World Record Holding Alien Actor Bill Blair to Appear as Guest of Honor at BlasterCON 2013
Along with his makeup artist, watch Mr. Blair as he is transformed into an alien before your eyes.
Los Angeles, CA, May 08, 2013 --(PR.com)-- BlasterCON, Los Angeles’s newest retro science fiction convention, is pleased to announce the appearance of Makeup Guest of Honor, Mr. Bill Blair. Bill is the current Guinness World Record Holder for 'Most Special Effect Make-up Characters Portrayed in a Career' and he has played a background alien at least once in just about every science fiction show you can think of.
Starting in 1998, Bill worked on the season premiere episode of Sliders. Bill also worked with his friend Peter Jurasik on three "Sliders" episodes in 1999. Since then, Bill has worked on many a TV series, including Star Trek: Voyager, Enterprise, The X-Files, The Invisible Man, The Drew Carey Show, Family Law, The District, Crossing Jordan, Providence, King of Queens, Will and Grace, Yes, Dear!, Friends, Desperate Housewives, Criminal Minds, and as a regular on "The Division" and the HBO Series Carnivale. More recently, Bill has appeared in Blades of Glory, Saving Grace, Justified, Raising Hope, iCarly, The Defenders, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS, and Mad Men.
Mr. Blair and his longtime makeup artist Carl Taliaferro will be onsite throughout the convention weekend. Be sure to visit their Special Interactive Makeup Presentation on Saturday from 1pm to 5pm — over the course of 4 hours, Mr. Blair will demonstrate his legendary stamina in the makeup chair as Mr. Taliaferro transforms him into an alien character, who will be available for 30 minutes of photos and autographs before a demonstration of the 30 minute removal process.
“Mr. Blair will be transformed before your eyes at BlasterCON and fans of his work will be able to talk with him while on the makeup chair. It should be a treat for those who love the process of transformation,” said Todd Whitesel, Convention Chair for BlasterCON 2013.
BlasterCON is a three-day general SF/Fantasy convention, with a late-70s/80s retro attitude and an emphasis on history, hardware, and practical effects: models, puppets, props, costumes and makeup. BlasterCON will be on May 10-12, 2013 at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills, CA and will feature vendors, panels, workshops, Laser Tag, music, Game Grid Cafe, vintage Coin-Op arcade games, gaming, and cosplay. Registration, with discounts, is open now at www.BlasterCON.org.
Starting in 1998, Bill worked on the season premiere episode of Sliders. Bill also worked with his friend Peter Jurasik on three "Sliders" episodes in 1999. Since then, Bill has worked on many a TV series, including Star Trek: Voyager, Enterprise, The X-Files, The Invisible Man, The Drew Carey Show, Family Law, The District, Crossing Jordan, Providence, King of Queens, Will and Grace, Yes, Dear!, Friends, Desperate Housewives, Criminal Minds, and as a regular on "The Division" and the HBO Series Carnivale. More recently, Bill has appeared in Blades of Glory, Saving Grace, Justified, Raising Hope, iCarly, The Defenders, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS, and Mad Men.
Mr. Blair and his longtime makeup artist Carl Taliaferro will be onsite throughout the convention weekend. Be sure to visit their Special Interactive Makeup Presentation on Saturday from 1pm to 5pm — over the course of 4 hours, Mr. Blair will demonstrate his legendary stamina in the makeup chair as Mr. Taliaferro transforms him into an alien character, who will be available for 30 minutes of photos and autographs before a demonstration of the 30 minute removal process.
“Mr. Blair will be transformed before your eyes at BlasterCON and fans of his work will be able to talk with him while on the makeup chair. It should be a treat for those who love the process of transformation,” said Todd Whitesel, Convention Chair for BlasterCON 2013.
BlasterCON is a three-day general SF/Fantasy convention, with a late-70s/80s retro attitude and an emphasis on history, hardware, and practical effects: models, puppets, props, costumes and makeup. BlasterCON will be on May 10-12, 2013 at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills, CA and will feature vendors, panels, workshops, Laser Tag, music, Game Grid Cafe, vintage Coin-Op arcade games, gaming, and cosplay. Registration, with discounts, is open now at www.BlasterCON.org.
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www.BlasterCON.org
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