Talent Metadata

Metadata about Talents in Film and TV is provided in VW_TALENTS_DS.

Talents in Luminate Film and TV refer to any cast or crew that has a listed credit on a TV, Digital, or Film production.

Column Reference

NameData TypeDescription
TALENT_IDVARCHARUnique identifier for the talent in Luminate's system
FIRST_NAMEVARCHARTalent's first name
MIDDLE_NAMEVARCHARTalent's middle name
LAST_NAMEVARCHARTalent's last name
AGENCIESOBJECTList of talent agencies representing the individual. See Representation Array Schema notes below.
MANAGEMENTSOBJECTList of management company information. See Representation Array Schema notes below.
PUBLICISTSOBJECTList of publicity representation. See Representation Array Schema notes below.
LAW_FIRMSOBJECTList of legal representation. See Representation Array Schema notes below.
BIRTHDATEDATEComplete birthdate in YYYY-MM-DD format
DECEASEDBOOLEANIndicates if the talent is deceased
GENDERVARCHARGender designation (Male/Female/Nonbinary)
NONBINARY_DETAILSARRAYDescriptors that modify the non binary gender, e.g. genderfluid, two-spirit, genderqueer.
PRONOUNSARRAYThe pronouns that someone has stated they would like to go by and be referred to by others. Can have multiple
ETHNICITYARRAYThe ethnic group that the talent identifies as in interviews, personal websites, social media, etc. If more than one, multiple ethnicities are described in the array.
ETHNICITY_DETAILSARRAYAdditional level of detail of the talent ethnicity.
LANGUAGESARRAYThe languages a talent has stated that they speak.
COUNTRIES_HERITAGEARRAYThe country(ies) where the talent has publicly identified their heritage/ancestry/claims as a homeland. Listed in 2-digit ISO country code format.
COUNTRY_OF_ORIGINVARCHARThe country where the talent was born.
LGBTQBOOLEANIndicates whether or not the talent publicly identifies as LGBTQ+
LGBTQ_DETAILSARRAYThis field lists the specific parts of the LGBTQ+ community in which the talent identifies.
DISABILITY_DETAILSOBJECTObject containing details about a talent's publicly known disabilities.
  • identifies_as_person_with_disability = Indicates if a talent publicaly identifies as someone with a disability.
  • disability_type: Indicates if the talent's disability is visible or non-visible.
  • disability_details: Specifics about the talent's disability
  • deaf: Indicates if a talent publicly identifies as someone who is deaf.
  • deaf_details: Identifies the specific label of a talent's deaf experience. (Deaf /Hearing Loss/Hard Of Hearing).
  • assistive_device: Indicates if a talent publicly uses an assistive device for their disability.
  • assistive_device_details: Identifies the specific assistive device the talent uses.
  • neurodivergent: Indicates if a talent publicly identifies as neurodivergent.
  • neurodivergent_details: Identifies specific neurodivergent details shared by the talent.
IMDB_NM_IDVARCHARThe IMDb name ID that coordinates with the talent.
MODIFIED_DATEDATELast date the record was modified

Representation Information

Data surrounding talent representation is provided in nested object columns. Additional information about the nested objects can be found below

Agency

  • agency (string): Name of the company (e.g., "WME", "CAA").
  • company_id (string): Unique Luminate company ID for the agency
  • agents (array of objects): List of individual agents assigned to the talent from the agency.
    • employee_id (string): Unique employee ID for the agent. Additional employee information can be found in the vw_companies_ds view
    • first_name (string): Agent's first name.
    • last_name (string): Agent's last name.
    • middle_name (string): Agent's middle name (often an empty string).
    • point_agent (string): Indicates if this person is a Point Agent for the talent

A talent can be represented by up to 3 agencies.

Management Companies / Law Firms / Publicists

Similar to agencies, data for other representation company types is provided nested. These three representation types follow a similar format:

  • company_name (string): Name of the management company.
  • company_id (string): Unique Luminate company ID for the company
  • managers (array of objects): List of individual managers (contains first_name, last_name, employee_id). Additional employee information can be found in the vw_companies_ds view.

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