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    Vic Mignogna – Part Three – Actor, Producer, Voice Actor, Musician, Composer

    Vic Mignogna – Part Three – Actor, Producer, Voice Actor, Musician, Composer

    Photo © Trek Continues, Inc. On the set of the multi-award-winning web series Star Trek Continues (from left) Wyatt Lenhart as Pavel Chekov; Steven Dengler as Lt. William Drake; Chuck Huber as Doctor Leonard H. McCoy; Kipleigh Brown as Lt. j.g. Bargara Smith; Kim Stinger as Lt. Uhura; Vic Mignogna as Captain James T. Kirk; Michele Specht as Lt. Elise McKennah, PhD; Cat Roberts as Lt. Elizabeth Palmer; Todd Haberkorn as Commander Spock; Grant Imahara as Lt. Hikaru Sulu; Chris
    Vic Mignogna – Part Two – Actor, Producer, Voice Actor, Musician, Composer

    Vic Mignogna – Part Two – Actor, Producer, Voice Actor, Musician, Composer

    Photo © Trek Continues, Inc. Actors Vic Mignogna as Captain James T. Kirk and Todd Haberkorn as Mr. Spock (background) filming a scene in Star Trek Continues. Vic Mignogna is an abundantly talented man, equally gifted in front of the camera, behind the scenes, in the recording studio, and addressing crowds of admirers at comic and anime conventions. He is also an accomplished musician whose skills include composing, arranging, producing and performing original music. Beginni
    Vic Mignogna – Part One – Actor, Producer, Voice Actor, Musician, Composer

    Vic Mignogna – Part One – Actor, Producer, Voice Actor, Musician, Composer

    Photo © Trek Continues, Inc. Actor, writer, director, editor, composer, and Executive Producer of Star Trek Continues, Vic Mignogna as Captain James T. Kirk. Vic Mignogna is an abundantly talented man, equally gifted in front of the camera, behind the scenes, in the recording studio, and addressing crowds of admirers at comic and anime conventions. He is also an accomplished musician whose skills include composing, arranging, producing and performing original music. Beginnin
    Wyland – Marine Life Artist and Conservationist

    Wyland – Marine Life Artist and Conservationist

    Photo © Wyland Worldwide, LLC. Wyland is an artist who thinks big – not only in size and scale, but in vision and impact. Described by USA Today as a “Marine Michelangelo,” Wyland is best known for his life-size paintings of whales on the sides of buildings throughout the world. The Whaling Walls, as they are known, are viewed by more than one billion people a year. A multi-faceted artist, Wyland is also a sculptor, photographer, explorer, television host, and social entrep
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    Interviewing NASCAR champion driver Jeff Gordon.

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    Becca Gladden is the Senior Writer and Public Relations Consultant for Discover Con.  Becca has a wide-ranging background in communications and has done over 75 one-on-one interviews with celebrities ranging from NASCAR's Jeff Gordon to NASA moon walker Alan Bean.  The Discover Con interview series will shine a spotlight on notable people we hope you find interesting.

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