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Based on recent acceptance by the British Gov that people born to Northern Ireland are entitled to be Irish, without also being British, I have changed a couple of notations. Since James carries both a British and Irish passport I added "Irish" under citizenship, and removed "British" from the opening sentence as this label for people from Northern Ireland are invariably a point of contention, and with him accepting both it is disingenuous to refer to him as only "British." It seems to me in other articles saying both Irish AND British seems to create the same sort of arguements so leaving it as "from Northern Ireland" seems the safest option. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.102.70.174 ( talk) 13:02, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
The opening comment "an actor and presenter from Northern Ireland known for his extensive range of accents all from Northern Ireland" is obviously sarcastic and does not have a place here.
Nesbitt didn't actually grow up in Coleraine, from what I remember my uncle (another actor) telling me. He comes from a nearby town, and I forget the name of it. If anyone knows the town, please replace Coleraine with it. -- Mal 20:09, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
Have now changed it to Bruogshone I love you James Nesbitt your hot really hot even if your old no Afence
Look at the link I've provided. It seems to suggest that James Nesbitt may be the next Doctor Who when David Tennant steps down. Would this be worth including in the article?
http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/02082007/21/nesbitt-new.html
Looneyman 20:35, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
It's a rumour started by a comedian on a forum.
This review is transcluded from Talk:James Nesbitt/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Response The "arched eyebrow" bit is supported by both citations:
Bradley0110 ( talk) 17:02, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
:I've put the above Dowle quote as a ref after the eyebrow sentence. There is no link to the article on the Times website (unless it's in their subscription archive). I found the article on Lexis Nexis. If there are any other ambiguous refs please say so. :)
Bradley0110 (
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09:40, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
Bradley0110 ( talk) 20:32, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
Bradley0110 ( talk) 12:43, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
Bradley0110 ( talk) 07:46, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
For my benefit so I don't have to keep returning to the PR Bradley0110 ( talk) 22:28, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
Why is his nationality listed as Northern Irish, which is itself, a part of the United Kingdom? I realise being from Northern Ireland part of the UK he can choose to be called Irish or British, but if you read his biography in newspapers such as the Guardian, the Telegraph, on IMDB and even on the Northern Ireland.gov website, he is regarded as British. Why are wikipedia editors other than British ones, obsessed with supporting separatist and republican movements, albeit non-vocally. I realise Americans are pretty obsessed with the whole independence thing but it's too far when an actor even regards himself as British and you don't allow it.
Furthermore I have to add, if someone doesn't say they are British but also doesn't say they're not, are we now to assume every British Citizen isn't British until they say they are? Or every person is a supporter of Irish Nationalism until they say otherwise? That's a bad precedent to set. He has never said he supports a United Ireland or Irish Nationalism, under the Good Friday agreement he can identify himself as Irish or British [not Northern Irish]. It's utter tosh frankly that he is being displayed as a nationality that doesn't exist simply so as not to upset the few nationalists that haunt these boards. Son of the Isles ( talk) 16:40, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyGYnBsQYxs Irish tricolours at 01:45 and green, white and orange streamers decorate his trailer along with other things to "remind him of home" http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/nesbitt-makes-home-100959432.html. Unless he explicitly states he is Irish, British or both then I agree that the article is fine as it is by stating the fact that he is from Northern Ireland. TTWSYFree ( talk) 03:19, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
I believe Nesbitt is currently "starring" in 2x advertising rolls, one for Thomas Cook (in person) and another for an insurance (voice)...thing. Damn it, now I'm hearing his voice everywhere. Dat accent. Anyway, can this be added to other projects? -- Somchai Sun ( talk) 08:25, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
I begin by stating that I am new to editing, and apologize for any faux pas. My edit attempting to (so far as I can tell) correct the birth year to 1965 (from 1970) was reverted, due to my edit summary referring to IMDB which I now know is not considered a reliable source. Every mention of James Nesbitt's birth I could find from a Google search stated that it was 1965, and the rest of this article is inconsistent with the current birth year of 1970 (eg. first sentence of Early Life section states 1965, along with a further statement that he graduated CSSD in 1987 at age 22). I now offer http://www.empireonline.com/people/james-nesbitt/ and https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3102101/stan-lee-lucky-man-sky1-james-nesbitt-sienna-guillory/ as hopefully valid sources for birth in 1965. I haven't attempted to make another edit for fear of appearing belligerent. 88.145.184.145 ( talk) 19:59, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
The article seems to need updating and much of the post-2010 content is unsourced. ( t · c) buidhe 09:21, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
Not listed in his bio on wikipedia 180.216.193.223 ( talk) 08:18, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
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Based on recent acceptance by the British Gov that people born to Northern Ireland are entitled to be Irish, without also being British, I have changed a couple of notations. Since James carries both a British and Irish passport I added "Irish" under citizenship, and removed "British" from the opening sentence as this label for people from Northern Ireland are invariably a point of contention, and with him accepting both it is disingenuous to refer to him as only "British." It seems to me in other articles saying both Irish AND British seems to create the same sort of arguements so leaving it as "from Northern Ireland" seems the safest option. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.102.70.174 ( talk) 13:02, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
The opening comment "an actor and presenter from Northern Ireland known for his extensive range of accents all from Northern Ireland" is obviously sarcastic and does not have a place here.
