Talk:Gwyneth Paltrow

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Contents 1 " Religion " 2 "Tufano" vandalism 3 "Fishsticks" nickname? 4 Probable vandalism 5 Spanish 6 September 27 7 vandalism... hobo murdering

[edit] " Religion "

A question on Mrs Paltrow faith. If she pratice a faith what is it if anyone know ? I just find this stuff interesting those it is not that important.

She's called herself "Jewish" a few times, and says she celebrates some Jewish traditions. (see [1]) She's definitely not Quaker, though. Mad Jack O'Lantern 23:54, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

It wouldn't matter if she considered herself a duck. Being Jewish is about declaring yourself Jewish (as Michael Richards found out). To be Jewish, comes from your maternal side, not the paternal side. If your mums a jew so are you. It's nice she embraces the culture but she's not Jewish by birth.

That is a good point, but lets say if her mother was not practicing at the time of Gwyneth's birth, then her fathers side, may of been taken over and raised in the jewish faith.

Whether her mother is Jewish is completely irrelevant, because "maternal inheritance" of Jewish status is a religious belief held by Orthodox Judaism, which she does not follow in the first place. By Reform Judaism (one of the largest denominations of Judaism in the world), she can be considered 100% Jewish, and she certainly has Jewish *ethnic* heritage.

[edit] "Tufano" vandalism

Note that edits inserting supposed information about "Marc Tufano" are vandalism and should be reverted on sight. This has affected multiple articles (Robert De Niro, The Beatles, etc. etc.) -- Curps 18:45, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] "Fishsticks" nickname?

Anyone know how she got the nickname "Fishsticks"?

[edit] Probable vandalism

I deleted a revision stating that Paltrow and Chris Martin have known each other since childhood. All of my research indicates Martin and Paltrow met for the first time backstage after a Coldplay concert.

[edit] Spanish

Does anyone know where she learned to speak perfect spanish with a slight madrid accent?

She was an exchange student in Spain while at high school, and still keeps in touch with her spanish "family".

[edit] September 27

Her birth certificate at Ancestry.com say she was born on Sept. 27th. That may well be considered original research, but Yahoo confirms that date as well. Mad Jack O'Lantern 07:55, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

No, it's not original research. It says on WP:NOR "However, research that consists of collecting and organizing information from existing primary and/or secondary sources is, of course, strongly encouraged. [...] This is not 'original research'; it is 'source-based research', and it is fundamental to writing an encyclopedia." There is also a free version of the CABI here[2] for anyone that wants to check. --Fallout boy 23:42, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

It may be original research because the certificate doesn't say it's the same Gwyneth Paltrow we are writing about. Us making that connection (however correctly, in this case, since there's really no doubt) is the original research part. But again, I won't tell if you won't. :) Mad Jack O'Lantern 23:54, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for info! :) Yuri7 14:09, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

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For Goodness' sake, is it finally 27th or 28th of September?? I cannot be both.

[edit] vandalism... hobo murdering

I don't think this is true at all, but i found this trivia fact on paltrow's page. "Before beginning production for a new movie, she is known to murder a homeless man with a hammer. "

I doubt that considering how hard it can be to find hammer wielding hobos in New York. London, maybe, but not NY. <badum bum>

It was from a skit she did for Conan O'Brien's anniversary show. The original poster probably got it from a news outlet that took it seriously? Tabloids are known to do that a lot.

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Birthday.

EVERY magazine article that I have read state that her birthday is in fact Sept. 28. Biography, Who2 and others also state this. ONLY yahoo movies and subsequently imdb.com states that it is on Sept. 27.