Talk:Michael Halvarson

This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard. If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page.

This article is rated Stub-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects:

Biography: Arts and Entertainment Biography portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation. This article is supported by the arts and entertainment work group (assessed as Low-importance). Sweden Low‑importance Sweden portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Sweden, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Sweden-related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Low This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Proposed neutral rewrite with sources (COI request)

The user below has a request that a significant addition or re-write be made to this article for which that user has an actual or apparent conflict of interest. The backlog is very high. Please be extremely patient. There are currently 212 requests waiting for review. Please read the instructions for the parameters used by this template for accepting and declining them, and review the request below and make the edit if it is well sourced, neutral, and follows other Wikipedia guidelines and policies.

Hello! I disclose a conflict of interest as I am Michael Halvarson, the subject of this article. I will not edit the article directly.

I have prepared a neutral, sourced draft in my sandbox for independent review: User:NordicStageEditor/sandbox

Summary of changes:

• Remove promotional wording and unsourced claims
• Add multiple independent sources (Variety, San Francisco Chronicle/SFGate, SvD/TT, Aftonbladet, Expressen, Singapore review)
• Update lead and career sections to reflect verifiable facts

Key sources:

• Variety (reviews that name Halvarson):
  • https://variety.com/2007/legit/reviews/kooza-3-1200559640/
  • https://variety.com/2007/legit/markets-festivals/kooza-2-1200554377/
• San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate) review naming him:
  • https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Cirque-du-Soleil-s-breathtaking-and-3300736.php
• Svenska Dagbladet/TT announcing Helt magiskt:
  • https://www.svd.se/svt-satsar-pa-magisk-host
• Aftonbladet coverage of a Helt magiskt segment:
  • https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/J1B1yj/halshuggs--framfor-barn
• Expressen on BBC One The Magicians:
  • https://www.expressen.se/noje/svensk-magiker-ska-trollbinda-miljonpublik/
• Singapore review listing “The Trickster” (Halvarson) in The Illusionists:
  • https://www.superadrianme.com/event-2/review-the-illustionist-witness-the-impossible-at-marina-bay-sands/

If acceptable, please replace the current article text with the sandbox version (or copy over the sourced parts). Thank you!

— NordicStageEditor (talk) 16:17, 14 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Just a gentle reminder in case anyone has time to review my COI edit request above.

I’ve prepared a fully sourced, neutral draft here: User:NordicStageEditor/sandbox.

Many thanks for your time and help! — NordicStageEditor (talk) 09:22, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]