Ethan Phillips

American actor
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Ethan Phillips

Summary

Ethan Phillips is a human[1]. He was born in Garden City[2]. He was born on February 8, 1955[3]. He worked as an actor[4], television actor[5], film actor[6], playwright[7], and author[8]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,791 views/month, #6,572 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Ethan Phillips was born in Garden City[2].
  • Ethan Phillips was born on February 8, 1955[3].
  • Ethan Phillips held citizenship in United States[10].
  • English was Ethan Phillips's native language[11].
  • Ethan Phillips's professions included actor[4].
  • Ethan Phillips's professions included television actor[5].
  • Ethan Phillips worked as a film actor[6].
  • Ethan Phillips worked as a playwright[7].
  • Ethan Phillips's professions included author[8].
  • Ethan Phillips's education included a stint at Boston University[12].
  • Ethan Phillips was educated at Cornell University[13].
  • Ethan Phillips was educated at Boston University College of Arts and Sciences[14].
  • Ethan Phillips is recorded as male[15].
  • Ethan Phillips's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Ethan Phillips's Commons category is recorded as Ethan Phillips[17].
  • Ethan Phillips's family name is recorded as Phillips[18].
  • Ethan Phillips's given name is recorded as Ethan[19].
  • Ethan Phillips's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ethan Phillips[20].
  • Ethan Phillips's Commons gallery is recorded as Ethan Phillips[21].
  • Ethan Phillips's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Ethan Phillips's start of work period is recorded as 1977[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: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1955-02-08[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c310222d-6c6c-48be-8a29-ac026b9cada3[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Ethan Phillips's place of birth was Garden City[2]. He was born on February 8, 1955[3]. English was his native language[11].

Education

Educated at Boston University[12], a research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1869[30], headquartered in Boston[31]; Cornell University[13], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1865[34], headquartered in Ithaca[35]; and Boston University College of Arts and Sciences[14], a liberal arts college in the United States[36], in United States[37], founded in 1873[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], television actor[5], film actor[6], playwright[7], and author[8].

Why It Matters

Ethan Phillips ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,791 views/month, #6,572 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Ethan Phillips born?

Ethan Phillips was born in Garden City[2].

What did Ethan Phillips do for work?

Ethan Phillips worked as actor[4], television actor[5], film actor[6], playwright[7], and author[8].

Where did Ethan Phillips go to school?

Ethan Phillips was educated at Boston University[12], Cornell University[13], and Boston University College of Arts and Sciences[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 49575
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7214]]: 49575, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322005207|イーサン・フィリップス (#322005207)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mi"
  2. 6w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14774 → PEMA0000005669
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14774]]: PEMA0000005669, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269025|batch #269025]]"
  3. 7w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 6A68-8224-66BB-ECCA-DFF6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46458|batch #46458]]: HAND ID (5)"
  4. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → People/Ethan_Phillips
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: People/Ethan_Phillips, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 37835
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42305|batch #42305]]"
  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Famous birthdays id → people/ethan-phillips
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35728|batch #35728]]: Fix [[Property:P11194]] statement"
  7. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → actor, television actor, film actor +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
  8. 20w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native language → English
    Topic's main category → Category:Ethan Phillips
    Educated at → —
    Given name → Ethan
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31873|batch #31873]]"
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