CONvergence Guests of Honor are chosen very carefully. Of course we want our guests to attend panels and share their knowledge and experience with us, but we also try to invite guests whom we genuinely think will enjoy CONvergence and have fun themselves! It’s not at all uncommon to see current and past Guests of Honor hanging out with members in room parties, mingling with the crowd, and actively participating in CONvergence culture!
Here you can find out all about the CONvergence 2024 Guests of Honor!
Thom Adcox-Hernandez
Thom Adcox is an actor and dancer. Thom toured with the biggest names in the dance world and featured in some of the most memorable music videos of all time with artists like Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul. As a voice actor, you have heard him as Lexington in Gargoyles and Gargoyles – The Goliath Chronicles, Dipstick in 101 Dalmatians, Simon in Steven Spielberg’s Invasion America (a role personally cast by Mr. Spielberg), Sammy in W.I.T.C.H, Phineas Mason in The Spectacular Spiderman, Klarion the Witchboy in Young Justice, Milo in Sophia the First, and many others.
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Keith David
Keith David is a classically trained, multiple Emmy award winning actor. He is currently shooting a new series for producer JJ Abrams and HBO Max entitled Duster. He recently shot The Gray House, a drama series produced by Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman. Keith was featured in Jordan Peele’s latest film Nope. He also recently starred in Black As Night for Blumhouse / Amazon. Keith’s work as a voice actor has made him a household name. His rich and powerful voice has been featured in national commercials, award shows, documentaries, video games, and animation. Voice acting credits include countless fan favorites such as Adventure Time, Bojack Horseman, Rick & Morty, Spawn, and Gargoyles.
Zehra Fazal
Zehra Fazal is an actor, singer and voice artist who hopes to ignite and nurture the inner strengths, passions and imaginations of young people through storytelling. She has portrayed animated characters for many different beloved series. Notable animation credits include Amphibia, Big Hero 6 The Series, My Adventures with Superman, Young Justice, Batman: A Death in the Family, Bojack Horseman, Voltron Legendary Defender, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Star Trek Prodigy, and Beavis and Butthead.
Carlos Hernandez
New York Times Bestseller Carlos Hernandez is the author of the critically-acclaimed short story collection The Assimilated Cuban’s Guide to Quantum Santeria (Rosarium, 2016), the novel Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Disney Hyperion, 2019), which won the 2019 Pura Belpré Award from the American Library Association, and its sequel, Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (2020). He’s also written dozens of short stories, poems, and works of drama, usually in the SFF mode, which have found homes in magazines such as Uncanny, Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, and many others.
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Susanna Malak
Susanna Malak is a regular player in the incredible Star Wars franchise. She has co-starred in three seasons of The Mandalorian as various creature characters. She played as a member of The Lucky Three in the very first episode “Chapter 1: The Mandalorian.” She also played one of the Melitto, a species of insect-like humanoids as seen in the episode “Chapter 21: The Pirate.” She can also be seen as Gas Mask in The Book of Boba Fett, but she might be best known for her roles playing one of the infamous Jawas in numerous episodes of both series.
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Miss Shannan Paul
Miss Shannan Paul is a Comedian, Radio and Television host, Keynote Speaker, Benefit Auctioneer, Voice Actor and Event Host. She has appeared on Nick Mom’s Night Out, Laughs TV, Hulu and as part of the SXSW Comedy and Music Festival. She has performed with Louie Anderson, Sinbad, and Christopher “Kid” Reid. She regularly brings her wit, whimsy and pop culture expertise to Twin Cities television as part of The Jason Show. You can hear Miss Shannan weekly on MyTalk 107.1, 830 WCCO, and on her podcast, Be Our Geek.
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Greg Weisman
Greg Weisman is best known for his work in animation, creating and/or showrunning on such series as Gargoyles, W.I.T.C.H., The Spectacular Spider-Man, Star Wars Rebels, and Young Justice. Greg wrote both Gargoyles and Gargoyles: Bad Guys comic books; The Amazing Spider-Man, Starbrand & Nightmask and The Spectacular Spider-Men for Marvel Comics; New York Times’ Bestselling Star Wars Kanan for Marvel and Lucasfilm; Young Justice and Young Justice: Targets for DC Comics, and the new Gargoyles, Gargoyles: Dark Ages and Gargoyles Quest comics. Gargoyles #1 was Dynamite’s best-selling comic ever.
Be sure to check out the CONvergence Schedule for panels and events where you will be able to see this year’s Guests of Honor!