Nesbitt didn't actually grow up in Coleraine, from what I remember my uncle (another actor) telling me. He comes from a nearby town, and I forget the name of it. If anyone knows the town, please replace Coleraine with it. -- Mal 20:09, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
Have now changed it to Bruogshone I love you James Nesbitt your hot really hot even if your old no Afence
Look at the link I've provided. It seems to suggest that James Nesbitt may be the next Doctor Who when David Tennant steps down. Would this be worth including in the article?
http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/02082007/21/nesbitt-new.html
Looneyman 20:35, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
It's a rumour started by a comedian on a forum.
This review is transcluded from Talk:James Nesbitt/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Response The "arched eyebrow" bit is supported by both citations:
Bradley0110 ( talk) 17:02, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
:I've put the above Dowle quote as a ref after the eyebrow sentence. There is no link to the article on the Times website (unless it's in their subscription archive). I found the article on Lexis Nexis. If there are any other ambiguous refs please say so. :)
Bradley0110 (
talk)
09:40, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
Bradley0110 ( talk) 20:32, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
Bradley0110 ( talk) 12:43, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
Bradley0110 ( talk) 07:46, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
For my benefit so I don't have to keep returning to the PR Bradley0110 ( talk) 22:28, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
Why is his nationality listed as Northern Irish, which is itself, a part of the United Kingdom? I realise being from Northern Ireland part of the UK he can choose to be called Irish or British, but if you read his biography in newspapers such as the Guardian, the Telegraph, on IMDB and even on the Northern Ireland.gov website, he is regarded as British. Why are wikipedia editors other than British ones, obsessed with supporting separatist and republican movements, albeit non-vocally. I realise Americans are pretty obsessed with the whole independence thing but it's too far when an actor even regards himself as British and you don't allow it.
Furthermore I have to add, if someone doesn't say they are British but also doesn't say they're not, are we now to assume every British Citizen isn't British until they say they are? Or every person is a supporter of Irish Nationalism until they say otherwise? That's a bad precedent to set. He has never said he supports a United Ireland or Irish Nationalism, under the Good Friday agreement he can identify himself as Irish or British [not Northern Irish]. It's utter tosh frankly that he is being displayed as a nationality that doesn't exist simply so as not to upset the few nationalists that haunt these boards. Son of the Isles ( talk) 16:40, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyGYnBsQYxs Irish tricolours at 01:45 and green, white and orange streamers decorate his trailer along with other things to "remind him of home" http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/nesbitt-makes-home-100959432.html. Unless he explicitly states he is Irish, British or both then I agree that the article is fine as it is by stating the fact that he is from Northern Ireland. TTWSYFree ( talk) 03:19, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
I believe Nesbitt is currently "starring" in 2x advertising rolls, one for Thomas Cook (in person) and another for an insurance (voice)...thing. Damn it, now I'm hearing his voice everywhere. Dat accent. Anyway, can this be added to other projects? -- Somchai Sun ( talk) 08:25, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
I begin by stating that I am new to editing, and apologize for any faux pas. My edit attempting to (so far as I can tell) correct the birth year to 1965 (from 1970) was reverted, due to my edit summary referring to IMDB which I now know is not considered a reliable source. Every mention of James Nesbitt's birth I could find from a Google search stated that it was 1965, and the rest of this article is inconsistent with the current birth year of 1970 (eg. first sentence of Early Life section states 1965, along with a further statement that he graduated CSSD in 1987 at age 22). I now offer http://www.empireonline.com/people/james-nesbitt/ and https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3102101/stan-lee-lucky-man-sky1-james-nesbitt-sienna-guillory/ as hopefully valid sources for birth in 1965. I haven't attempted to make another edit for fear of appearing belligerent. 88.145.184.145 ( talk) 19:59, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
The article seems to need updating and much of the post-2010 content is unsourced. ( t · c) buidhe 09:21, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
Not listed in his bio on wikipedia 180.216.193.223 ( talk) 08:18, 10 April 2024 (UTC)