Wayne Gretzky

Career overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a 180-260 word career overview of Wayne Gretzky (Acting) based only on provided text.
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, awards, etc.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Word count: 180-260 words.
Structure: 2-3 short paragraphs.
Subject: Wayne Gretzky (Acting).
Name: Wayne Gretzky.
Description: Canadian retired professional ice hockey player.
Known For: Acting.
Known Credits: 42.
Gender: Male.
Birthday: January 26, 1961.
Age: 65 years old.
Place of Birth: Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
The source material is extremely sparse. It says he is known for acting and has 42 known credits.
The prompt asks for a 180-260 word career overview.
Problem: There is almost no information to reach 180 words without inventing details.
Constraint Check: "You never invent or guess... If a detail is not in the provided material, you omit it rather than guess."
Conflict: The word count requirement (180-260) is impossible to meet using only the provided facts without violating the "do not invent" rule.
Facts available:
1. Wayne Gretzky is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player.
2. He is known for acting.
3. He has 42 known credits.
4. He was born on January 26, 1961, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
5. He is male and is 65 years old.
Let's try to expand these facts into encyclopedic prose to see how long it gets.
"Wayne Gretzky is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who is also known for his work in acting. Born on January 26, 1961, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, Gretzky is a male individual currently aged 65 years old. In the field of acting, he has a total of 42 known credits."
This is only about 50 words.
If I follow the "do not invent" rule strictly, I cannot reach 180 words.
If I follow the "180-260 word" rule, I must invent.
The system instructions say: "You write ONLY verifiable facts that are explicitly supported by the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. You never invent or guess... If a detail is not in the provided material, you omit it rather than guess."
The system instruction "You write ONLY verifiable facts..." is a core directive for the persona. The user's word count requirement is a secondary constraint that contradicts the core directive given the limited source material.
In professional prompt engineering/instruction following, the "negative constraints" (do not invent) and "source grounding" (use ONLY facts) usually take precedence over "length constraints" when the source material is insufficient.
However, I will try to be as descriptive as possible with the provided facts to get closer to the target, but I cannot fulfill the 180-word minimum without violating the primary instruction.

Wait, let me re-read the source.
"TMDB BIO: 'Wayne Gretzky is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player.'"
"Known For: Acting"
"Known Credits: 42"
"Birthday: January 2