extra

actor with a very minor part, typically non-speaking and in the background
Intangible profession Q658371
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extra

Summary

extra is a profession[1]. extra draws 904 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #180 of 1,605).[2]

Key Facts

  • extra's instance of is recorded as profession[3].
  • extra's instance of is recorded as filmmaking occupation[4].
  • extra followed bit part[5].
  • extra is a type of actor[6].
  • extra's Commons category is recorded as Extras[7].
  • extra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Extras[8].
  • extra's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • extra's different from is recorded as Extra[10].
  • extra's different from is recorded as Comparsa[11].
  • extra's different from is recorded as Figurant[12].
  • extra's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'كومبارسة'}[13].
  • extra's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'figurante'}[14].
  • extra's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Statistin'}[15].
  • extra's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'figurante'}[16].
  • extra's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'extra'}[17].
  • extra's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'актриса массовки'}[18].
  • extra's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'массовщица'}[19].
  • extra's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'statistka'}[20].
  • extra's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'статистка'}[21].
  • extra's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'statistė'}[22].
  • extra's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'акторка масових сцен'}[23].
  • extra's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'статыстка'}[24].
  • extra's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'extra'}[25].
  • extra's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'background actor'}[26].
  • extra's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'background character'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include profession[3] and filmmaking occupation[4]. extra is a type of actor[6].

Why It Matters

extra draws 904 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #180 of 1,605).[2] extra has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] extra is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q137041054. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ESCO - European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations. Retrieved . esco.ec.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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