ZENKAIKON(2014(ANNOUNCED(GUESTS! Jim$Cummings$[Actor]$ ! !“Tell!the!kid!he’s!got!it,”!said!the!legendary! Mel!Blanc!with!a!smile,!after!listening!to!a! young!man’s!first!demo!tape!of!cartoon! character!voices.!!The!year!was!1984,!“the! kid,”!was!Jim!Cummings.!!Since!then,!the! kid!has!gone!on!to!give!life!and!voice!to! some!of!America’s!most!beloved!animal! characters,!even!a!few!of!the!late!Mel! Blanc’s,!and!he!was!even!nominated!for!an! Emmy!Award!for!his!work!as!the!lovable! Tigger!on!Disney!Channel’s!My#Friends# Tigger#and#Pooh,!in!which!he!also!voices! everyone’s!favorite!bear,!Winnie!the!Pooh.! ! Born!and!raised!in!Youngstown!Ohio,! Cummings!spent!Saturday!mornings! riveted!to!the!TV!screen!as!he!mimicked! the!characters!in!his!favorite!cartoons,!all! the!while!dreaming!that!one!day!he!would! voice!them!himself.!!At!age!19,!he!moved!to! New!Orleans,!where!he!performed!as!a! drummer,!a!singer,!a!deck!hand!on! riverboats,!and!even!designed!and!created!Mardi!Gras!floats,!all!the!while!absorbing! the!rich!characters!and!accents!that!would!someday!find!expression!in!animation.! ! Years!later,!Cummings!relocated!to!Southern!California!and!managed!a!video!store! as!he!pursued!his!childhood!dream.!!He!gave!his!first!demo!to!a!customer!who!was! also!a!movie!producer,!and!the!rest,!as!they!say,!is!history.!!In!1984,!Cummings! landed!his!first!role!as!Lionel!the!Lion!in!Disney!Channel’s!Dumbo#Circus.!During!his! illustrious!career,!he!has!worked!extensively!for!the!Walt!Disney!Studios!voicing! classic!characters!such!as!Winnie!the!Pooh,!Tigger,!King!Louis,!Kaa!the!Snake,!Pete! (formerly!PegWLegged!Pete),!and!more.!!His!many!other!credits!include!Darkwing! Duck,!Bonkers,!Fat!Cat!and!Monterey!Jack!on!Chip#‘n#Dale:#Rescue#Rangers,!Don! Kamage!on!Tailspin,!Dingo!on!Gargoyles,#and!too!many!others!to!mention!here.! ! Cummings!has!done!scores!of!voices!for!Warner!Bros,!as!well,!including!TaZ!the! TaZmanian!Devil!himself,!Steven!Spielberg’s!Animaniacs,#Tiny#Toon#Adventures,# Batman,#Pinky#and#the#Brain,#Tazmania,#Duck#Dodgers,!and!more.!!Other!credits! include#The#Powerpuff#Girls#(FuZZy!Lumpkins),#Sonic#the#Hedgehog#(Dr.!Robotnik),! King#of#the#Hill,#Bump#in#the#Night,#Adventures#of#Jimmy#Neutron:#Boy#Genius,#The# Replacements,#The#Addams#Family,#Teenage#Mutant#Ninja#Turtles,#Star#Wars#Clone# Wars,#The#Simpsons,#Barnyard,!and!Catdog.! ! Not!limited!to!the!small!screen,!Cummings!has!acted!in!several!blockbuster!feature! films!for!Dreamworks!including!Shrek,#Antz,#Kung#Fu#Panda’s#Furious#5,#Hook,#The# Bee#Movie,#Balto,!and!more.!!His!credits!read!like!a!topWlist!of!animated!and!liveW action!films.!Credits!include#Who#framed#Roger#Rabbit,#The#Little#Mermaid,#Aladdin,# Tarzan,#Pocahontas,#The#Lion#King,#Babe:#Pig#in#the#City,#The#Hunchback#of#Notre# Dame,“Brother#Bear#2,!and!The#Princess#and#The#Frog,!to!name!a!few.! ! Cummings’!uncanny!ability!to!sing!in!character!and!voice!match!for!stars!who!are,!in! his!words,!