Dean Proffitt
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Dean Proffitt is the working-class carpenter and single father portrayed by Kurt Russell in the romantic comedy film "Overboard."
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| Dean Proffitt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16445036 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dean Proffitt Context triple: [Overboard, leadCharacter, Dean Proffitt]
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A.
Frank Proffitt
Frank Proffitt was an American Appalachian folk musician and ballad singer known for preserving and popularizing traditional songs such as "Tom Dooley."
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B.
William Lundigan
William Lundigan was an American film and television actor active from the 1930s through the 1960s, known for roles in dramas, war films, and early TV series.
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C.
Larry "Pinto" Kroger
Larry "Pinto" Kroger is a naive college freshman who becomes a central member of the misfit Delta Tau Chi fraternity in the comedy film *Animal House*.
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D.
Arthur D. Healey
Arthur D. Healey was a U.S. Congressman and judge whose legislative work on labor standards led to the federal Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act bearing his name.
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E.
Charlie Korsmo
Charlie Korsmo is an American former child actor and current law professor best known for his roles in early 1990s films such as "Dick Tracy," "Hook," and "What About Bob?".
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dean Proffitt Target entity description: Dean Proffitt is the working-class carpenter and single father portrayed by Kurt Russell in the romantic comedy film "Overboard."
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A.
Frank Proffitt
Frank Proffitt was an American Appalachian folk musician and ballad singer known for preserving and popularizing traditional songs such as "Tom Dooley."
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B.
William Lundigan
William Lundigan was an American film and television actor active from the 1930s through the 1960s, known for roles in dramas, war films, and early TV series.
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C.
Larry "Pinto" Kroger
Larry "Pinto" Kroger is a naive college freshman who becomes a central member of the misfit Delta Tau Chi fraternity in the comedy film *Animal House*.
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D.
Arthur D. Healey
Arthur D. Healey was a U.S. Congressman and judge whose legislative work on labor standards led to the federal Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act bearing his name.
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E.
Charlie Korsmo
Charlie Korsmo is an American former child actor and current law professor best known for his roles in early 1990s films such as "Dick Tracy," "Hook," and "What About Bob?".
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.