The Toyman Toy Show in St. Louis has been going strong for over 26 years now and just keeps getting bigger and better! The fun takes place seven times a year at The Machinists Hall 12365 St Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton, MO 63044. There are over 130 vendors at the Toyman Toy Show spread out over 225 tables. all selling vintage toys, comics, dolls, diecast cars, movie memorabilia, and more as well as cosplayers and artists. It’s an unbelievable amount of fun for only $5 and this next show, you’ll have the opportunity to meet a voice actor and an artist!!
The next Toyman Show is May 6th from 9:00a to 3:00p and Voice Actor GREGG BERGER and artist BILLY TACKETT will all be in attendance! A Facebook invite for the show can be found HERE
Meet Gregg Berger!
From Gregg’s own bio: Gregg Berger Voice / Actor Transformers, The Garfield Show, Spaced Invaders, More! Gregg Berger is an American Voice / Actor, who is Internationally known for his iconic roles as GRIMLOCK in G1Transformers and Transformers Fall of Cybertron, and the eagerly anticipated Power of the Primes, as Odie, Squeak, Harry and others from the Garfield franchise, Spirit from G.I. Joe, Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter from Spider-Man:The Animated Series, Agent Kay from the Men in Black Series, Sir Jecht from Final Fantasy, Eeyore from Kingdom Hearts 2, The Pain from Metal Gear Solid 3, The Gromble from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, and many more including, Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Droid General Kalani, Resident Evil: Raccoon City as Harley, Guild Wars 2 as Conrad and Duggadoo, Dishonored as Street Speaker and Halo Wars as Cutter. On camera, he had leading roles in the classic comedy Police Academy: Mission To Moscow and the Sci Fi Comedy cult classic Spaced Invaders as well as three pilots for CBS. As an animation voice-over talent, it’s been a dog’s life for Gregg Berger and that’s just the way he likes it. He has been the voice of Odie the dog on Garfield since Odie has had an animated voice. He’s also Squeak the Mouse, Harry the AlleyCat, Herman the Mailman and others on The Garfield Show on Cartoon Network. He also doesn’t usually think of himself as a pig, but he sure enjoys playing one on TV. He is the voice of Orson Pig on U.S. Acres… as well as the voice of Cornfed Pig on Duckman. Gregg Berger is also the voice of Niles Crane’s talking cockatiel ‘Baby’ on Frasier, and Barry The Parrot on Hot In Cleveland, The Gromble on Nickelodeon’s Ahhh!!! Real Monsters! Eeyore in Kingdom Hearts2 and many of Disney Character Voices’ Winnie The Pooh projects, Kraven the Hunter and Mysterio on Fox’s Spiderman, Agent Kay in Men In Black, and Bill Licking on The Angry Beavers. He has careened through the galaxy as A.B. Sitter on Fantastic Max and has even had a blind date with Judy Jetson as Curly Quasar on The Jetsons, in addition to berating his favorite employee as Mr. Pinkley on Cathy. Of course, he also continues to guest star in various and sundry episodes of a great many other current animated series.
Also in attendance will be artist Billy Tackett
From Billy Tackett’s site:
“Art has always been an influential part of my life. Born and raised in Eastern Kentucky, I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember. As a kid I adored comic books, horror movies, and Saturday morning cartoons. Little did I know all this would one day collide to create my lifelong career and passion! In school I highly enjoyed creating art…and since I excelled at it, decided early on that I needed to figure out a way to make a living with my talent lest I be miserable doing something I considered mundane. Thus, immediately upon graduation, I opened my own sign shop and entered the commercial art world. Years later I began creating graphic art for book covers, illustrations, etc. My early love for science fiction and horror inspired me to try oil painting and for over ten years I reveled in what I thought was my new found love. During this same time I constantly tried new techniques and mediums, sometimes striking on something that interested me. Having always enjoyed the smell and texture of paint, I began “splattering” with my fingers in order to really get into my work and eliminate brushes. My technique started out very loose with landscapes and florals but was eventually set aside for my love of oils. A few years later, tiring of oils, I began splattering again. Newly energized, I began pushing the technique, tightening up the medium, experimenting with portraits, etc. Faces began to emerge, fantastical images appeared, and I began creating highly textured paintings that people fell in love with. While I continue exploring new techniques and my work still resonates with my love of pop culture, you’ll find it now sprinkled with more fine art creations. These have allowed me to spread my wings and experiment with more architecture, portraits, and still lifes…things I probably would have never painted prior. And for that I am grateful.”
https://www.billytackett.com/
The Toyman Site can be found HERE
http://www.toymanshow.com/
General admission is 9a to 3p – Adults $5 and 16 and under FREE. Over 140+ Vendors on 225+ tables of Toys, Comics, Games, Movie posters, Barbie, Hot Wheels, Die-Cast, Models, Pop Culture and NEWLY REOPENED Balcony as an ARTIST ATTIC. The show can’t be complete without the SEVERAL Illustrators, Authors, Artists, Pop Culture Crafts, WPW Wrestling, A.P.G. Grading, Zombie Squad, Gateway City Ghostbusters, U.S.S. UMIAK, Curvy Kitty Cosplay along with SC DC 3D Printing in attendance.
