Coordinates	55°45′06″N37°37′04″N
Name	Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo
Status	Active
Genre	Multi-genre
Venue	McCormick Place
Location	Chicago, IL
Country	United States
First	2010
Organizer	Reed Exhibitions, a division of Reed Business
Filing	For-profit
Website	http://www.c2e2.com/ }}

The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) is a Chicago fan convention dedicated to comics, pop culture, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. The inaugural event was held April 16–18, 2010 at the McCormick Place in Chicago.

History

C2E2 was held for the first time April 16–18, 2010, with an estimated attendance between 20,000 and 30,000 attendees. The convention included dozens of professional and amateur comic book artists, and prominently featured booths from the biggest comic book publishers. The convention also featured a special auction with the actual props from the original ''Iron Man'' movie.

References

External links

Official Website

Category:Culture of Chicago, Illinois

"The Man" is a slang phrase that may refer to the government or to some other authority in a position of power. In addition to this derogatory connotation, it may also serve as a term of respect and praise.

The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority, and essentially means "fight back" or "resist", either openly or via sabotage.

History

The term "the Man" in the American sense dates back to the late 19th Century. In the Southern U.S. states, the phrase came to be applied to any man or any group in a position of authority, or to authority in the abstract. From about the 1950s the phrase was also an underworld code word for police, the warden of a prison or other law enforcement or penal authorities.

It was also used as a term for a drug dealer in the 1950s and 1960s and can be seen in such media as Curtis Mayfield's "No Thing On Me", William Burroughs's novel ''Naked Lunch'', and in the Velvet Underground song "I'm Waiting for the Man", in which Lou Reed sings about going to Uptown Manhattan, specifically Lexington Avenue and 125th Street, to buy heroin.

The use of this term was expanded to counterculture groups and their battles against authority, such as the Yippies, which, according to a May 19, 1969 article in ''U.S. News and World Report'', had the "avowed aim ... to destroy 'The Man', their term for the present system of government". The term eventually found its way into humorous usage, such as in a December 1979 motorcycle ad from the magazine ''Easyriders'' which featured the tagline, "California residents: Add 6% sales tax for The Man."

In present day, the phrase has been popularized in commercials and cinema.

Use as praise

The term has also been used as an approbation or form of praise. This may refer to the recipient's status as the leader or authority within a particular context, or it might be assumed to be a shortened form of a phrase like "He is the man (who is in charge)." One example of this usage dates to 1879 when Otto von Bismarck commented, referring to Benjamin Disraeli's pre-eminent position at the Congress of Berlin, "The old Jew, he is the man."

In more modern usage, it can be a superlative compliment ("you da man!") indicating that the subject is currently standing out amongst his peers even though they have no special designation or rank, such as a basketball player who is performing better than the other players on the court. It can also be used as a genuine compliment with an implied, slightly exaggerated or sarcastic tone, usually indicating that the person has indeed impressed the speaker but by doing something relatively trivial.

See also

Absentee landlord

Big Brother (''Nineteen Eighty-Four'')

New World Order (conspiracy theory)

Ruling class

The Establishment

Power elite

Corrections officer

YTMND

Notes

References

Lighter, J.E. (Ed.). (1997). ''Random House Dictionary of American Slang''. New York: Random House.

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Coordinates	55°45′06″N37°37′04″N
birth name	Michael Trevino
birth date	January 25, 1985
birth place	Montebello, CaliforniaU.S.A.
yearsactive	2005–present
awards	}}

Michael Trevino (born January 25, 1985 in Montebello, California) is an American actor. He is known as Tyler Lockwood in the CW hit series ''The Vampire Diaries''.

Early life

Raised in Montebello, California and later Valencia, California, his mother was originally from Zacatecas, Mexico and his father was born in Fresno, California to Mexican immigrants.

Career

He played the role of Jackson Meade, heir to Meade Milk, in the Disney Channel Original Movie ''Cow Belles''. He has also appeared as a guest star on ''Cold Case'', ''Without a Trace'', ''Bones'', and ''Commander in Chief''. He was seen in ''Not Another Teen Movie'' as an extra. Michael also had a small role on the TV series ''Charmed'' in the eighth season episode, "Malice in Wonderland", as Alastair.

