Robert Picardo

Robert will be recognized by most of our attendees as the Doctor (EMH) from ST: Voyager, and as Richard Woolsey from Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis, as well as most recently Clark Murray of Castle.  At 19 he played the lead in the European premiere of MASS, and in 1977 he made his Broadway debut in the comedy Gemini.  Robert has also appeared in The Wonder Years (for which he was nominated for an Emmy), Outer Limits, Star 80, Inner Space, the voice of "Johnny Cab" in Total Recall, and China Beach to name a few.  There are also writing credits (one episode) and directing credits (two episodes) to his name for ST: Voyager.

Coincidentally, Robert's admission to Yale was in pre-med studies.  Robert is a member of the Board of Director's Advisory Council of the Planetary Society, and an accomplished singer - he is quite active in the music world.  Together with John de Lancie, Robert hosts Star Trek: The Music with orchestras in the United States and Canada.

Trivia:  Robert Picardo originally auditioned for the role of Neelix on ST: Voyager

Robert will be doing Q&A sessions, autograph sessions, and some photo sessions during the days of CV-26.

Robert's official website can be found here

John DeLancie 

 

John de Lancie is best known to most of our attendees as "Q" from ST: TNG as well as ST: DS9 and ST: Voyager, and from his recurring role as Colonel Frank Simmons on Stargate.  He was also very popular in one of his early roles as Eugene Bradford on Days of Our Lives.  Other roles have included The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Get Smart Again!, The Fisher King, Andromeda, as well as voicing the villain Sinestro on an episode of Duck Dodgers.

John has a strong musical background as well, his father was a world-renowned oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra for many years, and John won a scholarship to Juilliard while attending Kent State.  He is active in the music world - performing as a narrator with major orchestras, hosting the Los Angeles Philharmonic Symphonies for Youth, frequent appearances with the Pasadena Symphony, and working with Robert Picardo to host Star Trek: The Music with orchestras in the United States and Canada.

Trivia:  John de Lancie appeared as the first guest star on ST: TNG, as as the last guest star.

John will be doing Q&A sessions, autograph sessions, and some photo sessions during the days of CV-26.

Marina Sirtis  

Marina will be recognized by most of our attendees as Counselor Deanna Troi from ST:TNG, as well as the ST:Voyager, ST:Enterprise and the ST movies Generations, First Contact, Insurrection, and Nemesis.  Marina began acting in the Worthington Repertory Theatre product of Hamlet, then moved to productions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Esmerelda), and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Magenta).  Marina then branched out into British television and movies on both sides of the Atlantic, starring in The Wicked Lady, Death Wish III, Blind Date, and The Thief of Baghdad.  Marina has also been featured in Gargoyles, Crash (2004), and The Grudge 3, to name a few.

Initially, Marina auditioned for the role of Tasha Yar on ST:TNG.  After the audition, she felt it had been unsuccessful and was preparing to board a plane home when she received the call that she had landed the role of Deanna Troi.

Trivia:  Marina wore black contact lenses for the entire seven seasons of ST:TNG and the films, because that was the colour her character's eyes were deemed to be.

Marina will be doing Q&A sessions, autograph sessions, and some photo sessions during the days of CV-26.

Marina's official site can be found here

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Ethan Phillips

Many of our attendees will recognize Ethan Phillips as Neelix, the ship's chef and morale officer from ST: Voyager. His television appearances include: five years as Pete on Benson, and guest roles on Arrested Development, Law and Order - Criminal Minds, Numb3rs, and Boston Legal. Film appearances include: The Shadow, Wagons East, Lean on Me, Bad Santa, and The Island - to name a few.

Ethan has had a long association with Robert Redford's Sundance Institute, having spent ten summers there as part of the Playwrights Lab, both as an actor and as a writer. He is also a participant in Brave New Works, the Emory University new play development festival where he recently worked on Pulitzer winner Robert Schenkkan's LEWIS AND CLARK REACH THE EUPHRATES. His play PENGUIN BLUES is published by Samuel French and has had hundreds of productions in the U.S. and in Canada. Ethan is a co-founder of Hollywood's First Stage, a playwright's group based on principles developed at Sundance, and he is on the board of The WordBRIDGE Playwrights Laboratory, which helps young playwrights get their dreams realized.

