Wednesday, April 23, 2014

MomoCon 2014 Welcomes Nickelodeon Voice Artists Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille And Dante Basco

MomoCon, a US-based fan convention, has announced the very exciting Nickelodeon News in the following press release, from PRNewswire, that, to celebrate American animation, Nickelodeon Voice Talent Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille and Dante Basco will be special guests at the MomoCon Animation and Game Convention, which will be held in Atlanta on Memorial Day Weekend 2014 (Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th May 2014)!


Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell and Tress MacNeille's provide the voices for many characters in popular Nickelodeon shows, movies and video games, including voices for Nickelodeon characters in "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron", "Barnyard", "Back at the Barnyard", "Big Time Rush", "CatDog", "Catscratch", "ChalkZone", "Danny Phantom", "The Fairly OddParents", "The Penguins of Madagascar", "Planet Sheen", "Random! Cartoons", "Tak and the Power of Juju", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "T.U.F.F. Puppy", "The Wild Thornberrys", "Rugrats", "My Life as a Teenage Robot", "Random! Cartoons: Ratzafratz!", "As Told by Ginger", "All Grown Up!", "Hey Arnold!", "Avatar: The Last Airbender", "El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera", and "SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom". Collectively, they are known for their work on Warner Bros.'s hit cartoon series "The Animaniacs", as siblings "Wakko Warner", "Yakko Warner", and "Dot Warner".

MomoCon 2014 will also welcome Nickelodeon Voice Artist Dante Basco, who is popular for providing the voice of the character "Prince Zuko" in Nickelodeon's phenomenal original animated series "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and "General Iroh" in "The Legend of Korra".

Original MomoCon Press Release:

MomoCon Welcomes Animation Voice Legends

Animaniacs Voice Actors Reunite for First Time, Joined by Pinky and the Brain and Others from Popular Cartoon Shows

ATLANTA, April, 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- MomoCon Animation and Game Convention – held in Atlanta on Memorial Day Weekend 2014 (May 23rd – 25th) – has announced that they will be celebrating American animation with guests representing the Simpsons, Futurama, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Tiny Toons, the Animaniacs, and Pinky and The Brain.

Download Image - MomoCon Animation and Gaming Convention. (PRNewsFoto/MomoCon)

Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, and Tress MacNeille all have extensive voice acting careers, but collectively they are best known for their work on The Animaniacs, as siblings "Wakko Warner", "Yakko Warner", and "Dot Warner." MomoCon is proud to present the first public reunion of these voice actors since Animaniacs went off the air in 1998. Joining them will be voice actor legend Maurice LaMarche, who starred in Pinky and the Brain with Paulsen. All four of these actors have extensive voice over careers.

MomoCon also welcomes Dante Basco, popular for the character "Prince Zuko" in Nickelodeon's phenomenal hit, Avatar: The Last Airbender and "General Iroh" in The Legend of Korra.

Topping the list of American animation guests at MomoCon is writer and producer Mike Reiss. He serves as a show-runner, writer and producer for the animated series The Simpsons for over 20 years and co-created the animated series The Critic.

In addition to American animation guests, MomoCon welcomes voice actors and creators from Anime and Gaming in 2014. In addition to guests, MomoCon attendees can enjoy over 700 hours of programming include panels and workshops on costuming, culture, animation, and gaming.

MomoCon Anime and Gaming Convention in 2013 exceeded all expectations and set a new attendance record of 12,200 people growing by 42% over 2012. The organizers of the events are prepared for a repeat in growth for 2014.

For those interested in attending MomoCon 2014, the hotel registration is already available online for $129 a night and advanced memberships are also for sale for only $40 for all 3 days at MomoCon.com

CONTACT: Dan Carroll, 404-692-1958, mediarelations@momocon.com

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