Tom Avery
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Tom Avery is the grieving American father who embarks on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in the film "The Way," undergoing a profound personal and spiritual transformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Avery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7217512 — 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: Tom Avery Context triple: [The Way, mainCharacter, Tom Avery]
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A.
Kevin Avery
Kevin Avery is an American comedian, writer, and actor known for his stand-up work and for writing on shows such as "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver."
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B.
John Dunlavy
John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
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C.
Tom Tully
Tom Tully was an American character actor known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century film and television, often portraying gruff but sympathetic authority figures.
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D.
Curt Vaughan
Curt Vaughan is a character in the horror-comedy film "The Cabin in the Woods," portrayed as the stereotypical jock whose behavior is manipulated by external forces.
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E.
Luke Murray
Luke Murray is an American basketball coach known for his assistant coaching roles at several major college programs and as the son of actor Bill Murray.
- 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: Tom Avery Target entity description: Tom Avery is the grieving American father who embarks on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in the film "The Way," undergoing a profound personal and spiritual transformation.
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A.
Kevin Avery
Kevin Avery is an American comedian, writer, and actor known for his stand-up work and for writing on shows such as "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver."
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B.
John Dunlavy
John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
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C.
Tom Tully
Tom Tully was an American character actor known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century film and television, often portraying gruff but sympathetic authority figures.
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D.
Curt Vaughan
Curt Vaughan is a character in the horror-comedy film "The Cabin in the Woods," portrayed as the stereotypical jock whose behavior is manipulated by external forces.
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E.
Luke Murray
Luke Murray is an American basketball coach known for his assistant coaching roles at several major college programs and as the son of actor Bill Murray.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | drama film ⓘ |
| carries | Daniel Avery's ashes ⓘ |
| centralThemeEmbodied | walking the Camino as inner pilgrimage ⓘ |
| characterArc | from closed and rigid to open and compassionate ⓘ |
| childRelationship | father of Daniel Avery ⓘ |
| countryOfResidenceAtStart | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Emilio Estevez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destination | Santiago de Compostela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developsTrait |
empathy
ⓘ
openness to others ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearContext | 2010 film character ⓘ |
| formsFriendshipWith |
Jack
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joost NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupRole | reluctant leader of the walking group ⓘ |
| hasChild | Daniel Avery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialPersonalityTrait |
controlling
ⓘ
reserved ⓘ |
| isGrieving | death of his son ⓘ |
| languageOfPortrayal | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widower ⓘ |
| motivationForPilgrimage |
to carry his son's ashes
ⓘ
to honor his son Daniel ⓘ |
| name | Tom Avery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableProp |
his son's backpack
ⓘ
his son's walking stick ⓘ |
| occupation |
doctor
ⓘ
ophthalmologist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Martin Sheen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySettingOfActions | Northern Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | culturally Catholic ⓘ |
| residenceAtStartOfFilm | Ventura, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scattersAshesAlong | Camino de Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualJourneyTheme | grief and reconciliation ⓘ |
| startsPilgrimageAt | Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelsTo |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undergoes |
personal transformation
ⓘ
spiritual transformation ⓘ |
| walksRoute |
Camino Francés
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Camino de Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Avery Description of subject: Tom Avery is the grieving American father who embarks on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in the film "The Way," undergoing a profound personal and spiritual transformation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.