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Medabots, Resident Evil, and Sailor Moon Voice Actors To Be Featured At Unplugged Expo October 15th – 16th 2016

September 20th 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://www.unpluggedexpo.com

Unplugged celebrates Canadian Talent!
On its 5th anniversary, Unplugged Expo recognizes Canadians for their talent and their contributions to the geek and anime communities.

LiSA Jai, is an award winning Japanese Canadian stage and television actress who is best known for her theatrical performances in Canada and the United States. LiSA is well known among video game fans as the voice of “Sherry Birkin” from Resident Evil 2, as well as “Paula Morton” from Dino Crisis. LiSA also lends her voice to animated characters including “Wanda Li“ from The Magic School Bus, “Flora” and “Isabelle“ from Babar, “The Childlike Empress” from The Never Ending Story tv series, and “Erika Amazake” from the anime Series Medabots.

LiSA focuses her time on theater, independent films, and advocacy. In 2012, she was awarded the Unsung Hero Award by the City of Toronto for her advocacy work in diversity in the mainstream media. LiSA has become a powerful voice for disabled actors ever since she developed rheumatoid arthritis herself. For more information on

YTV Hosts Sugar Lyn Beard, Carlos Bustamante and Phresh Phil reunite at Unplugged Expo!

Former host of The Zone, Sugar Lyn Beard returns to her hometown of Toronto to reconnect with fans this October 15th and 16th at the Westin Harbour Castle downtown. Sugar is best known among YTV fans as the spunky squeaky voiced host of The Zone. She is also know to fans of the Sailor Moon cartoon as the voice of the bratty daughter of Sailor Moon "Rini" aka "Mini Moon". Sugar recently hit the big screen playing opposite Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza in the movie "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates". She can also be heard on the adult animated feature "Sausage Party" with co-stars Seth Rogen and Edward Norton.

Host of YTV's The Zone and Big Fun Movies, Carlos Bustamante has been a staple of the Canadian channel since the early 2000s. Carlos first appeared on The Zone with Sugar Lyn Beard and the pair co-hosted the show until 2007. Along with being a popular television personality, Carlos is a prominent song writer, cinematographer, and director.

Phil Guerrero is the original host of YTV's The Zone and remains a fan favourite in Toronto to this day. Phil is considered by many as the first YTV Program Jockey. Not only did his style embody YTV's central “As Young As You Are” tenet, at times his adventures were so unconventional and offbeat it seemed as if he was broadcasting from another universe.

He encouraged a generation of Canadian kids to pick up a guitar and follow their dreams, while at the same time to respect others and enjoy life to its fullest.

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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