John Ratzenberger is best known for playing mail carrier Cliff Clavin on one of the most popular sitcoms of all time “Cheers”. He had read for the part of Norm Peterson, but after the audition, he could tell they weren’t going to give him the part. Sensing an opportunity, he asked if they had written a “bar know-it-all”, which the producers decided was a great idea. Cliff became known for his outlandish stories of plausible half-truths, irrelevant trivia, and ignorant misinformation, and was known for being an overall pretentious blowhard.
Star Wars fans world wide know John for his role as Major Derlin as seen in “Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back” and those same fans will recognize him from another huge franchise; “Superman 1 & 2”! Horror fans remember him from “House II” and “Motel Hell”, films which are on the opposite side of the spectrum when it comes to what kids know him for today!
John’s popularity has crossed over from the sitcom, Sci-Fi and fantasy worlds into another huge demographic, being recognized by kids off all ages for his various roles in the Disney /Pixar animated films! John is the only actor to voice a character in every single Pixar film ever made. A running “gag” that he and director John Lasseter decided on together. John never tells fans which character he voices, he wants them to be surprised and figure it out for themselves when they see the film. John can currently be heard in the films “Coco” and “The Incredibles 2” and reprised his character role as Hamm for “Toy Story 4”!
Ratzenberger will only be attending iMagicon on Saturday and Sunday of the three-day event.
Rick Farmiloe
Farmiloe has been animating childhoods for more than 30 years, and is best known for breathing hilarity into iconic Disney sidekicks Scuttle, LeFou, and Abu in the beloved Academy Award-winning films The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin.
This American animator was first bitten by the cartooning bug at age five, while watching Walt Disney’s beautifully drawn, feature-length cartoon masterpiece, Pinocchio. At age twelve, after years of creating his own cartoons for family and friends, Farmiloe was determined to be a Disney animator. In January 1982, after only one portfolio review, he was hired by Walt Disney Productions.
During his 11 years under contract with Disney, Farmiloe animated on seven features, which also included The Black Cauldron, The Great Mouse Detective, Oliver and Company, and The Rescuers Down Under.
Beyond his body of work for Disney, Farmiloe’s feature film credits include The Swan Princess, The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Shrek, Rugrats Go Wild, Curious George, The Simpsons Movie, The Boxtrolls, The Iron Giant: Signature Edition, and four Tom and Jerry direct-to-DVD films.
In 2011, Farmiloe was an animator on two Annie Award-winning productions: Adam and Dog, which also received an Oscar nomination, and Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters. In 2015, Farmiloe animated on yet another Annie Award winner, Coca-Cola’s Man and Dog.
Don’t miss out on seeing this amazing animator at this year’s iMagicon. Farmiloe will be attending all three days of iMagicon – April 28-30, 2023.
Bob Hall
iMagicon’s favorite comic artist Bob Hall returns (let’s face it, Bob’s family now)! Come see him at this year’s iMagicon, partake in his panels featuring “Writing for the Fantasy Genre”. He will also be selling prints and taking private commissions during the event.
Bob 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.
Bob Hall will be attending all three days of iMagicon – April 28-30, 2023.
Adam Basil is one of the world’s leading physical actors!
Basil is a part of the Disney franchise playing roles from The Beast in “Beauty & The Beast”, Baloo in “Mowglie: Legend of the Jungle”. He was the lead Death Trooper in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”. Plus he portrayed BOTH Venom & Carnage in “Venom 2”. He has over 80 film and TV credits to his name including “DC’s Justice League”, “Doctor Who”, “Game of Thrones”, “24”, “Wonder Woman” and much more! Basil will be attending all three days of iMagicon – April 28-30, 2023.
Due to the recent pandemic and possibility of Covid-19 and other communicable disease to arise and/or change, special guests reserve the right to require restrictions in their signing area. This could include having a fan (while in line or at the signing booth face-to-face with guest) to do any of the following: 1. wear a face mask, 2. not touch the special guest in any manner such as hugs, handshakes, etc; 3. post only side-by-side during a selfie or photo op (no arm around one another) 4. Any other restrictions the special guest may deem necessary to make their appearance comfortable and safe.
Line up is subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances (Covid-19, air travel issues, etc). iMagicon will strive to get an equal replacement guest. When a guest is unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances that are outside of iMagicon’s control, no refunds will be given.