Richard Hayden in Tommy Boy
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Richard Hayden in "Tommy Boy" is the sarcastic, uptight assistant to Tommy’s late father who reluctantly partners with the bumbling heir on a cross-country sales trip.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Hayden in Tommy Boy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8864705 — 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: Richard Hayden in Tommy Boy Context triple: [David Spade, portrayedCharacterIn, Richard Hayden in Tommy Boy]
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A.
Tommy Lister Jr.
Tommy Lister Jr. was an American character actor and former professional wrestler best known for his imposing presence in films such as "Friday" and for portraying the villain Zeus in the World Wrestling Federation.
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B.
Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer renowned for his powerful double-bass technique and work with bands such as Whitesnake and Ozzy Osbourne.
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C.
Tommy Hawk
Tommy Hawk is the anthropomorphic hawk mascot of the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, known for entertaining fans with energetic antics at games and community events.
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D.
Tommy
Tommy is a masculine given name, often a diminutive of Thomas, used in various English-speaking countries.
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E.
Tommy
Tommy is a landmark 1969 rock opera album by the British band The Who, telling the story of a "deaf, dumb, and blind" boy and widely regarded as one of the most influential concept albums in rock history.
- 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: Richard Hayden in Tommy Boy Target entity description: Richard Hayden in "Tommy Boy" is the sarcastic, uptight assistant to Tommy’s late father who reluctantly partners with the bumbling heir on a cross-country sales trip.
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A.
Tommy Lister Jr.
Tommy Lister Jr. was an American character actor and former professional wrestler best known for his imposing presence in films such as "Friday" and for portraying the villain Zeus in the World Wrestling Federation.
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B.
Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer renowned for his powerful double-bass technique and work with bands such as Whitesnake and Ozzy Osbourne.
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C.
Tommy Hawk
Tommy Hawk is the anthropomorphic hawk mascot of the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, known for entertaining fans with energetic antics at games and community events.
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D.
Tommy
Tommy is a masculine given name, often a diminutive of Thomas, used in various English-speaking countries.
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E.
Tommy
Tommy is a landmark 1969 rock opera album by the British band The Who, telling the story of a "deaf, dumb, and blind" boy and widely regarded as one of the most influential concept albums in rock history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Tommy Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
buddy comedy
ⓘ
road movie ⓘ |
| assistantTo | Big Tom Callahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment |
becomes more empathetic
ⓘ
develops friendship with Tommy Callahan III ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Bonnie Turner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fred Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Callahan Auto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfFirstAppearance | 1995 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Tommy Boy (1995 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | comedy film ⓘ |
| goalInStory | save Callahan Auto ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
deadpan
ⓘ
sarcastic one-liners ⓘ |
| hasOnScreenDynamicWith | Tommy Callahan III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
intelligent ⓘ loyal ⓘ organized ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ uptight ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Tommy Callahan III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Big Tom Callahan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Callahan Auto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainlyInteractsWith | Tommy Callahan III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
comic foil
ⓘ
deuteragonist ⓘ |
| occupation | executive assistant ⓘ |
| partOf | Tommy Boy (film) cast of characters ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | David Spade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithTommy Callahan III | reluctant partner GENERATED ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities | Sandusky, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelsOn | cross-country sales trip ⓘ |
| vehicleUsed | Callahan Auto sales car ⓘ |
| worksFor | Big Tom Callahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Hayden in Tommy Boy Description of subject: Richard Hayden in "Tommy Boy" is the sarcastic, uptight assistant to Tommy’s late father who reluctantly partners with the bumbling heir on a cross-country sales trip.
Referenced by (1)
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