Dexter Holland
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Dexter Holland is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary songwriter for the punk rock band The Offspring.
All labels observed (1)
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| Dexter Holland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5144853 — 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: Dexter Holland Context triple: [The Offspring, member, Dexter Holland]
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A.
Steve Oedekerk
Steve Oedekerk is an American comedian, writer, director, and producer known for his work on films like "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls," "Kung Pow! Enter the Fist," and the "Thumbs!" parody series.
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B.
Dexter Redding
Dexter Redding is one of the sons of legendary American soul singer Otis Redding.
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C.
Derek Martinus
Derek Martinus was a British television director best known for his work on classic "Doctor Who" serials during the 1960s.
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D.
Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and pop singer who rose to fame in the late 1980s through his role on the soap opera "Neighbours" and a successful music career in the UK.
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E.
Michael Kube-McDowell
Michael Kube-McDowell is an American science fiction author known for his novels, short stories, and contributions to major franchises such as Star Wars.
- 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: Dexter Holland Target entity description: Dexter Holland is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary songwriter for the punk rock band The Offspring.
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A.
Steve Oedekerk
Steve Oedekerk is an American comedian, writer, director, and producer known for his work on films like "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls," "Kung Pow! Enter the Fist," and the "Thumbs!" parody series.
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B.
Dexter Redding
Dexter Redding is one of the sons of legendary American soul singer Otis Redding.
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C.
Derek Martinus
Derek Martinus was a British television director best known for his work on classic "Doctor Who" serials during the 1960s.
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D.
Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and pop singer who rose to fame in the late 1980s through his role on the soap opera "Neighbours" and a successful music career in the UK.
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E.
Michael Kube-McDowell
Michael Kube-McDowell is an American science fiction author known for his novels, short stories, and contributions to major franchises such as Star Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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musician ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in molecular biology ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Offspring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Bryan Keith Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessVenture | Gringo Bandito hot sauce brand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1965-12-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Southern California ⓘ |
| familyName | Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | molecular biology ⓘ |
| founded | Nitro Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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pop punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Suraiya Rasheed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHairColor | blond ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.offspring.com/ ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
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vocals ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Offspring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Dexter Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | commercial success with The Offspring in the 1990s punk revival ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Offspring
NERFINISHED
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album "Americana" by The Offspring NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Smash" by The Offspring NERFINISHED ⓘ song "Come Out and Play" NERFINISHED ⓘ song "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" NERFINISHED ⓘ song "Self Esteem" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
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molecular biologist ⓘ musician ⓘ record label founder ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Garden Grove, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
lead vocalist of The Offspring
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primary songwriter of The Offspring ⓘ rhythm guitarist of The Offspring ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| thesisPublicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| thesisTitle | Discovery of mature microRNA sequences within the protein-coding regions of global HIV-1 genomes: predictions of novel mechanisms for viral infection and pathogenicity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dexter Holland Description of subject: Dexter Holland is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary songwriter for the punk rock band The Offspring.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.