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All-Con
All-Con is a four-day convention held annually in the Dallas, Texas, area. All-Con provides an umbrella of content supporting fans of science fiction, fantasy, Renaissance, anime, costuming, theater/performing arts, mystery, art, crafts, collecting, and filmmaking. To help give back, there are several charity events at the convention every year. The All-Con motto is "We Serve The Fan Community." Since 2007, the anime programming has been provided by members of Mu Epsilon Kappa's University of North Texas The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal School," ... chapter. Event History References External linksAll-Con official website {{Texas SF Conventions Multigenre conventions Science fiction conventions in the United States Festivals in Dallas Conventions in Texas Festivals e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas, Texas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With a 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the third-largest in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. The cities of Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle and later oil in North and East Texas. The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Horan (actor)
James Horan is an American character actor. History Horan has appeared in many television programs and films. He has starred in several soap operas, including ''Guiding Light'' as Detective Kirk Winters in 1980–1981, '' Another World'' as Denny Hobson (1981–1982), ''General Hospital'' as Brett Madison (1985–1987), and ''All My Children'' as Creed Kelly (1988–1989). In 1982, Horan subbed for Larkin Malloy who had been injured in a car accident, playing Sky Whitney on ''The Edge of Night'' while Malloy recuperated. Years later, Horan originated the role of Clay Alden on '' Loving'', playing that part from 1989 to 1991. When the role was recast several years later, Malloy assumed the role. Horan also appeared in four of the ''Star Trek'' spin-off series. He appeared twice in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' in 1993, first in the episode " Suspicions", and later in the episode " Descent, Part II". In 1997, he appeared on '' Star Trek: Voyager'' in the episode "Fair T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Crawford
Tik and Tok are the robotic mime and music duo of Tim Dry and Sean Crawford. They began performing together with Shock, a rock/mime/burlesque/music troupe in the early 1980s with Barbie Wilde, Robert Pereno, L.A. Richards and Carole Caplin. Shock's first record "Angel Face", with production by Rusty Egan and Richard James Burgess, was a modest dance floor hit. In 1981, Shock co-starred with Ultravox at the 'People's Palace Valentine's Ball' at the Rainbow Theatre. Shock went on to support Gary Numan at his Wembley Arena shows in April, 1981. They eventually broke up and reformed as a foursome with Wilde, Dry, Crawford and Caplin and released the single, "Dynamo Beat", on RCA Records. However, soon after Dry and Crawford left to form Tik and Tok. Tik and Tok, having perfected a form of mime movement called 'robotics', appeared on television programmes including ''The Royal Variety Show'' in 1983 and '' The Tube''. They supported Duran Duran at the Birmingham Odeon in 1982, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Dry
Tim Dry (born 9 January 1952) is a mime artist, writer, photographic artist, musician and actor, best known for appearing in '' Return of the Jedi'' and the cult sci-fi/horror film ''Xtro''. Tim was a member of the duo Tik and Tok, that popularised robotic mime in the UK in the 1980s. Early years Tim Dry was born in Redhill, Surrey, in 1952. After leaving a Graphic Design Dip AD course at Reigate School of Art and Design in 1972, he moved to Brighton, Sussex to explore other areas of creativity, including painting, fine art and producing, along with other Reigate Art School alumni, ''The Cosmic Colouring Book'' which was published to acclaim in 1973. In 1976, he relocated to London to train in mime and physical theatre with Desmond Jones and Lindsay Kemp (who tutored Kate Bush and David Bowie, amongst others). The-eighties After three years of intensive stage work (both in solo and duo shows, and as a member of Jones' company 'Silents') Tim, alongside fellow mime partner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Douglas (actor)
Aaron Douglas (born August 23, 1971) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Galen Tyrol on the Sci Fi Channel's television program '' Battlestar Galactica''. He headlined on the CTV drama '' The Bridge'', which was also picked up by CBS for broadcast in the United States. Douglas played Frank Leo, a charismatic police union leader who is simultaneously battling criminals on the street while facing down corruption within the ranks of his own department. CBS ordered thirteen episodes, which began production in May 2009 but the series was dropped after just three episodes had been aired. Douglas starred alongside fellow Battlestar Galactica actor Paul Campbell in a Syfy original movie, ''Killer Mountain'', which premiered August 27, 2011. Early life Aaron Douglas was born in New Westminster, a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia. His father, Michael Douglas, is a professor and his mother, Arlene Elliot, is a psychologist. He has a brother Chris, who is four years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Vernon
Katherine Elizabeth Vernon (born April 21, 1961) is a Canadian-born American actress. She is known for her roles as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS primetime soap opera '' Falcon Crest'' (from 1984–1985), the stuck-up and popular Benny Hanson in the comedy film '' Pretty in Pink'' (1986), Sophia in the 1992 Spike Lee film, '' Malcolm X'', and Ellen Tigh in the 2004 Syfy series '' Battlestar Galactica''. Early life Vernon was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Nancy West and actor John Vernon. At age seven, she moved with her family to Los Angeles, California, where her father was pursuing his career. Her sister is singer Nan Vernon. Career Vernon portrayed Lorraine Prescott on the CBS prime time soap opera '' Falcon Crest'' from 1984 to 1985. During the 1980s she appeared on various TV series, including '' Family Ties'', ''Dallas'', '' Remington Steele'', ''Hotel'', ''Murder, She Wrote'' and the 1987 miniseries '' I'll Take Manhattan'', as well as the 1986 comedy-drama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana Carro
