Stan Lathan | DisamKB

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Label	Occurrences
Stan Lathan canonical	19

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1407266 — 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: Stan Lathan
Context triple: [Sanaa Lathan, parent, Stan Lathan]

A. John Ferrell
John Ferrell was a photographer for the U.S. Farm Security Administration, contributing documentary images of American life during the Great Depression and World War II era.
B. Jeffrey Dean
Jeffrey Dean is a prominent American computer scientist and software engineer best known for his influential work on large-scale distributed systems and infrastructure at Google.
C. Ronald N. Perlman
Ronald N. Perlman is an American actor best known for his distinctive deep voice and leading roles in works such as the "Hellboy" films and the television series "Beauty and the Beast."
D. Warren Spady
Warren Spady is a designer best known for creating the trophy awarded in the historic Oregon–Oregon State college football rivalry.
E. Mike Henry
Mike Henry is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for voicing characters such as Cleveland Brown on the animated television series Family Guy and its spin-off The Cleveland Show.
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: Stan Lathan
Target entity description: Stan Lathan is an American television and film director and producer known for his influential work in comedy and urban-themed programming, including directing numerous specials for comedians like Dave Chappelle.

A. John Ferrell
John Ferrell was a photographer for the U.S. Farm Security Administration, contributing documentary images of American life during the Great Depression and World War II era.
B. Jeffrey Dean
Jeffrey Dean is a prominent American computer scientist and software engineer best known for his influential work on large-scale distributed systems and infrastructure at Google.
C. Ronald N. Perlman
Ronald N. Perlman is an American actor best known for his distinctive deep voice and leading roles in works such as the "Hellboy" films and the television series "Beauty and the Beast."
D. Warren Spady
Warren Spady is a designer best known for creating the trophy awarded in the historic Oregon–Oregon State college football rivalry.
E. Mike Henry
Mike Henry is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for voicing characters such as Cleveland Brown on the animated television series Family Guy and its spin-off The Cleveland Show.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (239)

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countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
familyName	Lathan ⓘ
givenName	Stan ⓘ
name	Stan Lathan self-link ⓘ
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director on episodes) Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy ⓘ
occupation	film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ music video director ⓘ television director ⓘ television producer ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sanaa Lathan → parent → Stan Lathan ⓘ

Sticks & Stones → director → Stan Lathan ⓘ

Sticks & Stones → producer → Stan Lathan ⓘ

Sticks & Stones → executiveProducer → Stan Lathan ⓘ

Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly → director → Stan Lathan ⓘ

Equanimity → director → Stan Lathan ⓘ

Equanimity → producer → Stan Lathan ⓘ

The Bird Revelation → director → Stan Lathan ⓘ

The Closer → director → Stan Lathan ⓘ

The Closer → producer → Stan Lathan ⓘ

Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth → director → Stan Lathan ⓘ

Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth → producer → Stan Lathan ⓘ

Eleanor McCoy → spouse → Stan Lathan ⓘ

Eleanor McCoy → hasRelative → Stan Lathan ⓘ

Stan Lathan → name → Stan Lathan self-link ⓘ

Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones → director → Stan Lathan ⓘ

Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones → producer → Stan Lathan ⓘ

Chappelle's Show → executiveProducer → Stan Lathan ⓘ

Chappelle's Show → director → Stan Lathan ⓘ

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