Talk:Stefán Karl Stefánsson

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The only statement in the 'Acting in Lazy Town' section is unreferenced. Thus I suggest removing the section. --58.6.93.68 00:54, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And here's why. External links previously included in this article pointed to fan-published interviews on a website called "LazyTown Pointe." The veracity of these so-called interviews has recently been called into question, thanks to a number of errors and contradictions contained therein, and a blatant refusal by the webmaster to comment on the truthfulness of the articles.

Additionally, LazyTown Entertainment, Inc., with whom Mr. Stefansson is currently employed, has responded to questioning regarding the interviews by stating that the interviews are greatly in error, out of character, and almost certainly works of fiction.

I have removed the links, however, I suspect some aspects of the article may possibly be taken from those "interviews," and as such, I suggest that the article be checked for factual accuracy.

--HamatoKameko (talk) 00:14, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I doubt it would belong in the article - Wikipedia isn't a healthcare organisation - but the man has a Gofundme page for his medical treatment. He also had a Reddit AMA page about it. The mainstream media hasn't picked up on this yet. -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 10:22, 15 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Unless anyone objects I'll be removing the Casper 2 entry on the filmography, IMDB doesnt have it and the only places that do are a copy of this page. Auto98uk (talk) 11:58, 30 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Are there any acceptable pictures we could add to the article? People should be able to see how similar he and James Frain look. Ranze (talk) 01:16, 5 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Stefán Karl Stefánsson passed away today (June 28th, around 8-9 P.M.) due to terminal cancer and I ask for the information in this article to be updated accordingly. OhHaiXeno (talk) 03:13, 29 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done — @

Biography of living persons. So far, I have only found sources that say he is gravely ill, none that say he has died. Until such a source can be found, we will not publish this information here. General Ization ^Talk 03:50, 29 June 2017 (UTC)[reply

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He is dead. Please add 2017 as death year. 130.85.167.99 (talk) 20:25, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide

reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. - FlightTime (open channel) 20:27, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply

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he has no new metastasis. It was an old video he uploaded just to raise awareness of his condition in general — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:C7:E3DB:622F:F972:FAB:857:1702 (talk) 14:44, 4 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This site reports his death. Harizotoh9 (talk) 19:02, 21 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Add a death date he died today. rest in peace 207.99.246.218 (talk) 20:20, 21 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Already done ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 20:39, 21 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The statement referring to him being the first member of Lazytown to die is unsourced, potentially untrue, and may be considered insensitive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 35.20.181.77 (talk) 22:38, 21 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like User:Maltrópa has removed it from the article.--SkyGazer 512 ^{Oh no, what did I do this time?} 23:02, 21 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Pardon, I didn't see it was under discussion. It didn't seem to be particularly significant (and was, as noted, unsourced) so I removed it. ~ Maltrópa ^loquace 02:45, 22 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Maltrópa: Nah, it wasn't really under discussion - they just made an edit request and I commented that it was removed. I think you made the right call. --SkyGazer 512 ^{Oh no, what did I do this time?} 03:01, 22 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Change "He died 21st August 2018 aged 43." to "Stefan passed away after a two-year battle with bile duct cancer on 21st August 2018 aged 43." 178.156.50.131 (talk) 23:28, 21 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Change "Stefan Karl Center for Preforming Arts" to "…Performing Arts" --06:23, 22 August 2018 (UTC) (Anon) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.28.115.253 (talk)

Comment A more informative version may be beneficial, so I won't close this edit request, but on Wikipedia wording such as passed away is avoided per

WP:MOS as it implicitly suggests a point of view. This doesn't seem immediately obvious with beloved people such as Stefán, but on biographies of controversial people this wording reads awkwardly, and especially when speaking of people that are generally agreed to be on the wrong side of history, so it's avoided altogether on Wikipedia in order to ensure that articles on the encyclopedia are written from a neutral point of view. Brendon the Wizard ✉️ ✨ 06:27, 22 August 2018 (UTC)[reply

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 Not done: His cancer is covered elsewhere in the article (in that paragraph, even). I don't see a need for another mention of it in this sentence. "Died" is preferred to "passed away" - see

MOS:EUPHEMISM. The typo has already been corrected - thank you for pointing it out. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 13:45, 22 August 2018 (UTC)[reply

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Please change "The Stefan Karl Academy & Center for the Preforming Arts" (From the last sentence of the "Death" section) to "Stefan Karl Academy & Center for the Performing Arts". Spelling mistake of "Performing", being spelt as "Preforming". 86.168.175.1 (talk) 06:41, 22 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Brendon the Wizard ✉️ ✨ 07:32, 22 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If I understand this correctly, after the initial use, Stefán Karl Stefansson should be referred to as "Stefán Karl", as we have done throughout most of the article. Inexplicably, the photo caption was "Stefansson". I have corrected this based on my understanding (which is, admittedly, a bit questionable. - SummerPhD^v2.0 17:38, 22 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Change "bile duct cancer" under the cause of death to "Cholangiocarcinoma." 2603:9001:6B01:6800:433:1E33:4652:182 (talk) 01:54, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm inclined to leave it as is so as to

not be overly technical up front, but I'm not aware of a specific guideline on this and I'm not completely convinced either way. I'll leave this open for further opinions. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 13:48, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply

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 Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. - FlightTime (open channel) 13:52, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

He died in Iceland as you can read here: http://www.visir.is/g/2018180829746 He lived in Los Angeles/USA from 2008-2015, when acting. However he moved to Iceland and lived there in his last 3 years. Berserkur (talk) 19:01, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

According to a People Magazine interview with Stefan's wife, Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir, she stated that Stefan had passed away in Iceland and not in California as this article says. Can we fix this?

Here's my source: https://people.com/tv/lazytown-stefan-karl-stefansson-wife-remembers-late-actor/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.119.169.15 (talk) 23:22, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You are right. In Landspítali hospital And they have locked the page.

Internet movie database also has this wrong and people use that on WP as a citation. Berserkur (talk) 11:28, 4 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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he will always be number one 150.208.129.203 (talk) 14:10, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a

reliable source if appropriate. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 14:16, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply

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Is [1] a reliable source for use in expanding the section Personal life?  Nixinova  T  C  03:40, 28 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources/Perennial sources. It generally shouldn't be used to use it to support content within articles, so I don't think it would be a good idea to expand the section with content which relies solely on IMDb.--SkyGazer 512 ^{Oh no, what did I do this time?} 03:51, 28 November 2018 (UTC)[reply

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Here's the source: https://www.inquisitr.com/5219872/beloved-actor-stefan-karl-stefansson-named-man-of-the-year-in-iceland-months-after-his-passing/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.119.169.15 (talk) 02:15, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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may someone add the photo of him sitting in a hospital ? Kaiyu9028 (talk) 01:28, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done for now: please provide an image you would like included -- DannyS712 (talk) 01:40, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Why is it necessary to have this? --Numberguy6 (talk) 20:39, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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He was 43 when he died and he was born in 1994 and died in 2018 he would be in his 20s when he died 88.106.244.123 (talk) 11:00, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:07, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]