Bysen:Infobox actor/doc

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Infobox actor may be used to summarize information about an actor or actress, and is commonly used in articles about directors and other figures in the motion picture industry as well.

Usage

The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article. All fields are optional and unused parameter names can be left blank or omitted.

{{Infobox actor
| name                    = 
| image                   = 
| imagesize               = 
| caption                 = 
| birthname               = 
| birthdate               = 
| birthplace              = 
| deathdate               = 
| deathplace              = 
| othername               = 
| occupation              = 
| yearsactive             = 
| spouse                  = 
| domesticpartner         = 
| website                 = 
| academyawards           = 
| afiawards               = 
| arielaward              = 
| baftaawards             = 
| cesarawards             = 
| emmyawards              = 
| filmfareawards          = 
| geminiawards            = 
| goldenglobeawards       = 
| goldenraspberryawards   = 
| goyaawards              = 
| grammyawards            = 
| iftaawards              = 
| laurenceolivierawards   = 
| naacpimageawards        = 
| nationalfilmawards      = 
| sagawards               = 
| tonyawards              = 
| awards                  = 
}}

Parameters

Please remove any award parameters from an article's infobox that are left blank.

Parameter	Explanation
name	Insert name of actor. Use the common name, typically name of article, if multiple names are used. If omitted or blank it defaults to the name of the article.
image	Insert image name. Use only the file name such as abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not use syntax such as [[Image:abc.jpg]] or [[Image:abc.jpg|200px]]
caption	Insert photograph caption. Try to include date of photo and the photographer.
birthname	Insert actor's name at birth (or christening if name at birth is unavailable).
birthdate	Insert date of birth: month, day, year. Consider using {{Birth date and age|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth}} for a living person, otherwise use {{Birth date|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth}}.
birthplace	Insert place of birth: town, city, state, country.
deathdate	Insert date of death: month, day, year. Consider using {{death date and age}}. Note: Using this field will also make the background color silver.
deathplace	Insert place of death: town, city, state, country.
othername	Insert other name(s) that the actor has been known by.
occupation	Insert the occupation(s) that the person is known for, e.g. actor, stunt performer, film director, etc. This may include other occupations within the entertainment industry, such as singer or model. Please be aware that [[stage]] is a disambiguation page, and the article about theatrical plays is at theatre; write (for example) "[[Theatre|Stage]] actor" rather than "[[Stage]] actor."
yearsactive	Insert the years that the actor was active in his/her career. Use the format: year of first professional performance–year of final professional appearance Note: If still active, use "present" in place of the end year.
spouse	Insert the names of the actor's spouse(s). Use the format: FirstName MaidenName (Year–Year) Note: If still married, use "present" in place of the end year. In addition, separate multiple entries with a line break (<br />).
domesticpartner	Insert the names of the actor's long-term domestic partner(s), meaning a partner(s) in a committed romantic relationship where the couple live(d) together, whether legally recognized as domestic partners or not. Use the format: FirstName Surname (Year–Year) Note: If still together, use "present" in place of the end year (<br />).
children	Insert the names of the actor's notable children, meaning those children who meet Wikipedia's notability criteria independently of this actor (<br />).
parents	Insert the names of the actor's notable parent(s), meaning those parents who meet Wikipedia's notability criteria independently of this actor (<br />).
website	Insert the actor's official website. Use only the link such as http://www.example.com/. Do not use syntax such as [http://www.example.com/].
academyawards	Insert any Academy Awards won and the year(s) awarded. Use the format: [[Award Name's Article|Short Form of Award Name]] Year Title (optional: – Role) Note: If an article for the film is available, the title should link there.
afiawards	Insert any Australian Film Institute Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
arielaward	Insert any Ariel Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
baftaawards	Insert any BAFTA Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
cesarawards	Insert any César Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
emmyawards	Insert any Emmy Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
filmfareawards	Insert any Filmfare Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
geminiawards	Insert any Gemini Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
goldenglobeawards	Insert any Golden Globe Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
goldenraspberryawards	Insert any Golden Raspberry Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
goyaawards	Insert any Goya Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
grammyawards	Insert any Grammy Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
iftaawards	Insert any IFTA Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
laurenceolivierawards	Insert any Laurence Olivier Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
naacpimageawards	Insert any NAACP Image Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
nationalfilmawards	Insert any National Film Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
sagawards	Insert any Screen Actors Guild Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
tonyawards	Insert any Tony Awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
awards	Insert any other awards won and the year(s) awarded. Use the format: [[Article for award name| Short form of award ceremony name followed by award name]] Year Title (optional: – Role) Note: If an article for the film is available, the title should link there.

Microformat

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