Alan Harper – Jon Cryer
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Alan Harper, portrayed by Jon Cryer, is the neurotic, financially struggling chiropractor and divorced father who serves as the uptight foil to his hedonistic brother on the sitcom "Two and a Half Men."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alan Harper – Jon Cryer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6627812 — 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: Alan Harper – Jon Cryer Context triple: [Two and a Half Men, portrayedBy, Alan Harper – Jon Cryer]
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A.
Chris Harper
Chris Harper is a theatre producer best known as the co-founder of the acclaimed London-based company Elliott & Harper Productions alongside director Marianne Elliott.
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B.
Joe Harper
Joe Harper is a minor character in Mark Twain's classic novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," known as one of Tom's close friends and fellow mischief-makers in the fictional town of St. Petersburg.
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C.
James Michael Tyler
James Michael Tyler was an American actor best known for playing Gunther, the Central Perk barista, on the television sitcom "Friends."
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D.
Brendan Hines
Brendan Hines is an American actor and singer-songwriter best known for his television roles in series such as "Lie to Me," "Scandal," and "The Tick."
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E.
Andrew McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy is an American actor and director best known as a member of the 1980s "Brat Pack," with notable roles in films like "St. Elmo's Fire," "Pretty in Pink," and "Weekend at Bernie's."
- 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: Alan Harper – Jon Cryer Target entity description: Alan Harper, portrayed by Jon Cryer, is the neurotic, financially struggling chiropractor and divorced father who serves as the uptight foil to his hedonistic brother on the sitcom "Two and a Half Men."
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A.
Chris Harper
Chris Harper is a theatre producer best known as the co-founder of the acclaimed London-based company Elliott & Harper Productions alongside director Marianne Elliott.
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B.
Joe Harper
Joe Harper is a minor character in Mark Twain's classic novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," known as one of Tom's close friends and fellow mischief-makers in the fictional town of St. Petersburg.
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C.
James Michael Tyler
James Michael Tyler was an American actor best known for playing Gunther, the Central Perk barista, on the television sitcom "Friends."
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D.
Brendan Hines
Brendan Hines is an American actor and singer-songwriter best known for his television roles in series such as "Lie to Me," "Scandal," and "The Tick."
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E.
Andrew McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy is an American actor and director best known as a member of the 1980s "Brat Pack," with notable roles in films like "St. Elmo's Fire," "Pretty in Pink," and "Weekend at Bernie's."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Two and a Half Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason |
Two and a Half Men season 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Two and a Half Men season 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ Two and a Half Men season 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Two and a Half Men season 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ Two and a Half Men season 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Two and a Half Men season 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Two and a Half Men season 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Two and a Half Men season 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Two and a Half Men season 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Two and a Half Men season 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Two and a Half Men season 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Two and a Half Men season 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Chuck Lorre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lee Aronsohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| financialStatus | financially struggling ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | Two and a Half Men season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | sitcom ⓘ |
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| hasCatchCharacteristic |
stingy
ⓘ
unlucky in love ⓘ |
| hasChild | Jake Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExSpouse | Judith Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Evelyn Harper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judith Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRomanticPartner | Kandi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| livesWith |
Charlie Harper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jake Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | divorced ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalBroadcast | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | chiropractor ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
neurotic
ⓘ
uptight ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jon Cryer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySetting | Malibu, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesAt | Malibu beach house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInSeries | foil to Charlie Harper ⓘ |
| sibling | Charlie Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alan Harper – Jon Cryer Description of subject: Alan Harper, portrayed by Jon Cryer, is the neurotic, financially struggling chiropractor and divorced father who serves as the uptight foil to his hedonistic brother on the sitcom "Two and a Half Men."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.