Jez Roth
Cosplayer / Designer
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Biography:
Jez Roth started sewing at the age of 13 on small crafts and at the local dance studio before falling in love with the art of cosplay at Katsucon 1998.
After many years of competing at anime convention masquerades, winning Best in Show 16 times with tailored costumes and heavily choreographed skits, he moved to Las Vegas to work for The Venetian designing the Opera Gowns. Eventually he landed at Cirque du Soleil's water spectacular O building costumes. Since leaving Cirque, he has worked freelance out of his own studio - creating everything from mermaids that shoot water, to Mirrorball Men, and Golden Fairies that contort through the air. Roth has designed for events with A-list celebrities such as Kim Kardiashian, Eva Langoria, Snoop Dogg, and DJs such as Benny Benassi, and Dash Berlin; his jewelry has even been worn on the red carpet at the Billboard Awards.
He has represented the United States at the IOEA Otaku Expo in Japan as a Cosplay Guest, and also helped choose the Canadian World Cosplay Summit representative for 2016. He believes that the world of costuming is an endlessly fascinating pursuit-from armor to gowns, giant puppetry to monsters. He shares unique events that educate and involve the community (such as Lip Sync For Your Cosplay) and has restructured and organized cosplay events for conventions in his goal to make the competition scene more mainstream. His artistic journey came full circle in 2015 when he was hired as an Artistic Consultant for One Piece: Gold film, working with Toei Animation to give their film a fully realized Las Vegas feel.
Anime Convention Guest Appearances
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2023
- Anime Banzai 2023 - October 20-22, 2023 in Layton, UT, USA
- Tekko 2023 - July 20-23, 2023 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Animazement 2023 - May 26-28, 2023 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- Isekai Anime Con 2023 - March 24-26, 2023 in Salt Lake, UT, USA 2022
- Sin City Anime 2022 - November 18-20, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Tekko 2022 - July 21-24, 2022 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA 2021
- Sin City Anime 2021 - November 19-21, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Anime Banzai 2021 - October 15-17, 2021 in Layton, UT, USA 2020
- Lvl Up Expo 2020 - February 21-23, 2020 in Las Vegas, NV, USA 2019
- Anime Banzai 2019 - October 18-20, 2019 in Layton, UT, USA
- Matsuricon 2019 - August 16-18, 2019 in Columbus, OH, USA
- Otakon 2019 - July 26-28, 2019 in Washington, DC, USA
- Animazement 2019 - May 23-26, 2019 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- Tekko 2019 - April 11-14, 2019 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA 2018
- Sabakon 2018 - November 16-18, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Shine Con 2018 - August 17-19, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Otakon 2018 - August 10-12, 2018 in Washington, DC, USA
- BoroughCon 2018 - June 15-17, 2018 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Animazement 2018 - May 25-27, 2018 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- Lvl Up Expo 2018 - May 4-6, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Tekko 2018 - April 5-8, 2018 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Anime Boston 2018 - March 30 - April 1, 2018 in Boston, MA, USA 2017
- NekoCon 2017 - November 3-5, 2017 in Hampton, VA, USA
- Animazement 2017 - May 26-28, 2017 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- Lvl Up Expo 2017 - May 12-14, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Animeland Wasabi 2017 - February 10-12, 2017 in Denver, CO, USA 2016
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 2016 - September 29 - October 2, 2016 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Sabakon 2016 - August 19-21, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Otakuthon 2016 - August 5-7, 2016 in Montréal, QC
- Animazement 2016 - May 27-29, 2016 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- Lvl Up Expo 2016 - May 14-15, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Anime Fan Fest 2016 - May 6-8, 2016 in Somerset, NJ, USA 2015
- Sabakon 2015 - September 5-7, 2015 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Cosplay America 2015 - August 8-9, 2015 in Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Animazement 2015 - May 22-24, 2015 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- Sukoshi Con: Atlanta 2015 - March 20-22, 2015 in Atlanta, GA, USA 2014
- Nekocon 2014 - November 7-9, 2014 in Hampton, VA, USA
- Animazement 2014 - May 23-25, 2014 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- Sabakon 2014 - April 26-27, 2014 in Las Vegas, NV, USA 2013
- AniMegaCon 2013 - June 14-16, 2013 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Animazement 2013 - May 23-26, 2013 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- Sukoshicon: Destination Anime 2013 - January 4-6, 2013 in Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA 2012
- Anime Vegas 2012 - November 10-12, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- AniMegaCon 2012 - August 17-19, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Animazement 2012 - May 24-27, 2012 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- UBCon 2012 - April 13-15, 2012 in Buffalo, NY, USA 2008
- Anime USA 2008 - October 10-12, 2008 in Arlington, VA, USA 2006
- Anime USA 2006 - November 17-19, 2006 in Vienna, VA, USA 2005
- Anime USA 2005 - November 18-20, 2005 in Vienna, VA, USA
49 confirmed guest appearances