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John Leguizamo filmography gives the complete list. Anything mentioned in the lead should be particularly notable as in works he got an award from, not just a random selection of some with explanation of why they are more important than any of the others. Geraldo Perez ( talk) 17:44, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
Hi everyone. There was recently a dispute regarding the addition of "Colombian-born" in the lead. I cite two strong reasons why I see that it should not be added. Firstly, per Wikipedia guidelines on the format of biographies and their leads (as stated in WP:Ethnicity), place of birth, previous nationalities, and/or ethnicity should not be included in the lead unless directly relevant to the subject's notability. As someone who immigrated when he was a toddler to the United States, I think it is fair to say that his Colombian birth has little to do with his notability as an American comedian/actor/etc (considering he achieved all of his notability in the United States). Furthermore, he himself affirms his nationality as "American" in the following URL: https://www.npr.org/2017/04/12/523631629/actor-john-leguizamo-s-career-goal-to-give-latino-kids-their-own-heroes which is from an NPR interview transcript with the subject. I'd like to add this as a citation to the article and looked up the Wikipedia guidelines on this, but am slightly embarrassed to admit that I am new to adding citations and so am not sure how. I believe it is in the format below, but please correct me if I am wrong.
"Actor John Leguizamo's Career Goal: To Give Latino Kids Their Own Heroes". NPR. April 12, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
If you disagree and think that we should add "Colombian-born" to the lead, I'd like to know your reasons and see whether they comply with the Wikipedia regulations as stated in WP:Ethnicity. I would like to give people a chance to voice their opinions for the next few days. I hope we can reach a consensus. Apoorva Iyer ( talk) 22:15, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
A correction: Leguizamo's DNA test results, as presented on Finding Your Roots, were not 3.1% North African, but 3.1% Middle Eastern / North African. Based on these results it is, thus, not impossible that he might have some Lebanese or Italian ancestry (contrary to the editorializing presented in the current version of the article). 173.88.246.138 ( talk) 22:43, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
For most of his career, Leguizamo’s birth year was listed as 1964. However, it seems that now, it is being listed as 1960. Which one is correct? 208.127.190.114 ( talk) 21:09, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
Besides Finding Your Roots, are there other reliable sources that give 1960 as his birth year? I found one source but I’m not sure if it’s reliable. https://www.qchron.com/qboro/i_have_often_walked/leguizamo-elmhurst-s-versatile-hollywood-veteran/article_3f90d3af-46ad-5c0b-83f8-7eae8258b349.html 2600:100C:A215:E059:452B:29C6:C065:F9C0 ( talk) 01:03, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
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Under Early career, please add that he was in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Fisher Stevens. https://www.npr.org/2011/02/19/133871822/actor-john-leguizamo-plays-not-my-job 2600:100C:A212:26E1:95C4:A640:3681:AC30 ( talk) 11:54, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
The argument that he left at 3 yo doesn’t change the fact he is a Colombian actor, just add it to avoid future debates, the article is not representing him fully. Danmute ( talk) 02:15, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
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John Leguizamo filmography gives the complete list. Anything mentioned in the lead should be particularly notable as in works he got an award from, not just a random selection of some with explanation of why they are more important than any of the others. Geraldo Perez ( talk) 17:44, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
Hi everyone. There was recently a dispute regarding the addition of "Colombian-born" in the lead. I cite two strong reasons why I see that it should not be added. Firstly, per Wikipedia guidelines on the format of biographies and their leads (as stated in WP:Ethnicity), place of birth, previous nationalities, and/or ethnicity should not be included in the lead unless directly relevant to the subject's notability. As someone who immigrated when he was a toddler to the United States, I think it is fair to say that his Colombian birth has little to do with his notability as an American comedian/actor/etc (considering he achieved all of his notability in the United States). Furthermore, he himself affirms his nationality as "American" in the following URL: https://www.npr.org/2017/04/12/523631629/actor-john-leguizamo-s-career-goal-to-give-latino-kids-their-own-heroes which is from an NPR interview transcript with the subject. I'd like to add this as a citation to the article and looked up the Wikipedia guidelines on this, but am slightly embarrassed to admit that I am new to adding citations and so am not sure how. I believe it is in the format below, but please correct me if I am wrong.
"Actor John Leguizamo's Career Goal: To Give Latino Kids Their Own Heroes". NPR. April 12, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
If you disagree and think that we should add "Colombian-born" to the lead, I'd like to know your reasons and see whether they comply with the Wikipedia regulations as stated in WP:Ethnicity. I would like to give people a chance to voice their opinions for the next few days. I hope we can reach a consensus. Apoorva Iyer ( talk) 22:15, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
A correction: Leguizamo's DNA test results, as presented on Finding Your Roots, were not 3.1% North African, but 3.1% Middle Eastern / North African. Based on these results it is, thus, not impossible that he might have some Lebanese or Italian ancestry (contrary to the editorializing presented in the current version of the article). 173.88.246.138 ( talk) 22:43, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
For most of his career, Leguizamo’s birth year was listed as 1964. However, it seems that now, it is being listed as 1960. Which one is correct? 208.127.190.114 ( talk) 21:09, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
Besides Finding Your Roots, are there other reliable sources that give 1960 as his birth year? I found one source but I’m not sure if it’s reliable. https://www.qchron.com/qboro/i_have_often_walked/leguizamo-elmhurst-s-versatile-hollywood-veteran/article_3f90d3af-46ad-5c0b-83f8-7eae8258b349.html 2600:100C:A215:E059:452B:29C6:C065:F9C0 ( talk) 01:03, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
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Under Early career, please add that he was in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Fisher Stevens. https://www.npr.org/2011/02/19/133871822/actor-john-leguizamo-plays-not-my-job 2600:100C:A212:26E1:95C4:A640:3681:AC30 ( talk) 11:54, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
The argument that he left at 3 yo doesn’t change the fact he is a Colombian actor, just add it to avoid future debates, the article is not representing him fully. Danmute ( talk) 02:15, 20 August 2023 (UTC)