Talk:Marie Avgeropoulos

Nationality
Edited Marie's nationality to read 'Canadian' rather than 'Greek-Canadian' as she doesn't hold dual nationality. Twobells (talk) 12:13, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * That usually means Canadian of Greek decent - similar to "Afro-American", but I think we should be precise. --165.165.69.219 (talk) 22:38, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Wouldn't the term for a Canadian of Greek decent be "Greco-Canadian"? "Greek-" would normally be for nationality, while "Greco-" for decent. — al-Shimoni  (talk) 22:10, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

Even if she had dual citizenship, it wouldn't matter as far as the lede is concerned. Avgeropoulous was born in Canada, has spent most of her life there and is where she began her career, etc. Following the general guidelines of WP:BIOLEAD, her lede should only say she's Canadian. If there's a reliable source stating that she has dual citizenship, then her infobox should mention this, but I don't see any reliable source mentioning said info. I'm removing "Greek" from her lede. Clear Looking Glass (talk) 19:49, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

Age?
30? 40? 81.224.253.60 (talk) 18:58, 6 January 2015 (UTC)


 * According to Google's main search page: Born: June 17, 1986 (age 28), Thunder Bay, Canada  N0w8st8s (talk) 10:32, 1 February 2015 (UTC)n0w8st8s


 * She turned 21 today apparently (https://twitter.com/clarkinlarkin/status/611301762163720193), but for whatever reason my edit got reverted. -- Ice (talk) 04:18, 18 June 2015 (UTC)


 * As she was 27 in 2013 (http://uk.eonline.com/news/489319/taylor-lautner-s-new-girlfriend-5-things-to-know-about-marie-avgeropoulos & http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2604516/Taking-lead-Taylor-Lautner-holds-hand-girlfriend-Marie-Avgeropoulos-guides-London-street.html) her being 21 now seems impossible. Add to that she got her "big break" after audtioning for a the roll of a drummer, which she learned to play when she was 16 (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marie-avgeropoulos/biography & http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2955595/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm), considering her first major roles were in 2009 (again imdb) Marie would have got her big break from drumming a year before she learnt how to play the drums. The Imdb bio even states she didn't get her big break until she was 21. At an absolute minimum Miss Avgeropoulos is 27

Semi-protected edit request on 3 July 2015
According to many sites, Marie Avgeropoulos is born in 1986 and not in 1994.

Someone on this Reddit page says people got confused because Christopher Larkin (Monty in The 100) made a joke on Twitter by just saying she's 21. https://www.reddit.com/r/The100/comments/3a82ay/happy_birthday_marie_avgeropoulos_aka_octavia/ The tweet: https://twitter.com/clarkinlarkin/status/611301762163720193

Someone on this forum says "I am like 100% sure that Marie is born in 86. I think Chris is just joking, like when girls will say they're forever 21.": http://s1.zetaboards.com/L_Anon/topic/5749173/1793/

82.72.107.164 (talk) 17:36, 3 July 2015 (UTC)


 * . Reddit or forums in general are not reliable sources. You will need to provide a source per WP:RS. Nymf (talk) 19:18, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 July 2015
The age of Marie Avgeropoulos is incorrect. She was born on June 17, 1986 which makes her 29 years old. http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/marie-avgeropoulos.html

2602:306:C573:9E70:A4E2:D7A4:4896:1833 (talk) 01:53, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
 * The source you gave, famousbirthdays, is not a reliable source for biographical information. Do you have another source that could be used to verify that date of birth? - Aoidh (talk) 02:03, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 August 2015
The edit stating that Marie Avgeropoulos' birth date should reverted from June 17, 1994 back to the orginal June 17, 1986

Evidence for Marie Avgeropulos being 21:

A single tweet from Christopher Larkin https://twitter.com/clarkinlarkin/status/611301762163720193

Evidence for Marie Avgeropulos not being 21:

Marie was studying for a degree in Broadcast Journalism before she went into acting.

"While studying a degree on Broadcast Journalis, Marie Avgeropoulos decided to travel to Europe to take a break" http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/celeb/actress/marie-avgeropoulos-net-worth/

"After she studied Broadcast Journalism for 2 years in her hometown, Marie made a passionate decision to leave for Europe" http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2955595/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

"Marie studied Broadcast Journalism at Confederation College and then made a decision to get out and explore the world" http://www.netnewsledger.com/2013/07/31/thunder-bay-starlet-marie-avgeropoulos-snags-twilight-hunk-tayor-lautner/

As is noted in all the above bios Marie's first major role was in 'I Love You, Beth Cooper' released in 2009, or 6 years ago. If Marie is now 21 then the implication is that she was studying Broadcast Journalism at the age of 15, which seems highly unlikely.

Now if Marie attended Univeristy at the age of 18 and quit to go into acting on day one, then her minimum current age would be 24, not 21.

Marie attended the Port Arthur Collegiate Institute http://www.netnewsledger.com/2013/07/31/thunder-bay-starlet-marie-avgeropoulos-snags-twilight-hunk-tayor-lautner/ http://fanpix.famousfix.com/gallery/marie-avgeropoulos-pictures.htm

Port Arthur Collegiate Institute closed in 2007 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_Collegiate_Institute

If Marie was in the final class to graduate, she would have 17 or 18 at the time. As PACI closed 8 years ago that makes her at least 25, so again not 21.

"Her first break in the Entertainment Industry came when she was 21 as a result of her favorite hobby since she was 16...playing drums" http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2955595/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Regardless of what her current age is, if Marie's first big break didn't come until she was 21 and she's been acting for 6 years then she's not 21 any more.

Evidence for Marie Avgeropulos being 29:

Marie was reported as being 28 years old in January this year, making her currently 29 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2911079/Taylor-Lautner-splits-girlfriend-Marie-Avgeropoulos.html

Marie was reported as being 27 years old in April 2014, making her currently 29 http://uk.eonline.com/news/532365/taylor-lautner-and-girlfriend-marie-avgeropoulos-very-happy-together-after-10-months-of-dating

"Marie Avgeropoulos born 17 June 1986" http://www.netnewsledger.com/2013/07/31/thunder-bay-starlet-marie-avgeropoulos-snags-twilight-hunk-tayor-lautner/

While some of the individual sources might not be 100% reliable, taken overall and with application of a tiny bit of common sense it is clear that Marie Avgeropoulos is not 21 and hasn't been for some time.

BB Quinn (talk) 19:44, 3 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done The source that was used for the 21 year old age was based solely on a joke tweet. All other historical sources point to her being born 1986. (And although WP:OR, the other evidence shows that an age of 21 is impossible). Stickee (talk) 22:55, 3 August 2015 (UTC)