more!

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman is best known for his iconic role as Hellboy in the Guillermo del Toro movies. He is also known for his role as clay in Sons of Anarchy, Vincent in the 80s series Beauty and the Beast, as well as Batman: The Animated Series, Blade II, Teen Titans, Pacific Rim and many many more!

DOCTOR QUINN MEDICINE WOMAN REUNION

Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour is best known for her role as Dr Michaela Quinn in the 1990s series Dr Quinn Medicine Woman. She also played the role of Solitaire in the James Bond 007 1973 classic Live and Let Die. Other roles include Battlestar Galactica, Somewhere In Time with Christopher Reeve, East of Eden miniseries, Wedding Crashers, and many, many more! FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY!

Joe Lando

Joe Lando is best known for playing the role of Byron Sully in the 1990s hit series Dr Quinn Medicine Woman. Other roles include Bold and The Beautiful, One Life to Live and many more!! FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY!

HUNTER REUNION

 Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer from the hit show Hunter a crime drama ran from 1984-1991. Fred Dryer is also a retired NFL defensive end, playing for the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams. Stepfanie Kramer has a host of roles, including appearances on Knots Landing, The Dukes of Hazzard, Dynasty, Fantasy Island and many more!

YELLOWSTONE REUNION

Jefferson White

Jefferson White is best known for playing Jimmy Hurdstrom in the hit series Yellowstone. Other credits include Hellboy The Crooked Man, A24 Civil War, The Americans, Chicago P.D. and many more!

Jen Landon

Jen Landon is best known for playing the wildly popular Teeter on the Paramount+ series Yellowstone. She can also be seen in The Young and the Restless, Animal Kingdom TNT, FBI Most Wanted and Days of our Lives.

Ian Bohen

Ian Bohen is best known for his role as Ryan in the hit series Yellowstone. Other roles include Teen Wolf, CHICAGO PD. Mad Men, Breakout Kings and more!

Denim Richards

Denim Richards is best known for his role as Colby in the Paramount+ series Yellowstone.

Aladdin REUNION

Voice-Over actors Linda Larkin and Jonathan Freeman will join us. Linda is best known for voicing Princess Jasmine and Jonathan for voicing Jafar in the 1992 Disney classic Aladdin.

MELROSE PLACE REUNION

Heather Locklear

Heather Locklear is best known for her iconic roles in the 1980s and 1990s, including Amanda Woodward in Melrose Place, Officer Sheridan in TJ Hooker and Sammy Jo Reece in Dynasty and Caitlin Moore in Spin City. Other roles include the 80s classics Firestarter and Return of Swamp Thing and shows like Franklin and Bash, Hot In Cleveland and many more!

Josie Bissett

Josie Bissett is best known for her role as Jane Mancini in Melrose Place as well as roles in The Secret Life of the American Teenager, When Calls the Heart and many more!

Daphne Zuniga

Daphne Zuniga is best known for her role as Princess Vespa in the 1987 classic Spaceballs. She is also known for playing Jo Reynolds on 111 episodes of Melrose Place. Other roles include One Tree Hill, The Sure Thing, Vision Quest, Dynasty, The Fly II and many many more!

Grant Show

Grant Show is best known for playing Jake Hanson in 158 episodes of the Soap Opera Drama Melrose Place. He can also be seen in the Dynasty reboot, other projects include Devious Maids, Private Practice, Accidentally on Purpose, Ryan’s Hope, Swingtown and many more!

90210 REUNION

Jason Priestley

Jason Priestley is best known for his iconic role as Brandon Walsh in the 1990s hit series Beverly Hills 90210. Other roles include Tombstone, Calendar Girl, Call Me Fitz, Private Eyes, Wild Cards and many many more! reunion.

Garielle Carteris

Gabrielle Carterisis best known for her role as Andrea on the 1990s series Beverly Hills 90210.

MUSIC INDUSTRY GUESTS

Eric Singer

Eric Singer has built a reputation as one of rock’s most powerful and versatile drummers. Over his career, Singer has performed with major acts including Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Badlands, and Lita Ford. He joined KISS in 1991 and became widely recognized for wearing the “Catman” makeup originally created by Peter Criss. Known for his technical skill, energy, and consistency, Singer has remained a respected figure in hard rock and heavy metal drumming for decades.

Tommy Thayer

Tommy Thayer is best known for his long tenure as the lead guitarist of the iconic hard rock band KISS. He officially joined KISS in 2002, taking on the “Spaceman” persona originally created by Ace Frehley, and performed with the band through their farewell tours into the early 2020s. Before KISS, he played in the glam metal band Black ’n Blue and even worked behind the scenes with KISS as a crew member and songwriter. Throughout his career, he’s been recognized for his musicianship, dedication to the band’s legacy, and his role in helping keep KISS’s classic sound alive onstage.

Debbie Gibson

Debbie Gibson was just 16 in 1987 when she released her debut album Out of the Blue. That album has been certified 3x platinum. He second album, Electric Youth, is double platinum. Debbie is the primary songwriter on all of the singles that reached the Billboard top 20. FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY!

Stephen Pearcy

Stephen Pearcy is best known as the frontman and songwriter for RATT! Ratt has sold more than 20 million records, including their breakout record Out of the Cellar, which is 5x certified platinum.

Lita Ford

Lita Ford is best known for being the lead guitarist for the 1970s all-female rock band The Runaways before going solo in the 1980s. Her 1988 album Lita went platinum and produced the hits “Close My Eyes Forever” and “Kiss Me Deadly.”