He also had a recurring role on ''The Riches'' on FX, playing high school student, Brent, in a four episode story arc in Season 1, and appeared in the third episode of Season 2.

He played the role of Jaime Vega on the short-lived 2007 television series ''Cane''.

Trevino was cast as the character Ozzie, a student at West Beverly Hills High School, for a three episode arc on the CW's ''90210''. He played the part of Naomi's guy crush for the week.

Michael now stars as Tyler Lockwood in the new hit series ''The Vampire Diaries'' which came out September 2009 on The CW.

Filmography

Television

''CSI: NY'' ''Austin Golden Hour'' ''The Riches'' ''Cane (TV series) ''Bones (TV series) ''Commander in Chief (TV series) ''Charmed'' ''Summerland (TV series)

Year !! Title!! Character!! Notes
2009–present	The Vampire Diaries (TV series)>The Vampire Diaries''	Tyler Lockwood
rowspan="4"	2008	|	Gavin Skidmore	Guest star
''The Mentalist''	Brandon Fulton
''Love Finds a Home''	Joshua
''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''	Dave Henkel
rowspan="2"	2008	|	Jake	Guest star
''90210 (TV series)	90210''	Characters of 90210#Ozzie Cardoza>Ozzie Cardoza
2007–2008	|	Brent	Guest star
2007	Cane'' ||	Jaime Vega	Regular cast
rowspan="4"	2006	Bones'' ||	Graham Hastings	Guest star
''CSI: Miami''	Matthew Batra
''Cold Case (TV series)	Cold Case''	Zach
''Without a Trace''	Carter Rollins
2005–2006	Commander in Chief'' ||	Kevin	Regular cast
2005	|	Alistair	Guest star
2005	Summerland'' ||	Tim Bowser	Guest star

Movies

''The Factory (film)

Year !! Title!! Character!! Notes
2006	''Cow Belles''	Jackson Meade
2011	The Factory'' ||	Tad	Film

Awards

! Year !! Award !! Category !! Work !! Result
2011	Alma Awards	Favorite TV Actor - Supporting Role	The Vampire Diaries
2011	Teen Choice Awards	Scene Stealer Male	The Vampire Diaries

References

External links

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Coordinates	55°45′06″N37°37′04″N
Name	Candice Accola
Birth date	May 13, 1987
Birth place	Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Occupation	Actress, singer
Yearsactive	2007–present }}

Candice Accola (born May 13, 1987) is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Caroline Forbes on ''The Vampire Diaries''.

Life and career

Accola grew up in Edgewood. Her father, Kevin, is a cardiothoracic surgeon and her mother, Carolyn, was formerly an environmental engineer before becoming a homemaker. Both her parents are active members of the local Republican political party. She has one younger brother.

Then, in the middle of her junior year at Lake Highland Preparatory School, she moved to Los Angeles. Six months later, she had a deal for a CD titled ''It’s Always the Innocent Ones''. She finished high school through correspondence and graduated with her class in 2005. Accola appeared in her first movie, ''Pirate Camp'', in 2007. Accola has guest-starred on popular TV series ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''Supernatural'', and ''Greek''. She has also appeared in films such as ''On the Doll'', ''Juno'', ''Deadgirl'', and ''X's & O's''.

Accola has continued her professional singing and has appeared as a background singer in the movies ''Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert'' and ''Hannah Montana: The Movie''.

She appears as Caroline Forbes in the television series ''The Vampire Diaries''.

Accola guest starred on ''Drop Dead Diva'' as Jessica of pop group Confetti with Mackenzie Mauzy.

Personal life

In September 2009, Accola was arrested along with several of her Vampire Diaries castmates for disorderly conduct. The actresses were reportedly flashing cars passing under the Rumble Road Bridge in Forsyth, Georgia. The charges were later dismissed. The photographer, Tyler Shields, was fined $4000. She has a tattoo of a bird on her left wrist and a small star on her right foot.

