Talk:Hal Sparks

Deleted: "*His mother named him Hal after the computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey. (If this is correct, however, it means that there is no basis for Hal's name to end in "III", which would imply that there were two Hal Sparks in the family before him.)"

IMDB.com lists his birth name as Hal Harry Magee Sparks III. It does seem to be conflicting information that his mom named him after HAL 9000 and that his name is "the third". Perhaps he is the third member of his family to have 'Harry Magee' in his name. I would suggest clearing up the confusion before putting the above fact back. Tygartl1 15:21, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Sparks has been quoted on several radio shows stating that he was indeed named after the computer in 2001 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 5park5inc (talk • contribs) 18:50, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Article with Spark verifying he was named after the computer in 2001 - one could naturally assume the father's name was Harry Magee Sparks II and the Hal was added to differentiate. ^[1]

I found it mentioned on imdb.com, on his resume. Resume and his page and his netglimse page netglimse page Ah! Just found it on tv.com, who says it was bestowed by the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper! tv.com (under summary). Removing fact tag, including note about tv.com and imdb.com.

[1] http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/about/performer_detail.cfm?id=2942 states: In 1987 he was named the "Funniest Teenager In Chicago" by the Chicago Sun Times. [2] http://www.sho.com/site/queer/bio.do?bio=sparks states: At 17, he was named the "Funniest Teenager in Chicago" by the Chicago Sun Times. [3] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005452/ gives his date of birth as September 25, 1969. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 5park5inc (talk • contribs) 18:52, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

[1] http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/about/performer_detail.cfm?id=2942 states: In 1987 he was named the "Funniest Teenager In Chicago" by the Chicago Sun Times.

[2] http://www.sho.com/site/queer/bio.do?bio=sparks states: At 17, he was named the "Funniest Teenager in Chicago" by the Chicago Sun Times.

[3] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005452/ gives his date of birth as September 25, 1969.

The author of the Wikipedia article, who assumes that every person that graduated high school in June 1989 could not have been older than 17 at graduation, accepts the month and day of the birthday given in [3] but insists the year be 1971. But a birthday of September 25, 1971 would have made Hal 15 or 16 in 1987 when he was named the "Funniest Teenager in Chicago" by the Chicago Sun Times, contradicting [1] and/or [2].

Based on [1] and [2], he must have been 17 in 1987 when he was named the "Funniest Teenager in Chicago" by the Chicago Sun Times. This is consistent with the September 25, 1969 birthdate given by [3].

Who's "my father"? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Andral (talk • contribs) 23:25, 10 April 2007 (UTC).

Um...Darth Vader??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.47.15.38 (talk) 14:40, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

updated elements

If you check the Alum list for Second City you will not find Hal in there under mainstage or E.T.C.

Second City is very strict on calling someone an Alumni unless they have performed on mainstage. I would contact Second City Chicago to clarify this. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.121.235.245 (talk) 21:12, 12 April 2007 (UTC).

Deleted ext. ref to site which requires account creation> Mjpresson (talk) 15:49, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Can anyone prove it exists? It sounds delightful but I can't find any reference to it that isn't a mirror of this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.242.27.151 (talk) 11:31, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

- not a real show - (5park5inc (talk) 06:09, 4 May 2011 (UTC))

Here, Hal Sparks is quoted is referring to himself – well, at least to his penis – as "standard-issue African-American, just a little paler than most".

Was he acknowledging some African ancestry, or was he just sorta bragging about its dimensions by allusion to the stereotypical African penis? -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 00:35, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

halsparks.com has a Chinese name: Huò Guānghào (霍光皓) up quite prominently. zh.wiki, however, rather blandly transcribes his name as Ha'er Sipakesi. He also says here that he can "speak Putonghua" at a conversational level (with a knowledge of 6000-8000 characters), spent some time in Beijing, and has an interest in Chinese martial arts and philosophy. In the linked program, he recites a Chinese poem with passable pronunciation. It might be worth mentioning in a section about his personal life. Shrigley (talk) 22:49, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

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Was he born in 1969 or 1971? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:6001:E790:5800:E886:E1B8:B2D2:DFCF (talk) 17:25, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

1969. Aaron Saltzer (talk) 21:25, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

There is evidence for both. How do you know the former is correct?2605:6001:EB50:A900:C5A7:FA59:BBC3:48E3 (talk) 02:28, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

See #Hal Spark's Date of Birth above. Geraldo Perez (talk) 02:45, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

In number 8 of the references, it says there's a title missing or empty. How do I change that? Aaron Saltzer (talk) 21:22, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

Fixed. Geraldo Perez (talk) 21:36, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

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