Saving Abel

The band will perform live on Saturday night of the convention, but will also join us during the day on Saturday for Autographs and Photo Ops!
This hard-hitting Southern Rock powerhouse was founded in Mississippi in 2004. They exploded onto the national scene with their 2008 multi-platinum self-titled debut that included the hits “Addicted” and “18 Days”.

Nelson

This duo are the sons of famed rocker Ricky Nelson – Singer and grandsons of TV legends Ozzie & Harriet Nelson. They grew up in the music world and began their careers with an appearance on Saturday Night Live and then writing a song for Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (The Movie). They eventually sold more than 2 million copies of their album “After the Rain”, which included hits like “I Can’t Live Without Your Love and Affection” and “After the Rain”.

Too Close for Comfort REUNION

Lyndia Cornell

Lyndia Cornell is best known for her role as Sarah Rush in the 1980s sitcom Too Close For Comfort. Lydia joins Jim J Bullock and Deborha Van Valkenburgh for a TCFC reunion.

Jim J Bullock

Jim J Bullock is best known for his sitcom roles in Too Close For Comfort and Alf as well as his role as Prince Valium in the 80s classic Spaceballs. Other roles include Ned’s Declassified, Seinfeld, The Bold and the Beautiful and many more!

Deborah Van Valkenburgh

Deborah Van Valkenburgh made a spectacular screen debut as Mercy in the 1979 cult classic The Warriors and then played the role of Jackie Rush in the 80s sitcom Too Close For Comfort. Other roles include Streets of Fire, Sorcerers, Road to Hell and The Devil’s Rejects.

The Pirate Movie REUNION

Kristy McNichol

Kristy McNichol is known for her roles in series like Family and Empty Nest as well as movies like Little Darlings and guest roles on Love Boat and ABC’s Afterschool Special. And of course, for starring in The Pirate Movie!

Christopher Atkins

Christopher Atkins is best known for his role in the 1980 movie Blue Lagoon, the 1981 animated Swan Lake, his epic role in the 1982 masterpiece The Pirate Movie and for his role as Peter Richards on DALLAS TV Series.

OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS

Frank Grillo

Frank Grillo is known in the Marvel Universe for his role as Brock Rumlow/Crossbones. In the DC Universe he is known for playing Rick Flag Sr., in shows like Peacemaker and the new Superman: franchise. He can also be seen in Tulsa King, Kingdom, Prison Break, The Purge: Anarchy, and Election Year, and many more!

Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin is best known for his roles in Full Metal Jacket, Firefly and Serenity, The Last Ship, and Chuck. Other roles include Castle, My Bodyguard, The Patriot, Independence Day, Jackie Chan Adventures, Angel, The X-Files and many many more!

Theo Rossi

Theo Rossiis best known for playing Juan Carlos “Juice” Ortiz on the FX Networks Sons of Anarchy. He is also known for his role on Marvel’s Luke Cage, The Penguin, Army of the Dead and many more!

Joel David Moore

Joel David Moore is best known for his roles in Dodgeball, Avatar, Hatchet, Bones, Grandma’s Boy and many more!

Kate Jackson

Kate Jackson is best known for her iconic role as Sabrina Duncan in the 1970s hit series Charlie’s Angels. Other iconic roles include Amanda King in Scarecrow and Mrs King, Dark Shadows, The Rookies and many many more!

Mara Wilson

Mara Wilson is best known for her roles in Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, A Simple Wish and Miracle on 34th Street.

Patrick Renna

Patrick Renna is best known for his iconic role as Ham Porter in the 1993 baseball classic The Sandlot. Other credits include Son In Law, The Big Green and many others.

Angie Harmon

Angie Harmon is best known for her role as Jane Rizzoli in the Rizzoli&Isles as well as her roles in Baywatch Nights, Law & Order, Agent Cody Banks, Batman Beyond, and many many more!

Todd Bridges

Todd Bridges is best known for his iconic role as Willis Jackson on the 1980s sitcom Different Strokes. He was also the king of guest starring back in those days, making appearances on The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, The Love Boat, The Facts of Life Show, CHiPs, Police Story, Barney Miller and more!

Tyler Labine

Tyler Labine is best known for his role as Dale in the 2010 horror comedy Tucker & Dale vs Evil. You may also know him from Voltron Legendary Defender, New Amsterdam, Deadbeat, Mad Love and Reaper.

Mackenzie Phillips

Mackenzie Phillips is the daughter of John Phillips of the folk-rock band The Mamas and the Papas. She began her career early and can be seen in the 1970s classic American Graffiti. Other roles include One Day At A Time, Disney Channel‘s So Weird, Orange Is the New Black, the new One Day At A Time and many many more!

Cooper Barnes

Cooper Barnes is best known for his hilarious role as Captain Man in the Nickelodeon series Henry Danger and Henry Danger Force.

Chuck Huber

Chuck Huber is best known for his role as Android 17 in Dragon Ball Z as well as roles in My Hero Academia, Soul Eater, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Dragon Ball Super, Fairy Tail, Full Metal Alchemist, One Piece Ace Attorney, Yu Yu Hakusho and Many More!

David Vincent

David Vincent is best known for his roles in Jujutsu Kaisen, Bleach, Fate/Zero Blue Exorcist, Jojo’s Bizzare Adventures, Seven Deadly Sins, Dragon Ball Super, Hunter X Hunter, and many many more!

Cancellations are sometime unavoidable due to production and schedule changes. 

Michael Biehn and Annie Potts will no longer be able to attend due to Production. Patrick Warburton will no longer be able to attend the event due to schedule changes.

*Please note that all guests are subject to change without notice.

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