Ethan will be doing Q&A sessions, autograph sessions, and some photo sessions during the days of CV-26.

Ethan's official site can be found here

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Chase Masterson

Chase was first recognized for her break-out role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, which prompted USA Networks to begin Chase's hosting career with a news-magazine talk show, Sci-Fi Entertainment.

Known to millions of fans worldwide, Chase was named one of the world's "50 Sexiest Women" by Femme Fatales Magazine, and AOL listed her as one of the "Ten Sexiest Aliens" in television history. Chase was named one of the "Hot Leading Ladies" of film by Film Fetish for her role in Yesterday Was a Lie. She is often recognized from her role as the featured guest star in the Emmy Award-winning episode ofE.R. as well as for her recurring work on General Hospital.

In her off-time, Chase has been singing in USO Tours for the Navy and the Marine Corps.

Chase will be doing Q&A sessions, autograph sessions, and some photo sessions during the days of CV-26.

Chase's official site can be found here

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David B. Coe

David B. Coe was born on March 12, 1963, he grew up in the suburbs just outside of New York City, the youngest of four children. His mother, a school teacher, and his father, a stock broker, instilled in all of their kids a deep love of books, and, as a result, all four of the Coe children grew up to be writers. David's oldest brother, Bill, is a technical writer. His sister, Liz, produces and writes television shows in Hollywood. And his second brother, Jim, is a wildlife artist and bird illustrator who has written and illustrated his own field guides.

David received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and then attended Stanford University as a graduate student in United States history.   David is now a full-time writer, specializing in fantasy and science fiction.

David is now at work on a couple of new fantasy projects both of which represent departures from his previous work. One is a mystery/fantasy project set in pre-Revolutionary Boston. This series, tentatively titled "The Chronicles of the Thief Taker" will be published by Tor Books under the name D.B. Jackson. The other project is a contemporary fantasy that combines mystery, contemporary fantasy, and science fiction in a series of stand-alone detective novels. More information about these series and their publication will be forthcoming. 

David's official site can be found here

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Sean Cummings

Sean Cummings is a comic book geek of the highest order and self-described nerd. He's been writing since 1978 (as a means of liberating his "inner nerd") He's a huge fan of the television series Being Human and asserts that if urban fantasy happened in the real world, Being Human is as close to real as you can get. His interests include speculative and science fiction, the borg, cats with extra toes, east Indian cuisine and quality sci-fi movies/television.

He lives in Saskatoon, Canada.

Sean's official site can be found here

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The 404's 

  

The 404s are a touring group of improv performers based in the Candian cities of Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto. Presenting their own brand of improv comedy at events across Canada and in the United States, they combine heavy audience participation with their own witty charm, and leave every show with a bloody trail of busted guts and teary eyes in their wake.

Their official site can be found here

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HEROINCREDIBLE

Heroincredible is three young, spirited and distinct musicians together in a startlingly original indie rock project. A lot of love and passion has gone into the crafting of their music, and they enjoy every minute of it. Vanessa Cardui's complex and emotional lyrics, Nick Stoll's creative, adventurous drum rhythms and Dave Sharow's melodic and prominent bass lines combine to form a driven, vocal-centric and fiercely passionate rock sound. Their official website can be found here

They are working feverishly on their self-produced debut album even as more material keeps sloshing into their huge body of original compositions. Heroincredible has been performing in the Calgary bar scene since January 2005. Their live act employs outrageous outfits, plastic toys and the use of a toaster onstage, occasionally resulting in messy but hilarious toast-related incidents (cleaned up afterwards by Heroincredible, and only Heroincredible). There have been many wonderful nights with many wonderful bands along the way, and they hope you can join them for the creation of excellent memories and magnificent aural experiences.

Their official site can be found here.

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Special Appearance by:

Ashley Delehay