Yesterday the CVI staff announced that Warwick Davis, better known for playing Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi, will be in attendance.

Film and television actor, and seasoned Celebration host, Warwick Davis will attend Celebration VI, signing autographs and meeting fans in the Celebration Autograph Hall as well as appearing on stage to share stories about his fascinating career, and entertain questions from the audience.

Davis has been well known to Star Wars fans since his career-starting performance as Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi, and in the television films Ewoks: Battle for Endor and Caravan of Courage. The young actor moved to a leading role soon after, portraying the title character in Willow. Warwick returned to the galaxy far far away starting in 1997 with several roles in The Phantom Menace.

Outside of the realms of Star Wars, Davis has had scores of roles on stage, television, and the big screen. He was recently seen in a new comedy sitcom for the BBC with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant titled Life’s Too Short. Davis is in the core cast of the Harry Potter movies as Filius Flitwick and the Goblin bank teller, and portrayed Nikabrik in Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian. He is a cult favorite as the evil title character in six Leprechaun films. Davis appeared alongside David Bowie inLabyrinth, with Jamie Foxx in the multi-award-winning film Ray, and alongside Ricky Gervais in TV’s Extras.

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Meanwhile, Mary Franklin tweeted this last night …

My nine feet of awesome has become 10 1/2. Very sneaky surprises slipped in. Wonder if anyone will notice?

— Mary Franklin (@MaryLFL) July 31, 2012

While more awesome at CVI is great, I’m a little bummed that 10.5 Feet of Awesome doesn’t quite have the same ring as Nine Feet of Awesome.

Finally, if you’re going to be attending one of the summer/fall fan conventions this year, you should hop on over to Club Jade and read Dunc’s advice for con-goers. Seriously guys, good shoes. Get ’em.