Talk:Kaley Cuoco

Photography Credit

Why is there a random insert to credit the person who took her photo for Allure Magazine? Seems like shameless advertising. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.124.118.147 (talk) 21:30, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

Filmography?

Filmography includes all TV and movie work, shouldn't it be on two separate lists? 190.45.131.7 (talk) 02:33, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Years active?

What does it mean by this? SignorSimon (talk) 19:52, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

It's the year she started acting - the year she retired from acting, which Kaley hasn't yet so it's to say "199? - present". --Crash Underride 20:14, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Ah right, thanks for the clarification. SignorSimon (talk) 16:08, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Italian?

Aside from the name, is there really a source that she's of Italian or part Italian descent? I couldn't find anything except our Wikis, so I'm removing it for now. JackO'Lantern 21:42, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

I've heard her verify it herself on T.V. Michael 01:52, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Where on TV? WHat did she say specifically? Mad Jack 01:55, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

It was a few years ago, and there was an advertisement/trailer for a movie she was in in which she became a mob boss, even though she was a teenager...It was pretty weird. She mentioned, though, that she's half Italian. Michael 01:57, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

She also said the samething to Jay Leno on his show when talking about that film.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Greydaze (talk • contribs) 10:23, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

She was born to Gary Carmine Cuoco of Italian heritage and Layne Ann Wingate. Google it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.126.240.2 (talk) 14:09, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Google searches are not reliable sources. A citation from a reliable source is required in order to add something like that to the article. --AussieLegend (talk) 14:33, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Then cite me something that states she is fully American ? As long as I dont see citation of that I believe labelling her American is incorrect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.126.240.2 (talk) 13:27, 25 January 2012 (UTC) And while we are at it might as well delete here from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Italian_American_actors — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.126.240.2 (talk) 13:34, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

There are plenty of sources that say she's American and, as the editor wishing to add content, the burden of evidence is on you to provide proof that she's Italian-American, not the other way around. You won't be able to do that because the field you want changed is "nationality" and "Italian-American" is not a nationality, it's an ethnicity. --AussieLegend (talk) 14:22, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Just a little thing

In the early life section it says she was homeschooled on the set. Can anyone clarify what set etc? It's not made clear in the article. londonsista | ^Prod 22:11, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

That means, that like most chid actors she had a tutor come to the set and teach her. --Crash Underride 19:18, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Real name?

It says that her birth name was Kaley Christine Cuoco in the box on the right, but in the main article it says Kelly Christine Cuoco. Which is right? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.236.242.126 (talk) 00:40, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

25,000 hits to 1 on Google is pretty convincing that her name is Kaley, not Kelly. David Spector 00:31, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Future projects

Are there any references for them...or should I remove them?! Nisior (talk) 22:19, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Survival of the fittest

Is there any source on this? I can't find any mention of the production anywhere, let alone Kuoco's role in it. Further, how is a decision made on what is included in the list? I noticed something else (Nightmare room) removed recently? dpwoodford (talk) 15:09, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Surname pronounciation

Coo-oh-co? Shoo-oh-co? Shwo-co? Or what?--MartinUK (talk) 20:50, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

It's pronounced Coo-Cow, as I read in the Charmed magazine & DVD fortnightly release. (Can't remember which issue sorry.) --149.254.224.14 (talk) 16:30, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Sorry people, it's pronounced ku-oh-co. I reference her appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. He pronounced her last name as "ku-oh-co" and said "am I saying it right?" to which she responded by saying "ku-oh-co ya that's it, i'm surprized". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.226.44.112 (talk) 00:28, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

That's how I've heard it said, "ku-oh-ko," which sounds pretty much identical to "kwo-ko," but the page currently has it as /koʊkoʊ/, which would be just "ko-ko." To match the way I (and the anonymous commenter above) have heard it, it would be /ˈkeɪliː ˈkuoʊkoʊ/. -LesPaul75_talk 18:48, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

- /ku'oʊkoʊ/ would make it three syllables, but it's plainly heard as two (/'kwoʊkoʊ/) in each interview I've heard (I've listened to three of them). Just like marihuana is /ˌmærɪ'wɑːnə/. Gassalasca (talk) 17:42, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

