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|width="110px"| ''bgcolour'' |width="110px"| ''bgcolour''
| background colouring (e.g. as used in associated colours/projects) | background colouring (e.g. as used in associated colours/projects)
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|- bgcolor=ffffdd
| '''''name''''' || actor's name; usually the article's page name (i.e. the actor's common name) | '''''name''''' || actor's name; usually the article's page name (i.e. the actor's common name)
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| ''image'' || an image of the actor, in the form: "Example.jpg" | ''image'' || an image of the actor, in the form: "Example.jpg"
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|- bgcolor=ffffdd
| ''imagesize''&nbsp;* || in the form "''N''px", resizes the image to a width of ''N'' pixels; default is 220px | ''imagesize''&nbsp;* || in the form "''N''px", resizes the image to a width of ''N'' pixels; default is 220px
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| ''caption''&nbsp;* || caption for the image | ''caption''&nbsp;* || caption for the image
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|- bgcolor=ffffdd
| ''birthname'' || actor's name at birth <!--or christening?--> | ''birthname'' || actor's name at birth <!--or christening?-->
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| '''''birthdate''''' || actor's date of birth, in the form: ''Month'' ''Date'', ''Year'' | '''''birthdate''''' || actor's date of birth, in the form: ''Month'' ''Date'', ''Year''
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|- bgcolor=ffffdd
| ''location'' || actor's place of birth | ''location'' || actor's place of birth
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| ''deathdate'' || actor's date of death (in form already given) | ''deathdate'' || actor's date of death (in form already given)
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|- bgcolor=ffffdd
| ''deathplace'' || actor's place of death | ''deathplace'' || actor's place of death
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| ''height'' || actor's height <!--Either ft/in or m?--> | ''height'' || actor's height <!--Either ft/in or m?-->
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|- bgcolor=ffffdd
| ''othername'' || other name(s) by which the actor is or was known | ''othername'' || other name(s) by which the actor is or was known
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| ''homepage'' || actor's official website | ''homepage'' || actor's official website
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|- bgcolor=ffffdd
| ''notable role'' || the role(s) for which the actor is best known, each in the form: ''RoleName''<nowiki><br></nowiki>in ''FilmName'' | ''notable role'' || the role(s) for which the actor is best known, each in the form: ''RoleName''<nowiki><br></nowiki>in ''FilmName''
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| ''academyawards'' || any ] won, in the form: ''AwardName'', ''Year'', ''FilmTitle'' ''Role'' | ''academyawards'' || any ] won, in the form: ''AwardName'', ''Year'', ''FilmTitle'' ''Role''
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| ''emmyawards'' || any ]s won, in the above format. | ''emmyawards'' || any ]s won, in the above format.
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| ''spouse'' || if applicable, name(s) of the actor's spouse(s), in the form: ''Name'' (''Year''''Year'') (''Year'' to date) | ''spouse'' || if applicable, name(s) of the actor's spouse(s), in the form: ''Name'' (''Year''''Year'') (''Year'' to date)
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| ''imdb'' || if applicable, find the Actor's page on or and find their ID number and use the ID number '''only'''. ''Note: The ID number is the numbers after <nowiki>"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm"</nowiki> in the address bar. For instance, ] is <nowiki>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000129/</nowiki>, so his ID number is 0000124.''
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|colspan="2" style="font-size:90%;"| * Only used if the {{{image}}} parameter used. |colspan="2" style="font-size:90%;"| * Only used if the {{{image}}} parameter used.

Revision as of 06:43, 8 November 2006

Infobox actor
Born {{{birthdate}}}

An Infobox actor may be used to summarise information about a person who is an actor/actress.

Usage

The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article. Only the name and birthdate parameters are required. For an example, see Helen Hunt.

{{Infobox actor
| bgcolour      = 
| name          = 
| image         = 
| imagesize     = 
| caption       = 
| birthname     = 
| birthdate     = 
| location      = 
| deathdate     = 
| deathplace    = 
| height        = 
| othername     = 
| homepage      = 
| notable role  = 
| academyawards = 
| emmyawards    = 
| spouse        = 
}}

Parameters

Those parameters in bold italics are required.

bgcolour background colouring (e.g. as used in associated colours/projects)
name actor's name; usually the article's page name (i.e. the actor's common name)
image an image of the actor, in the form: "Example.jpg"
imagesize * in the form "Npx", resizes the image to a width of N pixels; default is 220px
caption * caption for the image
birthname actor's name at birth
birthdate actor's date of birth, in the form: Month Date, Year
location actor's place of birth
deathdate actor's date of death (in form already given)
deathplace actor's place of death
height actor's height
othername other name(s) by which the actor is or was known
homepage actor's official website
notable role the role(s) for which the actor is best known, each in the form: RoleName<br>in FilmName
academyawards any Academy Awards won, in the form: AwardName, Year, FilmTitle Role
emmyawards any Emmy Awards won, in the above format.
spouse if applicable, name(s) of the actor's spouse(s), in the form: Name (YearYear) (Year to date)
* Only used if the {{{image}}} parameter used.


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