JACON 2008

Guests

As always, the guest list is subject to change, pending professional commitments.

Tara Strong

Tara Strong - Guest of Honor
Voice Actor

  • “Bubbles” from The Powerpuff Girls
  • "Raven" from Teen Titans
  • "Ben Tennyson" from Ben 10
  • "Sari Sumdac" from Transformers: Animated
  • "Batgirl" from the Batman the Animated Series

Tara Strong's IMDB information.

Richard Horvitz

Richard Horvitz - Special Guest
Actor/Voice Actor

  • "Invader Zim" from Invader Zim
  • "Billy" from The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
  • "Grey Matter" from Ben 10
  • Disney's Mulan
  • "Alpha 5" from Mighty Morph'n Power Rangers
  • That's So Raven!
  • Babylon 5

Richard Horvitz's IMDB information.

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Gregg Berger - Special Guest
Actor/Voice Actor

  • "Grimlock" from the original Transformers cartoon
  • “Ripcord” from the original G.I. Joe cartoon
  • "Odie” from every animated incarnation of Garfield
  • "Jecht" from Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2
  • Video game voices for Kingdom Hearts II, Metal Gear Solid 3, Spyro and more!
  • Voices for Batman Beyond, Men In Black: The Series, and dozens more!

Gregg Berger's IMDB information.

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Spike Spencer - Featured Guest
Voice Actor

  • “Shinji Ikari” from Neon Genesis Evangelion
  • "Papillon" from the Alchemy Weapon
  • “Akito Tenkawa” from Martian Successor Nadesico
  • Voices for Gantz, Spriggan, Dirty Pair Flash and more!
  • Maverick Adventurer!

Spike Spencer’s official website

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Doug Smith
Artist/Voice Actor

  • "Kintaro Oe" from Golden Boy
  • “Billy Jones” from Case Closed
  • Additional voices for Neon Genesis Evangelion
  • Additional voices for Gunsmith Cats
  • Voice work on dozens of other anime!

Doug Smith’s official website

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George Lowe
Voice Actor

  • Assy McGee on the Cartoon Network
  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
  • Robot Chicken
  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast (Space Ghost)
  • The Brak Show
  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force
  • voice imaging for MY 27 TV (Dallas, TX), WZLX (CBS) Boston, The Bone, San Francisco, Ticket 760 in San Antonio and Frank FM in Cape Cod

Read George Lowe's IMDB information.

Steve Bennett

Steve Bennett
Media Guest

  • Founder of Studio Ironcat
  • Worked on “Cat's Eye”
  • Worked on the “Urusei Yatsura” TV Series
  • Worked on “Only You”
  • Number two on AnimeCons.com 50+ club

Steve Bennett’s official website.

rob granito

Rob Granito
Artist Guest of Honor

Rob Granito, internationally known artist and illustrator, has worked for over 15 years in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comic art. His name can be found alongside such companies as Warner Brothers, DC comics, Disney, MTV, and VH1, where he worked on cartoons and comics as well as book, magazine, and novel covers.

Rob's latest work has been on Spiderman and Iron Man or the USPS Stamp Cancellations, Superman: The Women we Love with Noel Neill and Zombies by Chanting Monks Studio.

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Select Start - Musical Guest

  • Fusion of video game themes with a classical music sound
  • Appearances on national radio shows and popular conventions
  • First appearance at an anime convention was JACON 2003!

Select Start’s official website

Featured Talent

Damon Dykes
Amy Lester