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Wikipedia and copyright
Hello SanFranciscoNative, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Tomas Arana have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.


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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 05:07, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

Hi ... I am Tomas Arana and can't update my own page due to copyright???
Hi I hope someone can help me! HI, I am Tomas Arana and I tried to update the Wikipedia page about me, as it is filled with old info sourced from various bios of me from years past...I also have my ex wife listed as current wife and a few other inaccuracies.....I hope someone can help me...I  submitted the bio that I wrote, that I also put on my IMDB page   https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0032962/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1  I got a message from NinjaRobotPirate saying that they removed the updates as they violate copyright?? I don't understand why as I wrote it... I could not figure out how to open talk dialogue with NinjaRobotPirate. Sorry to disturb you, but don't have much experience with wikipedia...I also wanted to add some photos etc...thanks, Tomas Arana
 * There are a few problems. The biggest one is that you can't copy-paste content from some other website into Wikipedia.  Few websites license their content in a way that is compatible with Wikipedia's license.  If you own the copyright for that content, you can donate the copyright to Wikipedia, though.  The second problem is Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, which means that our content is supposed to be cited and neutral.  The tone that one might use on a fansite or a social networking website generally isn't appropriate for Wikipedia.  If you have trouble, you can always ask questions at our forum for new users.  You can also use Talk:Tomas Arana, which is what our guideline on managing a conflict of interest suggests for people who wish to change content in an article about themselves.  Finally, if all else fails, see this page for instructions on how to email volunteers at Wikipedia. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 20:29, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

HI, this was the new bio I tried to insert in its entirety thanks -Tomas Arana
TOMAS ARANA

In 2020 he will be in 6 episodes of the HBO-SKY-Canal Plus miniseries THE NEW POPE, by Oscar winner Paolo Sorrentino, starring Jude Law, John Malkovich and Silvio Orlando. Also arriving in 2020 is the film ECHOES OF THE PAST, a WW2  drama starring Max Von Sydow & Richard Chamberlain. He also co-starred in 2019 in the Italian box office smash hit MA COSA CI DICE IL CERVELLO.

He co-starred as Quintus in Ridley Scott’s GLADIATOR, the Dreamworks-Universal movie and winner of five Oscars, including Best Picture, starring Russell Crowe & Joaquin Phoenix. He has appeared in more than 70 films, ranging from large budget Hollywood Studio pictures to Independent films in both the U.S. and Europe. His studio pictures include THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, LIMITLESS,  THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, LA CONFIDENTIAL, THE BODYGUARD (as Portman, Kevin Costner’s antagonist), HUNT FOR  RED OCTOBER (as Loginov, the Russian Saboteur), among others. He played Lazarus in Martin Scorsese’s controversial LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, starring Willem Dafoe & Harvey Keitel.

In Television he was a regular in the Michael Seitzman ABC/CBS Network show INTELLIGENCE, starring Josh Holloway & Marg Helgenberger as well as appearing as a guest star on more than 30 Network TV shows. In Europe, he was also a regular on the smash hit Italian RAI TV series TUTTI PAZZI PER AMORE and the outstanding German ZDF  TV drama VERBRECHEN.

Arana has played leading and supporting roles in over 30 European movie productions including films by directors such as Lina Wertmuller, Liliana Cavani, Sergio Corbucci, Riccardo Milani, Lamberto Bava, Carlo Verdone, Michele Soavi and with one of Japan's most successful directors: Koreyoshi Kurahara, in the Toho production SEE YOU, about the Paris-Dakar Race.

In Theatre, Arana was the producer as well as one of the three leading actors in the internationally acclaimed theatre company Falso Movimento, based in Naples, Italy. Their shows included TANGO GLACIALE, OTELLO  & RETURN TO ALPHAVILLE. Under Arana and the artistic director Mario Martone (now also a major Italian Film & Opera Director), Falso Movimento won many awards including Best Play of the Year, Best Set Design and the prestigious Mondello Prize. The company toured worldwide for more than nine years at International Festivals including London, Frankfurt, New York, San Francisco,  Los Angeles, Madrid, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Jerusalem, and many others. The company evolved into TEATRI UNITI, produced now by Angelo Curti and its Artistic Director is Toni Servillo (2 European Film Awards for Best Actor and the star of THE GREAT BEAUTY, the Oscar winning film by Paolo Sorrentino). Arana was also the creator and first Artistic Director of the MILANO OLTRE Theatre & Dance Festival in Milan, now in its 33rd year. He was also the producer of the Italian Avantgarde Theatre Festival, BENVENUTO, at the La MaMa Theatre in NYC, under Ellen Stewart.

Tomas Arana grew up in San Francisco and studied classical theatre at its prestigious American Conservatory Theatre, afterwards relocating to New York and acting in off-Broadway productions. He then hitchhiked throughout Europe and ended up living in Naples, Italy, where he worked for five years in the famous Lucio Amelio Art Gallery, working with such artists as Warhol, Rauschenberg, Beuys, Richter, Longobardi, Paladino, Kounellis, Clemente, Twombly, Pistoletto, Gilbert & George, etc. Andy Warhol painted his portrait, which is now part of his extensive art collection.

He was an award winning athlete as a youth in San Francisco and has practiced  for many years Aikido, Judo, Japanese Sword, Fencing as well as  advanced dance and movement techniques.

He has both U.S. and Italian citizenship. He has three sons: Yanez, Joaquin & Dashiell Arana and a step son, Leonardo.