Talk:Emmanuel Lewis

Angelman Syndrome
I removed the reference to Angelman Syndrome because I cannot find information to verify it. Based on all published information and my personal experience with Angelman Syndrome, this is false information. Most and almost all people with AS do not speak and have severe developmental delays. This information seemed to be unverified at best and inaccurate and potentially harmful to the Angelman Syndrome community at worst.

Daisyfly (talk) 07:02, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

But I think the point of the show was that he was small. 99.121.29.188 (talk) 04:20, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Possible Vandalism
Would the sentence " He acknowledged this fact once and added that 'It makes wiping a lot easier.'" be considered vandalism? I removed some vandalism, however I wasn't sure what to do about it, although I believe that if it is an actual quote from him, it is fine here. If you feel otherwise, feel free to change it. SolidShroom 21:30, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I think you are perfectly entitled to demand a source in this instance. Evan1975 05:21, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Seems unlikely that this is true, and I couldn't find any corroborating evidence: "In 1983 Lewis almost died from a tragic break dancing maneuver known as a "helicopter"."Omehegan 05:57, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Nearly died from break dancing is not true at all. No evidence, no source just rumor. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lewisbroolynborn (talk • contribs) 18:50, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Yes, in the 80's it was commonly purpoted around the school yard that Webster (emmanuel Lewis) had died whilst breakdancing, either breaking his neck or even falling of a cliff while doing the headspin. Its obviously widespread. If 'Little Mikey' gets an urban legend about pop rocks entry, so should Emmanuel. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.175.30.32 (talk) 21:08, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Official MySpace
The MySpace link points to a MySpace page that says (quote): Male 22 years old Georgia United States

www.myspace.com/emmanuellewis

He was born in 1971, according to the wiki article - we are certain this is his official MySpace page —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.167.128.114 (talk) 12:17, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Merger proposed (City Connection (song))
The result was: Merge, by silent consensus. --B. Wolterding 10:29, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

I propose to merge the content of City Connection (song) into here, since the notability of that article has been questioned. The song has actually been a charted hit in Japan and so might qualify for an own article per WP:MUSIC. But since very little information seems available, and the article is very short, I propose to merge it into here.

Please add your comments below. Proposed as part of the Notability wikiproject. --B. Wolterding 15:38, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Mention of his famous short stature and Lewis’ explanation for is missing from the article.
Lewis was well know for being e trembly short for his age much like Gary Coleman of Different Strokes, though in his case he claimed it was genetics not a condition/disease that explained his short stature (Coleman was short due to kidney problems). Since he extremely short stature for his age both then and now are a notable thing and part of why he became famous, it should be mentioned in the article  along with his explanations for it. Notcharliechaplin (talk) 18:21, 19 November 2018 (UTC) I agree, I noticed he was very short for his, age, but its not mentioned in the article. It seems to be a feature of child stars, same with gary Colemen.Deathlibrarian (talk) 08:20, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

I'm guessing the article was written, and is maintained, by people afraid to be frank about his shortness out of excessive fear of offending someone. 04:32, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

The Tonight Show interview and Ted (film)
Lewis appeared on The Tonight Show when he was 12 years old. At the time he was just known for commercials and some singing; Webster was forthcoming. After Lewis walked on and sat down, the first thing Carson said to him was "I thought you'd be taller." (You can find it on YouTube.) This bit was used in Ted, with Ted the teddy bear animated over Lewis. The obnoxious response by Ted in the movie was, of course, brand new.

I believe both TV and film credits should be added to the article. 73.81.117.7 (talk) 21:11, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

reagan Inaugural
It should also be noted that Emmanuel performed at the Reagan Inaugural in 1984. 216.116.9.29 (talk) 04:04, 13 January 2024 (UTC)