Prolific Black anime voice actor set to appear at MomoCon 2024

Actor John “Beau” Billingslea, 79, is scheduled to appear at MomoCon 2024, May 24-27,  to participate in curated panels and fan meet-n-greets. As a voice actor, he is known for iconic roles in popular anime such as Ay, the Fourth Raikage in Naruto and Jet Black in Cowboy Bebop. “I will be at MomoCon in two weeks,” Billingslea said. “I look forward to seeing my friends, family and fans. I’m looking forward to coming back to Atlanta.” This will be Billingslea’s first time participating in MomoCon, which started in Atlanta at Georgia Tech in 2011. The convention that celebrates Japanese Anime, American Animation, Comics, and Gaming (video games, esports, tabletop, LARP) has been consistently held at the Georgia World Congress Center since 2015. This year, MomoCon anticipates the participation of 50,000 guests, compared to the 48,000 attendees who came in 2023. Attendees at MomoCon 2023 (Photo Credit: Martel Sharpe/The Atlanta Voice) Few Black actors, or any actors, have a comparable resume to Billingslea regarding on-camera and voice actor appearance. Since the 1970s, he’s acquired on-camera roles in television and film, and as a voice actor for animation and video games.& As an on-camera actor, he appeared in The Atlanta Child...