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Robert O'Reilly

 * ... that actor Robert O'Reilly thought he was given the part of Gowron in Star Trek: The Next Generation partly because of "that crazy loon eyeball thing"?
 * Reviewed: Russian ship of the line Konstantin

5x expanded by Miyagawa (talk). Self nominated at 13:53, 14 March 2013 (UTC).


 * Alt1:... that actor Robert O'Reilly based his performances as Gowron in the Star Trek franchise on Edmund from the Shakespeare play King Lear? Miyagawa (talk) 13:57, 14 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg Expansion checks out. The article is adequately referenced, with no copyright problems with the online sources checked. Hooks are interesting (at least to a Trek fan) and below 200 characters. The main hook is supported. However, Alt1, which actually I prefer, is a little more tricky -- the article doesn't actually state that he based his performance on Edmund but this is supported by the source interview. I'd also be inclined to remove the precise birth date of his children as a privacy measure. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:06, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I've made the change to the article to make the hook fact for Alt1 explicit. And a second thank you for removing the detail about his children - I came at it purely from a "thats neat" angle, and missed the privacy consideration. That's exactly why I like nominating things through DYK and GA etc, as it enables other viewpoints to be taken into consideration to ensure that an article doesn't have problematic (or unnecessary) information in it for too long. Miyagawa (talk) 10:06, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Thanks! Espresso Addict (talk) 16:50, 15 March 2013 (UTC)