Philip Michael Thomas
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Philip Michael Thomas is an American actor best known for his role as Detective Ricardo Tubbs on the 1980s television series "Miami Vice."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philip Michael Thomas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9983821 — 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: Philip Michael Thomas Context triple: [Miami Vice, starring, Philip Michael Thomas]
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A.
Sean Patrick Thomas
Sean Patrick Thomas is an American actor best known for his roles in films like "Save the Last Dance" and television series such as "The District."
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B.
Eddie Kaye Thomas
Eddie Kaye Thomas is an American actor best known for his role as Paul Finch in the "American Pie" film series and for numerous television and stage appearances.
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C.
Michael Williams
Michael Williams was an English actor best known for his work in television, film, and theatre, and for his long marriage to Dame Judi Dench.
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D.
Patrick Thomas
Patrick Thomas is an American actor best known for playing Uncle Fester in adaptations of The Addams Family.
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E.
Matthew Thomas Ryan
Matthew Thomas Ryan is an American former NFL quarterback best known for his long tenure with the Atlanta Falcons, during which he won the 2016 NFL MVP award and led the team to Super Bowl LI.
- 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: Philip Michael Thomas Target entity description: Philip Michael Thomas is an American actor best known for his role as Detective Ricardo Tubbs on the 1980s television series "Miami Vice."
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A.
Sean Patrick Thomas
Sean Patrick Thomas is an American actor best known for his roles in films like "Save the Last Dance" and television series such as "The District."
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B.
Eddie Kaye Thomas
Eddie Kaye Thomas is an American actor best known for his role as Paul Finch in the "American Pie" film series and for numerous television and stage appearances.
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C.
Michael Williams
Michael Williams was an English actor best known for his work in television, film, and theatre, and for his long marriage to Dame Judi Dench.
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D.
Patrick Thomas
Patrick Thomas is an American actor best known for playing Uncle Fester in adaptations of The Addams Family.
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E.
Matthew Thomas Ryan
Matthew Thomas Ryan is an American former NFL quarterback best known for his long tenure with the Atlanta Falcons, during which he won the 2016 NFL MVP award and led the team to Super Bowl LI.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film industry
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television industry ⓘ video game industry ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Coonskin (1975 film)
NERFINISHED
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami Vice NERFINISHED ⓘ Sparkle (1976 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Stigma (1972 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Miami Vice franchise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1949-05-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Columbus, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coStarredWith | Don Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| education | San Diego City College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | crime drama television ⓘ |
| givenName | Philip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalRelease |
Living the Book of My Life (album)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somebody (single) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | playing Detective Ricardo Tubbs on Miami Vice ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Philip Michael Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | Became widely known as a television star in the 1980s ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the term EGOT in reference to Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards ⓘ |
| notableWork | Miami Vice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 11 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
musician ⓘ singer ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter | Ricardo Tubbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Kassandra Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionRole | Detective Ricardo Tubbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceRole |
Lance Vance in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
NERFINISHED
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Lance Vance in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1970s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philip Michael Thomas Description of subject: Philip Michael Thomas is an American actor best known for his role as Detective Ricardo Tubbs on the 1980s television series "Miami Vice."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.