M's Autograph Collection

Happily collecting since my first fan convention in 2010 :)

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Please please please: do not message me asking for the address of someone I've been lucky enough to receive an autograph from. I will ignore your message, you will get mad at me, it will be very upsetting all around. It's my personal policy not to share any addresses I've used to send fanmail. I subscribe to a website specifically for this hobby, because the celebrities I'm writing to are actors who have played roles that mean a lot to me, or athletes I've loved over the years, and being able to write to them is worth it to me to go to the extra effort. The subscription is less than the cost of a cup of coffee each month, and it would be really unfair to the people who run the site, and the people doing the work to compile these agency addresses, to share the information elsewhere. Thank you for understanding! <3

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Stanislav Yanevski obtained: Fantasy Basel, Switzerland on: May 15, 2026 The second of my two birthday gifts from my wonderful friend! New autographs for two of my favorite collections, from actors who rarely if ever do conventions in the states. <3 <3 <3 So grateful to have them!

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Adelaide Kane obtained: Fantasy Basel, Switzerland on: May 16, 2026 The first of two wonderful gifts from a friend who attended this convention. <3

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Viggo Mortensen TTM Autograph Letter and photo sent: February 23, 2026 Reply and autograph received: May 30, 2026 WHEN I TELL YOU I SCREAMED. Look, I've had a dream of collecting the Fellowship autographs for years, and up until today I was up to five, which still felt great. But none of them - NONE OF THE FELLOWSHIP - means more to me than Aragorn. He was my favorite character in the books when I read them in high school, and then Viggo brought him to life SO SPECTACULARLY it still makes me want to cry sometimes. It's been a year and a half since I started my fanmail project, and this is definitely, bar none, my absolute favorite return yet. Thank you SO MUCH to Mr. Mortensen for taking the time! (Especially just in time for my birthday...this feels like a shiny little present from the universe. <3)

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Rupert Young TTM Autograph Letter and photo sent: March 10, 2026 Reply and autograph received: May 29, 2026 I haven't been sending much fanmail lately (between my Broadway weekend two weeks ago, and an upcoming convention I'm traveling for two weeks from now, I'm pinching pennies where I can), so mailbox shinies feel extra lucky. :D And this one made my day - Merlin is one of my all-time most beloved shows, but I got into it very late in the game, long after the actors had moved on to other things and stopped doing conventions for it. This is only my second autograph from the series and I'm so happy to have it! Many thanks to Rupert Young for taking the time while he was part of Flyby in London!! <3

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Luke Evans TTM Autograph Letter and photo sent: March 10, 2026 Reply and autograph received: May 18, 2026 When I tell you I actually screeched out loud... Dracula Untold is a HUGE favorite of mine. Furthermore, my love for that movie directly correlates to The Lost Boys instilling a lifelong love of vampire stories in me, and having seen that production twice in four days during my Broadway weekend, this was like...perfect timing on a spiritual level LOL. Shocked and delighted and so grateful to Luke Evans for taking the time!

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Alec Baldwin TTM Autograph Letter and photo sent: January 9, 2026 Reply and autograph received: May 18, 2026 I was shocked to get this one back. Even just from the surprise and joy that he responded, there was a note included on the back of someone else's letter asking if it was the photo I sent, and mentioning that everything there got mixed up. (I can't read the signature on the bottom of the letter but it starts with an M which is maybe why they thought it was mine? I hope whoever it is also gets a return!) Happily, this WAS my photo, and I know it is because I'm pretty sure no one else in the world has ever sent him a letter requesting something from Rise of the Guardians. For my part - MY FIRST ROTG AUTOGRAPH AND I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER!!! This movie still means the whole world to me and Mr. Baldwin's portrayal of Nicholas St. North was superb. :D

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Daniel Radcliffe

TTM Autograph Letter and photo sent: January 29, 2026 Reply and autograph received: May 15, 2026 Weeks before I knew I was going to be able to make it out to New York to see Every Brilliant Thing, I sent a fan letter to Daniel Radcliffe. This was not the photo I asked to be signed (it seems like he keeps a stack of pre-signed photos to send fans, which I totally understand), but I'm still SO happy to have received it. It will go nicely with my collection and the Playbill he was kind enough to sign for me in person. :)

