Talk:Chris Noth

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Contents 1 Jewish? 2 German or Irish descent? 3 Pronunciation 4 Age 5 Unnecessarily sarcastic

[edit] Jewish?

I've seen Noth several times photographed in part of a traditional Jewish religious service at Israel's Wailing Wall. Donned in a tallit and wearing a black kipa, surely he is Jewish, no?

[edit] German or Irish descent?

I removed the German-Americans category because I haven't been able to find "how German" he is. I've also heard he's of mostly Irish descent? But I can't find a reliable source. Does anyone know for sure (oh, and by reliable source I mean something like article or interview, not IMDB) Vulturell 03:20, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

I was also wondering about this. Michael 03:39, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

We know his maternal grandmother is 100% Irish. Michael 06:00, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

Someone needs to fix it. It's impossible to understand. Michael 21:03, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Age

Yahoo.com says he is 50 years old. That doesn't jive with his birthdate, which puts him at 52. How old is he?Ganesh01 04:15, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unnecessarily sarcastic

The article states:

"Noth's addition to the series did little to enhance the show's ratings as his episodes routinely scored lower than D'Onofrio's."

The phrasing of this remark is unnecessarily demeaning of Noth. It is not his fault that the superb Vincent D'Onofrio -- who made the character of Detective Bobby Goren both immensely likeable and intriguing -- became physically unable to keep up with the demanding weekly shooting schedule, and as a result Noth was called in as the lead in alternate-week episodes. (I personally look forward especially to the D'Onofrio episodes, on which I am imprinted.)

But Noth, too, is an excellent actor, and it's no reflection on his acting ability that he can't be the person he is coming to the rescue of. The phrasing implies that it is. I strongly suggest that the phrasing be altered so as to avoid the suggestion of blaming Noth for the lower ratings.Daqu (talk) 10:40, 18 January 2008 (UTC)