Oscar Madison
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Oscar Madison is a famously slovenly, easygoing sportswriter and one of the two mismatched roommates in Neil Simon’s comedy "The Odd Couple."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oscar Madison canonical | 6 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ stage character ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Odd Couple
NERFINISHED
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The Odd Couple (1965 stage play) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Odd Couple (1968 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Odd Couple (1970 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Odd Couple (1985 TV series The New Odd Couple) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Odd Couple (2015 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
bachelor lifestyle
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domestic life ⓘ male friendship ⓘ |
| basedOn | Neil Simon’s observations of mismatched roommates ⓘ |
| characterRole |
main character
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protagonist ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Felix Ungar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Neil Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Odd Couple universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Odd Couple (1965 Broadway play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | divorced ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
carefree attitude
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messy living habits ⓘ |
| occupation | sportswriter ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
easygoing
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slovenly ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Jack Klugman
NERFINISHED
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Jack Lemmon (in related film dynamic as Felix’s counterpart character dynamic) ⓘ Matthew Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Randall (in some stage/TV contexts as Felix’s counterpart character dynamic) NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Matthau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roommateOf | Felix Ungar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.