Stage and screen star Jay Laga'aia will make a rare appearance signing in the autograph hall at Star Wars Celebration Europe, and will also take to the stage as host of the Cantina Battle of the Bands on Saturday night. Laga'aia is fresh from his Celebrity Hosting duties at Star Wars Celebration IV, and at Disney's Star Wars Weekend at their MGM Studio in Orlando, Florida.

In addition to his Star Wars role as Captain Typho, Padmé Amidala's head of security in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, the actor has a distinguished and busy career, starring in numerous productions on both stage and screen. Children's projects have always held a special place in Laga'aia's heart. For seven years he has worked on a pre-school children's show for ABC Australia, and is currently creating a children's show that will be performed at the Sydney Opera House in September of 2007. The prolific Laga'aia is also writing a children's music album for ABC Music, and children's books for Scholastic.

Celebration Europe looks to provide the biggest selection of Star Wars stars at a single European convention to date. Stars will be signing autographs and appearing on stage and/or in meet and greet sessions.

Jerome Blake: Mas Amedda, Orn Free Taa, Rune Haako, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith.
Blake started his career as a musician before moving into film and discovering the world of costumes, armor, and stunts.

John Coppinger: Senator Yarua, Jabba the Hutt's eyes, Graxol Kelvyyn, Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace.
A visual effects artist whose career has spanned decades of popular movies, Coppinger is also a poet and sculptor.

Dave and Lou Elsey, the Academy Award-nominated Creature Shop Creative Supervisor and Creature Shop Fabrication Supervisor for Episode III Revenge of the Sith, will travel from Australia to celebrate the magic of movie creation and makeup arts with fans at Celebration Europe. The Elseys share an infectious enthusiasm for creature effects and makeup, and will share the inside story of their incredible work on Revenge of the Sith. In addition to their time in the autograph hall and on stage, the Elseys will provide their expert eyes as judges for the costume panel, and will appear for a meet-and-greet session in the Star Wars Fan Club Lounge.

Julian Glover: General Veers, The Empire Strikes Back.
The busy actor has appeared not only in The Empire Strikes Back and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, but recently voiced Aragog in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and played Triopas in Troy.

Garrick Hagon: Biggs Darklighter, A New Hope.
In addition to a busy stage and film career, Hagon writes and directs for his audio book company, The Story Circle. The company continues to win numerous awards for its productions.

Nalini Krishan: Barriss Offee, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.
Born in Fiji, Krishan started her acting training in college and has appeared in Indian feature films.

Richard LeParmentier: Admiral Motti, A New Hope.

LeParementier has had a long and busy career, appearing in more than 50 film and television productions. He also has written extensively for the U.K. film and television industry.

Peter Mayhew: Chewbacca, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and Revenge of the Sith.
Not only did Mayhew create the favorite Wookiee hero onscreen for the original trilogy, he returned to the set for Revenge of the Sith. Like his onscreen character of Chewbacca, Mayhew has been a favorite in the Star Wars fan community through the years.

Mary Oyaya: Luminara Unduli, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith.
In addition to her role in Episodes II and III, Oyaya appeared in Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions, and the television series Farscape.

Simon Williamson: Max Rebo, Gamorrean Guard, Mon Calamari Officer, Return of the Jedi.

Max Rebo was one of the signature new characters created for Jabba's palace in Episode VI. Williamson helped bring Rebo and a number of other characters to life.

Matthew Wood: General Grievous, Revenge of the Sith; Dug Taxi Driver, Attack of the Clones; Bib Fortuna, The Phantom Menace.
Wood, the Supervising Sound Editor for the Star Wars prequels, created the voice for General Grievous for Episode III, and voices for other prequel characters as well. Always busy with his technical responsibilities for the film, Wood managed to find his voice -- or rather helped the nefarious droid general find his voice.