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Are they frequently used in fictional works as fictional representations of themselves?
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Are they being used as such? Other actors portraying them in things that arnt a biopic and such? Then they would be.
Historical Domain Character is when enough time has past that you can use a real person in the context of a fictional work. It's similar to Beethoven Was an Alien Spy, a revisionist look at the person. The idea that you don't need to pay licensing fees to use a real person, Too Soon won't be seen as an issue and it's not intended to be simple as a Bio Pic.
So it's not enough for someone to be dead, but a recognition that they have been fictionalized for use in other works.
Edited by KJMackley on Feb 12th 2020 at 5:34:33 AM
I know David Bowie was in The Venture Bros., and there's a Missing Episode that Charli XCX did that was a Self-Parody, which was why I was unsure if they qualified.
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Were they portrayed by the musicians themselves? In that case it's a Celebrity Cameo.
David Bowie in the Venture Bros was voiced by James Urbaniak, so not a Celebrity Cameo.
As for the other example, that was by the artist Charli XCX herself, but she deleted it as an Old Shame from her You Tube channel.
I suppose the Abbey Road Crossing trope makes any of the Beatles fit this trope.
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There is no requirement for a person to have a Useful Notes article to be considered a Historical Domain Character. All that matters is that they be portrayed in a fictional work as a fictional version of themselves. It is redundant to both have Creator and UN articles for a single person, so link to the proper one in the HDC example and you are fine.
Edited by Fighteer on Feb 13th 2020 at 8:37:19 AM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Is it too soon to add David Bowie, Whitney Houston, Charli XCX, Ringo Starr to the list?
Who should be considered, as I don't want to get into an Edit War, but equally, want to ensure that the page is kept up-to-date as needed, since I'm not sure who qualifies without listing every major celebrity.
Edited by Merseyuser1 on Feb 12th 2020 at 11:08:21 AM