In 2010, she dated her Vampire Diaries costar Steven R. McQueen. It is unknown if they are still together.

Philanthropy

She is, together with her The Vampire Diaries co-star Ian Somerhalder, one of many supporters of the It Gets Better Project, a project that has made it a goal to prevent suicide among LGBT youth, associated with The Trevor Project.

Filmography

''Deadgirl'' ''Supernatural (TV series) ''The Vampire Diaries (TV series) ''Drop Dead Diva'' ''Kingshighway''

Year	! Film/Television	! Role	! Notes
rowspan="5"	2007	''Pirate Camp''	Annalisa/Tom
''How I Met Your Mother''
''Juno (film)	Juno''	Amanda
''On the Doll''	Melody
''X's & O's''	Gwen's friend
rowspan="2"	2008	|	JoAnn
''Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert''	Herself
rowspan="5"	2009		Supernatural'' ||	Amanda Heckerling	Episode: "After School Special"
''Greek (TV series)	Greek''	Alice
''Hannah Montana: The Movie''	Herself
''Kingshighway''	Sophia
''The Truth About Angels''	Caitlin Stone
2009–present	The Vampire Diaries''||	Caroline Forbes	Main role
2010	|	Jessica	Episode: "Begin Again"
2011	|	Sophia	lead role

References

External links

Category:1987 births Category:American film actors Category:American television actors Category:American female singers Category:People from Orlando, Florida Category:Living people

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Coordinates	55°45′06″N37°37′04″N
name	Kevin Conroy
birth date	November 30, 1955
birth place	Westbury, New York, U.S.
occupation	Actor
yearsactive	1980–present
spouse	}}

Kevin Conroy (born November 30, 1955) is an American stage, screen, and voice actor, best known for his acclaimed voice role as Batman in numerous animated television series, feature films, and video games that make up the DC Animated Universe.

Biography

Early life

Born in Westbury, New York, Conroy moved to Westport, Connecticut when he was about 11 years old. He moved to New York in 1973 when he earned a full scholarship to attend Juilliard's famous drama division, where he studied under actor John Houseman. While there, he almost ended up living with future Superman actor Christopher Reeve, but ended up rooming with Robin Williams who was in the same group as both Kevin and Kelsey Grammer. In 1978, after graduating from Juilliard, he toured with The Acting Company, Houseman's acting group, and, in 1979, he went on the national tour of Ira Levin's ''Deathtrap''.

Career

In 1980, he decided to try his hand in television, and moved out to California. He landed a role in the daytime soap opera ''Another World''. He became associated with the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, where he performed in productions of ''Hamlet'' and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. From 1980 to 1985, he acted in a variety of contemporary and classic theatre pieces, including the Broadway productions of ''Eastern Standard'' and Edward Albee's adaptation of ''Lolita''. In 1984, he played the title role in ''Hamlet'' in the New York Shakespeare Festival. He returned to television in the 1985 TV movie ''Covenant'', and had a role on another daytime soap drama, ''Search For Tomorrow''. He was a series regular on ''Ohara'' in 1987, and on ''Tour of Duty'' from 1987 to 1988, before starring in a series of television movies. He has also guest starred on shows such as ''Cheers'', ''Dynasty'', ''Search For Tomorrow'', and ''Matlock''.

He almost landed the part of Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom ''Wings'', but lost out to Tim Daly (who coincidentally, as a voice actor, later portrayed Superman in The WB's ''Superman: The Animated Series''). He was confirmed to be performing on the fourth season of ''The Venture Bros.'' as Captain Sunshine, a caricature of Batman and Superman.

