Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Convention of Celebrity Impersonators 2024


So Elvis Presley, George W. Bush, Lady Gaga and Tina Turner walk into a bar…. Is this the latest joke circulating on TikTok?  No.  It’s probably a night at The 20th Annual Sunburst Convention of Celebrity Impersonators. This annual convention is taking place again in Orlando.  It is being held on property at The Florida Hotel and Conference Center attached to The Florida Mall.

The public is invited to attend parts of the convention where they will see over 75 professional celebrity impersonators on stage.  All entertainers are available for photos and will be mixing and mingling after the showcase each day which will be Friday and Saturday, September 6th and 7th.

For the second year, the convention will feature what is being billed as The Biggest Night Of The Year for The Celebrity Tribute Industry.  The Sunburst Gala of Celebrity Impersonators is open to the public to attend.  Tickets are only $35 and include a Red Carpet Walk, numerous photo stations, a live DJ and dance motivator, live performances by top impersonators, a cash bar and several dozen professional celebrity impersonators in full costume and character, mixing and mingling with the guests.

The convention is held each year as a way for professional celebrity impersonators from across the country to meet face to face, to have fun and get up to date on the latest marketing and promotional trends.  These professional entertainers are booked at corporate events, fairs, festivals, casinos, cruise ships and night clubs across the US, making it a multi-million (if not billion) dollar industry.

Greg and Jackie Thompson are producers of the convention, having started it back in 2004.  The convention has been featured on CNN, The Rachael Ray Show, FUSE TV, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Daily Buzz and many more television shows.  It was the featured subject of “Just About Famous”, a documentary short that is winning awards at film festivals across the United States, and has also been featured and written about in numerous magazine and newspapers all over the world.

For more information, visit www.sunburstconvention.com or call 407-226-9088.


Monday, August 19, 2019

Sunburst 2019

As the Sunburst Convention approaches, I am getting more and more excited.

We have a record of new attendees this year. 24! We call them newbies.
we have a total of 73 attendees not including all of the staff.

Or promo room is going to be more like a promo lounge with soft music and networking.

Our lobby should have lots of excitement and fun all around with vendors, services and information.

There is more to be done.... Woo hoo!  Here we go!

Thursday, July 4, 2019

Sunburst Attendees Featured In National Enquirer Attraction


Numerous Professional Celebrity Impersonators from the Popular, Long-Running, Annual Convention Chosen to Lend Their Lookalike Talents to the New Attraction

ORLANDO, FLA. (PRWEB) JUNE 24, 2019

Visitors of the newly open National Enquirer Live museum in Pidgeon Forge, Tennessee are in for a star-studded surprise with celebrities like “Lady Gaga”, Michael Jackson”, “Cher”, “Elvis”, “Katy Perry”, “Dolly Parton’, “Jack Nicholson” and numerous others there to greet them. The impressive, highly resembling faces and voices featured in the interactive “Celebrity Gossip Room” attraction found inside the museum come from the popular, long-running Sunburst Convention & Showcase of Celebrity Impersonators held annually in Orlando, Florida. Their entertainers lend their talents to talking portraits of the celebrities, which come to life to interact with museum guests.

Featured Sunburst celebrity tribute artists, impersonators and lookalikes in the attraction are: Betty Atchison (Cher), Prince Jackson (Michael Jackson), Ted Torres (Elvis), CJ Morgan (Dolly Parton), Jack Bullard (Jack Nicholson), Jessica Castro (Mariah Carey), Heather Chaney (Katy Perry), Ashley Pitzer (Britney Spears), Angela DiBuono (Lady Gaga), Rob Iberg (Donald Trump), Sean Banks (Barack Obama), Dale Leigh (Bill Clinton), George W. Bush (John Morgan), Paul Plesca (Arnold Schwarzenegger), Peggy Smith (Betty White), Matt Kay (Johnny Depp), Al Smith Jr. (Tiger Woods) and Taylor Mathers (Eminem). They were chosen after a National Enquirer Live representative attended the Sunburst Convention last year.

“We are thrilled to have our entertainers selected to be featured in the National Enquirer Live,” says the Sunburst Convention & Showcase of Celebrity Impersonators Producers Greg M. and Jackie Thompson. “Sunburst is the premier event of the year for celebrity tribute artists, impersonators and lookalikes. We attract professionals and up-and-comers from around the world who gather to network and perform for industry professionals, the public and each other, and so it’s a huge honor for our Sunburst family to be selected to appear in the national attraction, and it truly shows the booking power of Sunburst.”

Each year, over 100 of the world’s best professional celebrity impersonators, lookalikes and tribute artists fly, drive and cruise into Orlando for the Sunburst Convention to gather, mingle, network, educate themselves and have an unforgettable time. They are joined by numerous talent buyers, talent agents, producers and meeting planners from all over the country who are invited to watch the imitators perform live and make a lasting impression. Sunburst features themed parties, an awards banquet, promotional room and performance showcases open to the general public with tons of photo opportunities, so even more spectators can enjoy the unique, fun and one-of-a-kind entertainment Sunburst has to offer.

See the Sunburst entertainers in action at the National Enquirer Live located at 2115 Pkwy, Pigeon Forge, Tenessee 37863. The Sunburst Convention & Showcase of Celebrity Impersonators returns for its 17th year to The Florida Hotel & Conference Center located at The Florida Mall in Orlando, Florida from Wednesday, August 28 through Saturday, August 31, 2019. For more information on registering as a celebrity impersonator or guest for the performance showcases, visit http://www.SunburstConvention.com
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MEDIA CONTACT: Ilene Lieber, Passion PR Consulting, 321-277-7812, ilene@passionprconsulting.com

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Registrations still Open!

Registration is still open for 2019! We have numerous did still open.

We are qualifying the talent this year.

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Saturday, August 25, 2018

Showcase Tickets are cheaper on line!

Get showcase tickets online!  Just go to www.sunburstshowcase.com.

Our showcases feature the best Celebrity Impersonators in the business.

Save an additional $5 off of a Friday Showcase Ticket by using the promo code: copy

Monday, August 6, 2018

Still taking registrations

The program book is now full. It will be printed soon.

We no longer have availability of showcases for Saturday. We have 3 showcase spots left for Friday.

We also have two other registration choices that we have unlimited numbers of. Those are our Artist VIP passes and our Introductory passes.

www.sunburstconvention.com

Friday, June 29, 2018

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Showcase Tickets/ Save on line

Admission to the showcases is $25 at the door.
Save $5 for single day tickets by ordering online.
Save $12 on two day tickets. www.sunburstshowcase.com

Tickets at the door drop to $10 at intermission.