John Tesh
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John Tesh is an American musician, composer, and former television host best known for his work on "Entertainment Tonight" and his New Age and contemporary instrumental music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Tesh canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5714185 — 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: John Tesh Context triple: [North Hollywood High School, hasNotableAlumnus, John Tesh]
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A.
John Erman
John Erman was an American television and film director best known for his work on acclaimed TV miniseries and dramas from the 1970s onward.
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B.
Michael Feinstein
Michael Feinstein is an American singer, pianist, and music archivist best known for his interpretations and preservation of the Great American Songbook.
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C.
Anthony Mandler
Anthony Mandler is an American film and music video director known for his visually stylized work with major artists such as Rihanna, Jay-Z, and Taylor Swift.
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D.
Jim Keltner
Jim Keltner is an American session drummer renowned for his work with artists such as John Lennon, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and many others across rock and pop music.
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E.
Scott Franklin
Scott Franklin is an American film producer known for his frequent collaborations with director Darren Aronofsky on acclaimed movies such as Black Swan and The Wrestler.
- 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: John Tesh Target entity description: John Tesh is an American musician, composer, and former television host best known for his work on "Entertainment Tonight" and his New Age and contemporary instrumental music.
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A.
John Erman
John Erman was an American television and film director best known for his work on acclaimed TV miniseries and dramas from the 1970s onward.
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B.
Michael Feinstein
Michael Feinstein is an American singer, pianist, and music archivist best known for his interpretations and preservation of the Great American Songbook.
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C.
Anthony Mandler
Anthony Mandler is an American film and music video director known for his visually stylized work with major artists such as Rihanna, Jay-Z, and Taylor Swift.
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D.
Jim Keltner
Jim Keltner is an American session drummer renowned for his work with artists such as John Lennon, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and many others across rock and pop music.
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E.
Scott Franklin
Scott Franklin is an American film producer known for his frequent collaborations with director Darren Aronofsky on acclaimed movies such as Black Swan and The Wrestler.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Age musician
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ radio host ⓘ television host ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| almaMater | North Carolina State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | John Frank Tesh Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Prima Tesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedFor | NBA on NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedWork | Roundball Rock (NBA on NBC theme) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-07-09 ⓘ |
| employer | Entertainment Tonight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1996 (Entertainment Tonight co-host) ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian music
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New Age music ⓘ contemporary instrumental music ⓘ |
| hasRadioShow |
Intelligence for Your Life
NERFINISHED
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The John Tesh Radio Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
New Age and contemporary instrumental music
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composing sports theme music ⓘ hosting Entertainment Tonight ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1992 ⓘ |
| name | John Tesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
A Romantic Christmas
NERFINISHED
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Avalon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Entertainment Tonight
NERFINISHED
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Intelligence for Your Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Live at Red Rocks NERFINISHED ⓘ Roundball Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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musician ⓘ radio personality ⓘ television host ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Garden City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | co-host of Entertainment Tonight ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Connie Sellecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1986 (Entertainment Tonight co-host) ⓘ |
| website | https://www.tesh.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Tesh Description of subject: John Tesh is an American musician, composer, and former television host best known for his work on "Entertainment Tonight" and his New Age and contemporary instrumental music.
Referenced by (2)
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