Chris Gardner
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Chris Gardner is an American entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and author whose struggle with homelessness while raising his young son inspired the film "The Pursuit of Happyness."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chris Gardner canonical | 6 |
| Chris Gardner (entrepreneur) | 1 |
| Christopher Gardner Jr. | 1 |
| Christopher Paul Gardner | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ motivational speaker ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Father of the Year Award (multiple organizations) ⓘ |
| child |
Christopher Jarrett Medina Gardner
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Jacintha Gardner ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-02-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | U.S. Navy (medical corpsman training) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Gardner ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
business
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personal development ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ |
| founded | Gardner Rich & Co. ⓘ |
| genre | self-help literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Christopher ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.chrisgardnermedia.com/ ⓘ |
| industry | finance ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
The Pursuit of Happyness
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surface form:
film The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
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| knownFor |
inspiring the film The Pursuit of Happyness
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overcoming homelessness while raising his young son ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | divorced from Sherry Dyson ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| movement | motivational speaking ⓘ |
| name |
Chris Gardner
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Christopher Paul Gardner
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| notableEvent | period of homelessness in San Francisco in the early 1980s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Permission to Dream
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Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be ⓘ The Pursuit of Happyness ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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entrepreneur ⓘ motivational speaker ⓘ stockbroker ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
education
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homelessness ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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surface form:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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| portrayedBy | Will Smith ⓘ |
| publisher |
HarperCollins
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surface form:
HarperCollins (for The Pursuit of Happyness)
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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San Francisco, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
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| spouse | Sherry Dyson ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Pursuit of Happyness
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surface form:
film The Pursuit of Happyness
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Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chris Gardner (entrepreneur)
this entity surface form:
Christopher Gardner Jr.
this entity surface form:
Christopher Paul Gardner