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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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