Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Heenehan

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The result was delete. (soft) slakr^\ talk / 02:49, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Mark Heenehan[edit]

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Delete. Completely unsourced WP:BLP of an actor "best known" as a Teletubby (and apparently not for anything else, if this is actually the best the creator could do). This is, quite obviously, a role in which he was in costume and spoke in gibberish, so there's no sense whatsoever in which it would lead to a member of the general public ever actually recognizing him as even a That Guy Who Was In That Thing, let alone Hey-It's-Tinky-Winky! -- so it's not an automatic inclusion freebie in the absence of enough reliable source coverage about him to pass WP:GNG. Bearcat (talk) 22:51, 8 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The news and book searches linked above indicate that Heenehan is probable better known for later roles, particularly in Jersey Boys, than for his portrayal of Tinky Winky. Having said that, I would point out that Teletubbies was a very big thing here in the UK. My children were too old to be in the target audience for that series, but were of the generation who learned from it how to take (possibly ironic) pleasure in entertainment meant for younger children, and I must admit to having enjoyed it myself in my middle age. One good thing about getting older is that you lose the sense of embarrassment about admitting to such things. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 23:18, 8 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not denying that Teletubbies was a thing — its thingness is in no way limited to the UK, in fact, but it was very much a thing in Canada and the United States as well. But by the (costumed, dialogueless) nature of what it was, its thingness doesn't translate into its actors being known for it in anything like the way Benedict Cumberbatch is known for Sherlock or Idris Elba is known for Luther — there's no way you could look at Heenehan, whether in another acting role or just walking into the local Sainsbury's to buy kale, and think "Hey, I recognize that guy from the Teletubbies!" That's my point. Bearcat (talk) 23:40, 8 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. I was being a little whimsical in my comment above, but have now had a proper look at the available sources and don't think that there has been enough coverage of the subject in reliable sources. But who was that guy that I saw in the vegetable section today in a purple onesie with a triangular arial on his head? 86.17.222.157 (talk) 20:57, 10 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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