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In the last few months, there’s been significant discussion about fan safety at conventions, largely driven by revelations that a high-profile individual on the convention circuit may have behaved inappropriately with fans for a number of years. While that story continues to develop, we here at GeekDad wanted to reassure people that conventions are quite safe, both for fans, and for the talent visiting them.
To discuss the issue of fan and guest safety, we spoke to veteran voice actor Gregg Berger at the recent SacAnime convention in Sacramento, CA.
My best-known role for conventions is normally Grimlock from Transformers, the original generation one, which has an awful lot of followers. I’ve met fans, their children, and sometimes their grandchildren.
I’m Odie, Orson, Squeak the Mouse, Harry the Alley Cat, Herman the Mailman on Garfield, so that is another long-lasting franchise.
In games I’m known for Spyro the Dragon where I’m Ripto, Final Fantasy I’m Sir Jecht, on Nickelodeon, I was The Gromble on Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, I’m one of the Eeyores for Disney, I was in Kingdom Hearts 2 and a number of projects. On Duckman I was Duckman’s right-hand pig Cornfed Pig, on Men in Black, the animated Men in Black, I was Agent K, so I have a number of things, and the original…
