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Contents 1 Hard Questions for those that like the years active section 2 What parameters are we using to use these dates? 2.1 Beginning date 2.2 Which venue of acting are we using?

[edit] Hard Questions for those that like the years active section

I have had concerns over this section for some time so thank you for bringing this up.

First off what does this section cover? I mean years active in what? Breathing

Actually,I am joking here. I know that this is the "actors" infobox. But as you start to answer the following questions you may wish that the answer was as simple as breathing.

[edit] What parameters are we using to use these dates?

[edit] Beginning date

How are we determining when a person becomes active as an actor?

As we proceed I think that we need to ask which of these terms are we using as they will come up time and again in the sections that follow.

Amateur roles - Virtually every actor begins their performing career quite young. In Helen Mirren's recent book she proudly points to her performance in a school play of Hansel and Gretel as the beginning of her career.

Professional roles - Are we using the first time that they get paid for performing as the start date?

[edit] Which venue of acting are we using?

Most actors perform in several different venues. Which one do use to determine the start date?

Stage - I start with this one as most (though not all) actors begin their career on stage. The amateur v. professional distinction is paramount here. The Monty Pythoners (except for Terry Gilliam) began their performing careers at either Oxford or Cambridge. This is noted in most of their biographies and autobiographies