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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 21:19, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

Alex Sharp

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5x expanded by TonyTheTiger (talk) and NOVAASA (talk). Nominated by TonyTheTiger (talk) at 23:50, 9 June 2015 (UTC).

@EricEnfermero and TonyTheTiger: Metro would not count as a RS. It is a tabloid newspaper of poor repute in the same family as the Daily Mail. However here is an alternative which specifies that he was the youngest winner in that category. [[1]] Cowlibob (talk) 21:54, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
Thx.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:36, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
  • Tony, there are too many "Tonys" in the hook :) Can you leave off the 69th Tony Awards? Yoninah (talk) 00:34, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
  • Full review needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:43, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
  • Dates are good, length is fine, citations are plentiful, the hook fact is fun, factual, and directly cited with a reliable source. (I have a strong preference for the brevity of ALT2.) Tone is neutral and grammar is solid but there are instances of close paraphrasing that must be corrected before this can pass. - Dravecky (talk) 05:51, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
Source: "His mother, a teacher, homeschooled him with lessons that were rigorous but unorthodox."[2]
Article: "His mother, a teacher, homeschooled him with lessons that were rigorous but unorthodox."
Source: "Making the transition to a more traditional school environment was challenging and sometimes bewildering."[3]
Article: "[...] making the transition to a more traditional school environment was challenging and sometimes bewildering."
Source: "Sharp was born in London, and spent the first seven years of his life traveling with his family around the US. [...] Later the family traveled throughout Europe in a caravan. "[4]
Article: "Sharp's family traveled around the U.S. for the first seven years of his life. Later, the family traveled throughout Europe in a caravan."
Source: "Sharp always wanted to be an actor: his first role, aged 7, was as Piglet in Winnie-The-Pooh."[5]
Article: "Sharp always wanted to be an actor. At age 7, he made his acting debut as Piglet in Winnie-the-Pooh."
There are more examples but this sampling illustrates the nature of the issue. - Dravecky (talk) 05:51, 28 July 2015 (UTC)