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September 17

Oldest actor ever

Who is the oldest person ever to star in a film during the film itself? For both men and women? ~2026-50008-57 (talk) 01:12, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Vincent and Me (Jeanne Calment, age 114) and Walter: Lessons From the World's Oldest People (Walter Breuning, age 114) might be the winners, unless someone can beat them? ~2026-50008-57 (talk) 01:14, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Calmet was not a star. As a starting point, Lillian Gish starred in The Whales of August at age 93. (What does "during the film itself" mean?) Clarityfiend (talk) 06:27, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

If Calmet is disallowed, then June Squibb starred in Eleanor the Great at the age of 94. She was 95 by the time it was released, but I take it you're asking for age while the film was shot. --Antiquary (talk) 08:30, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Yes, I'm asking for the person's age while the film was shot, not for when the film was released. ~2026-50008-57 (talk) 02:17, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

"During the film itself" appears to mean "their age during the filming process" not "who is the oldest person who starred in a movie" which opens it up to anyone who starred in a movie and then got old. It can also apply to AI as there will very soon be movies starring people who died long ago. ~2026-46630-01 (talk) 11:10, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Bingo! Else someone can star in a film at 20 and live to 115 and thus get this record even if they haven't starred in any films in 95 years! ~2026-50008-57 (talk) 02:16, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

Norman Lloyd, a professional actor, was still active as of something like age 104. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 07:08, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Wowza! Lived to age 106 too! ~2026-50008-57 (talk) 02:16, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

es:Señor Wences says

La ciudad de Las Vegas le rindió un reconocimiento y fue distinguido por el sindicato de actores de América como el actor más longevo.

without references.

Señor Wences says that he retired at 100. He seems more of a live-performance and television man than film, though.

--Error (talk) 20:52, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

September 19

Most films

What is the current record for the most films one person has appeared in? Including lead roles, as a minor character and cameos. Eh-st-h☆r^{Did that}_{Talk to me} 09:54, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

Apparently the answer is Tom London. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 10:00, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

Is there anyone who comes close to his record outside of Hollywood? Eh-st-h☆r^{Did that}_{Talk to me} 10:22, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

In Bollywood, the leading contendor is reportedly (by Google's AI, so NaCl quant. suff.) Shakti Kapoor, with 'over 700' appearences.

It might be of interest to compare how many of London's and Kapoor's appearances were credited as opposed to uncredited, an exercise I will leave for others. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} ~2026-43920-01 (talk) 12:48, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

Tom London was in 300 to 500 films. Bess Flowers was in over 1,000 films. Ron Jeremy was in over 2,000 films (depending on your definition of "film"). ~2026-46630-01 (talk) 11:25, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

Get a job doing something you love... Matt Deres (talk) 18:29, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

or someone —Antonissimo (talk) 19:19, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

September 22

vocal stylist

I saw an interview with Sohyang where she mentioned that early in her career, she visited the US and was introduced to a vocal stylist who she then worked with. She had never heard of vocal stylists before since they don't have them in Korea. They are apparently different from voice teachers or vocal coaches. Web search doesn't find much else though. So what exactly is a vocal stylist? Fwiw, apparently at that time, she was a self-taught singer who hadn't had any formal vocal training. Thanks. ~2026-50776-70 (talk) 04:28, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

I too have never heard of the profession of "vocal stylist"; without context I'd assume the term refers to a singer who has a superb vocal style. Other than that, "vocal style" may perhaps refer to the type of voice (for a soprano voice, coloratura soprano / dramatic soprano / lyric soprano, each with subdivisions), but more likely to the music genre a singer's voice is trained for. These two (type of voice and music genre) are connected; not every type of voice is well suited for a given music genre. A hair stylist helps a client select a suitable hair style; so I suppose a vocal stylist (as a profession) will help a singer find a vocal style that suits their voice and aspirations.  ​‑‑Lambiam 20:10, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

I think by the time she saw the vocal stylist, she had already decided not to become a baritone ;). It really does seem to be a profession, at least going by the interview (). My web search results were about the same as yours. Thanks. ~2026-51492-82 (talk) 23:41, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

September 23

Drummer ID

Video link is Nene Royal in the AGT final earlier tonight. Any idea who is playing the drums? Thx! ~2026-51492-82 (talk) 04:28, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

Resolved

Drummer is Ashlee Nino according to someone on reddit. Web search corroborates this. ~2026-51492-82 (talk) 07:42, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

September 26

commercial songs in soap operas

From 1985 - 1989, I was attending high school classes, in San Francisco. I remember once hearing "Midnight Motion" by Kenny G on an episode of Days of Our Lives. On one episode of General Hospital, "Najee's Theme" by Najee was played. Did any commercial smooth jazz songs play on The Young and the Restless? Anyone know?~2026-51751-36 (talk) 08:05, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Nasty Mouse & Swift – Move Your Body

Shazam identified one of my queries as "Move Your Body" by Nasty Mouse & Swift, but doesn't open that song and I failed to find it anywhere in the internet (never heard it before). Does it exist somewhere at all? Brandmeister ^talk 16:55, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Discogs lists "Swift - Move Your Body" on Strictly B-Boy Breaks Volume 3, which is here on YouTube. I think Discogs credits it to the wrong Swift, which might be why it was hard to find under Swift aka Nasty Mouse. (Edit: heh, and it samples Coldcut's Every Home A Prison.) Adam Sampson (talk) 17:58, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. Per Shazam, this beat appears in the 1986 film The Man from Fifth Avenue from 46:44, so I wonder why YouTube and Discogs give the year as 2006. After my listening it appears as the same beat. Brandmeister ^talk 19:56, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

September 28

Looking for a deleted YouTube video (TSI Switzerland broadcast from 1996)

Hello, I am looking for a video that was recently deleted from YouTube. It was a broadcast recording from the Swiss Italian television (TSI) titled "Sequenza Tsi - Mercoledì 31 Dicembre 1996 + Textvision".

The original YouTube URL was https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYD9GKSTN9o, but unfortunately, it was never archived on the Wayback Machine.

Since it is a piece of television history (New Year's Eve 1996 from Switzerland with Teletext/Textvision), does anyone know if this specific clip has been re-uploaded elsewhere, or if there is an alternative archive where I can find TSI continuity clips from that exact date? Thank you. DanielParoliere (talk) 07:24, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Did you check the rest of the Internet Archive? Wayback Machine archives webpages, but they may also simply have a copy of the video completely unconnected from what was put on YouTube. Something along the lines of their Prelinger Archives repository (but not that, specifically, as it is US-focused). Matt Deres (talk) 01:53, 30 September 2026 (UTC)