J. A. Preston

American actor
Person human Q2452779
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J. A. Preston

Summary

J. A. Preston is a human[1]. He was born in Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on +1932-11-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a television actor[4], film actor[5], and stage actor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month, #6,985 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • J. A. Preston's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2].
  • J. A. Preston was born on +1932-11-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • J. A. Preston held citizenship in United States[8].
  • J. A. Preston worked as a television actor[4].
  • J. A. Preston worked as a film actor[5].
  • J. A. Preston worked as a stage actor[6].
  • J. A. Preston's education included a stint at North Carolina Central University[9].
  • J. A. Preston was educated at Howard University[10].
  • J. A. Preston's image is recorded as J. A. Preston, Good Times 1976.JPG[11].
  • J. A. Preston is recorded as male[12].
  • J. A. Preston's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • J. A. Preston's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0696430[14].
  • J. A. Preston's Commons category is recorded as J. A. Preston[15].
  • J. A. Preston's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0640v_3[16].
  • J. A. Preston's family name is recorded as Preston[17].
  • J. A. Preston's given name is recorded as James[18].
  • J. A. Preston's Internet Broadway Database person ID is recorded as 87182[19].
  • J. A. Preston's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 775/000352716[20].
  • J. A. Preston's AlloCiné person ID is recorded as 44637[21].
  • J. A. Preston's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • J. A. Preston's different from is recorded as John Preston[23].
  • J. A. Preston's AllMovie person ID is recorded as p57729[24].
  • J. A. Preston's start of work period is recorded as +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z[25].
  • J. A. Preston's Swedish Film Database person ID is recorded as 91446[26].
  • J. A. Preston's Scope.dk person ID is recorded as 19387[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Washington, D.C.[2], J. A. Preston… he was born on +1932-11-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at North Carolina Central University[9], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1909[30], headquartered in Durham[31] and Howard University[10], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1867[34], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[35].

Career and Affiliations

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

Why It Matters

J. A. Preston ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month, #6,985 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was J. A. Preston born?

Born in Washington, D.C.[2], J. A. Preston…

What did J. A. Preston do for work?

J. A. Preston worked as television actor[4], film actor[5], and stage actor[6].

Where did J. A. Preston go to school?

J. A. Preston was educated at North Carolina Central University[9] and Howard University[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 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.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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