IPA: I've changed /ˈkeɪliː/ to /ˈkeɪli/ (which is the right transcription). Mountleek (talk) 17:00, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

I am Italian so I can tell you her name is pronounced "ku-oh-ko" ... coo-cow is horribly wrong ... As a side note Cuoco is how in Italy you would call cooks (chefs) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.126.240.2 (talk) 14:05, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

To be sure, both the three-syllable /ku-o-ko/ and the two-syllable /kwo-ko/ are Italian ways to pronounce it, just as some say /mi-'e-le/ and others /'mje-le/ for "miele" (honey). (yeah, unsigned IP, aug 5, 2012) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.149.197.66 (talk) 22:55, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

8 Simple Rules

Does the information about 8 Simple Rules really belong on this article? After all, there is no summary section for any other projects she worked on, so I think this section should be removed. DragonStargazer (talk) 22:25, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Disagree. It's one of her best-known roles so far. David Spector 00:34, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Eureka credit

I've seen the Eureka episode "Here Come The Suns" three times, there is no character named Leighton and played by Kaley Cuoco in it. Likely a wrong entry on imdb... -- Imladros (talk) 23:52, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

The Ring 3D credit

Yesterday i added the credit for the Ring 3D i found on her IMDB page with a reference that proved it was not fake. Why was it removed?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.116.65.182 (talk • contribs) 02:32, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Twitter footnote

Really, is twitter.com/home a trusted reference? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.220.51.22 (talk) 07:21, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Her Tattoo

She's got a tattoo on her lower back. It means "faith" in Japanese. (Source: October 17, 2011 airing of Conan (TV series), also http://www.japanese-symbols.org/japanese-symbol-for-faith). 217.162.186.253 (talk) 19:56, 19 October 2011 (UTC) Nope. According to the source 'Faith' has two kanjii, of which she has only the first- unless the second is lower down and hidden by clothing in shots of her back. As it stands, it means letter, but that is my research using Google translate, and therefore not useful. She doesn't know it means. http://teamcoco.com/video/kaley-cuoco-reveals-embarrassing-tattoo-secret

Grant McKenna (talk) 01:23, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

Tennis

So she was a nationally ranked tennis player at 4 or 5 years old? Is that even possible? If so are there references? (apart from the brief one linked to) --120.148.212.210 (talk) 23:45, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Kaley *was* nationally ranked but at a later age. For instance, she was no. 112 in the national ranking for girls' 14 singles in November 2000: [1] The source is simply wrong when it states that she stopped playing tennis in 1992. I have read elsewhere that she gave up tennis when 8 simple rules took off. That would be in 2002, not 1992. --KaptenKrater (talk) 10:14, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Picture

I don't think it's possible to find a more horrible pic of her. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.178.154.179 (talk) 16:40, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

She does seem rather naked in that cropped picture... 91.152.118.192 (talk) 07:13, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Representation?

The article does not mention her representation such as talent agent or publicity agent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Researcher2012 (talk • contribs) 15:25, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

Dating trivia

Sorry folks, but gossip about who is dating whom in Hollywood is strictly trivia and not, in general, appropriate for a Wikipedia biography. Now if the subject becomes engaged or married or pregnant or otherwise notably involved with a significant other, that is grounds for inclusion, but just because they are seen out in public together is really stretching the idea of encyclopedic biographical information. Elizium23 (talk) 20:42, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

Concur. Additionally, these specific reports are unconfirmed and speculative. --Tenebrae (talk) 21:13, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 9 July 2013

On July 9, 2013 Cuoco showed a 30 second clip on The Ellen DeGeneres Show of the flash mob lip-synching and dancing to Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe", on the set of The Big Bang Theory . Cuoco said that a four minute version exists on YouTube -- 24.78.245.184 (talk) 21:48, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

Question: It does exist I've seen it multiple times but I don't see where it should be in the article since it seems like a trivial thing ultimately. --Jnorton7558 (talk) 00:58, 10 July 2013 (UTC)

