Guests
Leilani Shiu
Actor
Leilani Shiu is a Chinese SAG actress, born in Vancouver B.C., Canada and is a little person. Leilani has appeared in 3 major award winning Star Wars / Disney+ productions including, The Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett, where she is the first on screen credited principal Jawa as “JAWA”. She has most recently appeared on the #1 hit Disney+ show Obi-Wan Kenobi as a Jawa named “Teeka”, the first Jawa given a name, that speaks in a Star Wars production.
Featured Major Credits :
ObiWan Kenobi
-Teeka the Jawa (Principal Cast)
The Mandalorian Season 1,2,&3
-Jawa ( Cast)
The Book of Boba Fett
-Jawa ( Cast)
Rebel Moon
-Daggus miner and shadow
Catatonic Video game by FredDaDead
-Katrina the cat ( lead voice character)
Rory Ross
Actor
is an actor, model, and philanthropist living in the heart of LA.
Originally starting his career in Seattle, Washington, Rory starred in the feature film ‘7 Witches’ and numerous other projects.
After moving to LA in 2016, Rory landed the famous role of Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK Declassified. Rory was also heavily featured in Linkin Park’s music video “Heavy”. He is most known for his portrayal of Chris McCandless in the TV series ‘Off the Map’.
He is currently studying at Berg Studios and is a part of SAG-AFTRA’s Conservatory where he gets to learn from the stellar staff at AFI, giving him a chance to help those that are just starting their film careers. In addition, he has studied improv at Groundlings and has taken classes at UCB making him quite adept at thinking on his feet and utilizing his natural comedic side.
In his spare time, Rory enjoys traveling the world and has even been to 5 of the 7 continents. He also has a love for tech and is always trying to push the boundaries of his talents through VR & MoCap. Rory is a strong believer in giving back to his community through different charities, one in particular called Charity Water. Rory is looking forward to sharing more stories of the human experience on the big screen!
Stephen Costantino
Actor / Musician
A native of Hoboken, New Jersey, Stephen developed a passion for music at a young age, when he drew notice for playing guitar, singing & songwriting. It’s a pattern that has continued to this day.
Soon after moving to California in 1978, Stephen began studying martial arts in Los Angeles with Hugh Van Patten who introduced him to another young musician in one of his classes, Corey Dee Williams, son of the actor and painter Billy Dee Williams. They hit it off immediately and started a band they called Incognito.
Later it would reincarnate as Atmosphere. When Billy Dee was readying his character Lando Calrissian for movie “Return of the Jedi,” he asked Corey to be his stand-in when the film company went on location in Yuma, AZ.
Stephen was invited to come along so that he and Corey could continue to play and write music. Before long, Stephen was recruited for a part in the film; he was to portray a Gamorrean Guard in service to Jabba the Hut fighting Luke Skywalker in defense of his despicable master and the rest is history.
https://stephencostantino.org/
Juda Escalante
Specialty Costume / Painter
Juda has been working with costumes for over 20 years. After working on walk around character costumes, Juda moved into the prop industry, as a local 44 IATSE member, working on major film and television productions as a painter of weapons, vehicles and anything that is not a part of a costume. Working on such shows as The Mandalorian Season 1&2, Book of Boba Fett, Obi Wan Kenobi, Wakanda Forever, Thor Love and Thunder, Spiderman no way home, Suicide Squad, Picard Season 1&2, Dune, Orville Season 3, She-Hulk, Falcon & Winter Soldier, Hawkeye, Loki, Knives out The Glass Onion, Watchmen HBO, Westworld Season 2&3.
Now Juda is back in the costume industry, a Local 705 IATSE member as a Specialty Costume Manufacturer. Building and creating everything that involves molding, casting, sculpting, leather, painting etc. Anything that involves hard goods for a costume. Juda is a painter of any kind of surface and many different variations of paints, from polyurethane, acrylics to automotive. He has worked on The Mandalorian Season 3 and Ahsoka in the costume department. Painting has been a passion for Juda since a young teenage boy, and now getting to paint on some of the shows we all love, and millions of people get to watch, it has been an amazing journey for him as a painter.
Susanna Malak
Actor
Susanna Malak is an actress who has appeared in multiple large franchise projects, though is often rarely recognizable should you meet her on the street. Her work with elaborate makeup, costuming, and creature effects truly makes her standout above the rest despite of, or possibly because of, her smaller stature.
Susanna is a regular player in the incredible Star Wars franchise. She has co-starred in three seasons of The Mandalorian as various creature characters, as well as playing a creature called Keteerian in Ashoka. She played as a member of The Lucky Three in the very first episode “Chapter 1: The Mandalorian.” She also played one of the Melitto, a species of insect-like humanoids as seen in the episode “Chapter 21: The Pirate.” She can also be seen as Gas Mask in The Book of Boba Fett, but she might be best known for her roles playing one of the infamous Jawas in numerous episodes of both series.
