By the time he was in his early 20s he was friends with Forrest Ackerman and Ray Bradbury, two men who shared Harryhausen's fondness for storytelling and animation.

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Just think of Super Bowl Champion Ray Lewis, who the NFL calls one of the best men to ever play the game.

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At a Super Bowl (2000, Atlanta), Ray and his entourage got in a fight at a club that led to the stabbing murders of two men (Richard Lollar and Jacinth Baker).

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Mr. RAY FEENEY (Sci-Tech Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient): From "Star Trek" through "X-Men" and "Power Rangers" and "Ghostbusters" and "Batman" and "Star Wars, " of course.

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