The Man Upstairs

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The Man Upstairs is the live-action human character in "The LEGO Movie" who represents the controlling, perfectionist father counterpart to the villainous Lord Business.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
live-action character
allows Lego
surface form: Finn to play freely with LEGO
appearsIn The Lego Movie
surface form: The LEGO Movie

live-action segments of The LEGO Movie
associatedWith Lord Business’s tower (as real-world builder)
basement LEGO city
conflictWith Finn the Human
surface form: Finn
countryOfOrigin United States (inferred, American television work)
surface form: United States (production context)
createdBy Christopher Miller
Phil Lord
filmReleaseYear 2014
franchise The LEGO Movie franchise
gender male
hasAnimatedCounterpart Lord Business
hasChild Finn
initialGoal keep LEGO city permanently fixed
language English
medium live-action film
occupation businessman
owns large LEGO collection
personalityTrait authoritative
controlling
perfectionist
portrayedBy Will Ferrell
realizes importance of creativity
represents controlling father
perfectionist father
reveals existence of Finn’s younger sister at film’s end
roleInStory antagonist-turned-ally
undergoes character development
uses Kragle

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Lord Business hasAlterEgo The Man Upstairs