Interviews on 102.9 WGO
Elias Toufexis – originally aired on 102.9 WGO, Friday, April 5 (listen now)
Kevin Mangold – originally aired on 102.9 WGO, Thursday, April 12 (listen now)
Dustin Ceithamer – originally aired on 102.9 WGO, Friday, April 19 (listen now)
Deep Roy – originally aired on 102.9 WGO, Thursday April 26 (listen now)
Deep Roy been acting for more than 30 years taking on some great roles that include working for Tim Burton on several pictures including “Corpse Bride” (he voiced the character of General Bonesapart) and “Planet of the Apes” where he portrayed Thade’s Niece. He soared to worldwide popularity in another Tim Burton film – “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” – where he got to work side by side with actor Johnny Depp playing all 165 of the infamous Oompa Loompa.
To “Star Wars” fans around the world however, Deep will always be known as the pudgy band member Droopy MC Cool in the Sy Snootles & Max Reebo Band, who was seen in Jabba’s Palace in “Return of the Jedi”. Deep also had the opportunity to play Yoda, but was left uncredited in the movie for his role – though many behind the scene photos remain behind as evidence. Other large commercial films include “The NeverEnding Story”, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”, “How The Grinch Stole Christmas”, “The Dark Crystal”, “Return to Oz”, “Hook”, “Leprechaun”, and Disney’s “The Haunted Mansion”. “DR. Who” fans will always remember him as Mr. Sin.
Deep will be attending the 10th Year Anniversary of iMagicon, April 26-28, 2024. Tickets on sale now at imagiconnd.com
Kevin Mangold is an actor and retired Thoroughbred jockey. He has appeared in the Broadway tour of Peter Pan, on television sitcoms Saved By The Bell, Silver Spoons, American Horror Story, The Rookie, Everybody Hates Chris, Zeke & Luther, Fresh Off The Boat, and many more. Mangold has been in more than 50 television commercials and music videos, and in many theatrical releases including the critically acclaimed Oscar-winning Seabiscuit, as well as The Primevals, and most notably as SLIMER in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
Mangold attended the USC Film School in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program before amassing a string of stage, television, and film credits. At the age of 35, Mangold put it all behind him and set his mind on becoming a professional Thoroughbred jockey and soon found himself racing against the best jockeys in the world at prestigious Santa Anita Park.
After nine years of racing Thoroughbreds, Seabiscuit brought Mangold back to the entertainment industry as a stunt double, actor, and creature performer. In addition to SLIMER in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, he can be seen as the robot Cool Blue in the upcoming A24 film Y2k, directed by Kyle Mooney.
Elias Toufexis is an actor and voice actor that can be seen in multiple tv series, video games and animations. Over the past 15 years he has built up a cult following around the world. From his characters on Television like Kenzo in The Expanse, Weber in Supernatural or recently the villain L’AK in Star Trek Discovery to his extremely popular characters in video games and animation. Adam Jensen in Deus Ex, Federico and Leonidas in Assassin’s Creed, Grand Zealot Brian Richter and Cog in Fallout, Ragnarok and Major Oswald in Fortnite, Antonov in Call Of Duty and Seraphim in the hit Netflix series Blood Of Zeus.
iMagicon will be celebrating its 10th Year Anniversary on April 26-28, 2024, at the Minot Municipal Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now at imagiconnd.com.
Dustin Ceithamer has been performing around the world on stage and screen since he was 10 years old. Most notably, he is known for being a part of the Star Wars family, where he was able to bring the role of the endearing and brave droid NED-B to life in the highly watched “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series on Disney+. He can also currently be seen in the NETFLIX film “Rebel Moon” by director Zach Snyder. Dustin plays two credited roles – the main role of Jimmy (who is voiced by actor Anthony Hopkins – BUT Dustin is the actor in the suit), and also as the Alien Bartender.
His imposing height and training as a professional dancer helped him land the villainous role of The Smile Man in the Marvel film “X-MEN: The New Mutants” where he had the pleasure of terrorizing cinema sensation Anya Taylor Joy! He then went on to terrorize a whole town in the MGM horror film “Dark Harvest” where he played the iconic role of the terrifying Sawtooth Jack.
He is also currently workshopping movement for HBO’s series “The Last of Us”, based off the world-wide praised video game. He’s choreographed for “The Bold and the Beautiful”, danced on “General Hospital”, and was a featured performer on “Glee”.
When not terrorizing or beguiling people on film Dustin enjoys composing and exploring his theatrical roots on stage. He’s composed and artistically produced 6 full-length musicals, including Off Broadway’s “Revelation: The Musical” (co-pro. Melissa Mollner). Dustin trained as a scholarship dancer at Broadway Dance Center and completed the Chekhov Actors Training Program, both in NYC.
Dustin will be attending all three days of iMagicon’s 10th Year Anniversary – April 26-28, 2024 – at the Minot Municipal Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now at imagiconnd.com.
Bob Hall has worked in the comics industry for more than forty-five years. Bob Hall drew most of Marvel’s Major books and characters, The Champions, Doctor Doom, the Red Skull, The Avengers, The West Coast Avengers, The Squadron Supreme, Spider-man, including Spider-Man meeting the original Saturday Night Live cast, Thor, Nick Fury, Moon Knight, one issue of The New Mutants, and What If Conan Were Trapped In the Twentieth Century, Part 2. Bob also did a slew of Movie adaptations including Willow, Dark Man, and arguably the worst superhero movie ever, the 1980s Captain America. On the other hand, check out the graphic novel, Emperor Doom, which is probably Bob’s best work for Marvel.
In the 1990s, Bob began working for Valiant and was given the option to choose a project. He was naturally drawn to Shadowman. Shadowman had the most potential, set in New Orleans, featuring a musician and involving voodoo, all stuff Bob could dig into. He wrote, and eventually drew the book for thirty-five issues. It was very successful, but was eventually rebooted to support a video game while Bob moved on to moved onto to create Armed and Dangerous, a crime series and probably Bob finest work in comics. Later, Bob work at DC Comics doing special project Batman stories: I, Joker; It’s Jokertime and Batman D.O.A.
Heartless Aquarius is an Arizona-based cosplayer, costume designer, and prop maker who loves bringing their favorite characters to life, especially through their videos on TikTok, which has a 450k following. They are most known for their cosplays of a variety of anime and video game characters, including Deku from My Hero Academia, Sprigatito from Pokémon, and Sailor Jupiter from Sailor Moon. Through cosplay, Heartless has been able to work with cosmetic companies, such as Urban Decay and L’Oréal. When they aren’t cosplaying, they work as a game designer in the video game industry. Heartless Aquarius will be hosting several panels throughout the convention and will be a special cosplay guest judge for the 10th Anniversary Cosplay Contests.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Adam Basil will NOT be attending iMagicon 2024. A prescheduled email/post was overlooked at being deactivated. This was an internal error and we are sorry for the confusion it may have caused today. We hope one day, to see him in the future.
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