Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Riley Smith

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Non-notale actor and singer. None of his roles has been as a major character, mostly halfway down the list of characters roles. And there is no article about the band he's in. There are no reliable sources. Corvus cornix_talk 04:34, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. -- Jclemens-public (talk) 06:29, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

• Keep per WP:ANYBIO. Won a CAMIE Award in 2005 for his role as Johnny in Radio Rob Laird in the television series Drive. Quite prolific as an actor. Among his many film and TV roles, I note 5 episodes of Freaks and Geeks as Todd Schellinger, 3 episodes of Gideon's Crossing as Derek Fitzhugh, 9 episodes of Raising Dad as Jared Ashby, 6 episodes of 24 as Kyle Singer, 2 episodes of Summerland as Tanner, 5 episodes of Joan of Arcadia as Andy Baker, 6 episodes of Drive as Rob Laird (the CAMIE Award). In notable television series, not every actor can be first-billed at IMDB... specially for those series that have been on for a while (first come = first served) but his meeting WP:ENT[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809720/filmotype] and his meeting WP:GNG[http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22Riley+Smith%22%2C+actor&scoring=a] show the article is emminently improvable... and what can be fixed need not be deleted. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 08:48, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
• :Actually the award was for Radio (film), but as part of the ensemble, not as an individual. That means "Man Number 3" would equally be a winner on any film that might win an award. Corvus cornix_talk 23:21, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
• ::Incorrect assertion. The CAMIE Award was not presented to the film nor to "Man Number 3". It was presented to the production company, executive producer Todd Garner, director Michael Tollin, screenwriter Mike Rich, and actors Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris, Riley Smith, Alfre Woodard, Brent Sexton, S. Epatha Merkerson and Sarah Drew. Out of the 61 cast members of the film, 54 were not so recognized nor singled out for recognition. Just icing on the cake of already meeting WP:ENT through multiple significant roles in multiple notable productions. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 05:50, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

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:Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:06, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

• Keep Starred in two series and New York Minute; it doesn't matter what else he may have been "Extra 83" in, a starring actor in a major film and television series is always notable. Nate • (chatter) 01:24, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
• :"Starred"? Corvus cornix_talk 22:00, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

::Comment He starred in Drive. Doesn't matter if it was bungled, it aired episodes in the United States, thus it is a starring role. Nate • (chatter) 08:09, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

• Keep Definitely passes WP:ENT. I mean, how many more roles do you need him to play ? --Ezhuks (talk) 02:20, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

• Note what began as a one source BLP,[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Riley_Smith&diff=next&oldid=406221131] has now gone through improvements and sourcing,[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Riley_Smith&action=historysubmit&diff=407606370&oldid=406221608] to make it more suitable for Wikipedia. I stand by my keep per the individual meeting WP:ENT, WP:GNG, and pushing at WP:ANYBIO. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 05:11, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
• Keep - Meets WP:ENT though roles and coverage in RS. P. D. Cook ^{Talk to me!} 21:07, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

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