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Dante Basco and Joe Motiki Anime Guests at Unplugged Expo

Unplugged Expo Celebrates 5 Years of Awesome October 15th – 16th 2016

August 23rd 2016 – Toronto Canada –"Unplugged: A Weekend of Awesome" Returns to downtown Toronto for its 5th year anniversary. The Westin Harbour Castle Convention Centre will play host to the Geek Culture Event of 2016
http://unpluggedexpo.com

Celebrity Guests!
Unplugged gets Hooked! To help celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Movie “Hook”
Unplugged Expo has decided to bring Bangarang to Toronto.

Dante Basco, who played the enigmatic "Rufio" opposite the late Robin Williams will bring his lost boy charm to the Hook celebrations at Unplugged Expo. Along with his numerous rolls in movies Dante appears regularly on television, most recently portraying the emotionally unstable "Prince Zuko" from the Nickelodean animated Series "Avatar The Last Airbender". The character was such a hit with fans that Dante was asked to return in the following series "The Legend of Kora" this time as the character "General Iroh II". For more information on Dante Basco see his website
https://dantebasco.wordpress.com/

TVOntario host and actor Joseph Motiki joins Unplugged Expo to host "Masters of Cosplay" the newest competition at the event. Joseph is best know in Canada for his time on TVO's “Crawlspace” alongside co-hosts Patty Sullivan and Kevin Brauch. But Anime fans will always remember Joseph's signature voice as he played the part of "Metabee" from the popular animated series "Medabots". Joseph continues to do voice work for many popular children's animated series including "Rescue Heroes", "Magi- Nation", "Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race", and the adult animation comedy "Life's a Zoo.tv" For more information about Joseph visit his website
http://www.joe4life.com/

International Costuming ambassador Marie-Claude Bourbonnias will be one of the Judges for "Masters of Cosplay" at Unplugged Expo. Hailing from Quebec, Marie-Claude is a professional costume, prop designer, and glamour model. Since 2009 she has consistently been recognized as one of the most recognizable cosplay creators in the world, currently ranking in the top 10 alongside Jessica Nigri, and Alodia Gosiengfiao. Widely respected in costuming community all over the world, Marie-Claude will be a tough critic for those competing to become this years "Master of Cosplay". More information about Marie-Claude can be found on her website http://mcbourbonnais.com

With these celebrity guests alongside other talented members of the Geek Community joining the Unplugged Expo, October 2016 is shaping up to be a very exciting time for fans and anyone who is into Geek Culture. Be sure to join us as we celebrate 5 years of awesome at Unplugged Expo!

Geek Proud!

About Unplugged Expo: Unplugged is an event dedicated to geek culture in all of its forms! From video games to comics, Anime to Cosplay, Arts & Crafts to Makerbots, at Unplugged we celebrate it all! If it has something to do with Geek Culture, we want to showcase it! Unplugged is an event designed to help people of like-minded interests gather in a place where they can express themselves freely! More information about Unplugged Expo, Events, Special Guests can be found on the website
http://unpluggedexpo.com


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