Paul Willson
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Paul Willson is an American character actor known for his numerous comedic supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in series like "Cheers" and "Murphy Brown."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Willson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16699052 — 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: Paul Willson Context triple: [My Best Friend Is a Vampire, castMember, Paul Willson]
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A.
Philip Dunne
Philip Dunne was an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1960s.
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B.
David Anspaugh
David Anspaugh is an American film and television director best known for directing the sports dramas "Hoosiers" and "Rudy."
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C.
Stuart Fratkin
Stuart Fratkin is an American actor best known for his comedic roles in 1980s and 1990s film and television.
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D.
Steve Shagan
Steve Shagan was an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his Academy Award–nominated work on socially conscious films of the 1970s.
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E.
Michael Klingensmith
Michael Klingensmith is an American media executive best known for helping launch and lead major magazine brands, including playing a key role in the creation of Entertainment Weekly.
- 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: Paul Willson Target entity description: Paul Willson is an American character actor known for his numerous comedic supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in series like "Cheers" and "Murphy Brown."
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A.
Philip Dunne
Philip Dunne was an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1960s.
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B.
David Anspaugh
David Anspaugh is an American film and television director best known for directing the sports dramas "Hoosiers" and "Rudy."
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C.
Stuart Fratkin
Stuart Fratkin is an American actor best known for his comedic roles in 1980s and 1990s film and television.
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D.
Steve Shagan
Steve Shagan was an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his Academy Award–nominated work on socially conscious films of the 1970s.
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E.
Michael Klingensmith
Michael Klingensmith is an American media executive best known for helping launch and lead major magazine brands, including playing a key role in the creation of Entertainment Weekly.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.