Friday, July 22, 2022

Ariana Richards

Ariana Clarice Richards (born 11 September 1979 in Healdsburg, California, USA) is an American painter and former actress. She is best known for her role as Lex Murphy in the blockbuster film Jurassic Park (1993). Ariana also appeared as Mindy Sterngood in Tremors (19990) and the DTV sequel Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001). As an adult she has focused primarily on her art career.

The autograph below was signed by Ariana in July 2022 when she made an appearance at London Film & Comic Con. I pre-ordered it from the Showmasters send-in service.

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Ariana Richards in Jurassic Park

Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr. (born 24 December 1955 in Moses Lake, Washington, USA; died 28 November 2022) was an American university professor, actor, and author who featured in movies, television programmes and regional theatre since 1980. He was sometimes credited as Clarence A. Gilyard.

I knew him best for his roles as Marcus "Sundown" Williams in Top Gun (1986), Theo in Die Hard (1988) and James "Jimmy" Trivette in the television series Walker, Texas Ranger (1993-2001).

The autograph was signed by Clarence in July 2022 when he made an appearance at London Film & Comic Con. I pre-ordered it from the Showmasters send-in service.

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Clarence Gilyard Jr. (right) as Marcus "Sundown" Williams in Top Gun

Rick Rossovich

Frederic Enrico Rossovich (born 28 August 1957 in Palo Alto, California, USA) is an American actor. Rossovich began acting in the early 1980s, first gaining recognition for portraying Ron "Slider" Kerner in the 1986 film Top Gun. Rossovich's other movies include The Lords of Discipline (1983), Losin' It (1983), The Terminator (1984), Roxanne (1987), Spellbinder (1988), Paint It Black (1989), Navy SEALs (1990), Miracle in Lane 2 (2002).

The autograph was signed by Rick in July 2022 when he made an appearance at London Film & Comic Con. I pre-ordered it from the Showmasters send-in service.

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Rick Rossovich as Ron "Slider" Kerner in Top Gun

Thursday, July 21, 2022

Julie Benz

Julie Benz (born 1 May 1972 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on Dexter (2006–2010). I know her best for her role as Sarah Miller in Rambo (2008).

Julie has also starred in the television series Roswell (1999–2000), Desperate Housewives (2010), No Ordinary Family (2010–2011), A Gifted Man (2011–2012), Defiance (2013–2015), Hawaii Five-0 (2015–2017), Training Day (2017) and Love, Victor (2021). Her film credits include Jawbreaker (1999), The Brothers (2001), Saw V (2008), Punisher: War Zone (2008), and The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009).

The dedicated photo from Rambo was purchased through the Showmaster send-in service. I believe it was signed at Collectormania 24 in Birmingham in June 2017. I bought the other Rambo photo (also signed by Matthew Marsden) from Big Screen Autographs at Comic Con Scotland North East in March 2022. 

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Friday, July 15, 2022

Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Jayne Milano (born 19 December 1972 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American actress, producer, singer, author, and activist. I know her best for her role as Jenny Matrix in Commando (1985) and her roles in a number of TV series: Samantha Micelli in Who's the Boss? (1984-92), Jennifer Mancini in Melrose Place (1997-98), and Phoebe Halliwell in Charmed (1998-2006).

I bought Alyssa's autograph from RACC Trusted Seller #147 Roland Brödner in July 2022. The photo was signed at German Comic Con in Dortmund in April 2022.

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Jennifer Runyon

Jennifer Runyon (born 1 April 1960 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American actress. She made her feature-film debut in the slasher film To All a Goodnight (1980), and went on to have supporting roles in the comedies Up the Creek (1984) and Ghostbusters (1984). She also had a lead role as Gwendolyn Pierce in the 1984 sitcom Charles in Charge during its first season. In 1988, she portrayed Cindy Brady in the television film A Very Brady Christmas.

I met Laura at Ecto-Con Glasgow, a convention dedicated solely to Ghostbusters, on 7th May 2022. She signed my Ghostbusters 4k UHD sleeve.

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William Forsythe

William Forsythe (born 7 June 1955 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of tough-guy, criminal characters, and has appeared in films such as Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Extreme Prejudice (1987), Dead Bang (1989), Dick Tracy (1990), Out for Justice (1991), Stone Cold (1991), American Me (1992), The Rock (1996), The Devil's Rejects (2005), and Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007). He has also played recurring characters in television series such as Boardwalk Empire (2010) and Justified (2010).

I bought William's The Rock autograph from RACC Trusted Seller #147 Roland Brödner in July 2022. The photo was signed at Dutch Star Con in Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands on 18 May 2008. The signed Out for Justice photo was purchased from Signing Dreams Autographs at Comic Con Scotland on 7 October 2023.

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