Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adam Searles

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The result was keep. Mkativerata (talk) 01:25, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adam Searles[edit]

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Non notable former child actor who now has a few bit parts in British TV series to his credit. Fails the criteria of WP:ENTERTAINER. Please note that the parts of Gavroche in Les Miserables and Artful Dodger in Oliver! are generally shared between four child actors at any one time and that there have been in excess of 50 child actors playing each role, thus there is nothing unique about this subject's appearances in the roles. Jezhotwells (talk) 10:26, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. -- Jezhotwells (talk) 10:27, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. -- Jezhotwells (talk) 10:27, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Notability may be found when a particular individual's unique contribution is recognized, critically acclaimed, and becomes part of enduring historical record. And per WP:NTEMP, notability is not dependent on continued coverage after a career ends. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 20:55, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as article fails notability criteria for actors. Armbrust ^Talk _Contribs 11:34, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Article has now been expanded and cited. It seems of the many who played Artful Dodger in Oliver!, this individual's performance on stage received critical attention which has made it into the enduring record. So... his career, though apparently ending in 2001, pushes the WP:ENT for significant roles in notable productions and WP:GNG for coverage. Just took some work. More to be done, yes... but apparently do-able. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 20:49, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 16 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Fairly minor jobbing character and former child actor who stopped working in 2001. Borderline WP:BIO fail, but keep for reference. Good solid sources. A definite keep. scope_creep (talk) 03:00, 16 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Adam Searles was chosen by Producer Cameron Mackintosh to record the original cast album of the 2004 production of Oliver in the role of the Artful Dodger, following his acclaimed performance in which he opened the show in the role and closed the show in 1998. Mackintosh also chose Searles to play Gavroche in the London production of Les Miserables and subsequently chose him to be part of the Dream Cast in the 10th Anniversary Performance which was filmed, recorded and broadcast. Searles also appeared with Russ Abbott in Cameron Mackintosh's production Hey Mr Producer as the Artful Dodger. I believe that this actor is very noted and unique in the roles he has played as his portrayal of these parts have been publicly documented. The article has been expanded with more references including video references and the career of this actor is not yet over. This article should be kept as a reference source. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrproducer78 (talk • contribs) 21:08, 21 August 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.