Talk:Gwyneth Paltrow

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[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.

According to AMG and Who2, her birthday is September 28. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.143.232.2 (talk) 11:08, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

  • Ah, but E! Online says 27th. Tabercil 12:15, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

[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.

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.

[edit] Warned and Sentenced?

Something should be said about the conviction for which her stalker was sentenced. It sounds like he was warned by the FBI and then sent off to a mental institution. Landroo 20:19, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

I took out the hair color and Madonna "Trivia" as there is no evidence for that they are true. 84.166.181.120 15:36, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A perfect murder

In her statement to provide information on the assassin, she speaks with the detective in hebrew and later in arabic, What is the indication and what were said?Eyas Hajeh 14:46, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Weeded out the "Categories"

The categories had a lot of inaccuracies. I deleted the "singer" references; the vegan category (she's not; she eats chicken and fish); and the Jewish categories (Paltrow is a mixed-bag spiritualist like many in Hollywood. Though her father was Jewish -- and her mother Quaker -- and Paltrow sometimes includes her Jewish heritage in her family celebrations, she's not a Jew, and Judaism is certainly not the sole focus or extent of her spiritual practices. I don't think we can rightly call her a Jew by most anybody's definition). Likewise, I'm deleting the word "singer" in paragraph one of the article, until someone posts something in the body of the article about her singing. Softlavender (talk) 06:43, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Well here is a source that she practices both Judaism and christianity: http://profusion123.blogspot.com/2007/01/gwyneth-paltrow-celebrates-christian.html http://www.generationj.com/issues/jan_1/paltrow.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zivb2007 (talk • contribs) 12:47, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Fair enough, she's half-Jewish, which we already knew; and celebrates all kinds of spiritual holidays (she practices Yoga and all kinds of other new age spiritualities). I guess the question remains, does this qualify her to be listed as a Jewish actor? I really don't know, but I left your revert in; those who see her on the Jewish actor list can then verify her precise ethnicity and religion for themselves. Softlavender (talk) 04:12, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Natural hair color

Why is this information deleted? Is somehow harmful? —Guy Peters Talk • Contributions • Edit counter 15:30, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

reversed vandalism. i wandered onto the page and it was one line. in any case, it was stupid, and i got rid of it. Caribouforyou (talk) 03:29, 4 April 2008 (UTC)