Away from these iconic roles, Susanna can also be found playing multiple characters on the Alien Danger series and The Prank Panel with Johnny Knoxville. More recently, you may have heard her voice in It Wants Blood 2 as Rhonda, and she will also be in the upcoming The WereTiger Queen voicing the Voodoo Loca. She started her career on Mad TV, and her incredible timing and sense of humor carries over from the screen into real life as well.
You can learn more about Susana Malak on IMDB, and follow her on Instagram as @1shortbitch
Daniel Romero
Actor / Martial Artist
Specializing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a digital artist and animator. Born and raised in Sylmar, California, he has trained and taught students from the ages of four to twelve, all the way up to adults who were looking to better themselves. Over time, he had earned his way to a brown belt, just shy of a few years of receiving his black belt. Daniel has been fortunate enough to have appeared in shows across different networks since 2016. A few recognizable shows such as The Rookie – Brooklyn Nine Nine – Seal Team – For All Mankind, but most notable on The Book of Boba Fett and The Mandalorian.
Jim Davidson
Visual Effects Artist
Jim Davidson is a visual effects artist who has worked on numerous productions such as Creepshow, Starship Troopers, Charlie Wilson’s War, Tremors 4, The Cat in the Hat, X-Men 2, House on Haunted Hill, Mousehunt, Titanic, Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series), Batman Returns, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Team America.
Jim Davidson is the owner of Fantamation studios which recreates the stop motion puppets of yesteryear in fanatical detail. His recent projects include an exacting replica of the original King Kong Puppet from the 1933 classic as well as the stop motion miniature of Luke Skywalker and his TaunTaun riding steed from Empire Strikes Back. Davidson builds these pieces from the ground up doing painstaking research into the materials used to make the originals. The final pieces are working stop motion puppets with metal moving armatures. His clients include directors Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro.
Dmitriy Karas
Stunts / Actor
is a Ukrainian stuntman, actor, and creature performer, best known for his work throughout Ahsoka, The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. He’s a staple of the Star Wars series, portraying many different characters, including the infamous Stormtrooper that shot Grogu. From Night Troopers and Stormtroopers following orders, to aliens like the Tusken Raiders, Mimbans, and Trandoshans, among many others, fighting their way through life in a galaxy far, far away. Currently, Dmitriy continues to train and hone his skills. He strives to become a better performer, while forging his own path in the industry.
Pamm Riddle
Actor
Half Japanese descent, she grew up in Arkansas never really knowing that one day she would end up in the Star Wars Universe, childhood dream fulfilled.
As an Actress she has appeared in several Commercials, Jason Mraz’s Video “Love Someone”, and was the Foreperson on Season 2 of Lincoln Lawyer. As a Creature Performer she has been various creatures in all 3 Seasons of The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Ahsoka. She has 3 rare Topps cards floating out there yet to be found by Artist Eric Lehtonen of her Rodian Bounty Hunter from Season 1, her Bikini Hassk from BOBF, and her Trandoshan Mom from Obi-Wan Kenobi. She is currently training in Wire and Fight Choreo.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.me/pammriddle
Marcus Napuri
Specialty Costume Manufacturer
Marcus Napuri is a Specialty Costume Manufacturer in the Local 705 Costumer’s union. He is a Master sculptor, mold maker, and fabricator. Marcus has been working in the industry for 3 years and is best known for his part in the creation of Captian Enoch’s helmet, Sabine Wren’s helmet/armor, and the Armors jetpack for Ashoka Season 1 and The Mandalorian Season 3 under the direction of the late great Costume Designer, Shawna Trpcic. Before his work in the industry, Marcus spent 14 years honing his craft as NME Props creating custom-designed mandalorian helmets for Star Wars fans and cosplayers around the world.
Jose C
YouTuber / Content Creator
Joey hosts “The Padawan Collector” and “Star Wars Rewind” YouTube Channels where he talks about vintage toys and vintage Star Wars. The focus of his channel is to talk nostalgia with fans who lived in that era, but mainly it’s to educate new fans who don’t know the rich history of the toys and the movies.
Social Media: @padawancollector
Visit the website: The Padawan Collector
Christine Galey
Actor
Christine Galey is an actor in several seasons of the Disney + series, The Mandalorian, Book of Boba Fett and upcoming releases in the Star Wars franchise. She is probably best known for being the first female to puppet R2-D2 in the Book Of Boba Fett, and has portrayed many characters in the Mandalorian as an Astronaut, Jawa, the fan favorite R5-D4, and Tritine.
In addition to acting, Christine is a runway model in the International Dwarf Fashion Show World Tour and licensed as a cosmetologist working in the IATSE Local 706 Make Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild.
Carly King
Content Creator / Actor / Voiceover
Carly King is a full time content creator with over 1.8 million followers across all platforms, focusing on Star WarsTM, DisneyTM, LucasfilmTM and overall sci-fi & horror-related video content – which can range from lightsaber tutorials, to unboxings, to vlogs, to gaming, & more. Carly is also an actor & voice-over actor based in the Los Angeles area. Along with those as her primary focus, Carly is a comic-convention host and panel moderator/interviewer who has professionally moderated at conventions all around the United States. Basically, she’s a professional nerd!