The attribute "also as", which is used when the same person is credited for the same position in the same film multiple times under different names (typically the opening and closing credits) is not actually displaying when you view IMDb. It just shows "as", which implies that they were only credited under a single version of their name, when "also as" is specifically used to denote that they were credited multiple times under different variations of their name.
Examples:
Pickaxe
When you go in to edit the cast credits, you can see that "Ashley-Marie Zgabay" has the attribute "also as"
This is because in the opening credits her name is listed without a dash
But in the closing credits she is listed with the dash
However, when you look at the IMDb page for the film and her individual profile it just says "as", not "also as" even though the "also as" credit is what is actually listed inside the IMDb database. This implies that she was only credited under the variation "Ashley Marie Zgabay," which is not true.
Nudist Colony of the Dead
When you go in to edit the producer credits, you can see that one of the credits for "Braddon Mendelson" has the attribute "also as"
This is because in the opening credits he is credited as "Brad Mendelson"
And in the closing credits, he is credited for the same job, "associate producer," as "Braddon L. Mendelson"
He is not credited at all under his main profile name "Braddon Mendelson."
However when you look at the film page on IMDb, both credits are just listed "as"
"Also as" is a valid attribute per the IMDb Submission Guide
Attributes section: "T
he (also as...) attribute may be applied in cases where an individual is credited under more than one name in the credits list."Yet, IMDb is not actually displaying the attribute when you browse IMDb, which makes no sense to have an attribute that is part of the submission guide and part of the database, but then is displayed as the wrong attribute.
Michelle
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Hi vincent_p -
Thanks for reporting this display, I have filed a ticket for our technical team to take a look and confirm if the display is due to a bug or by display logic. As soon as I have a response I will post the details here.
Cheers!
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Michelle
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5 years ago
Hi All -
Just following up here with an update that our tech team are unable to prioritize a fix for this specific issue.
In the meantime, there is a work around by providing additional context for opening/closing credits for the 'as' attribute, for example in this case, updating the credit attributes to: "(as Ashley Marie Zgabay: opening credits) (also as Ashley-Marie Zgabay: closing credits)" should result in both names appearing on the page.
Cheers!
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