Batman

Vocally, Kevin Conroy is best known to audiences for his role as Batman in ''Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995). Conroy continued to voice-play Batman in the subsequent spin-off series ''The New Batman Adventures'' (1997–1999), ''Batman Beyond'' (1999–2001), ''Justice League'' (2001–2004), and ''Justice League Unlimited'' (2004–2006), all of which take place in what is commonly referred to as the DC Animated Universe (DCAU). His tenure in the role also includes the DCAU films ''Batman: Mask of the Phantasm'' (1993), ''Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero'' (1998), ''Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' (2000), and ''Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman'' (2003). He also played Batman for the character's guest appearances in ''Superman: The Animated Series'', ''Static Shock'' and ''The Zeta Project''. Apart from the DCAU, Conroy has also portrayed Batman in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies ''Batman: Gotham Knight'' (2008), ''Superman/Batman: Public Enemies'' (2009), and ''Superman/Batman: Apocalypse'' (2010).

Conroy is well remembered by fans for being the first person in animation to use two distinct voices to portray Bruce Wayne and Batman, which was Conroy's idea. In a tally of performances that include every episode, movie, and guest appearance made as Batman, Conroy has portrayed the superhero longer than any other actor in either live-action or animation.

Additionally, he also portrayed Batman in the video games ''The Adventures of Batman and Robin'' (1994), ''Batman Vengeance'' (2001), ''Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu'' (2003), and ''Batman: Arkham Asylum'' (2009) and is set to reprise the role in ''Batman: Arkham City'' (2011), as well as the 2001 revamp of ''Batman Adventure - The Ride'', at the Warner Bros. Movie World theme park in Queensland, Australia. Conroy also portrayed Batman alongside his DCAU co-star Mark Hamill as the Joker and Jason Hillhouse as Dick Grayson in a feature of a storyboard scene included in the 2005 Special Edition DVD of Tim Burton's 1989 ''Batman'' film. This scene depicted the origin of Robin, which wasn't filmed because the filmmakers ultimately felt it was out of place with the rest of the film. In the season four premiere of ''The Batman'', an animated series unrelated to the DCAU, Conroy portrayed Robin's father, John Grayson. Conroy also voiced the Phantom Stranger and an alternate Batman in ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', another animated series unrelated to the DCAU. He also portrays Batman in the online video game: ''DC Universe Online''.

Personal life

Conroy's hobbies include traveling, running, cycling, and painting. In his spare time, he also does work with foster kids. He has two brothers and one sister, as well as a chocolate Labrador named Bear.

In recent years, he has pursued a writing career.

He took part in the California AIDSRide from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

After the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City, Conroy helped out in the relief efforts by volunteering to do cooking duties for officers and firefighters. On the ''Batman: Gotham Knight'' DVD's commentary, he told the story about it, and how another cook found out he was the voice of Batman. He asked if he could tell everyone, and Conroy agreed, though he thought no one would even know who he was. At the other cook's urging, Conroy yelled in the voice of Batman, "I am vengeance! I am the night! I... AM... BATMAN!" (a line he had famously delivered in the episode "Nothing to Fear" from ''Batman: The Animated Series'') eliciting cheers from the first responders eating at the relief center. They began telling him what their favorite episodes were, and how they had watched the show with their kids. He said it was the first time he had seen any of them smile or laugh since the attacks a week earlier.

Credits

''How to Pick Up Girls!'' (1978; TV movie) - Bartender

''Another World'' (1980–1981; TV series) - Jerry Grove #2

''Born Beautiful'' (1982; TV movie) - Stan

''Kennedy'' (1983; TV mini-series) - Ted Kennedy

''George Washington'' (1984; TV mini-series) - John Laurens

''Search for Tomorrow'' (1984–1985; TV series) - Chase Kendall

''Covenant'' (1985; TV movie) - Stephen

''Dynasty'' (1985–1986; TV series) - Bart Fallmont

''Ohara'' (1987; TV series) - Capt. Lloyd Hamilton

''Tour of Duty'' (1987–1988; TV series) - Capt. Rusty Wallace

''Killer Instinct'' (1988; TV movie) - Dr. Steven Nelson

''So Proudly We Hail'' (1990; TV movie) - Francis Crosby

''The Face of Fear'' (1990; TV movie) - Frank Dwight Bollinger

''Hi, Honey - I'm Dead'' (1991; TV Movie) - Brad Stadler

''Battle in the Errogenous Zone'' (1992; TV movie) - Mondo Ray

''The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton'' (1992; TV movie) - Hunter Roy Evans

