Shawn Thompson
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Shawn Thompson is an actor best known for playing Corny Collins in the original 1988 film version of "Hairspray."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shawn Thompson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16164059 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shawn Thompson Context triple: [Corny Collins, portrayedBy, Shawn Thompson]
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A.
Shawn Matthews
Shawn Matthews is a senior executive associated with the financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald.
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B.
Shawn Williams
Shawn Williams is one of the main comedic protagonists on the sitcom "The Wayans Bros.," portrayed as a smooth, level-headed foil to his more outrageous brother Marlon.
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C.
Shawn Harwell
Shawn Harwell is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the political comedy film "The Campaign" and for his work in television comedy.
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D.
Shawn Everett
Shawn Everett is a Grammy-winning Canadian audio engineer and record producer known for his innovative, experimental approach to recording and mixing for artists across rock, pop, and alternative music.
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E.
Shawn Patterson
Shawn Patterson is an American composer and songwriter best known for his work on film and television scores, including the hit song "Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie.
- 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: Shawn Thompson Target entity description: Shawn Thompson is an actor best known for playing Corny Collins in the original 1988 film version of "Hairspray."
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A.
Shawn Matthews
Shawn Matthews is a senior executive associated with the financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald.
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B.
Shawn Williams
Shawn Williams is one of the main comedic protagonists on the sitcom "The Wayans Bros.," portrayed as a smooth, level-headed foil to his more outrageous brother Marlon.
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C.
Shawn Harwell
Shawn Harwell is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the political comedy film "The Campaign" and for his work in television comedy.
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D.
Shawn Everett
Shawn Everett is a Grammy-winning Canadian audio engineer and record producer known for his innovative, experimental approach to recording and mixing for artists across rock, pop, and alternative music.
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E.
Shawn Patterson
Shawn Patterson is an American composer and songwriter best known for his work on film and television scores, including the hit song "Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.