Steve Purcell
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Steve Purcell is an American cartoonist, animator, and filmmaker best known as the creator of the "Sam & Max" franchise and for his work at Pixar, including co-directing the film "Brave."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Steve Purcell canonical | 8 |
| StevePurcell | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2124820 — 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: Steve Purcell Context triple: [Brave, coDirector, Steve Purcell]
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A.
Jon Plowman
Jon Plowman is a British television producer best known for his influential work on BBC comedies, including series such as Absolutely Fabulous and The Office.
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B.
Andrew Pawley
Andrew Pawley was a prominent linguist known for his influential work on Oceanic and Papuan languages, including the Northwest Solomonic group.
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C.
Michael Andrews
Michael Andrews is an American film composer and musician known for his atmospheric scores for movies such as Donnie Darko and Bridesmaids.
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D.
Keith Scholey
Keith Scholey is a British wildlife filmmaker and producer known for creating and overseeing major nature documentaries, including the acclaimed series Our Planet.
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E.
Ben Shepherd
Ben Shepherd is an American musician best known as the longtime bassist for the influential grunge band Soundgarden.
- 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: Steve Purcell Target entity description: Steve Purcell is an American cartoonist, animator, and filmmaker best known as the creator of the "Sam & Max" franchise and for his work at Pixar, including co-directing the film "Brave."
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A.
Jon Plowman
Jon Plowman is a British television producer best known for his influential work on BBC comedies, including series such as Absolutely Fabulous and The Office.
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B.
Andrew Pawley
Andrew Pawley was a prominent linguist known for his influential work on Oceanic and Papuan languages, including the Northwest Solomonic group.
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C.
Michael Andrews
Michael Andrews is an American film composer and musician known for his atmospheric scores for movies such as Donnie Darko and Bridesmaids.
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D.
Keith Scholey
Keith Scholey is a British wildlife filmmaker and producer known for creating and overseeing major nature documentaries, including the acclaimed series Our Planet.
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E.
Ben Shepherd
Ben Shepherd is an American musician best known as the longtime bassist for the influential grunge band Soundgarden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animator
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cartoonist ⓘ comics artist ⓘ filmmaker ⓘ person ⓘ video game designer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
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surface form:
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (for Brave, shared)
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| basedCharactersOn | childhood drawings of animal detectives ⓘ |
| coDirected | Brave ⓘ |
| contributedTo | LucasArts adventure games ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| created | Sam & Max ⓘ |
| directed |
Toy Story Toons
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surface form:
Toy Story That Time Forgot
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| employer | Pixar Animation Studios ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animation
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comics ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasCreativeRole |
character designer
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story artist ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| influencedWork | Sam & Max Hit the Road ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Brave
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Sam & Max ⓘ work at Pixar ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brave
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Sam & Max Hit the Road ⓘ Toy Story Toons ⓘ
surface form:
Toy Story That Time Forgot
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| occupation |
animator
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cartoonist ⓘ director ⓘ filmmaker ⓘ storyboard artist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| voicedCharacter | various minor characters in Pixar projects ⓘ |
| workedFor | LucasArts ⓘ |
| workedOnFilm |
Brave
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Cars ⓘ Ratatouille ⓘ Toy Story Toons ⓘ
surface form:
Toy Story That Time Forgot
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| wrote |
Sam & Max comic books
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Sam & Max video game material ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Steve Purcell Description of subject: Steve Purcell is an American cartoonist, animator, and filmmaker best known as the creator of the "Sam & Max" franchise and for his work at Pixar, including co-directing the film "Brave."
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
StevePurcell