So, you can’t go to San Diego for Comic-Con, eh. Well, here’s the next best thing! Fanboy Expo is returning to Knoxville this summer with a host of fun – filled activities and opportunities for fans of pop culture. Science fiction, fantasy, horror and comic book / graphic novel fans will converge on the Knoxville Convention Center from Friday, July 11 through Sunday, July 13 when Fanboy Expo takes over and brings to town some of the biggest names in fantasy television, comics and movies. This is one of the greatest lineups of talent I’ve ever seen in a Tennessee fan convention.
One of the key attractions to an event like this is the chance to meet a favorite actor, artist, or author, and get photos taken with them and/or autographs from them. Among those scheduled to appear at Fanboy Expo this year are Billy Dee Williams and his son Corey Dee Williams, Mike Colter, and Cedric Yarbrough.
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. Corey Dee Williams is best known for his roles as Klaatu during the scenes on Jabba’s sail barge and also doubled for his father as Calrissian in some scenes of the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. Mike Colter is best known for playing Marvel’s Luke Cage in the 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 more. Cedric Yarbrough is best known for his role as Deputy S Jones on Reno 911. His other roles include The Goldbergs, Paradise PD, Speechless and more.
Star Trek legend 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 more. (Friday & Saturday Only.) 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. Wil Wheaton is best known for his role as Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gordie in Stand By Me, Joey in Toy Soldiers, and as himself in The Big Bang Theory.
Gene Simmons is best known as the Co-founder, Co-lead singer and bassist for the rock band KISS. Bruce Kulick is best known as the lead guitarist for KISS from ’84 till ’96.
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, etc.
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; Saturday Only.
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 more; Saturday Only.
SUPERMAN UNIVERSE GUESTS
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 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 more.
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; appearing Friday and Saturday.
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; Friday and Saturday only.
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; Friday and Saturday only.
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.
Erica Durance is best known for her role as Lois Lane in Smallville and Supergirl. Other roles include Saving Hope and Hallmark Channel Christmas movies like Private Princess Christmas, Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane, We Need A Little Christmas, and many more.
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 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 more.
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.
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 more.
Clare Kramer is best known for her role as Courtney in the movie Bring It On and Glory in Buffy The Vampire Slayer!
DALLAS CAST REUNION
Patrick Duffy (Bobby Ewing), Linda Gray (Sue Ellen Ewing), Charlene Tilton (Lucy Ewing) and Steve Kanaly (Ray Krebbs) are from the iconic series Dallas.
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 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 more.
Sheree J. Wilson is best known for her role as April Stevens in 112 episodes of the mega-hit series Dallas. She is also well known for her role as Alex Cahill in Walker Texas Ranger.
MASH CAST REUNION
Jamie Farr and Jeff Maxwell will join our already awesome classic TV lineup. MASH was a megahit in the 1970s and 1980s first airing on CBS in September of 1972.
THREE’S COMPANY CAST REUNION
The ladies of the 70s and 80s sitcom THREE’S COMPANY will join us including Joyce Dewitt, who played Janet, Priscilla Barnes who played Terri, and Jenilee Harrison, who played Cindy.
NORTHERN EXPOSURE REUNION
Janine Turner is best known for her role as Maggie O’Connell in the hit series Northern Exposure as well as her role opposite Sylvester Stallone in the blockbuster Cliffhanger. Other roles include Steel Magnolias, Leave it to Beaver 1997, Friday Night Lights, Dallas, Strong Medicine and many more.
Rob Morrow is best known for his role as Dr. Joel Fleischman in the 90s show Northern Exposure. He also plays FBI agent Don Eppes in the tv show Numbers. Other roles include Texas Rising, Designated Survivor, The People vs OJ Simpson, and many more.
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 more.
BLUE CLUES REUNION
Steve Burns is best known for his role as “Steve” on the Nickelodeon show Blue’s Clues from 1996 – 2002. He is also a musician and his song “Mighty Little Man” is 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. He will also be joined by Donovan Patton and
SPECIAL GUESTS
Vincent D’Onofrio is best known for 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 more.
Edward Furlong and James DeBello are best known as Hawk and Trip from the 1999 Detroit Rock City movie. Other credits for Furlong include Terminator 2 (T2), American History X, Pet Sematary II and more. Other credits for DeBello include Cabin Fever, American Pie, Scary Movie 2, and more.
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 (“What is pertaining?), Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Young and the Restless and many more!
PERFECT STRANGERS
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.
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.
BONES
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.
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.
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!
WRESTLING GUESTS
The legendary wrestling commentating duo of Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler. Matt and Jeff Hardy are best known for being one of the greatest tag teams in the history of professional wrestling. Rick and Scott Steiner are WWE HOFers who are known as one of the hardest hitting tag-teams in wrestling history with both going on to successful singles careers. Carlito is a member of the famed Colon Family of Wrestling and has held multiple titles. “Cowboy” Bob Orton was known for his classic feuds with Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka and Tito Santana and for being Roddy Piper‘s bodyguard.
*Please note that all guests are subject to change without notice.
Show hours are Friday, July 11, 12 NOON – 7 pm: Saturday, July 12, 10am – 7pm; and Sunday, July 13, 11am – 5pm. Prices for individual days are $35 per day on Friday and Sunday; $45 on Saturday; with weekend passes $80 per person. Premium Weekend packages are only $109 each and include a badge with lanyard, a t-shirt and custom 11×17 art print, along with early entry each day. Child full weekend admission is only $25, or $10 daily. Family & Friends Admission packages (4 adults) are available. More details and how to get your autographs and photo ops are at www.fanboyexpo.com
See you there!
