The Hollywood Show had such excitement today, there was tables for The Warriors actors, some surprises, and more! The usual location of the show is at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport and an easy ride from the shuttle there or even a short walk. The convention center is connected to the hotel and all of the workers are incredibly helpful. Once you enter with admission and bracelet, there is the main room straight ahead, and it has two doors to enter. The table to the far right had Henry Winkler whose queue lasted throughout the day filled with many patient fans. On the other side of the wall was Happy Days actors, Don Most and Anson Williams. Down the tables was a Home Improvement reunion with Richard Karn (Al Borland) and Debbe Dunning (Heidi Keppert). Across the way is a line of tables in a rectangle shape. Around the corner was the voice actor for Peter Pan in Return to Neverland (2002), Blayne Weaving, and Margaret Kerry, the Tinkerbell live action model for Peter Pan (1953).
Birthday cake for Michael Beck!, author’s photo.
Continuing along that table about the middle was Peter Kwong who played Rain in Big Trouble in Little China (1986). He mentioned being at the Oscars party for Parasite (2019) and just the crowd cheering for its incredible wins! I hope the Storms; Carter Wong (Thunder) and James Pax (Lightning), and more actors show up for a show reunion. Across the rectangle were groups of tables in rows of three. One table had a reunion of the actors from Hocus Pocus (1993); Omri Katz (Max), Vinessa Shaw (Allison), and cop played by Michael McGrady. The next row featured The Warriors (1979); defacto leader, Swan (Michael Beck), Cochise (David Harris), Vermin (Terry Michos), Snow (Brian Tyler), and Fox (Thomas G. Waites). There was also one of the Baseball Fury members (Rob Ryder), a Rogue (Joel Weiss), and one of the prom couples seen on the train; Jeffrey Scott and Jodi Price. This also happened to be the birthday of Beck so a cake was presented to him, a very special event for the show, happy birthday Michael Beck! Harris had a number of merch items; t-shirts, baseball caps, and DVDs. A visit to his table is a must for fans of The Warriors. Michos noted that the actors are still friends and Tyler hinted at a return with the LL Cool J song.
The incredible selection of merch, photos, bells, and ornaments at the table of Karolyn Grimes!, photo by the author.
Along the wall on the right were Bond Girl actresses; actress from The Man with the Golden Gun (1974); Britt Ekland (Mary Goodnight) and Maud Adams (Andrea Anders) who was also Octopussy (1983), and from The Living Daylights (1987), Maryam d’Abo (Kara Milovy), who was also there with her cousin, Olivia d’Abo who was in Conan the Destroyer (1984). On the other side was a table with Karolyn Grimes who played Zuzu Bailey, Zuzu’s Petals, in one of my top films, It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)! She wrote with artist, Karen Deming, Zuzu’s Petals, A Dream of `It’s A Wonderful Life’ (2016). Plus, Kathy Garver, who voiced Firestar in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. Lastly, there was Bill Minderhout, who acted in the early Our Gang comedies. These are just some of the many celebrities that appeared at the Hollywood Show, a great opportunity to meet some and get signed items, the upcoming shows inclued June 30th to July 1st, and October 6th and 7th. Check their website at https://www.hollywoodshow.com, in case you are interested in seeing who will be at the next show!
#HollywoodShow, #HenryWinkler, #DonMost, #AnsonWilliams, #RichardKarn, #DebbeDunning, #BlayneWeaver, #MargaretKerry, #PeterKwong, #OmriKatz, #VinessaShaw, #MichaelMcGrady, #MichaelBeck, #DavidHarris, #TerryMichos, #BrianTyler, #ThomasGWaites, #RobRyder, #JoelWeiss, #JeffreyScott, #JodyPrice, #BrittEkland, #MaudAdams, #MaryamDAbo, #OliviaDAbo, #KrolynGrimes, #KathyGraver, #BillMinderhout
No comments:
Post a Comment