

The first person in line mentioned that during his wedding his wife and he had an argument over whether or not the gentleman in a bridal magazine was Williams.

They started a question-and-answer discussion right away. His manager came on stage to introduce Williams and also served as host. It started with a few clips from his greatest performances to get the crowed pumped up to see him. Then it was finally time to attend the program featuring Williams. Friday” I also walked around and checked out some of the booths and cool costumes. Those also in attendance were Gates McFadden from “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” Kane Hooder from “Jason X,” Julian Glover from “Star Wars,” “Indiana Jones,” and “James Bond,” and Catherine Sutherland from “Turbo: A Power Ranger Movie.

The Grand Rapids Com-Con had a number of other celebrities too. It was great to see him again.Ībove, the author with Billy Dee Williams. Williams’ line at the Grand Rapids Com-Con was as long as the last time I saw him and when It was finally time to see Williams, he was just as nice as I remembered him to be. So fast forward to last weekend and I saw him and his manager again and his manager remembered me from Areosmith Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster. I actually first met Williams seven years ago while I was working at Areosmith Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster during “Star Wars” weekends at Walt Disney World. I always find it fun waiting because you get to talk to a lot of cool people who also are waiting and you get to hear some of their stories. It seems to have a lot more booths and better-known celebrities in attendance this time around, and there were also a lot more people as well.īoth days I was able to see one of my favorite actors Billy Dee Williams, who is well known for his roll as Lando Calrissian in “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.” Another roll of his was Harvey Dent in the 1989 “Batman.” I waited a few hours in line Friday to see Williams. I attended Friday and Saturday this year and was pleased to see that the event has been getting bigger and better since I attended a few years ago. “This deal is getting worse all the time.”- Lando Calrissian “Your mission should you choose to accept it…” is to follow me through the 2017 Grand Rapids Comic-Con. Photos and article by Katelyn Kohane, a WKTV community contributor
