Film actor

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.

Salvador Dalí: "Dal√≠" should've been "Dali"

2008-03-21T07:12:32.0012Z

Please merge with Salvador Dali.

Salvador Dalí: Merge with "Salvador Dali"

2008-03-21T07:10:30.0005Z

I think this is supposed to be Salvador Dali. Merge please.

Robert Jaffe: Split

2008-03-08T02:12:14.0012Z

There is a separate Robert Jaffe involved in horror films. Those facets of this topic should be moved to that topic.

The Wachowski brothers: Brother Co-directors

2008-02-26T18:23:40.0000Z

I'd say that they're writing and/or directing teams, like Gilbert and Sullivan, Lerner and Loewe, Comden and Green, etc.

The Wachowski brothers: Brother Co-directors

2008-02-26T14:16:53.0000Z

I tend to agree. I realize they work together, but it creates problems for entry of certain info such as birthdates, spouses, etc. if we consider them of type person. Is there a type that would cover close working relationships that the people in them are almost always refered to as a single entity? The Wachoski Brothers and Coen Brothers are not bands nor legal corporations (a partnership, perhaps?). So what are they?

The Wachowski brothers: Brother Co-directors

2008-01-21T18:37:02.0007Z

Marked for split.

The Wachowski brothers: Brother Co-directors

2008-01-21T18:04:18.0007Z

Yes.

The Wachowski brothers: Brother Co-directors

2008-01-21T06:06:07.0012Z

Should this sibling relationship be split into individual concepts?

John Belushi: Test Discussion

2008-01-14T20:15:53.0012Z

My favorite SNL cast member of all time... I saw him when he was in Second City, and even then you knew there was something dangerous and wonderful going on.

Greg Lutzka: Merge

2008-01-10T19:11:48.0012Z

Duplicate topic. Merge with other Greg Lutzka.