Tony Mottola
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Tony Mottola was an American jazz and studio guitarist renowned for his prolific session work, television appearances, and easy-listening recordings in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tony Mottola canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5577867 — 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: Tony Mottola Context triple: [Mottola, hasNotableBearer, Tony Mottola]
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A.
Tommy Mottola
Tommy Mottola is an American music executive and former head of Sony Music Entertainment, known for managing and developing the careers of numerous major pop artists.
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B.
Philip D’Antoni
Philip D’Antoni was an American film and television producer best known for gritty, realistic crime dramas such as "The French Connection" and "The Seven-Ups."
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C.
Jerry Colonna
Jerry Colonna was an American comedian, actor, and musician best known for his wild-eyed persona and frequent collaborations with Bob Hope in radio, film, and television.
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D.
Don Ierullo
Don Ierullo is a media entrepreneur best known for founding the global entertainment company Entertainment One.
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E.
Anthony Di Ninno
Anthony Di Ninno is a cinematographer best known for his work on the animated feature film "Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie."
- 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: Tony Mottola Target entity description: Tony Mottola was an American jazz and studio guitarist renowned for his prolific session work, television appearances, and easy-listening recordings in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Tommy Mottola
Tommy Mottola is an American music executive and former head of Sony Music Entertainment, known for managing and developing the careers of numerous major pop artists.
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B.
Philip D’Antoni
Philip D’Antoni was an American film and television producer best known for gritty, realistic crime dramas such as "The French Connection" and "The Seven-Ups."
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C.
Jerry Colonna
Jerry Colonna was an American comedian, actor, and musician best known for his wild-eyed persona and frequent collaborations with Bob Hope in radio, film, and television.
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D.
Don Ierullo
Don Ierullo is a media entrepreneur best known for founding the global entertainment company Entertainment One.
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E.
Anthony Di Ninno
Anthony Di Ninno is a cinematographer best known for his work on the animated feature film "Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American musician
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human ⓘ jazz guitarist ⓘ studio musician ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Ed Sullivan Show
NERFINISHED
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Frank Sinatra
NERFINISHED
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Johnny Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry Como NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tonight Show Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-04-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-08-09 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Italian-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Mottola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Anthony C. Mottola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
easy listening
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jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Anthony ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
easy-listening recordings
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prolific session work ⓘ television appearances ⓘ |
| notableRole | guitarist for The Tonight Show orchestra ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Roman Guitar
NERFINISHED
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This Guy’s in Love with You NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Mottola and the Quad Guitars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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guitarist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kearny, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Denville, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Command Records
NERFINISHED
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Project 3 Records NERFINISHED ⓘ RCA Records ⓘ |
| residence | New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Jean Mottola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Tony Mottola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
melodic guitar arrangements
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orchestral easy listening guitar ⓘ |
| workedAs | studio guitarist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tony Mottola Description of subject: Tony Mottola was an American jazz and studio guitarist renowned for his prolific session work, television appearances, and easy-listening recordings in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (2)
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