Chris "Papa Bear" English
Cosplayer
Chicago, IL
Biography:
Chris "Papa Bear" English began his journey into cosplay with a mission to spread positivity, promote community growth, education, inclusion, and diversity in the cosplay scene. Fueled by the love for the craft, and a passion for helping others, Papa Bear has been heavily involved within the cosplay community volunteering at charity events as a member of the Costumers with a Cause organization, hosting free cosplay workshops to cosplayers and is a Co-founder of Chicago P.O.C. Cosplayers. Papa Bear has gone on to be featured on the SyFy Channel, is a TNT Cosplay Supply affiliate, influencer for Warner Bros. was the official mascot for C2E2, cosplay affiliate for Wizard World, been a guest speaker at various conventions, lead cosplay programmer, internationally published, competed and judged in multiple cosplay events, won multiple awards, and has no plans on slowing down.
Convention Guest Appearances
- Fan Expo Chicago 2023 - August 10-13, 2023 in Rosemont, IL
- Holiday Matsuri 2022 - December 16-18, 2022 in Orlando, FL
- Crunchyroll Expo 2022 - August 5-7, 2022 in San Jose, CA
- Wizard World Chicago 2021 - October 15-17, 2021 in Rosemont, IL
- PeoriaCon 2021 - October 2, 2021 in Peoria, IL