James Arnold Taylor named second Star Wars Weekend host

James Arnold Taylor, the voice of many characters on the Clone Wars televison show, announced last night he will be the co-host of all four Star Wars Weekends in 2011.

James Arnold Taylor, the voice of many characters on the Clone Wars televison show, announced last night he will be the co-host of all four Star Wars Weekends in 2011.

On Taylor's Facebook page, he made the announcement that Disney had asked him to host the weekends along side his co-star  Ashley Eckstein (voice of Ahsoka Tano).

Okay, big announcement! I have just accepted Disney’s offer to be the Event Host for all 4 weeks of Star Wars Weekends 2011!! I will be in Florida for 4 weeks from May 20th to June 12th. I am very excited about this opportunity and can’t thank the folks at Disney enough. More to follow soon! JAT

James Arnold Taylor is not new to Star Wars Weekends, he has been a featured celebrity at the event for the last two years but this will be his first time hosting all four weekends.  The role of a Star Wars Weekends host is to be just like any of the other featured celebrities, but the hosts will appear each weekend but are usually limited to two autograph sessions per day (as opposed to three for other celebrities).  In additiion, the Star Wars Weekends hosts will be the hosts of various Star Wars Weekends events.

Star Wars Weekends 2011 is being held on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from May 20 through June 12, 2011.