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Cary Elwes, Gates McFadden, Walter Koenig, Manny Jacinto Added to FAN EXPO Portland Celebrity Lineup
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Elwes gained wide acclaim for his portrayal of “Wesley” in the 1987 classic The Princess Bride and reached new audiences by headlining the Mel Brooks spoof Robin Hood: Men in Tights and later Saw. He also recently appeared in the Tom Cruise features Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One and Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning and portrays “Mayor Larry Kline” in Stranger Things 3.
McFadden had the key role of “Beverly Crusher” in TNG, reprising the role in Picard, Prodigy and other iterations of the franchise. She is also a stage actress, choreographer, director, teacher, and was the host of more than 300 episodes of the podcast “Gates McFadden InvestiGates: Who Do You Think You Are?”
Koenig is best known for his recurring television portrayals both of the hated, intensely driven “Alfred Bester” (Babylon 5) and the likable, perpetually cheerful “Pavel Chekov” (Star Trek). Koenig’s film work includes the first seven Star Trek feature films, for which he earned two Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor nominations. His many other films have been independent projects with challenging roles.
Jacinto played “Jason Mendoza” on the full four-season run of The Good Place (2016-20) and later appeared as “Lt. Fritz Avalone” in the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. Also among his more than 50 TV and film credits are runs on the Hulu series Nine Perfect Strangers and the animated series Hailey’s on It!
Peggy, earning the title of “Britain’s Ugliest Dog” in a national competition there, has gone on to stardom as “Dogpool” in the Marvel Universe in Deadpool & Wolverine. A portion of proceeds from her appearance at FAN EXPO Portland will support a local charity in the Pacific Northwest.
The five bolster an already impressive FAN EXPO Portland celebrity roster that includes:
• The Lord of the Rings headliners Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan
• Mike Colter (Luke Cage, Men in Black³)
• Josh Holloway (Lost, Yellowstone)
• Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
• Harry Potter duo of Matthew Lewis and Bonnie Wright
• Judith Hoag (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Armageddon)
• Robbie Rist (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Brady Bunch)
• Ernie Reyes Jr. (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)
• Brian Tochi (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Revenge of the Nerds)
• Kenn Scott (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, director/Adventures of Johnny Tao)
• François Chau (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Lost)
• Thomas Lennon (Reno 911!, American Dad)
• Cedric Yarbrough (Reno 911!, The Goldbergs)
• My Hero Academia standouts Eric Vale, David Matranga, J. Michael Tatum, Brandon McInnis and Clifford Chapin
• Hazbin Hotel regulars Christian Borle, Joel Perez and Krystina Alabado
More FAN EXPO Portland guest announcements will follow from the worlds of film, television, streaming, art, literature, gaming, cosplay, anime, animation and more in the coming weeks.
Adult, Youth and Child Single-Day Tickets, Three-Day Passes, Family passes, and Ultimate and VIP Packages for FAN EXPO Portland are available now at www.fanexpoportland.com. Advance pricing is available until January 1.
Portland is the second event on the 2026 FAN EXPO HQ calendar; the full schedule is available at fanexpohq.com/home/events.
About FAN EXPO HQ
FAN EXPO HQ is the largest comic con producer in the world. Collectively it hosts over one million fans annually at FAN EXPO New Orleans, FAN EXPO Portland, FAN EXPO Vancouver, FAN EXPO Cleveland, MEGACON Orlando, Toronto Comicon, CALGARY EXPO, FAN EXPO Denver, FAN EXPO Philadelphia, FAN EXPO Boston, FAN EXPO Chicago, FAN EXPO Canada, FAN EXPO Dallas, VIDCON Anaheim, EDMONTON EXPO, Dallas FAN FESTIVAL and FAN EXPO San Francisco. The latest schedule of events is available on the website, along with up-to-date ticket information. Discover. Celebrate. Belong.
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A new book built around the rediscovered memoir of Adelaide Herrmann, the Victorian-era performer billed as "the Queen of Magic," launches November 2 at Lincoln Center, according to the announcement.
Herrmann, who lived from 1853 to 1932, rose to prominence as a magician following her husband Alexander Herrmann’s unexpected passing, a famed illusionist known onstage as Herrmann the Great. She took over his show and built her own career as a headlining act in American vaudeville at a time when the stage was overwhelmingly dominated by men, performing for decades afterward. Her memoir, titled "Sixty-Five Years of Magic," had been lost for decades before researcher and performer BOOMSKY uncovered and published it in 2011, restoring a firsthand account of Herrmann’s career in her own words.
The November 2 event described in the announcement is billed as a livestreamed launch party built around the book, framed as a tribute to Herrmann’s career. The venue and date follow a related program earlier this year: a separate tribute billed as "Homage to Adelaide Herrmann" was staged April 17 at Lincoln Center’s Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library, suggesting sustained interest in her story from within the magic community over the course of 2026.
Herrmann’s resurfacing in print also arrives alongside renewed attention to her husband’s legacy — a 2026 biography, "Herrmann the Great: A Journey through Media" by Michael Cantor, examines Alexander Herrmann’s stage persona and cultural influence through period newsprint coverage, though it is a separate project from the Adelaide Herrmann book.
Studio CarryOnHarry finds the real story here less about the launch event than about the memoir itself: a firsthand account from one of the first women to headline American vaudeville, lost for nearly 80 years before it saw print. That’s worth more attention than a single launch date.
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An economics professor who taught for thirty-three years and experienced a conversion to Christianity at 84 has released his new work, "Christianity Today," via Christian Faith Publishing.
According to the announcement, the book applies the kind of analytical framework Orr used in his academic career to questions of modern faith, examining Christianity’s strengths and what the announcement describes as its shortcomings, while also addressing Judaism and Islam for comparative context. The announcement states Orr maintains an assessment of Jesus Christ consistent with biblical teaching throughout.
Orr holds bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in economics from the University of Toronto and the University of Wisconsin. Born in Canada, he taught at three universities over his career: two years in Canada, five in Florida, and twenty-six in California, according to the announcement. His conversion to Christianity came late in life, at 84, a turning point the announcement says redirected his focus toward writing about faith.
The book’s major themes, per the announcement, include fear, doubt, sexuality, discrimination, political engagement, challenges facing church institutions, and eschatology. The publisher describes Orr’s approach as applying a form of cost-benefit analysis to the question of Christian commitment itself, covering what the announcement calls candid discussion of institutional failures within churches alongside doctrinal questions.
"After spending my entire career analyzing economic systems," Orr said in the announcement, "I recognized that faith itself deserves the same rigorous, honest scrutiny. This book represents my attempt to examine Christianity with both intellectual integrity and genuine reverence for its transformative power."
"Christianity Today" is available through bookstores, the Apple iTunes Store, Amazon, Google Play, and Barnes and Noble.
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