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IRISH ORIGINS

McAvoy is as Irish as a shamrock. If he's responsible for having himself removed from the category that denotes his ethnic origins then that would not be any great surprise -- he owes his level of fame in the USA to the pretension of being Scottish. Here are the facts, lest you be in any doubt -- his surname is exclusively Irish, he's a Roman Catholic, he supports the Irish football club Celtic FC, and he married an Irish woman (though predictably they're now divorced). He's even played an Irishman in an Irish-produced film. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C7:B316:6301:B49A:B23E:735B:3AC2 (talk) 19:23, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

41st highest grossing film of all-time worldwide

So the claim (making it the 41st highest-grossing film of all-time worldwide) was removed with this edit, and while sadly BOM doesn't provide a "highest rank" field, you can see from our own article here that it was in fact the 14th highest at its peak. Technically, this archive.org link shows the statement as true at that time as well. I don't think the claim is controversial enough to require much more sourcing than that. Thoughts? —Locke Cole • t • c 03:23, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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-==Narnia==
+== IRISH ORIGINS ==
-it could be noted that he had to wear a prosetic nose in narnia, although this may be a bit superfluous.
+McAvoy is as Irish as a shamrock. If he's responsible for having himself removed from the category that denotes his ethnic origins then that would not be any great surprise -- he owes his level of fame in the USA to the pretension of being Scottish. Here are the facts, lest you be in any doubt -- his surname is exclusively Irish, he's a Roman Catholic, he supports the Irish football club Celtic FC, and he married an Irish woman (though predictably they're now divorced). He's even played an Irishman in an Irish-produced film.  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/2A00:23C7:B316:6301:B49A:B23E:735B:3AC2|2A00:23C7:B316:6301:B49A:B23E:735B:3AC2]] ([[User talk:2A00:23C7:B316:6301:B49A:B23E:735B:3AC2#top|talk]]) 19:23, 17 December 2021 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
-==Birthday==
+== 41st highest grossing film of all-time worldwide ==
-Although many websites list his birthday as January 1st, this is actually a default date that has spread around the internet after being used on one or more celebrity sites. James has not publicy revealed his birthday, although a fansite has estimated it to be in the spring or early summer. As he is soon becoming a prolific figure in the film industry, I'm sure we wont have long to wait before the truth comes out. [[User:Crisso|Crisso]] 14:58, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
+So the claim ({{tqq|making it the [[List of highest-grossing films|41st highest-grossing film of all-time worldwide]]}}) was [[Special:Diff/1100653633|removed with this edit]], and while sadly BOM doesn't provide a "highest rank" field, you can see from our [[Special:Permalink/483036267|own article here]] that it was in fact the 14th highest at its peak. Technically, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120301151848/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world this archive.org link] shows the statement as true at that time as well. I don't think the claim is controversial enough to require much more sourcing than that. Thoughts? —[[User:Locke Cole|Locke Cole]] • [[User talk:Locke Cole|t]] • [[Special:Contributions/Locke Cole|c]] 03:23, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
-I believe I saw on YouTube where he was doing some publicity thing on a morning show where it was a game show about himself that his birthday was indeed January 1st [[User:63.215.29.133|63.215.29.133]] 22:01, 27 June 2007 (UTC)Willa 27 June 2007
-:If you mean this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stzfBDMIdko] - ''he'' never says any such thing. [[User:Crisso|Crisso]] 19:16, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
-Yep, that's exactly what I meant. Maybe he just is having a bit of fun with everyone, because he DEFINATELY did not want to reveal the date. Where did you get the date listed? [[User:Willa|Willa]]
-:Most websites list his birthday as 21 April (there is one which still uses 01 Jan).  I think we should stick with that date (21 April).  I will revert today's edit (which changed it to 01 Jan). [[User:Raymondwinn|Raymondwinn]] ([[User talk:Raymondwinn|talk]]) 15:26, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
-This is a prime example of a ''little'' misinformation going a ''long'' way. I do wish people would wise up to the unorthodox practice some sites have of using January 1st as a default date (especially whrere birth dates are concerned). Actor [[Luis Guzman]] was listed on various sites as being born on January 1st, and now these sites are saying he was born on [[August 28]]th. I suspect [[Pam Ferris]] is another example; her birthday was previously unknown, until recently when sites suddenly starting listing it as Jan 1st. [[User:Crisso|Crisso]] ([[User talk:Crisso|talk]]) 06:41, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
-==Confusing Info==
-This page links him in the role of Josh to the film ''White Teeth'', however when you click on that link the White Teeth page says that Josh is played by another actor. Does anyone know who is actually playing it?
-[[User:Maladroitmortal|Maladroitmortal]] 06:52, 15 August 2007 (UTC)Maladroitmortal
-:According to IMDB.com, Josh was played by two different acto\
-==No Narnia?==
-I'm sorry, is it me or is there no word of his participation in the film adaptation of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe"? It's not even listed in his filmography. Thank you.  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/200.75.244.2|200.75.244.2]] ([[User talk:200.75.244.2|talk]]) 05:11, 18 May 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
-:Agreed. It isn't mentioned anywhere in the article, and considering the exposure it gained him, one would think it would be of considerable importance in the telling of his life. Just my two cents. [[User:Gnosis1185|Gnosis1185]] ([[User talk:Gnosis1185|talk]]) 15:31, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
-== Revert ==
-Hi!
-I hit [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=James+McAvoy&diff=263370551&oldid=263369885 the "q" on my keyboard] a bit to fast, so I undid my edit. I hope someone of you is able to review this edit correctly (I am not firm in this topic). Regards, ''[[User:ABF|<span style="color:#4F4F4F">abf</span>]] [[User talk:ABF|<span style="color:#9AC0CD"><small>/talk to me/</small></span>]]'' 13:06, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
-== Remake? ==
-Gnomeo and Juliet a "remake" of Romeo and Juliet? Perhaps not... Can't edit main page though so hopefully some caring editor will pick this up.