Luciana Carro (born March 23, 1981) is a Canadian actress best known for her appearances on the television series '' Battlestar Galactica'', ''Caprica'', and ''Falling Skies'' and in movies such as ''Two for the Money'' and ''Dr. Dolittle 3''.Storm, Jo (2007) ''FRAK YOU!: The Ultimate Unauthorized Guide to Battlestar Galactica'', ECW Press, , p. 208 Early life Carro was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was encouraged to act by her parents as a way of overcoming her shyness. With the encouragement of her high school drama teacher Gerry Campbell (father of Neve Campbell), she attended theater school. Career Carro began her career with roles in ''The Chris Isaak Show'', ''Smallville'', and ''The L Word''. These led to a part in '' Battlestar Galactica'' TV series as Louanne "Kat" Katraine. Like many characters, Kat was intended as a one-off, appearing as a trainee Viper pilot, but producers liked Carro's performance and made Kat a recurring role. Katraine became a rival to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV Series)
''Battlestar Galactica'' (''BSG'') is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore and executive produced by Moore and David Eick as a re-imagining of the 1978 ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series created by Glen A. Larson. The pilot for the series first aired as a three-hour miniseries (comprising four broadcast hours in two parts) in December 2003 on the Sci-Fi Channel, which was then followed by four regular seasons, ending its run on March 20, 2009. The cast includes Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, and Grace Park. The series received critical acclaim at the time and since, including a Peabody Award, the Television Critics Association's Program of the Year Award, a placement inside ''Time''s 100 Best TV Shows of All-Time and 19 Emmy nominations for its writing, directing, costume design, visual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Kaplan
Neil Charles Kaplan is an American voice actor, audiobook narrator, entertainer, and comedian. Biography Kaplan got his start as a comedian doing impressions of presidents such as Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon. He also impersonated a little-known journalist at the time, Dan Rather. He then started work on video games, including several ''Star Wars'' titles. From there he went on to do such shows as ''Power Rangers'', '' Digimon: Digital Monsters'' and most recently, '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise''. One of his most well known voices is Hawkmon from ''Digimon''. He was once a contestant on the game show ''Street Smarts''. On that appearance, he showed off some of his other impressions, including one of Gilbert Gottfried. He was a guest to the Power Morphicon (in Los Angeles) in June 2007 and August 2010, to Armageddon (in Australia and New Zealand) in October 2007, and to AVCon: Adelaide's Anime & Video Games Festival (in Australia) in July 2018. He also created the televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addison, Texas
Addison is an incorporated town in Dallas County, Texas, in the United States. Addison is situated to the immediate north of the city of Dallas, with a 2020 census population of 16,661. Addison and Flower Mound were the only two Texas municipalities labeled "towns" with a population greater than 10,000 at the 2010 census; since then the municipalities of Prosper and Trophy Club—also identifying as towns—have also exceeded 10,000 in population estimates. History The land occupied by present-day Addison was settled as early as 1846 when Preston Witt built a house near White Rock Creek. In 1902 the community named itself Addison, after Addison Robertson, who served as postmaster from 1908 to 1916. The first industry was a cotton gin, opening in 1902 on Addison Road. The community was formerly known as Noell Junction after settler Sidney Smith Noell, after whom Noel Road and Knoll Trail are named. As a city, Addison was incorporated on June 15, 1953. The first mayor of Addi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crowne Plaza
Crowne Plaza is a British multinational chain of full service, upscale hotels headquartered in the United Kingdom. It caters to business travelers and the meetings and conventions market. It forms part of the InterContinental Hotels Group family of brands, which include InterContinental Hotels & Resorts and Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts, and operates in nearly 100 countries with more than 431 hotels and 118,000 bedrooms, usually located in city centers, resorts, coastal towns or near major airports. History Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza was established in 1983 as the upscale division of Holiday Inn. The first Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza hotel opened that year in Rockville, Maryland. In 1988, Bass PLC (today InterContinental Hotels Group) purchased Holiday Corporation and in 1994 the brand was renamed Crowne Plaza Hotels. In 1999, Crowne Plaza opened its first European property, in Madeira, Portugal. Notable properties * The Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport is the former term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalini Krishan
Nalini Krishan (born August 30, 1977) is a Fiji-born Australian actress best known for role as Barriss Offee in ''Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''. Early life Nalini Krishan is an Indo-Fijian who was raised in Australia. Early career Nalini Krishan is currently filming reality TV series called ''Bollywood Factor'' in Australia, airing on Divya TV and c31 Indian Cable TV network in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia in April 2014. Krishan is an Australian actress who has had roles in ''Swift Shift'' couriers ''Love Pizza'', an array of TV commercials and starred in some Bollywood films such as ''Prem Aggan'' and ''Soldier'', just to name a few. Krishan has been acting and modeling for the last 18 years. She is a former miss Fiji Indian Sun winner and also has graced the catwalk through many Indian community events. Nalini has travelled around the world meeting many fans at conventions in USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia from her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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