Talk:Richard Jeni

message: where did he go to high school?  Streamless 20:19, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Lafayette High School. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.230.77.28 (talk • contribs) 8:38, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: High school?

message: For such a prominent comedian, this article is severely lacking. I will be working on it for the next few days. -- Ubergenius 13:14, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This seems almost tragic now. :( -- Ubergenius 15:56, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs serious work 

message: His page was taken down. But you can view his official biography using Google's cached page W3stfa11/Talk to me 05:31, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Biography

message: Anyone have a source for his birthdate? W3stfa11/Talk to me 07:10, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: *His official website lists states that he lived from 1957 through 2007. I have not been able to find a source for the October 31st birthdate as of yet; we know he was born sometime between March 11 and December 31, 1957; that's about it. No precise birthdate has been found. --From Andoria with Love 16:13, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

text: *For the record, Find A Grave is also listing his birthdate as October 31, 1957, but they may have gotten that from here. --From Andoria with Love 16:16, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

text: *I went ahead and removed the October date as no source has yet to be found. His birth year of 1957, however, has been confirmed, as stated above. --From Andoria with Love 17:31, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

text: *Okay, I did a search for "Richard Colangelo" (Jeni's birthname) at birthdatabase.com. I found two entries for a "Richard L. Colangelo", born August 15, 1957. The problem is that his middle-name is apparently "John"; there is a "Richard J. Colangelo" listed for August 7, 1962, but that would make him 44 at the time of his death, as opposed to the 45 on his MySpace page and the 49 being reported everywhere else. --From Andoria with Love 18:00, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added 1957/1962 as the birthyear in the Infobox and opening sentence. We should leaves both dates listed, until this dispute is resolved, let's avoid 'edit wars'. GoodDay 18:13, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, technically, there is no dispute with regards to the birthyear -- at least, there shouldn't be; as I said, that has been confirmed via his official site and through a coroner's report as given by the LA Times. The New York Times also updated his age as 49 (, ) after originally reporting him as 45. But we can leave it as it is until further confirmation is released. --From Andoria with Love 18:55, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: An Orlando Sentinel writer who interviewed Jeni several times also gives his age as 49.. Still quite a few sites still listing him as 45, though, including Variety (), although I don't think they update articles just to correct someone's age. --From Andoria with Love 19:02, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I just noticed the article stated his official site stated he was 45 years old; this is incorrect. Jeni's MySpace page () lists him as being 45; his official site () states he was born in 1957. This matches the coroner's report of his being 49 at the time of his death. I've corrected the info, though. --From Andoria with Love 19:09, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

text: *A further update: his page at Comedy Central lists his years as "1957 - 2007" (). The San Diego Tribune also states he was 49 (), as does CNN (). Can we change it back to 1957 now? :D --From Andoria with Love 19:22, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, it should be be 1957. Does anyone object if I change it? W3stfa11/Talk to me 23:03, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, please change it to 1957. All the reliable sources that originally gave the wrong date have been updated. We shouldn't be going by what's on a MySpace page, anyway. Still awaiting press confirmation of the October 31 birthdate. Jokestress 23:20, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Jeni's IMDb page now lists his birthdate as 30 October 1957. I'll ask them where they received that information, though I don't expect for at least several hours. --From Andoria with Love 02:19, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Jeni's Official Home Page lists his birthdate as 14 April 1957. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rhinehold (talk • contribs) 07:46, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If anyone can find out the high school he attended, a yearbook would definitively place him in a class and an age group, rather than the range presently speculated. Chris 08:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It is speculation no longer. To specify the unsigned comment left above, the Memorial Guestbook page at his official site (http://richardjeni.com/vipergb/) states he was born April 14, 1957. That ends that, thankfully. --From Andoria with Love 15:59, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Birthdate

message: Someone added that friend and fellow comedian Andy Nelman suggested that Jeni was terminally ill before committing suicide, in addition to noting his donations to charity.  I have read the blog post in the citation and see no mention of this.  Where is this information coming from?  There is no mention of any illness (other than depression) that I can see. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.44.169.255 (talk) 14:23, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Terminally ill? 

message: exist a page in portuguese about this actor. Someone who can write in this page, please put the link pt:Richard Jeni in that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.155.148.38 (talk • contribs) 15:00, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[pt:Richard Jeni]] 

message: "Fellow comic Andy Nulman claims that Jeni had recently made "a sizable donation" to charity before committing suicide."
I'm not registered, so I can't edit this article, but I have some concern about this statement. All Nulman says is that Jeni made a donation to charity in Nulman's name, as a Christmas/holiday present. He says "sizable," but that could be $50. I assume it was Jeni's standard 2006 Christmas card/gift to many friends; there's nothing to suggest otherwise. Nulman is just giving a little eulogy, which is very nice, but does it really need to be in the article? I think probably not. Thanks for your consideration. 75.24.217.198 17:59, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, I removed that statement. Wikipedia does not allow blogs to be cited as reliable sources. Jokestress 18:07, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possibly misleading statement 

message: I've no sources for this, however Jeni made a few appearances on the Montreal comedy festival 'Just for laughs'. GoodDay 22:27, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Just for laughs]]

message: Theres a website that's advertising the gossip on his death. This is ridiculous!!! No friggin respect anymore. --69.67.230.120 04:13, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Taking it too far 

message: I want to read this as YAY-nee or YEH-nee, but if it's a stage name he chose in the US, I suppose it could be pronounced like "genie". Anyone know? --Trovatore 22:32, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's JEH-nee. --Zimbabweed 22:41, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Yes, it's pronounced the same as "Jenny", a nickname for a girl named "Jennifer".  It's possible that some people with the name pronounce it differently, but the "Jenny" pronounciation is how he was always announced on stage, and if it was wrong he would have made a correction at some point. - Ugliness Man 03:35, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Pronunciation?

message: On the Season 3 opener Carlos Mencia mentions Richard in the last line of the episode. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.60.226.203 (talk • contribs) 17:37, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should this be added? 

message: Jeni appeared on The Tonight Show more than any other stand-up comedian, dating back to when the program was hosted by Johnny Carson.[  I find this very hard to believe. If you include David Brenner's appearances including guest hosting he is well over 100 visits. Is there any statistic for this claim?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.116.248.167 (talk) 05:22, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Most times appeared on the tonight show for a comedian? 

message: "Fellow comedian Doug Stanhope claims that there was an incident between Jeni and his girlfriend, which may have ultimately lead to his death.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRfsAp8WBJ0&list=PLk1Sqn_f33KtbZLVtcjDuFVxkhLzZYygt&feature=share&index=170#t=95m29s"
I just listened to the clip. He's joking. Sentence removed 108.174.188.50 (talk) 21:29, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Doug Stanhope]] and Richard Jeni's suicide

message: No mention anywhere in this article of his short-lived sitcom, Platypus Man? 
Pretty poor research done for this article..  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.74.183.38 (talk) 01:30, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Television Sitcom?