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NEW ORLEANS - eMusicWire -- Helen Hunt (Twister, Mad About You), James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel), Mike Colter (Luke Cage, Men in Black³), Josh Holloway (Lost, Yellowstone) and standouts from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are among the additions to the celebrity lineup at FAN EXPO New Orleans, January 9-11, 2026 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
The news comes on the heels of the announcement earlier this month that The Lord of the Rings headliners Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan will attend the annual pop culture extravaganza in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the franchise's original film.
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Hunt has more than 100 film and television credits, first hitting the TV scene in a big way as a young actress in the series Swiss Family Robinson in the mid-1970s. After a run in It Takes Two, she had dozens of roles in popular shows and films until landing the co-starring role in Mad About You opposite Paul Reiser.
Millions of fans worldwide first got to know Marsters as "Spike" in the hits Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
Colter starred as the title character in Luke Cage, reprising the role he first played in Jessica Jones that proved so popular it needed its own series.
Holloway became familiar to many through his portrayal of James "Sawyer" Ford in the mainstream sci-fi series Lost for its full six-year run.
In addition to Hunt, Marsters, Colter, Holloway and the LOTR cast, celebrity guests attending 2026 FAN EXPO New Orleans include:
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Hunt has more than 100 film and television credits, first hitting the TV scene in a big way as a young actress in the series Swiss Family Robinson in the mid-1970s. After a run in It Takes Two, she had dozens of roles in popular shows and films until landing the co-starring role in Mad About You opposite Paul Reiser.
Millions of fans worldwide first got to know Marsters as "Spike" in the hits Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
Colter starred as the title character in Luke Cage, reprising the role he first played in Jessica Jones that proved so popular it needed its own series.
Holloway became familiar to many through his portrayal of James "Sawyer" Ford in the mainstream sci-fi series Lost for its full six-year run.
In addition to Hunt, Marsters, Colter, Holloway and the LOTR cast, celebrity guests attending 2026 FAN EXPO New Orleans include:
- Judith Hoag (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Armageddon)
- Robbie Rist (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Brady Bunch)
- Ernie Reyes Jr. (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)
- Brian Tochi (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Revenge of the Nerds)
- Kenn Scott (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, director/Adventures of Johnny Tao)
- François Chau (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Lost)
- Thomas Lennon (Reno 911!, American Dad)
- Cedric Yarbrough (Reno 911!, The Goldbergs)
- Shannon Chan-Chent (Death Note, Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Brad Swaile (Death Note, Mobile Suit Gundam)
- Alessandro Juliani (Death Note, Battlestar Galactica)
- Brian Drummond (Death Note, Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad, Kick-Ass)
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