Billy Dee Williams
Attending Friday and Saturday Only!
Location: Booth 1411 (Celebrity Signing)
Autographs*: $60.00 (brought-in item); $65.00 (8×10 glossy); $70.00 (11×17 print)
Photo Op: $70.00
*Pricing for autographs are subject to change at any time without notice.
Hollywood icon
BILLY DEE WILLAMS was a long anticipated and much needed addition to the cast of heroes in the
Star Wars universe. His considerable presence brought many viewers to the seats of the theater to see
The Empire Strikes Back who may not have originally purchased a ticket. His overwhelming popularity and powerful performance opposite Diana Ross in the films
Mahogony and
Lady Sings The Blues led many women flocking to see his character, Lando Calrissian, in George Lucas’ space fantasy.
Billy Dee’s career has encompassed so much, including the films
Undercover Brother,
Nighthawks,
Bingo Long and
Bryan’s Song. His introduction in the
Star Wars trilogy allowed Billy Dee to continue his role in
Return of the Jedi as General Calrissian, piloting the Millennium Falcon directly into the second Death Star destroying it from within. His popularity in the fantasy Sci-Fi genre continued when he took the role of Gotham’s district attorney Harvey Dent in Tim Burton’s
Batman, lending his charming good looks and suave attitude to the film. Billy Dee Williams has been nominated for many industry awards including The Emmy, The Independent Spirit Award as well as winning the TV Land Award and the Image Award! Other amazing performances can be seen in the Indy film “The Visit” where he portrayed a father whose son is dying of AIDS in prison and for the same director, a film called
Constellation.
Aside from his prestigious film career Billy Dee could also be seen on the television series
Dynasty,
18 Wheels of Justice,
Night Shift,
Gideon’s Crossing,
LOST and more recently has had a few unforgettable roles on series such as
NCIS,
White Collar and
GLEE. Plus no one will forget his smooth voice and cool attitude as the official spokesman in the commercials for COLT 45 malt liquor…. “It works every time.”
Billy Dee has a lighter side from serious acting and is “cool” poking fun at himself! Never afraid to laugh at himself, he has appeared as “himself” on
The Jeffersons,
Scrubs,
Jimmy Kimmel Live and
Modern Family.
Billy Dee has kept the character of Lando Calrissian alive for all his
Star Wars fans! He has voiced the character for numerous incarnations of video games and a Las Vegas slot machine as well as TV series including
Robot Chicken,
The Cleveland Show,
Star Wars Detours,
Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles and for Disney’s
Star Wars Rebels. AND he finally got to play TWO-FACE in the “Batman” franchise when he voiced the character for the
Batman: Lego Movie!
His acting career, however, does not completely engross his time. Billy Dee is also an accomplished award-winning artist whose paitnings are displayed around the globe! The Smithsonian Institute even owns one of his paintings! He’s been nominated for a Guggenheim Award and has won the Hallgarten Award (these are considered the “Oscars’ of the art world).
If acting and paiting wasn’t enough he’s also co-authored a few books including a love story called
Twilight (with author Elizabeth Atkins Bowman) and the sci-fi thriller
Psi Net (with author Rob MacGregor) and its sequels.