POWER-CON / THUNDERCON 2012 GUEST LIST

ANTHONY DE LONGIS

Mr. De Longis portrayed Blade in the 1987 Masters of the Universe motion picture. His abilities as an actor, swordsman and bladed weapons scholar have helped him create a quite impressive Hollywood resumé.

BRIAN DOBSON

Mr. Dobson is a voice actor with over 16 years of experience who used his talents to bring Skeletor, Keldor, King Hiss, Buzz-Off, and Webstor to life in the Mike Young Productions’ He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series that ran on Cartoon Network.

GARY GODDARD

Gary Goddard was the director of the 1987 live action Masters of the Universe motion picture from Cannon Films. Mr. Goddard’s appearance at the convention is subject to his availability.

LARRY KENNEY

If you watch TV or listen to radio, you know his voice or more accurately, his voices. Larry Kenney famously brought life to Lion-O, Lord of the ThunderCats, from the original ThunderCats cartoon and voiced of Claudius, Lion-O’s and Tygra’s Father, in the new ThunderCats series from Cartoon Network.

LYNNE LIPTON

Ms. Lipton is a talented film, stage, screen, and voice actress who worked on the original ThunderCats cartoon series. She brought one of the most popular ThunderCats alive, Cheetara, by providing her voice during the entire series run.

MATTHEW MERCER

Matthew Mercer is a talented voice actor who currently brings the character of Tygra to life in the new ThunderCats cartoon series on Cartoon Network.

PETER NEWMAN

Peter Newman is best known to ThunderCats fans for being the voice actor to bring the popular character Tygra to life in the original cartoon series. In addition to Tygra, he also provided the voices for Wilykat, Bengali, and Monkia.

RUDY OBRERO

You will recognize the legendary Masters of the Universe illustrator Rudy Obrero from such works as the original box art featured on the Battle Cat packaging. Obrero has even returned to work on Masters of the Universe Classics, providing the box art to the new Wind Raider and the maps that come with the MOTUC subscriptions.

JACK OLESKER

Jack Olesker was the story editor and head writer for the New Adventures of He-Man cartoon series from Jet Lag Productions.  Mr. Olesker was also responsible for developing the series bible for the series and reviewed most of the storyboards that helped craft each episode.

ERIKA SCHEIMER

Erika Scheimer is the daughter of Filmation co-founder Lou Scheimer. As a voice actress, she brought such characters as Queen Angella, Frosta, and Perfuma to life on the She-Ra cartoon and also served as the voice director for the series. Ms. Scheimer’s talents do not end there as she contributed to the music for the series, including providing the female vocals for “I Have The Power,” the theme song to The Secret of the Sword.

DEAN STEFAN

Dean Stefan was the lead story editor of the 2002 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon series from Mike Young Productions that aired on Cartoon Network. He wrote such memorable episodes as “The Beginning,” “The Ties that Bind,” “The Council of Evil,” and “The Power of Grayskull”.

MARK TAYLOR

Mark Taylor was one of the original toy designers to work on Mattel’s Masters of the Universe collection. According to Mr. Taylor himself, “I created He-Man.” Still contributing to the legacy of He-Man today, some of Mr. Taylor’s original concept drawings were recently used to inspire new action figures in the current Masters of the Universe Classics adult collector line, such as Demo-Man and Vikor.

JACK and LESLIE WADSWORTH

Jack and Leslie Wadsworth portrayed the most powerful man in the universe and princess of power herself, He-Man and She-Ra, on the Masters of the Universe Power Tour. A three million dollar production, the live stage event featured He-Man, his sister She-Ra, and assorted warriors and wizards from the faraway planets Eternia and Etheria. The “high-tech extravaganza” featured a music-driven storyline and was described as offering clashing armies, dazzling magical feats and even a roller derby, in addition to troupes of acrobats and dancers.

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Last Updated: May 17, 2012