Granite Con 2024 hosts a reunion of cast members from the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies as part of their TMNT 40th Anniversary Shell-A-Bration on September 22-24, 2024 in Manchester, NH! Get tickets at the link.
Ernie Reyes, Jr. is known to turtle fans for his roles in 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (as Donatello’s stunt performer), and 1991’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (as Keno). A child-prodigy martial arts star, Ernie also had roles in The Last Dragon, Red Sonja, and The Rundown. He was the star of the ’80s TV series Sidekicks and starred in the action-comedy Surf Ninjas. Fun Fact: Ernie did motion capture work for the global hit Avatar and also appears in Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull.
Judith Hoag is best known for playing everybody’s favorite reporter ‘April O’Neil’ in the original ‘90s live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, and ‘Gwen Cromwell Piper’ in the Disney Channel’s franchise Halloweentown. Judith also had recurring roles in the hit shows Big Love, Nashville, and The Magicians. Fun Fact: Judith was busy filming Cadillac Man with Robin Williams in New York at the exact same time she was shooting TMNT in North Carolina.
Robbie Rist is recognized by turtle fans as the voice of the fun-loving ‘Michelangelo’ in the three original 1990s live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films. A prolific child-actor, Robbie is also well-known for playing ‘Cousin Oliver’ in the The Brady Bunch TV series, ‘Dr. Zee’ in Galactica 1980. As a voice-over artist, Robbie has created characters for Batman: The Animated Series, Naruto, and Doc McStuffins. Fun Fact: Robbie produced all the music for the movie Sharknado and had a role in it as well.
Francois Chau scared turtle fans all over the world with his portrayal of ‘The Shredder’ in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of The Ooze. With numerous credits to his career so far, Francois is also well-known for his roles as ‘Dr. Pierre Chang’ on the hit TV series LOST, ‘Quick Kick’ on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, ‘Jules-Pierre Mao’ on The Expanse, and ‘Sensei Ishikawa’ in the video game Ghost of Tsushima. Fun Fact: In addition to being a formidable fighter onscreen, Francois is actually an accomplished martial artist in real life.
Brian Tochi is the voice of ‘Leonardo’ in all three of the original 90s live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films. Brian is also recognized for starring in two of the most beloved comedy franchises of all time: Police Academy and Revenge of the Nerds.
Kenn Scott is most well-known for his portrayal of ‘Raphael’ in the original 1990 live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (as stunt Raph) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (as actor Raph). Fun Fact: Kenn also played the ‘Fellow ‘Chucker’ that faces Michelangelo in April’s apartment for the famous Nunchaku battle. In addition, Kenn starred in the international martial arts cult hit Showdown, and appeared in Newsies, Sworn to Justice, and Dr. Mordrid. Kenn also wrote and directed the award-winning martial arts feature film Adventures of Johnny Tao.
