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Fans of the Grand Theft Auto series are in for a treat as Young Maylay, Shawn Fonteno, Steven Ogg, and Ned Luke are coming to Fan Expo San Francisco 2025.

Young Maylay is a rapper and actor who is best known for his role as Carl “CJ” Johnson in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. As a rapper, his career took off in the 2000s when he had an appearance in Killa Tay’s Thug Thizzle. He has also collaborated with Ice Cube, WC, along with Rodney-O & Joe Cooley.

Shawn Fonteno is an actor and rapper best known for his role as Franklin Clinton in Grand Theft Auto V. His other notable roles include Face in The Wash and Solo in Dead Homiez. As a rapper, he performed under the stage name Solo as part of a group with Kam and was also affiliated with DJ Pooh’s Lench Mob.

Steven Ogg is an actor best known for his role as Trevor Philips in Grand Theft Auto V. His other notable roles include Sobchak on Better Call Saul, Pike in the TV adaptation of Snowpiercer, and Simon on The Walking Dead.

Ned Luke is an actor best known for his role as Michael De Santa in Grand Theft Auto V. His other notable roles include Raffles in Rover Dangerfield.

They will be joining Karl Urban from The Boys, Gillian Anderson from The X-Files, voice actor Richard Horvitz, Stephanie Young from One Piece, John Boyega from the Star Wars sequel trilogy, along with Justin Briner and J. Michael Tatum from My Hero Academia. Also on the guest list are the cast of Supernatural, Christopher Lloyd from Back to the Future, and Brandon Routh from Superman Returns. More guests will be announced in the coming weeks and months. Additional details about events and gatherings will also be announced in the future.

Fan Expo San Francisco is a pop-culture fan convention that allows fans the chance to meet the talents behind their favorite works. The 2025 event will take place from November 28th to November 30th at Moscone West.

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