Tag: Planet Comicon

KC voice actor announces the Oscars

Tom Kane
Kansas City's Tom Kane is not only the voice of Yoda, he's also the voice of the Academy Awards.

Local voice-over artist Tom Kane is the announcer for tomorrow’s Academy Awards broadcast. Aaron Barnhart of the Kansas City Star interviewed Kane and other Kansas City area announcers and voice performers.

In addition to announcing, Kane is a busy animation voice performer. He is currently the voice of Yoda in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and has also had regular roles in The Wild Thornberries, PowerPuff Girls, and Foster’s Home. “There are only two guys who do voice-over work and animation, but I also do promos and commercials and narration,” Kane told Barnhart. “I’ve essentially got four or five voice-over careers running at the same time.”

Kane is also a featured guest at Kansas City’s Planet Comicon March 26-27. The event will be held at the Overland Park International Trade Center. Adult weekend passes are available in advance for $15 or at the event for $20.

Planet Comicon 2011 goes Bionic

Lindsay Wagner
Actress Lindsay Wagner will be a featured guest at this year's Planet Comicon.

Planet Comicon, Kansas City’s largest pop culture and comics convention, has announced that actress Lindsay Wagner will be a featured guest. Wagner is best known as the star of the television series The Bionic Woman. She has also been featured in dozens of movies and television shows, including the current series Warehouse 13.

Wagner joins a list of media guests that includes Jeremy Bullock (Star Wars‘ Boba Fett), Alaina Huffman (Smallville), Tom Kane (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), and Michael McMillan (True Blood).

Planet Comicon is scheduled for March 26 – 27. The event will be held at the Overland Park International Trade Center. Adult weekend passes are available in advance for $15 or at the event for $20.

Video of Helen Slater panel from Planet Comicon

Helen Slater as Supergirl
Helen Slater got her big break as Supergirl in the 1984 film.

Jason P. Hunt of SciFi4Me.com has posted a video of the Helen Slater panel from April’s Planet Comicon. I moderated this panel, but don’t let that stop you from watching it.

Helen tells about her education at the “Fame” High School for the Performing Arts, her big break in Supergirl, and other films including The Legend of Billie Jean, Ruthless People, and Secret of My Success. She also talks about her television work on Smallville, Seinfeld, Dream On, and Gigantic.