Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb
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Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb refers to the actor’s portrayal of the tough, gun-loving mercenary with a dubious moral compass and unexpected moments of loyalty and humor in the sci-fi series Firefly.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13174695 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb Context triple: [Firefly, portraysCharacter, Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb]
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A.
Kit Carruthers in Badlands
Kit Carruthers in *Badlands* is the charismatic yet disturbingly detached young drifter and spree killer portrayed by Martin Sheen in Terrence Malick’s 1973 crime drama.
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B.
Theo Cobb Landon
Theo Cobb Landon is an individual whose specific public background or notable achievements are not clearly documented in widely available sources.
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C.
Jeremy McClain
Jeremy McClain is an American college athletics administrator best known for serving as the athletic director at the University of Southern Mississippi.
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D.
Judd Garrett
Judd Garrett is a former American football running back and coach who has worked in various scouting and coaching roles in the NFL.
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E.
Dax Randall Shepard
Dax Randall Shepard is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and podcast host known for roles in films like "Without a Paddle" and the TV series "Parenthood," as well as for hosting the podcast "Armchair Expert."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb Target entity description: Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb refers to the actor’s portrayal of the tough, gun-loving mercenary with a dubious moral compass and unexpected moments of loyalty and humor in the sci-fi series Firefly.
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A.
Kit Carruthers in Badlands
Kit Carruthers in *Badlands* is the charismatic yet disturbingly detached young drifter and spree killer portrayed by Martin Sheen in Terrence Malick’s 1973 crime drama.
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B.
Theo Cobb Landon
Theo Cobb Landon is an individual whose specific public background or notable achievements are not clearly documented in widely available sources.
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C.
Jeremy McClain
Jeremy McClain is an American college athletics administrator best known for serving as the athletic director at the University of Southern Mississippi.
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D.
Judd Garrett
Judd Garrett is a former American football running back and coach who has worked in various scouting and coaching roles in the NFL.
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E.
Dax Randall Shepard
Dax Randall Shepard is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and podcast host known for roles in films like "Without a Paddle" and the TV series "Parenthood," as well as for hosting the podcast "Armchair Expert."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional mercenary portrayal
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television character portrayal ⓘ |
| alignmentInStory | antihero ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Firefly
NERFINISHED
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Serenity (2005 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedShip | Serenity (Firefly ship) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacter | Jayne Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
dubious moral compass
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gun-loving ⓘ mercenary ⓘ sense of humor ⓘ tough ⓘ unexpected loyalty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Joss Whedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | 20th Century Fox Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fandom | Browncoats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAiredIn | Firefly episode "Serenity" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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space western ⓘ |
| hasCostumeElement | knit orange hat ("cunning hat") ⓘ |
| hasFanFollowingFor |
humorous one-liners
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morally ambiguous decisions ⓘ |
| hasProp | Vera (Jayne Cobb's favorite gun) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| network | Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEpisode | Firefly episode "Jaynestown" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic relief
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sudden acts of loyalty ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction |
crew member of Serenity
ⓘ
hired gun ⓘ |
| partOfCastWith |
Alan Tudyk as Hoban Washburne
NERFINISHED
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Gina Torres as Zoe Washburne NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewel Staite as Kaylee Frye NERFINISHED ⓘ Morena Baccarin as Inara Serra NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathan Fillion as Malcolm Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Glass as Shepherd Book NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Maher as Simon Tam NERFINISHED ⓘ Summer Glau as River Tam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Adam Baldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayalType | live-action ⓘ |
| portrays | Jayne Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mutant Enemy Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional 'Verse of Firefly ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfRelease |
2002
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2003 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb Description of subject: Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb refers to the actor’s portrayal of the tough, gun-loving mercenary with a dubious moral compass and unexpected moments of loyalty and humor in the sci-fi series Firefly.
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