Jack Black as Lenny
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Jack Black as Lenny refers to the comedic actor’s portrayal of the timid vegetarian shark Lenny in the animated film "Shark Tale."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jack Black as Lenny canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10752350 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jack Black as Lenny Context triple: [Shark Tale, voiceActorForCharacter, Jack Black as Lenny]
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A.
Jack Black as Jerry
Jack Black as Jerry is the energetic, accident-prone video store employee in the comedy film "Be Kind Rewind," whose mishaps lead to the creation of homemade remakes of classic movies.
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B.
Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels
Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels is a supporting character in the film "Silver Linings Playbook," portrayed as the eccentric and fast-talking friend of the protagonist who provides comic relief and emotional support.
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C.
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler is the eccentric, mumbling, gopher-obsessed groundskeeper whose absurd antics and improvised monologues became the comedic highlight of the film.
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D.
Paul Rudd as Brian Fantana
Paul Rudd as Brian Fantana is the portrayal of the vain, mustachioed field reporter and ladies’ man from the Anchorman comedy films, known for his overconfident charm and absurd cologne collection.
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E.
Owen Wilson as Ken Hutchinson
Owen Wilson as Ken Hutchinson is the comedic portrayal of the laid-back, blond detective "Hutch" in the 2004 film adaptation of the classic buddy-cop TV series Starsky & Hutch.
- 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: Jack Black as Lenny Target entity description: Jack Black as Lenny refers to the comedic actor’s portrayal of the timid vegetarian shark Lenny in the animated film "Shark Tale."
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A.
Jack Black as Jerry
Jack Black as Jerry is the energetic, accident-prone video store employee in the comedy film "Be Kind Rewind," whose mishaps lead to the creation of homemade remakes of classic movies.
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B.
Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels
Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels is a supporting character in the film "Silver Linings Playbook," portrayed as the eccentric and fast-talking friend of the protagonist who provides comic relief and emotional support.
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C.
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler is the eccentric, mumbling, gopher-obsessed groundskeeper whose absurd antics and improvised monologues became the comedic highlight of the film.
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D.
Paul Rudd as Brian Fantana
Paul Rudd as Brian Fantana is the portrayal of the vain, mustachioed field reporter and ladies’ man from the Anchorman comedy films, known for his overconfident charm and absurd cologne collection.
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E.
Owen Wilson as Ken Hutchinson
Owen Wilson as Ken Hutchinson is the comedic portrayal of the laid-back, blond detective "Hutch" in the 2004 film adaptation of the classic buddy-cop TV series Starsky & Hutch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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voiceActingPerformance ⓘ |
| animationStudio | PDI/DreamWorks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Shark Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | stereotypicalMafiaFamilyParody ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | good ⓘ |
| characterArc | comingToTermsWithHisTrueNature ⓘ |
| characterDiet | vegetarian ⓘ |
| characterFamilyRelation | sonOf Don Lino ⓘ |
| characterName | Lenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPersonalityTrait |
kind
ⓘ
timid ⓘ |
| characterRole | supportingCharacter ⓘ |
| characterSpecies | greatWhiteShark ⓘ |
| characterTheme |
acceptanceOfIndividuality
ⓘ
nonconformity ⓘ |
| coStarsWith |
Angelina Jolie as Lola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martin Scorsese as Sykes NERFINISHED ⓘ Renée Zellweger as Angie NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert De Niro as Don Lino NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Smith as Oscar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director |
Bibo Bergeron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rob Letterman NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicky Jenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | DreamWorks Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
animatedComedy
ⓘ
familyFilm ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
selfDeprecatingComedy
ⓘ
situationalComedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | animatedFilm ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hans Zimmer ⓘ |
| notableFor | portraying a gentle shark who refuses to eat fish ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Shark Tale franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jack Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | DreamWorks Animation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | computerAnimatedFeatureFilm ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | PG ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Shark Tale (soundtrack) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bill Damaschke
NERFINISHED
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Michael J. Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Letterman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | underwaterCityOfReefCity ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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family ⓘ |
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