Film actor

Lindsay Lohan: Incorrect Wikipedia abstract

2008-09-04T00:28:01.0012Z

Thanks. This is a known issue that should get fixed in the next wikipedia cycle. Basically, Lindsay got her mom's name as a /wikipedia/en key somewhere along the way. This, plus a non-wikipedia derived topic for Dina, caused the topic updater to put the wrong blurb on Lindsay.

I'm patching the underlying data now; it should auto-resolve after the next cycle.

Lindsay Lohan: And Dina Lohan has no description

2008-09-03T23:18:40.0012Z

Cross-posting to Dina Lohan.

Lindsay Lohan: And Dina Lohan has no description

2008-09-03T23:17:30.0012Z

Thanks for noticing - we'll investigate

Lindsay Lohan: Incorrect Wikipedia abstract

2008-09-03T23:16:45.0012Z

Thanks for noticing - we'll investigate.

Lindsay Lohan: And Dina Lohan has no description

2008-09-03T22:22:10.0010Z

I just checked the mother's FB topic, and she has no Wikipedia abstract at all.

Lindsay Lohan: Incorrect Wikipedia abstract

2008-09-03T22:21:01.0005Z

The article from Wikipedia relates to Lindsay's mother, not Lindsay

Film actor: IMDB entry problems

2008-08-18T23:09:41.0018Z

hello,

tried to add the Film actor to the following entry:

http://www.freebase.com/view/en/chris_hemsworth

i am asked, is i thought, to enter just the number of the imdb URL. but after a few refresh, i found out that the Weblink which was created was missing the NM before the number:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1165110/

when i tried to edit the weblink, i was unable to.

when i deleted it, i was hoping the IMDB open will re-appear - it didnt.

pls fix it, and add an explation as to what this filed needs to recieve.

Thanks,

Doron.

Kevin Light: Kevin Light the Actor

2008-08-17T18:25:48.0017Z

I'm pretty sure the American actor and the Canadian rower are not the same person.

James Garner: Bumgarner, not Baumgarner

2008-08-13T15:24:58.0018Z

Unfortunately, due to incorrect reporting from people like Leonard Maltin, James Garner's birth last name has been misspelled around the web. If you are from Norman, Oklahoma, you know that places with his late brother's name (whose daughter is one of my close friends) show "Bumgarner". Mr. Charles Bumgarner worked for the Norman Public Schools and many plaques posted on buildings around the district, including the Fine Arts Building at Norman High School where I taught from 1990 through 2002 include his name because of his capacity with the school district.

To further clarify and prove my point - go to this link for the Archive of American Television - Mr. Garner even spells his name for the camera!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNZfc6Nzaak

Stephen Colbert: Stephen Colbert for President

2008-07-25T19:06:10.0000Z

flippity floo!

Film actor: Related question

2008-07-05T16:43:20.0000Z

I've been trying to figure out how I'd go about this, and I have looked at the TV and Broadcast domains but I'm completely confused and have absolutely no idea how to start. But thank you for the reply!

Film actor: Related question

2008-07-05T09:08:53.0000Z

There is no existing type for Performance as a character in a radio broadcast as of yet.

Radio (at this time) is a very rudimentary domain that holds great promise for those wishing to model from its existing skeletal structure. There are great examples in the current TV and Film domains to use as inpiration or templates for new types to capture episodes, performances, characters, personal appearances etc.

You can always consider drafting up your own Radio Performance, Radio Performer, Radio Episode, Radio Show/Series, etc.

Film actor: Related question

2008-07-05T02:16:25.0005Z

What type should I use for a radio actor? i.e. someone who voices a part in a radio drama?

Pierce Brosnan: This is the actor

2008-07-02T07:45:14.0012Z

The tracks are on the soundtrack to Evelyn, a movie in which he appeared. I suppose it’s possible a different musician with the same name was on the soundtrack, but it seems unlikely.

Trey Parker: Use of the alias field

2008-04-25T21:58:47.0007Z

This shouldn’t happen again. Thanks for noticing it.

Trey Parker: Use of the alias field

2008-04-25T06:01:48.0007Z

When MusicBrainz tells that X is also known as Y, we don’t necessarily know that Y is a fictional character played by X, as opposed to just a stage name.

It’s definitely a bug that the bot is re-adding aliases previously deleted, though. Sorry about that, and thanks for bringing it to our attention.

Trey Parker: Use of the alias field

2008-04-25T01:27:43.0000Z

It looks like your MusicBrainz bot is still adding improper aliases. Will this be fixed?

Christopher Plummer: Same guy

2008-04-20T03:08:06.0012Z

Plummer is in MusicBrainz for a track from the Must Love Dogs soundtrack, which starred the actor. Merge.

Trey Parker: Use of the alias field

2008-04-16T20:48:53.0007Z

You are correct - names of the characters that an actor portrays should not be aliases of that person. This is an artifact of some psuedonym refactoring that was done on musical tracks. In general, if you see another topic like this, feel free to delete the pseudonyms.

Thanks for pointing this out.

Trey Parker: Use of the alias field

2008-04-16T18:56:40.0005Z

Should aliases really be used to include roles played by an actor? It seems very inappropriate to me.

Billy Crudup: Merge?

2008-04-10T19:09:51.0000Z

I see what happened, some bad data attributed a sone "That's All Right" to Billy "Big Boy" Crudup (instead of correctly pointing to Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup).

I fixed that track...The remain track is from the soundtrack to the 1997 movie soundtrack "Everyone Says I Love You," though a length of 0.0s seems wrong...

Billy Crudup: Merge?

2008-04-10T18:48:43.0005Z

"Big Boy" Crudup seems to be this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Crudup

Paul Hampton: IMDb says merge

2008-04-09T03:23:30.0012Z

The IMDb entry says the actor is the musician.

Stephen Colbert: Stephen Colbert for President

2007-11-14T23:29:21.0007Z

I agree. Sadly it appears that he's stuck in South Carolina.

Stephen Colbert: Stephen Colbert for President

2007-11-14T19:56:07.0005Z

I think it would be great if Stephen Colbert became a serious contender in the presidential race to shake things up a bit. The famous French comedian made a run for the French presidency in 1980 was at one point had 16% of votes in the polls.