“great!actors,!just!not!great!singers,”!has!led!to!many!platinum!and!gold! records!for!soundtracks!like!Anastasia,#The#Lion#King,#Fox#and#the#Hound,# Pocahontas,#Hercules,#and!more.!!He!was!also!AC,!the!lead!singer!of!the!famed! California#Raisins.! ! As!of!late,!he!was!nominated!for!an!Annie!Award!for!his!performance!in!Gnomeo#and# Juliet,!where!he!plays!the!amorous!garden!flamingo,!Featherstone!as!well!as!a! Daytime!Emmy!award!for!his!role!as!Hondo!in!Star#Wars:#The#Clone#Wars.!He!can! also!be!heard!in!the!recently!released!animated!Disney!Classic!Winnie#the#Pooh!in! which!he!plays!both!Winnie!the!Pooh!and!Tigger,!too!!He!plays!the!evil!African! Warlord,!BudZo,!in!the!just!released!feature!film,!Zambezia.!And!he!recently!voiced! Karu!in!The#Legend#of#Korra.! ! Cummings’!work!in!voice!over!includes!hundreds!of!television!and!radio! commercials,!movie!trailers,!promos,!and!videogames.!!“Pretty!much!anything! involving!microphones,!music,!noise!in!general,!and!padded!walls,“!jokes!the!affable! actor,!and!“remember,!only!you!can!prevent!forest!fires,”!so!says!Smokey!the!Bear,! aka!Jim!Cummings.!!No!matter!how!busy!Cummings'!schedule!may!be,!it!all!stops! when!Famous!Fone!Friends!of!Make!a!Wish!Foundation!call!on!behalf!of!a!very!ill! child!and!distraught!family!in!need!of!a!phone!call!from!their!favorite!cartoon! character.!!“Just!bringing!a!respite,!however!brief,!and!perhaps!a!smile!and!giggle!or! two,!means!so!much!to!the!child!and!their!family.!!I!consider!it!a!true!blessing!to!be! able!to!do!that.”! ! Cummings!is!a!proud!father!of!four!and!resides!somewhere!in!California!with!his! beautiful!two!younger!daughters!Grace!and!Lulu!Rose…and!their!critters.! ! Website:!imdb.com/name/nm0191906/! ! $ Brina$Palencia$[Actress]$ ! Brina!Palencia!is!an!actress!working!in!the! DallasWFort!Worth!Metroplex.!She!has! voiced!numerous!characters!for!anime!and! video!games.!Some!of!her!anime!highlights! include!Natsuki!in!Summer#Wars,!Chibitalia! in!Hetalia,!Ciel!Pahntomhive!in!Black# Butler,!Holo!in!Spice#&#Wolf,!Yumi!Azusa!in! Soul#Eater,!Sora!in!Oh#Edo#Rocket,!Rei! Ayanami!in!Evangelion#1.0!and!2.0,! Chiaotzu!and!Puar!in!Dragon#Ball#Kai,!Juliet! in!Romeo#x#Juliet,!Miharu!in!Nabari#No#Ou,! Tony!Tony!Chopper!in!One#Piece,!Tamama! in!Sgt.#Frog,!Ennis!in!Baccano,!Mikoto!in! School#Rumble,!Georgie!in!Shin#Chan,!Eve!in! Black#Cat,!Moro!and!Zashikiwarashi!in! xxxHolic.! ! In!the!land!of!gaming!she!can!be!heard!as! Mad!Moxxi!in!Borderlands,!Gerda!and! Paper!Lad!in!Comic#Jumper,! Moogle/Dungeon!Hero!X!in!Final#Fantasy# Fables,!the!main!player!in!Mushroom#Men# and#The#Maw,!and!various!characters!in!Duke#Nukem#Forever,!Guitar#Hero#III!and!IV,! Stunt#Driver#2,!Ghostbusters:#The#Video#Game,!Donkey#Kong#Country#Returns,!and! Street#Fighter#4.! ! She!has!also!served!as!the!ADR!Director!for!Moon#Phase!(eps!21W26),!School#Rumble,! Black#Blood#Brothers,!and!xxxHOLiC!(the!movie!and!eps!1W8),!Assistant!ADR!Director! for!Tsubasa:#Reservoir#Chronicle,!D#Gray#Man,!The#Tower#of#Druaga,!and!Dragon#Ball# Kai,!and!Music!Director!for!Sasami:#Magical#Girls#Club,!Negima!?,!My#Bride#is#a# Mermaid,!Rosario#+#Vampire,!and!Dragon#Ball#Kai.! ! On!camera!you!can!see!her!as!the!coWhost!for!GameStop!TV!alongside!fellow!voice! actor,!Chris!Burnett.!She!has!also!had!guest!spots!on!the!national!television!series! The#Good#Guys!and!Chase!and!has!worked!on!several!independent!features.! Most!recently!she!has!been!producing!her!own!musical!comedy!web!series,!The# Troubadoors,!which!stars!Brina's!beloved!online!personality,!Kagura4221973.! ! Website:!imdb.me/brinapalencia! ! Lolita$Dark$[Musical$Guest]$ ! Although!the!individual! members!are!no! strangers!to!the! Japanese!rock!scene,! Lolita!Dark!is!the!new! threat!to!the!stale!Los! Angeles!rock!scene.! Vocal!powerhouse!Ray! sought!a!way!to! reinvent!her!art!form! based!on!her!own! sordid!and!colorful!past! in!an!effort!to!help! others!who!might! identify!with!her! personal!experiences,! and!found!support!in! drummer!Joey!and! bassist!Rain.!As!a! platform!to!try!the! things!they!always! wanted!to!do,!second! vocalist!and!keyboard!player!May!rounds!out!the!group!alongside!guitarist!Patrick.! In!a!fusion!of!past!meets!present,!Lolita!Dark!is!a!new!beginning!for!our!era.! ! “Salvation…!Redemption…!Sanctuary...!to!unlock!a!path,!for!those!who!have!lost! their!way”;!this!is!the!band!for!the!weary!traveler!of!the!world’s!long!and!often!dark! roads.!Lolita!Dark’s!musical!journey!(1st!album!“Tokyo!Status”)!proves!that!you! don’t!have!to!walk!alone.! ! “To!help!those!who!are!helpless,!to!answer!the!silent!cries!of!the!voiceless”!–! Melding!the!distinctly!unique!worlds!of!Japanese!rock,!goth,!and!steampunk,!the! band!hopes!to!provide!an!outlet!for!their!fans:!a!way!out!of!the!darkness,!a!chance!to! ascend.!Refusing!to!conform!to!society’s!standards,!Lolita!Dark!represents!the! underdog!in!us!all.!But!rather!than!just!teaching!us!to!embrace!our!true!selves,!their! music!seeks!a!higher!goal:!a!world!where!no!one!hides!in!the!shadows,!a!society!of! openness,!a!place!where!everyone!can!just!be.! ! From!their!innovative!music!to!their!stylistic!appearance,!Lolita!Dark!is!nothing!you! have!ever!experienced!before.!They!are!ready!for!the!revolution.!Are!you?! ! Website:!lolitadark.com! The$Extraordinary$Contraptions$[Musical$Guest]$ ! A!chemist,!a!time! traveler,!a!gentleman! explorer,!and!a!mad! genius!join!forces...!to! save!the!world!with! their!aural!odysseys!of! steam,!strife,!and! romance!!The! Extraordinary! Contraptions,!those! dimensionWhopping! rockWandWrollers!from! Atlanta,!Georgia,!create! a!total!art!centered! upon!epic!songwriting! and!superb!musicianship!as!they!spin!their!melodical!tales!from!a!time!that!never! was.!They!effortlessly!fuse!the!steampunk!aesthetic,!a!DIY!work!ethic,!and!rock!and! roll!sensibilities!to!offer!a!unique!experience!that!grows!and!evolves!with!each!new! timestream!they!visit.! ! Website:!theextraordinarycontraptions.com! Uncle$Yo$[Comedian]$ ! Karl!"Uncle!Yo"!Custer!has!been!a!staple!at! Zenkaikon!for!the!past!six!years,!having! started!his!side!career!as!a!geekWspecific! standWup!comedian!here!back!at!Valley! Forge.!An!oldWschool!New!Yorker,!Yo!has! appeared!in!several!web!series!including! "DragonWBored"!and!"The!Justice!Lease."! Yo's!weekly!podcast,!"We!are!the!Geek"!is! centered!around!the!convention!FanW lebrity!and!explores!the!geek's!roles!in! today's!culture.!For!shows,!jabs!and!details,! visit!his!website.! ! Website:!www.uncleyo.com! $ Jonathan$Maberry$[Author]$ ! Jonathan!Maberry!is!a!NY!Times!bestselling! author,!multiple!Bram!Stoker!Award!winner,! and!freelancer!for!Marvel!Comics.!His!novels!
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