James P. "Sulley" Sullivan
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James P. "Sulley" Sullivan is the large, blue, furry monster who serves as the top scarer and later a caring father figure in Pixar's animated film series Monsters, Inc.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James P. "Sulley" Sullivan canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3802896 — 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: James P. "Sulley" Sullivan Context triple: [John Goodman, characterPortrayed, James P. "Sulley" Sullivan]
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A.
John Sullivan
John Sullivan was an American general and political leader who played a prominent role in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Joseph Gargan
Joseph Gargan was an American lawyer and political operative, a cousin and close associate of Senator Ted Kennedy who became known for his involvement in and later criticism of Kennedy’s actions surrounding the Chappaquiddick incident.
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C.
Cornelius J. Sullivan
Cornelius J. Sullivan was an American lawyer and art collector active in early 20th-century New York cultural circles.
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D.
Maurice Walsh
Maurice Walsh was an Irish author best known for writing the short story that inspired the film "The Quiet Man."
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E.
Billy L. Sullivan
Billy L. Sullivan is an American actor best known for his role on the sitcom "The Golden Palace."
- 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: James P. "Sulley" Sullivan Target entity description: James P. "Sulley" Sullivan is the large, blue, furry monster who serves as the top scarer and later a caring father figure in Pixar's animated film series Monsters, Inc.
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A.
John Sullivan
John Sullivan was an American general and political leader who played a prominent role in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Joseph Gargan
Joseph Gargan was an American lawyer and political operative, a cousin and close associate of Senator Ted Kennedy who became known for his involvement in and later criticism of Kennedy’s actions surrounding the Chappaquiddick incident.
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C.
Cornelius J. Sullivan
Cornelius J. Sullivan was an American lawyer and art collector active in early 20th-century New York cultural circles.
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D.
Maurice Walsh
Maurice Walsh was an Irish author best known for writing the short story that inspired the film "The Quiet Man."
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E.
Billy L. Sullivan
Billy L. Sullivan is an American actor best known for his role on the sitcom "The Golden Palace."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animated film character
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fictional character ⓘ monster ⓘ |
| animationStudio | Pixar Animation Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Monsters University
NERFINISHED
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Monsters at Work NERFINISHED ⓘ Monsters, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestFriend | Mike Wazowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyType | large ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Celia Mae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| companyPosition |
CEO of Monsters, Inc.
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Top Scarer at Monsters, Inc. ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Pete Docter
NERFINISHED
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Pixar Animation Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Walt Disney Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Monsters University scare program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Monsters, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eyeColor | blue ⓘ |
| familyBackground | comes from a famous family of scarers ⓘ |
| father | Bill Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Monsters, Inc. (2001 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Monsters, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | James P. Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| furColor |
blue
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purple spots ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| guardianOf | Boo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
brave
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hardworking ⓘ kind ⓘ loyal ⓘ |
| initialGoal | to be the top scarer at Monsters, Inc. ⓘ |
| laterGoal |
to protect Boo
ⓘ
to run Monsters, Inc. using laughter instead of screams ⓘ |
| laterUsesEnergySource | children's laughter ⓘ |
| memberOf | Oozma Kappa fraternity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Sulley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
CEO of Monsters, Inc.
NERFINISHED
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scarer ⓘ top scarer ⓘ |
| rivalOf | Randall Boggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
deuteragonist of Monsters University
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protagonist of Monsters, Inc. ⓘ |
| species | monster ⓘ |
| studentAt | Monsters University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | Monsters, Inc. franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesEnergySource | children's screams ⓘ |
| voicedBy | John Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksAt | Monsters, Inc. scare floor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James P. "Sulley" Sullivan Description of subject: James P. "Sulley" Sullivan is the large, blue, furry monster who serves as the top scarer and later a caring father figure in Pixar's animated film series Monsters, Inc.
Referenced by (8)
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