''Chain of Desire'' (1992) - Joe

''Rachel Gunn, R.N.'' (1992; TV series) - Dr. David Dunkle

''Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995; TV series) - Bruce Wayne/Batman and Dr. Thomas Wayne

''Batman: Mask of the Phantasm'' (1993; theatrical film) - Bruce Wayne/Batman

''The Adventures of Batman and Robin'' (1994; video game) - Batman

''Island City'' (1994; TV movie) - Col. Tom Valdoon

''The Office'' (1995; TV series) - Steve Gillman

''Superman: The Animated Series'' (1997, 1998, 1999; TV series) - Bruce Wayne/Batman (guest appearances)

''The New Batman Adventures'' (1997–1999; TV series) - Bruce Wayne/Batman

''Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero'' (1998; DTV film) - Bruce Wayne/Batman

''Crusaders of Might and Magic'' (1999; video game) - Drake

''Batman Beyond'' (1999–2001; TV series) - Bruce Wayne

''Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' (2000; DTV film) - Bruce Wayne/Batman

''The Zeta Project'' (2001; TV series) - Bruce Wayne (guest star; episode: "Shadows")

''Batman Vengeance'' (2001; video game) - Batman

''Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy'' (2001; video game) - Fisherman

''Justice League'' (2001–2004; TV series) - Bruce Wayne/Batman

''Static Shock'' (2002, 2003, 2004; TV series) - Bruce Wayne/Batman (guest appearances)

''Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne'' (2003; video game) - Lord Jack/Cleaner/Commando

''Lords of EverQuest'' (2003; video game) - Lord Palasa

''Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu'' (2003; video game) - Batman

''Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman'' (2003; DTV film) - Bruce Wayne/Batman

''Justice League Unlimited'' (2004–2006; TV series) - Bruce Wayne/Batman

''The Batman'' (2006; TV series) - John Grayson (guest star; episode: "A Matter of Family")

''Batman: Gotham Knight'' (2008; DTV film) - Bruce Wayne/Batman

''Ben 10: Alien Force'' (2008; TV series) - Alien X (Bellicus)

''Batman: Arkham Asylum'' (2009; video game) - Bruce Wayne/Batman and Thomas Wayne

''Superman/Batman: Public Enemies'' (2009; DTV film) - Bruce Wayne/Batman

''The Venture Bros'' (2009; TV series) - Captain Sunshine (guest star; episode: "Handsome Ransom")

''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' (2010; TV series) - Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, Phantom Stranger

''Superman/Batman: Apocalypse'' (2010; DTV film) - Bruce Wayne/Batman

''Transformers: Prime'' (2010; TV series) -

''DC Universe Online'' (2011; online video game) - Batman

''Batman: Arkham City'' (2011; video game) - Bruce Wayne/Batman

Stage plays

Character played ? ? ? ? Achilles Hamlet Hamlet ? Lenny Hamilton ? Lysander Lysander ? ?

Stage Play	|	Location performed	Year
Accounts	|	Hudson Guild	?
Come Back Little Sheba	|	Roundabout Theatre	?
Deathtrap	|	(on Broadway)	1979
Eastern Standard	|	Golden Theatre (Broadway)	1989
The Greeks	|	Hartford Stage	1984
Hamlet	|	New York Shakespeare Festival	1984
Hamlet	|	Old Globe Theatre, San Diego	?
King Lear	|	San Diego Shakespeare Festival	?
The Last Yankee	|	Signature Theatre	12/30/97 - 2/8/98
Lolita	|	(on Broadway)	?
A Midsummer Night's Dream	|	New York Shakespeare Festival	1984
A Midsummer Night's Dream	|	Old Globe Theater, San Diego	1982
Mother Courage	|	?	?
Much Ado About Nothing	|	San Diego Shakespeare Festival	?

References

External links

Audio Interview w/ The Rafferty/Mills Connection Podcast (2009)

HoboTrashcan - One on One with Kevin Conroy (2009)

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