Steve Sansweet
Owner
Rancho Obi-Wan
Petaluma, CA, USA
Biography:
Stephen J. Sansweet is the chairman and president of Rancho Obi-Wan, a nonprofit museum that houses the world's largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia.
Prior to his retirement in April 2011, he was Director of Content Management and head of Fan Relations at Lucasfilm Ltd. for 15 years, and remains Fan Relations Advisor for the company. He is author or co-author of eighteen books, sixteen of them about Star Wars.
After Sansweet relocated to Northern California to be closer to his new office at Skywalker Ranch, he bought a former chicken ranch and refurbished its barns to house his collection. The property was renamed Rancho Obi-Wan. In September 2013, his collection of an estimated 300,000 items has been recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as being the largest of its kind in the world.
Convention Guest Appearances
- Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 - May 26-29, 2022 in Anaheim, CA, USA
- Comic-Con International: San Diego 2019 - July 18-21, 2019 in San Diego, CA, USA
- Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017 - April 13-16, 2017 in Orlando, FL, USA
- Santa Rosa Toy Con 2015 - September 26, 2015 in Santa Rosa, CA, USA
- Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2015 - April 16-19, 2015 in Anaheim, CA, USA