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The Cast of Just in Time on Broadway Includes Isa Briones and Carrie St. Louis Attended: Circle in the Square, New York City, New York On: May 16, 2026 When I'm lucky enough to make it to NYC for a bit of Broadway, I try really hard not to choose shows just based on cast. I made an exception for this one because even though it didn't seem like my kind of thing, Jeremy Jordan and Isa Briones was too insanely good to pass up, and MY GOD I'm glad I did because the show was incredible!! Isa coming out to meet fans after was really just icing on the cake after how good it was, but she was so sweet and so lovely and I'm so happy. :')

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The Cast of Schmigadoon! on Broadway Attended: Nederlander Theatre, New York City, New York On: May 15, 2026

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The Cast of The Lost Boys on Broadway Includes Shoshana Bean, Benjamin Pajak, Maria Wirries, Paul Alexander Nolan, and others Attended: Palace Theatre, New York City, New York On: May 14, May 16, & May 31, 2026 Oh my god. OH MY GOD. I'll be honest, I've had this show bookmarked to attend since the actual literal day it was announced (not saying The Lost Boys movie shaped me as a person but not not saying it either...and it's definitely the reason for my lifelong love for vampire stories), and I always intended to plan a full Broadway weekend around seeing it as soon as possible. But I could NOT have predicted quite how much it would grab me by the throat (ha!) from the very first moment. I had four shows planned over my four days in NYC, and ended up adding a second viewing of this because I had to. My Playbill is the culmination of not one, not two, but THREE stage doors, and I mayyyyybe almost missed my flight home for that third one yesterday. (Thankfully I did not! And it was fun, there was a great group of people to chat with, and I got to add Paul to the set, so zero regrets, LOL.) Even without meeting Ali (David) or LJ (Michael), this is probably my favorite of my signed Playbill collection. And MOST DEFINITELY my favorite of the shows I've been lucky enough to see! (Edit May 31: Got treated to the show one more time for my birthday, and got to add Benjamin Pajak, who was an absolutely delightful human!)

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Stewart Clarke TTM Autograph Letter and photo sent: October 20, 2025 Reply and autograph received: April 13, 2026 I've talked a few times about how Final Fantasy XVI was the thing to first set me down this fan letter path, since the voice actors from the game rarely (if ever) do conventions, and almost never in the US. My goal started with getting the eight Dominants from the game, using photos made from screenshots of my own play-through, and those were among the very first letters I ever sent. To say this made my day is such an understatement, because Dion is one of my favorite characters in the game. Stewart Clarke did such an incredible job bringing him to life, and I am DELIRIOUSLY HAPPY to have this for my collection. (Especially because it has now brought me to seven of those eight dominants!!!) So very grateful to him for taking the time while he's busy performing on stage. <3

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Victor Garber

TTM Autograph Letter and photo sent: March 14, 2025 Reply and autographs received: April 11, 2026 Victor Garber has had so many great roles over the years (I'm a fan of Alias as well), but he was my favorite in both Titanic and the 1997 Cinderella. The timing of this return also couldn't have been better, as I just rewatched Titanic the other week (in preparation for seeing Titanique next month on Broadway!) :D

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Pom Klementieff met: Steel City Con, Pittsburgh, PA on: April 11, 2026

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Tom Kenny met: Steel City Con, Pittsburgh, PA on: April 10, 2026 This was probably (rather unexpectedly) my favorite interaction at the convention. I decided to grab Tom Kenny on a whim - I had just enough time to put a photo together from Transformers, and it's a good thing, because he did not have any Wheelie photos available at his table. He was really delighted to see mine, and I even got a bonus quote that he wasn't supposed to give me for free! :D

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Brad Dourif met: Steel City Con, Pittsburgh, PA on: April 10, 2026 When the handler saw my photo choice, he grinned. "Oh, that's a special one!" I did not fully understand what he meant until Brad signed it and handed it back with grave seriousness. "Melissa," he said to me. "You are now banished." Amazing, 10/10, I needed that laugh! :D

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Melissa Benoist met: Steel City Con, Pittsburgh, PA on: April 10, 2026