Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Burns (actor)

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The result was redirect to The Brittas Empire. Closing as redirect as Shimeru originally did. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:20, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Burns (actor)

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Known for starring in The Brittas Empire, but that's about it, so fails WP:ENT No.1 : significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions. All other television credits are for single episode appearances (and a double for emmerdale), and no evidence could be found of any other significant works MickMacNee (talk) 14:54, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:42, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment oh.... he's done quite a bit more both before and after the 52 epsisodes of The Brittas Empire he did from 1991 through 1997. Apparently another Brittas Empire alumnus that is pushing at ENT more than a litle. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 20:54, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I did note his other work, but it doesn't look like "significant roles" to me. MickMacNee (talk) 01:30, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Well... the body of his work may add up to "significant" to others, even if not to you. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 06:51, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
That's for Afd to determine, which is why it is here. MickMacNee (talk) 13:42, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
~~Keep~~ I am going to do some work on this article over the weekend. I'm with User talk:Schmidt on this. Evalpor (talk) 16:26, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Just to clarify, you did mean this article right, and not Tim Marriott? I only ask because Marriot is the one you've been commenting on before. MickMacNee (talk) 22:16, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I mean this article. I did some Googling, and there's a lot out there, but it seems that the name is a common one, so there is some confusion. If it turns out that your original assessment is correct I will, of course, change my vote to "delete." But for the moment, I have reason to believe that this actor has been reviewed and is, therefore, notable. Evalpor (talk) 23:00, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This is a very difficult article to work on, mainly because there is more than one writer named "Michael Burns," and this name also applies to the Vice President of Lion's Gate Films. Also, while there are reviews of THIS Michael Burns' work in the theatre, there is not much "in depth" analysis, critical or otherwise. He is clearly a professional, but that in and of itself does not mean that he is notable. Clearly, MickMacNee thinks that the article should be deleted, and at this point I am less interested in digging my heels in than listening to what other editors think about this particular situation. Anyone? Evalpor (talk) 21:51, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Merge/Redirect to The Brittas Empire. Changed my vote from "keep." The series is popular, this seems like a fair solution to me. Evalpor (talk) 20:02, 4 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 17:30, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Had accidentally closed this a short time after the relist. Reopening it for further discussion by request. Shimeru (talk) 19:43, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep But i will support a merge redirect if others want to go that way (I do confess my own search was about as fruitful as evalpor ). I see multiple roles in television shows which are notable . Part of the hampering on the search is the actor name confusion. There is indication that he is notable to be a guest at events [1] (though this source merely states his attendance at a function as a special guest, and does not add to the article). Ottawa4ever (talk) 20:21, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.