Officer Tom Hanson – Johnny Depp
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Officer Tom Hanson is the young undercover police officer, played by Johnny Depp, who became the breakout heartthrob and central character of the late-1980s crime drama series "21 Jump Street."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Officer Tom Hanson – Johnny Depp canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5358928 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Officer Tom Hanson – Johnny Depp Context triple: [21 Jump Street (TV series), portrayedBy, Officer Tom Hanson – Johnny Depp]
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A.
Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles
Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles is the lead character in the dark crime thriller "8MM," portraying a private investigator drawn into the disturbing world of underground snuff films.
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B.
Jack Nicholson as George Hanson
Jack Nicholson as George Hanson is the memorable, hard-drinking ACLU lawyer whose quirky charm and tragic arc helped launch Nicholson to stardom in the countercultural road film Easy Rider.
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C.
Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman
Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman is the comedic portrayal of a middle-aged Manhattan publishing executive whose wandering eye and vivid fantasies are tested by temptation in the classic film "The Seven Year Itch."
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D.
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Detective John Kimble
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Detective John Kimble is a tough undercover cop who poses as a kindergarten teacher, blending action and comedy in the film "Kindergarten Cop."
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E.
Lieutenant Dan Taylor – Gary Sinise
Lieutenant Dan Taylor, portrayed by Gary Sinise, is a Vietnam War veteran and Forrest Gump’s platoon leader whose journey from bitterness and despair to acceptance and purpose forms one of the film’s most memorable emotional arcs.
- 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: Officer Tom Hanson – Johnny Depp Target entity description: Officer Tom Hanson is the young undercover police officer, played by Johnny Depp, who became the breakout heartthrob and central character of the late-1980s crime drama series "21 Jump Street."
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A.
Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles
Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles is the lead character in the dark crime thriller "8MM," portraying a private investigator drawn into the disturbing world of underground snuff films.
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B.
Jack Nicholson as George Hanson
Jack Nicholson as George Hanson is the memorable, hard-drinking ACLU lawyer whose quirky charm and tragic arc helped launch Nicholson to stardom in the countercultural road film Easy Rider.
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C.
Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman
Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman is the comedic portrayal of a middle-aged Manhattan publishing executive whose wandering eye and vivid fantasies are tested by temptation in the classic film "The Seven Year Itch."
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D.
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Detective John Kimble
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Detective John Kimble is a tough undercover cop who poses as a kindergarten teacher, blending action and comedy in the film "Kindergarten Cop."
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E.
Lieutenant Dan Taylor – Gary Sinise
Lieutenant Dan Taylor, portrayed by Gary Sinise, is a Vietnam War veteran and Forrest Gump’s platoon leader whose journey from bitterness and despair to acceptance and purpose forms one of the film’s most memorable emotional arcs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
human ⓘ television character ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| appearsIn | 21 Jump Street (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Patrick Hasburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephen J. Cannell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | television ⓘ |
| employer | Metropolitan Police Department (21 Jump Street) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Officer Tom Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | 21 Jump Street universe ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1987 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | 21 Jump Street, Season 1 Episode 1 ⓘ |
| fullName | Thomas Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | crime drama ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | crime drama television series ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
heartthrob of the series
ⓘ
main character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | young-looking police officer assigned to undercover work in high schools ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping launch Johnny Depp to stardom ⓘ |
| occupation |
police officer
ⓘ
undercover cop ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed | Officer Tom Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Johnny Depp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnny Depp in 21 Jump Street (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesDebutYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Captain Adam Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamMembership | Jump Street Chapel undercover unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalWork | late 1980s ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Officer Doug Penhall
NERFINISHED
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Officer Harry Truman Ioki NERFINISHED ⓘ Officer Judy Hoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Officer Tom Hanson – Johnny Depp Description of subject: Officer Tom Hanson is the young undercover police officer, played by Johnny Depp, who became the breakout heartthrob and central character of the late-1980s crime drama series "21 Jump Street."
Referenced by (1)
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