I just checked and it is actually already in the article --Jnorton7558 (talk) 00:59, 10 July 2013 (UTC)

Surname

Reports are that she is using his last name since the wedding, in addition to Cuoco. Can that be verified and the article updated if true? 71.171.89.90 (talk) 00:47, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Which reports indicate she is doing so? Either way, she will remain known as "Cuoco", so she shouldn't really be listed under her husband's last name. XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 01:06, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Both her verified Facebook Http://Facebook.com/KaleyCuoco and verified twitter: https://twitter.com/KaleyCuoco show the name: Kaley Cuoco Sweeting, therefore her name should be changed to reflect such. Shawnnicholsonca (talk) 15:13, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

It isn't her common name, though that could be added in the "other name(s)" field in infobox. XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 16:38, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

In the latest episode of The Big Bang Theory (Thursday 30/01/14) she is credited as Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting. Since she is now using this as her professional name (and has now been credited as such), should the name at the start of the article not now be changed to reflect this? Ixistant (talk) 19:19, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

On the other hand, she has been credited as Kaley Cuoco for 147 of 148 episodes. It would be inaccurate to say she was Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting for these episodes. --AussieLegend (✉) 20:13, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

On the other other hand, we follow the rules of Wikipedia, and according to Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people) her name should be her Stage Name. That is currently Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting. Look at the example of Eva Longoria's article: she was known as Eva Longoria after her wedding as that was her stage name at the time, however when she started being credited as Eva Longoria-Parker the article was adjusted accordingly. It is her real name and it is her stage name, and should therefore be the name of the article. Ixistant (talk) 20:47, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Ixistant, do you have a proper source of her being credited as Cuoco-Sweeting in the latest The Big Bang Theory episode? Nymf (talk) 21:15, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]. Those were found on the front page of google while searching for "Kaley Cuoco Sweeting". You can also check her twitter account, where she retweeted a picture of the changed name uploaded by her husband. Ixistant (talk) 01:20, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

While she was credited as "Cuoco-Sweeting" in the most recent Big Bang Theory episode, she is much more commonly known as simply "Cuoco". Per WP:COMMONNAME, the article title should stay as "Cuoco". However, it's perfectly fine to have "Cuoco-Sweeting" listed under "other names" in infobox (which I added myself). XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 21:34, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Reference to Boyfriends

The second graph in the Career section contains the following unsourced sentence:

She had several boyfriends throughout the series and used her feminine wiles to exert significant control over the boys she encountered.

Should that not be removed? 98.156.87.188 (talk) 05:44, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Good call. Though you needn't have waited for consensus. It was an obvious violation of BLP rules, as well as several other guidelines. nagualdesign (talk) 05:50, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

I don't know if I would call it an obvious violation of BLP since it really depends on how you read that statement as to weather it refers to her or not. I do agree with its removal as it is a pointless statement to put in this article but I took the statement as meaning that the sentence was referring to Bridget Hennessy, her character on the show, and not to her personal life. --Jnorton7558 (talk) 14:27, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Infobox picture

We should settle on an image to use and stop changing back and forth.

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So which is it, the one on the left or right?--Asher196 (talk) 02:31, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Left one because

• it is more recent
• other users have stated the one on the right makes her look "naked".
• there is no microphone in front of her face

XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 02:33, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

There is only one year between the two images and we don't choose images based on dates. We choose them based on suitability. The "naked" argument is probably just wishful thinking by pre-pubescent fanboys. She's clearly wearing clothing and you wouldn't expect somebody at Comic-con with a microphone in their face to be naked. Despite the microphone, that image shows more of her face, which is really what we want since the purpose of the image is to identify the subject. --AussieLegend (✉) 08:40, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Suggestion: here is a 2012 photo of her from the article (though a microphone is in front of her face). I'd say that would be better as a profile than the 2008 one.

XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 16:31, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

When it comes to infobox pictures, it doesn't matter how recent it is, as long as the person hasn't drastically changed (in this case she hasn't), it depends on what picture has the better headshot. The one from 2008 does, and from 2012 but I know there have been many arguments in the past over the microphone over the face, I'd say just stick to what it is now with the 2008 one as the infobox pic. Lady Lotus • talk 16:38, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Definitely not a drastic change per se, but her general hairstyle as of late is more similar to the 2009 and 2012 pictures. XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 16:51, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Vote to keep 2008 photo, per AussieLegend: it's simply a better facial shot. Avoid 2012 photo at all costs: it's incredibly unflattering, and barely recognisable.

On a separate-but-related issue, no-one has ever responded to my comment on the Penny talk page, made over 2 years ago, that the photo there does not show her in character. Can't anybody come up with a free image that shows her as Penny?

GrindtXX (talk) 19:09, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

We could use the same image used for the Penny article. It has a very clear view of her face and her hair in that closely resembles her general real-life hairdo. In terms of how pictures can be "unflattering", I'd say 2008 is less "flattering" than 2009. XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 22:04, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

The problem with using the Penny picture is that free images of Kaley exist. The Penny picture is borderline copyright infringement, although it does have a WP:FUR. When free images exist, it's hard to rationalize using copyrighted material.--Asher196 (talk) 22:16, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Sorry I was slow to join this discussion (and I made edits to the infobox image). FWIW, I think the 2008 shot is the best representative headshot. As for the 'naked' thing, grow up! Regards, nagualdesign (talk) 22:31, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Link to TV.com

Hello,

I have recently on two occasions tried to add a link to her TV.com and had it removed for some strange reason I don't understand. Is there someone that can explain to me, in plain English, why this ;link was removed? It there a bias against TV.com? In some circles IMDb isn't always considered accurate.

More to my point would be the removal of the link without an understandable explanation. I am not a regular contributor and not familiar with the hundreds of pages of rules and regulations that go with this site. It's why I don't get an account here: it's too confusing to figure the simplest thing out. All I wanted to do was make the site a teeny bit better. You have a rule about not biting newbies, about being friendly and explaining things to people that need help. That would have been nice.

I copy/pasted a link from another person page on this site. I looked through your TV.com templates and there is not one for a person, only for shows, series and anthologies. As I copied it from another person page, I am using your own formatting so that can't be the problem.

The courtesy of an answer would be appreciated.

Karl — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.72.32.118 (talk) 06:39, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

We have more stringent requirements for links and sources in biographies of living persons than we do for other articles. To make things easier for editors, we have a number of templates for linking to tv.com. These are {{Tv.com show}}, {{Tv.com movie}}, {{Tv.com episode}}, {{Tv.com anthology}} and {{Tv.com episodes}}. We also had {{tv.com person}} but, at a discussion, the community decided that it should be deleted as the tv.com content did not meet the requirements that we expect of external links in biographies of living persons. Tv.com specifically meets the the criteria for links to be avoided and the community does not wish to encourage linking to sites that should not be linked to. Tv.com is not regarded to be a reliable source but in biographies, it's not even good enough as an external link. --AussieLegend (✉) 11:34, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, I appreciate the information. Karl — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.72.32.118 (talk) 02:33, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Realtor

Re recent edit-warring over the use of the word "realtor". I am assuming good faith on the part of Mudomatic, who appears to be a new editor. He/she has posted the following justification on his/her own talk page: I am copying here for wider dissemination:

"Hi all, the word "Realtor" is a registered trademark of the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Therefore it is appropriately rendered as capitalized with the following symbol: ®. If a person is not a member of NAR, then they are simply real estate sales people. :)"

I have no personal views on the matter, but I note that on Wikipedia "Realtor" redirects to Real estate broker, which might arguably be a better term to use. GrindtXX (talk) 23:36, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Reqesting protection

I've noticed lots of unconstructive edits (including the "Sweeting" addition) lately, some of which might have even been disruptive. There have also been unsourced additions. Protecting this page should cut down such occurrences. XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 06:31, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

The article already has "Pending changes" protection enabled. IP edits don't go live until they're accepted by a reviewer and if they're rejected by a reviewer (which has happened several times in the past weeks) or reverted by a non-reviewer they're never live. --AussieLegend (✉) 08:46, 28 January 2014 (UTC)