Celebrity Guests
Nicholas Picholas
Nicholas Picholas is best known as the host of Video & Arcade Top 10, the YTV series that ran from 1991 to 2006 and became one of the most iconic Canadian gaming shows of its era. For fifteen years, Nicholas brought video games, competitions, and pop culture to living rooms across the country, creating a show that blended energy, humor, and authenticity in a way that resonated deeply with its audience. His role as host made him a recognizable face for a generation of fans and cemented his place in Canadian television history. Beyond Video & Arcade Top 10, he also built a career in radio, beginning at CFNY 102.1FM in Toronto before moving to Buffalo, New York, where he co-hosts the morning show on WKSE Kiss 98.5FM, while remaining active as a DJ and live host. Alongside broadcasting, Nicholas has continued to expand his career as a live DJ, performing at casinos, nightclubs, weddings, special events, and even at all home games for the Buffalo Bills.
Michael Benyaer
Perhaps best known as the voice of everyone’s favourite Guardian, “Bob” on the first ever CGI show Reboot, “Hadji” in the 90’s Jonny Quest, Mobile Suit Gundam, Hot Wheels, Exo-Squad, Hurricanes, and Robot Chicken to name a few, Michael Benyaer is a voice and face you recognize if you grew up with pop culture of the past 30 years. Video games Michael has acted in include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & Warzone (as “Khaled Al-Assad” and voice of the Gulag Jailer, respectively), Uncharted 2 & 3, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, AC: Odyssey, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Starfield, Dune: Awakening, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Elder Scrolls, Matrix: Path of Neo, Socom 4, James Bond: Quantum of Solace. Michael’s first feature film was Friday the 13th: Jason Takes Manhattan, and has appeared in many since, including Deadpool, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, GI Joe: Rise of Cobra, and Postal. On TV Michael has guest-starred on many series, including: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Modern Family, Tracker, Animal Control, The Expanse, NCIS, Snowfall, FBI, The Mentalist, 24, and many others.
Alicyn Packard
Alicyn Packard is an award-winning voice actor whose work spans some of the biggest video game and animation franchises in the world. Gamers will recognize her as Olivia in Capcom’s fastest-selling game to date, Monster Hunter Wilds, which is part of a series that has sold over 95 million units worldwide, and as Roze in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, which won Best Multiplayer Game at The Game Awards 2022 and is part of one of the best-selling video game franchises in history. She also voices the iconic Blood Elf in World of Warcraft, one of the most enduring MMORPGs of all time, Jibanyan in the global hit Yo-Kai Watch, Death in Marvel Vs. Capcom, and Mera in DC Dark Legion. She can also be seen as characters in blockbuster titles like Spider-Man 2, Neon White, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Star Wars Squadrons, and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Beyond gaming, Alicyn’s versatile voice can be heard in numerous beloved animated projects. She plays Josh in Nickelodeon’s reboot of Rugrats, Toodles in The Tom and Jerry Show, Black Maria in One Piece, Robyn in Space Racers, Alma in Poppy Cat, and many more. A multi-award-winning performer, Alicyn was named Female Voiceover Artist of the Year at the 2023 One Voice Awards, and has also been recognized with multiple honours from both the One Voice Awards and the Voice Arts Awards for her standout work in animation, television promos, and commercials. When she’s not behind the mic, Alicyn produces and hosts her popular video podcast "Alicyn’s Wonderland". She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son, who’s also following in her footsteps as a voice actor.
Paul Castro Jr.
Paul Castro Jr. is a Los Angeles based actor, writer, producer, and director. Born in Brooklyn and raised on the Jersey Shore, Paul spent a decade in NYC working in film, television, and theatre. In the world of voiceover, he's best known for voicing Vegeta (mini) (Dragon Ball DAIMA), Freminet (Genshin Impact), Shuji Itō (Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX), Opal (Honkai: Star Rail), Rindo (Square Enix's NEO: The World Ends with You), Chocobo Billy (Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth), Dragon (Mamoru Hosoda's BELLE), Ortega (Pokemon Masters EX), Aliquis (Pokemon: Paldean Winds), Yuhi Ohdo (Yu-Gi-Oh GO RUSH!!!), Ten (Farmagia), Ixs (Trails Through Daybreak II), Ryota Miyagi (The First Slam Dunk), Chion (The Seven Deadly Sins: The Four Knights of the Apocalypse), Packun (Beyblade X), Nozomi Suemitsu (Persona 3 Reload), Craig (Invincible Fight Girl) Eoren (Visions of Mana), Febail/Tormod (Fire Emblem Heroes), Yuma Hize (Ultraman Arc), Jun Sadamoto (Lost Judgment: The Kaito Files), Allegro (Vampire in the Garden), Rikuya Yoshida (High-Rise Invasion), Forseti/Abel (Record of Ragnarok), Marcos (Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island), and many more. He's even the voice of Clifford the Big Red Dog in PBS's Clifford video games. He's also appeared on screen in television shows like Blue Bloods, God Friended Me, The Rookie, and Limitless and in the films; The Skeleton Twins, People Places Things, and The Garden Left Behind. Check out Paul's website at www.PaulCastroJr.com or follow him on social media at @PaulCastroJr across the board.