Special Guests
Scream Diego is proud to announce our exciting line up of SPECIAL GUESTS for the weekend! We will have a different set of guests each day, so make sure you’re there for both days to say hi and take a photo with them! Check out our phantasmic guests below!!!
Saturday, October 12
Ashley Bell
Ashley Bell made her feature film debut in Lionsgate and Strike Entertainment’s thriller, The Last Exorcism (2010). Her performance garnered her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and an MTV Movie Award nomination, while the film grossed nearly $70 million, worldwide. The New York Post praised Bell’s performance as “Oscar-worthy” and one of the 10 best performances of 2010 for her extraordinary portrayal of the possessed “Nell Sweetzer”, which she will reprise in the highly-anticipated sequel, entitled The Last Exorcism Part II (2013), set to be released, nationwide, on March 1, 2013.
In 2012, Bell starred in Douglas Aarniokoski’s post-apocalyptic thriller, The Day (2011), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Upcoming projects include Norry Niven’s romantic drama, From Above (2013), opposite Danny Glover; the noir feature film, Sparks (2013), based on the graphic comic; The Marine 3: Homefront (2013), along with Neal McDonough; and the romantic comedy, Love & Air Sex (2013), directed by fellow Spirit Award nominee Bryan Poyser. Bell is passionately involved with “Elephants in Crisis,” and is in pre-production to produce and direct a documentary depicting the capture of two Asian elephants from a logging facility in Cambodia, and their subsequent release into the Cambodian Wildlife Sanctuary.
Bell’s voice has been featured in several top-selling video games, including the lead role of “Erline” in Sony PlayStation’s Sorcery (2012) and “The White Queen” in Disney’s Alice in Wonderland: The Video Game (2010). Her television credits include appearances on United States of Tara (2009), “Grow” (2000) and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000).
Kevin Carlson
Kevin has been scribbling the title of “Puppeteer” in the OCCUPATION Box for over 30 years. From Live Shows, TV and Feature Films, Kevin literally has had his hand in a lot of productions. Honoring the art form of puppetry in all mediums, Kevin’s early work included touring with the Muppet Show on Tour, where he performed several characters and worked closely with Jim Henson.
One of his biggest breaks was being cast in PeeWee’s Playhouse as Conky the Robot, Clocky and Floorey. Kevin also co-created and starred as Timmy The Tooth for MCA/Universal’s family home entertainment where Kevin and team produced 10 half-hour episodes which aired on Nickleodeon.
As a free lance puppeteer, Kevin has worked with some of the best in the business and brings his unique style as a performer to the forefront. Some of Kevin’s credits include: The Muppets, The Thundermans, Imagination Movers, The Office, Lucifer, All That, Mr. Potatohead Show, Childs Play, Team America, Dr. Dolittle, Men in Black II, Cats and Dogs, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Batman Returns, Flintstones, Beetlejuice, and House Party.
Sunday, October 13
Ira Heiden
Ira Heiden is an actor, producer and voice over artist. He then landed the wonderful role of Bo in Elvira Mistress of the Dark, in which he had the pleasure of working with Cassandra Peterson.
He also starred in a Nightmare on Elm Street, 3 Dream Warriors, as Will Stanton, the Wizard Master who took on Freddy Krueger. He played Rob Lowe’s younger brother in Peter
Bogdanovich’s Illegally Yours. Ira has been on TV shows such as Family Ties, Step By Step, and Alias as CIA agent Rick McCarthy.
Lately he has been doing voice work on films, such as Ghostbusters Afterlife in which he voiced some of the Mini Stay Puft characters.
Kurt Carley
Kurt Carley got his professional start in the Off-Broadway show Little Shop of Horrors in NYC where he was the maneating plant Audrey II.
After years of playing that role in summer theaters around the US, Kurt assumed the role of Godzilla for the 1998 Roland Emmerich film. Other creatures followed like, Werewolves for the Underworld series of films, a shark in Lethal Weapon 4, Sleestaks for Land of the Lost, and many more!
Currently, Kurt has two films ‘in the pipeline’ and is looking forward to more film work and convention appearances.
