Talk:Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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I don't think the fact that she's done a nude scene is relevant; nobody would put that in for Walter Cronkite, why should we put it in for her? --Robojames 13:47, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Because it's interesting that some actresses do nude scenes and others do not... have you ever heard of The Bare Facts Movie Guide? Richard Roeper included a list of actresses who've never done nude scenes in one of his books, so it is worthwhile trivia. As for Walter Cronkite, he was a newscaster, so the analogy is not revelant. -- Cryptico 5 July 2005

IMO, it's only worth mentioning if she's made a moral point of refusing to do nude scenes. RMoloney 6 July 2005 19:39 (UTC)

Contents 1 Julia's Father 2 Picture 3 Montreal born actor Richard Dreyfus?? 4 Refutation of Relationship to Alfred Dreyfus 5 french 6 SNL Firsts? 7 The Smile 8 Fair use rationale for Image:Julia Louis-Dreyfus 2twon.jpg 9 Fair use rationale for Image:Julia Louis-Dreyfus 2twon.jpg

[edit] Julia's Father

Everything I've read says Julia Louis-Dreyfus' father is William Louis-Dreyfus, not Gerard. He may be from the same overall family (not sure), but it isn't Gerard. Whomever created/manages this page please confirm & correct the parentage statement. Thanks. Posthocergopropterhoc 6 July 2005 17:37 (UTC)

I found this, at [1] taken from July 15 1996 edition of Forbes magazine

OF THE FOURTH generation of Louis-Dreyfuses to run the family firm, William is as American as he is French. Or maybe we should say he is as French as he is American. He was a child in 1940 when his American mother returned home after she divorced Pierre Louis-Dreyfus. By the time WWII ended, Gerard Louis-Dreyfus was an all-American boy who called himself William and turned his back on all things French. He graduated from Duke University and its law school and went to work in 1959 at New York's Dewey, Ballantine firm.

In 1965 Pierre Louis-Dreyfus appealed to his son to save the family firm. Family ties prevailed. He was in the top spot in 1969 when he was 37. In France he called himself Gerard. In the U.S. he was still William.

Interesting stuff. Several edits now need to be made to incorporate this info. RMoloney 6 July 2005 19:31 (UTC)

Hmmmn. Interesting, thanks for clearing up the confusion.Posthocergopropterhoc 04:52, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

Perhaps a non Seinfeld picture would be more fitting? This is about the actress, not her character.

[edit] Montreal born actor Richard Dreyfus??

Who is this? Richard Dreyfuss was born in New York and spells his name differently. I can't find any evidence that the two are related. Feets 03:00, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Richard and Julia are almost certainly not related. The only connection is that both believe themselves to be related to Alfred Dreyfus. This is at least plausible for Julia, since both Alfred Dreyfus and the Louis-Dreyfus family come from Alsace. There is no reason to belive that Richard is related to either. The relationship with Richard should come out. Captain Video 12:37, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Refutation of Relationship to Alfred Dreyfus

According to an interview with Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Arrive Magazine, the Amtrak travel magazine for their Northeast corridors January/February issue, Julia Louis-Dreyfus said, "No, I don't believe that we're [she and Alfred Dreyfus] related but this comes up all the time. I don't mind. It's a significant part of history and people are interested in it. There could be some very remote lineage, but I'm not aware of it. Dreyfus is a very common name in France. It's like Smith or Jones over here." --Pndfam05 (talk) 00:42, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] french

she obviously has alot of ties to france. is she a french citizen

[edit] SNL Firsts?

I noticed that this page has a number of really minor records that I don't think are really necessary. A few of those I think are interesting enough to keep such as the fact that she's the fifth returning host overall or the only former female cast member to host SNL more than once but I don't really care about the rest and I'd like everyone else's input.

"Louis-Dreyfus made SNL history again when she became the first (and so far only) former female castmember to host SNL a second time on March 17, 2007, as well as the third host from season 31 to come back and host, the fifth returning host overall, the quickest returning host in the 2000s (surpassed only by Ben Affleck, who hosted season 29 and season 30, and Dane Cook who hosted seasons 31 and 32), and the only season 32 host so far to have been a former castmember of SNL." —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 152.30.221.68 (talk) 22:48, 19 March 2007 (UTC).

I totally agree with you. Let's not muck up Julia's page with Ben and Dane. :-) InkQuill 23:24, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I concur as well. I think there could be some reduction done! Maybe I will get around to trying to do some of it, sometime :)-- Whereizben - Chat with me - My Contributions 13:02, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Smile

Who's her orthodontist?Lestrade 01:42, 22 June 2007 (UTC)Lestrade

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Julia Louis-Dreyfus 2twon.jpg

Image:Julia Louis-Dreyfus 2twon.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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