Pray Tell
E322079
Pray Tell is a central character in the television series "Pose," known as the outspoken and stylish emcee of New York City's ballroom scene who also grapples with the impact of the HIV/AIDS crisis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pray Tell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3068105 — 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.
Target entity: Pray Tell Context triple: [Pose, hasMainCharacter, Pray Tell]
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The Prayer
"The Prayer" is a notable work by American author David Foster, recognized for its introspective and stylistically distinctive exploration of contemporary life.
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B.
Tell Mama
"Tell Mama" is a 1967 soul and R&B song by Etta James, celebrated for its powerful vocals and status as one of her signature hits.
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C.
They Say
"They Say" is a song title that has been used by multiple artists across genres, typically exploring themes of external judgment and personal identity.
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D.
The Voice of One Crying
The Voice of One Crying is the English title of John Gower’s Latin poem *Vox Clamantis*, a medieval work best known for its moral and political commentary on 14th-century English society and events like the Peasants’ Revolt.
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E.
Tell It to the King
"Tell It to the King" is a memoir by legendary American broadcaster Larry King, in which he recounts his life, career, and behind-the-scenes stories from decades in radio and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pray Tell Target entity description: Pray Tell is a central character in the television series "Pose," known as the outspoken and stylish emcee of New York City's ballroom scene who also grapples with the impact of the HIV/AIDS crisis.
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A.
The Prayer
"The Prayer" is a notable work by American author David Foster, recognized for its introspective and stylistically distinctive exploration of contemporary life.
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B.
Tell Mama
"Tell Mama" is a 1967 soul and R&B song by Etta James, celebrated for its powerful vocals and status as one of her signature hits.
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C.
They Say
"They Say" is a song title that has been used by multiple artists across genres, typically exploring themes of external judgment and personal identity.
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D.
The Voice of One Crying
The Voice of One Crying is the English title of John Gower’s Latin poem *Vox Clamantis*, a medieval work best known for its moral and political commentary on 14th-century English society and events like the Peasants’ Revolt.
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E.
Tell It to the King
"Tell It to the King" is a memoir by legendary American broadcaster Larry King, in which he recounts his life, career, and behind-the-scenes stories from decades in radio and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Pose ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ball culture
ⓘ
voguing scene ⓘ |
| awardAssociatedWithPortrayal | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ |
| broadcastCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| characterTrait |
caring
ⓘ
outspoken ⓘ stylish ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Brad Falchuk
ⓘ
Ryan Murphy ⓘ Steven Canals ⓘ |
| debutWork | Pose season 1 ⓘ |
| fictionalEthnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Pose ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related television character
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drama television series character ⓘ |
| healthCondition | HIV positive ⓘ |
| houseAffiliation |
House of Abundance (social ties)
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House of Evangelista ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | impact of HIV/AIDS on the ballroom community ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| networkCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFor |
being the outspoken emcee of New York City ballroom scene
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his fashion and style ⓘ storylines about the HIV/AIDS crisis ⓘ |
| notableQuoteTheme | resilience in the face of illness and discrimination ⓘ |
| occupation |
ballroom emcee
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emcee ⓘ |
| partOf | New York ballroom community ⓘ |
| portrayalRecognizedFor | groundbreaking representation of a Black gay man living with HIV ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Billy Porter ⓘ |
| relationshipToCommunity | mentor to younger ballroom participants ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | FX ⓘ |
| theme |
HIV/AIDS crisis
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LGBTQ+ rights ⓘ chosen family ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Pray Tell Description of subject: Pray Tell is a central character in the television series "Pose," known as the outspoken and stylish emcee of New York City's ballroom scene who also grapples with the impact of the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.