Wikipedia's first sentence called it “french actor and director”. Today it says “french actor”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli-French actor and director”. It now reads “Israeli-born French actor and director (born 1965) Attal in 2005”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Yvan Attal (born January 4 , 1965 ) is a French actor and director . Born in Tel-Aviv , Israel to Algerian parents, he grew up in the Paris suburbs. His acting debut was in Eric Rochant 's Un monde sans pitié (1989), which earned him a César Award for Most Promising Actor. His first feature film as director was Ma femme est une actrice (2001), which co-starred Charlotte Gainsbourg , the daughter of singer Serge Gainsbourg and Attal's real-life wife. He has also dubbed the voice of Tom Cruise in the French versions of Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Mission: Impossible II (2000) and Vanilla Sky (2001).1
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Yvan Attal (born 4 January 1965) is an Israeli -born French actor and director .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Israeli-French actor and director Yvan Attal ( , born 4 January 1965) is a French actor, scriptwriter and director.
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Israeli-born French actor and director Attal in 2005 Yvan Attal ( ; born ( 1965-01-04 ) 4 January 1965) is a French actor, scriptwriter and director.
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Israeli-born French actor and director (born 1965) Attal in 2005 Yvan Attal ( French pronunciation: [ivɑ̃ atal] ; Hebrew : איוואן אטל ; born ( 1965-01-04 ) 4 January 1965) is a French actor, scriptwriter and film director.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “french actor and director”. Today it says “french actor”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli-French actor and director”. It now reads “Israeli-born French actor and director (born 1965) Attal in 2005”. Read the current article and compare.
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french actor and director
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french actor
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