Michael Wincott

Canadian actor
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Michael Wincott

Summary

Michael Wincott is a human[1]. His place of birth was Toronto[2]. He was born on January 21, 1958[3]. He worked as a television actor[4], film actor[5], and actor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,645 views/month, #5,695 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Michael Wincott's place of birth was Toronto[2].
  • Michael Wincott was born on January 21, 1958[3].
  • Michael Wincott held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • Michael Wincott's professions included television actor[4].
  • Michael Wincott worked as a film actor[5].
  • Michael Wincott worked as an actor[6].
  • Michael Wincott was educated at University of Toronto[9].
  • Michael Wincott was educated at Juilliard School[10].
  • Michael Wincott was educated at Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute[11].
  • Michael Wincott was educated at Victoria University[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Michael Wincott is Treasure Planet[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Michael Wincott is Halo 2[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Michael Wincott is Nope[15].
  • Michael Wincott is recorded as male[16].
  • Michael Wincott's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Michael Wincott's family name is recorded as Wincott[18].
  • Michael Wincott's given name is recorded as Michael[19].
  • Michael Wincott's official website is recorded as https://michaelwincott.net/[20].
  • Michael Wincott's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Michael Wincott's start of work period is recorded as 1979[22].
  • Michael Wincott's sibling is recorded as Jeff Wincott[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: CA[25]

  • Began / founded: 1958-01-21[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 21823969-c0e2-41d5-a202-cb8297834fdd[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Michael Wincott's place of birth was Toronto[2]. He was born on January 21, 1958[3].

Education

Educated at University of Toronto[9], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1827[30], headquartered in Toronto[31]; Juilliard School[10], a conservatory[32], in United States[33], founded in 1905[34], headquartered in New York City[35]; Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute[11], a high school[36], in Canada[37], founded in 1961[38]; and Victoria University[12], a collegiate university[39], in Canada[40], founded in 1836[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include television actor[4], film actor[5], and actor[6].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Treasure Planet[13], an animated film[42], directed by John Musker[43]; Halo 2[14], a video game[44]; and Nope[15], a film[45], directed by Jordan Peele[46].

Why It Matters

Michael Wincott ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,645 views/month, #5,695 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Michael Wincott born?

Michael Wincott's place of birth was Toronto[2].

What did Michael Wincott do for work?

Michael Wincott worked as television actor[4], film actor[5], and actor[6].

Where did Michael Wincott go to school?

Michael Wincott was educated at University of Toronto[9], Juilliard School[10], Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute[11], and Victoria University[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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