David Collins
David Collins
Known for: Celebration host / Star Wars music and games
David Collins is a longtime Star Wars host, performer, and sound professional whose work includes LucasArts games, Star Wars music presentations, and Celebration stage hosting. Across Celebration events, he has served as a familiar onstage presence for panels, interviews, and fan programming.
This participatory session taught bellydance movement through the lens of the famous Jabba's palace costume from Return of the Jedi. Led as a light fan activity rather than a production p... This Celebration IV panel introduced Star Wars: The Force Unleashed as one of LucasArts' major upcoming projects. The session brought together creative leads and actors connected to the g... This screening presentation gave Celebration IV attendees an early look at Fanboys, Kyle Newman's comedy about Star Wars fans trying to break into Skywalker Ranch to see The Phantom Menac... This preview introduced attendees to 5-25-77, Patrick Read Johnson's autobiographical film about a young movie obsessive whose life is changed by the arrival of Star Wars. The presence of... The Opening Ceremonies served as Celebration IV's public birthday party for the 30th anniversary of Star Wars. Fans entering the room received commemorative postal material tied to the St... Don Bies' droid-focused session drew on his experience with Star Wars model work, droids and practical effects. The panel likely covered the construction, operation and maintenance of dro... Ben Burtt's Q&A focused on the sound design and editorial work that gave Star Wars much of its identity. As the creator of iconic sounds such as lightsabers, blasters, droids and creature... This Celebration IV panel introduced Star Wars: The Force Unleashed as one of LucasArts' major upcoming projects. The session brought together creative leads and actors connected to the g... John Knoll's Celebration IV session focused on visual effects, digital compositing and the evolution of ILM's methods from the original trilogy legacy into modern filmmaking. Knoll, a key... The 5-25-77 creators panel followed the preview with a discussion of the film's development, its autobiographical roots and its connection to the first generation of Star Wars fans. Patri... This was one of Celebration IV's most important future-facing presentations. Producer Catherine Winder and supervising director Dave Filoni introduced Lucasfilm Animation's new CG-animate... This was one of Celebration IV's most important future-facing presentations. Producer Catherine Winder and supervising director Dave Filoni introduced Lucasfilm Animation's new CG-animate... This was one of Celebration IV's most important future-facing presentations. Producer Catherine Winder and supervising director Dave Filoni introduced Lucasfilm Animation's new CG-animate... The Tattoo Competition showcased Star Wars tattoos and the fans who wore them. Connected to the convention's larger tattoo exhibit and the growing visibility of Star Wars body art, the co... This fan-film presentation previewed Pink 5 III, the continuation of Trey Stokes' popular parody fan-film series centered on Stacey, a self-absorbed Rebel pilot whose adventures intersect... This session featured stunt coordinator Nick Gillard appearing remotely from Prague. Gillard was central to the lightsaber choreography of the prequel trilogy, so the panel likely focused... Matt Wood's session focused on his Star Wars sound and voice work, especially his role as the voice of General Grievous and his broader work at Skywalker Sound. The panel likely covered v... This participatory session taught bellydance movement through the lens of the famous Jabba's palace costume from Return of the Jedi. Led as a light fan activity rather than a production p... Looks like this guest hasn’t appeared for autographs yet, but we’ll keep checking. Looks like this guest hasn’t appeared for a photo op yet, but we’ll keep checking.Celebration Appearances
Panel Appearances
Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025
April 18 to April 20, 2025 • Chiba, Japan
2 panels
Lucasfilm Animation 20th Anniversary LIVE! Interview
David W. Collins LIVE! Interview
Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022
May 26 to May 29, 2022 • Anaheim, California
4 panels
Attack of the Chords: The Music of Episode II with David W. Collins
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Siege of Mandalore Screening
Celebration Anaheim Closing Ceremony
Star Wars Celebration IV
May 24 to May 28, 2007 • Los Angeles, California
18 panels
Slave Leia Bellydancing Lessons
Force Unleashed: Creators’ and Actors’ Panel
Fanboys Exclusive First Look
5/25/77 Preview with Gary Kurtz, Patrick Read Johnson
Opening Ceremonies
Droids with Don Bies
Ben Burtt Q & A
Force Unleashed: Creators’ and Actors’ Panel
John Knoll
5/25/77 Creators Panel
Clone Wars Behind the Scenes
Clone Wars Behind the Scenes
Clone Wars Behind the Scenes
Tattoo Competition
First Look: Pink 5 III
Nick Gillard from Prague
Matt Wood
Slave Leia Bellydancing Lessons
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