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Pop Culture Celebrities Appearing at New England Fan Experience

Submitted by girlsmed on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 00:50

New England Fan Experience cordially invites fans to meet celebrities from TV and Movies at the Courtyard by Marriott on Tremont St. in Boston, MA, November 13-15th, 2009. Featuring special guests Leonard Nimoy, James Hong, Heather Menzies Urich, Gareth David-Lloyd, Corin Nemec, Joh De Lancie, Aaron Dismuke and Sonny Strait. New England Fan Experience is a multi-genre event which presents celebrities in science fiction, popular culture, gaming, animation, plus science and technology.

New England Fan Experience features five genre experiences, Pop Culture, Science & Technology, Sci-Fi, Anime & Kaiju, and Gaming. New England Fan Experience offers our attendees fun, unique and exciting events such as Dinner with the Stars, a live concert with Devo Spice and The Others, a shadowcast screening of Repo: The Genetic Opera, photo opportunities, autograph sessions, Karaoke, costume contest and much, much more.

The following are the celebrity guests for the Pop Culture Experience.

Heather Menzies Urich starred as Louisa von Trapp in the Oscar-winning film “The Sound of Music.” She also appeared in the films “Hawaii,” and the cult favorite “Sssssss.” She has starred in the TV show “Logan’s Run” and guest starred in shows such as “Vega$” and “Spenser For Hire” with her late husband Robert Urich. She currently spearheads the Robert Urich Foundation for Cancer Research and Patient Care. NEFanX has named this the official charity for this year's event.

Leonard Nimoy is best known for his role as Spock from the “Star Trek” series, Nimoy’s work as an actor, director, and artist are numerous and include the current hit TV series “Fringe”. He as appeared in such classic series as “Mission: Impossible” and “In Search Of...,” and has directed the films “3 Men and a Baby” and “The Good Mother”. He has also made his mark in the world of photography and has his works featured in the exhibit “Maximum Beauty” currently running at the R. Michelson Gallery.

James Hong has appeared in over 400 films from the heyday of Hollywood to the most current features. His films include “Chinatown,” “Wayne’s World 2,” and “Balls of Fury,” and his TV appearances include “Hawaii 5-O,” “Kung Fu,” and most recently on the hit sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.” Mr. Hong has lent his voice to many animated projects such as “Jackie Chan Adventures,” Nickelodeon’s “Chowder,” and the Mr. Ping in “Kung Fu Panda.”

Corin Nemec has been acting since he was 12 year old, first appearing in the TV show “Webster” and his first film “Tucker: The Man and his Dream.” He went on to star in the TV show “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose” which ran for three seasons. His other TV appearances include the Stephen King miniseries “The Stand,” “Beverly Hills 90210,” and he joined the cast of “Stargate SG-1” for it’s 6th season. He is currently collaborating with David Faustino (“Married… with Children”) on “Star-ving,” an internet web-series that spoofs HBO’s “Entourage,” and will soon appear in “Quantum Heist” and “House of Bones.”

The Others began recording songs about the TV show LOST in 2006 as a side project of their other band, The Thugs. After the awesome response to a fan video for the song, "Caught in a Net,” The Others started taking the project more seriously and over the next three seasons recorded a song for nearly every episode of Seasons 3 and all of seasons 4 & 5. The Others plan to continue on through season 6.

Devo Spice is a nerdcore/comedy/hip hop artist from New Jersey who has become one of the most popular artists on the nationally syndicated Dr. Demento Show. He was the founding member of Sudden Death, the comedy rap group that had the #1, #2, and #4 most requested songs of 2007 on the Dr. Demento Show ("Cellular Degeneration,” "Getting Old Sucks" and "Pillagers,” respectively). Devo Spice performs regularly across the country at music clubs, comedy clubs, and science fiction conventions.

There will be a screening of the rock musical film “Repo: The Genetic Opera” shown with a live Shadowcast. Boston’s Legal Assassin’s troupe will co-perform alongside this growing cult favorite. Said to be a mix of Blade Runner meets Rocky Horror, this film is a 21st century musical.

New England Fan Experience
URL: http://nefanx.com
Event Date: November 13th through the 15th, 2009
Event Location: Courtyard by Marriott Tremont (275 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116)

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