Triple

T16389135
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edna Turnblad E398001 entity
Predicate portrayedBy P1507 FINISHED
Object Martin Short (as Wilbur, not Edna) is relatedToCharacter
Martin Short (as Wilbur) is the actor who plays Wilbur Turnblad, Tracy Turnblad’s supportive and quirky father, in certain adaptations of the musical "Hairspray."
 E1209905 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Martin Short (as Wilbur, not Edna) is relatedToCharacter | Statement: [Edna Turnblad, portrayedBy, Martin Short (as Wilbur, not Edna) is relatedToCharacter]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Martin Short (as Wilbur, not Edna) is relatedToCharacter
Context triple: [Edna Turnblad, portrayedBy, Martin Short (as Wilbur, not Edna) is relatedToCharacter]
  • A. Paul F. Tompkins as Mr. Peanutbutter
    Paul F. Tompkins as Mr. Peanutbutter is the energetic, relentlessly optimistic yellow Labrador actor and TV personality from the animated series "BoJack Horseman."
  • B. Kevin Nealon as Eddy
    Kevin Nealon as Eddy is a comedic supporting character in the 2014 Adam Sandler–Drew Barrymore romantic comedy film "Blended," known for Nealon’s trademark deadpan humor.
  • C. Eugene Mirman as Gene Belcher
    Eugene Mirman as Gene Belcher refers to comedian Eugene Mirman’s performance as the eccentric, musically inclined middle child Gene Belcher on the animated TV series "Bob’s Burgers."
  • D. Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky
    Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky is the actor-comedian’s iconic Saturday Night Live persona, a flamboyant and eccentric New York City nightlife correspondent known for his bizarre club recommendations on “Weekend Update.”
  • E. Garry Shandling as Verne
    Garry Shandling as Verne refers to the late comedian and actor’s voice role as the cautious, level-headed turtle in the animated film "Over the Hedge."
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Martin Short (as Wilbur, not Edna) is relatedToCharacter
Triple: [Edna Turnblad, portrayedBy, Martin Short (as Wilbur, not Edna) is relatedToCharacter]
Generated description
Martin Short (as Wilbur) is the actor who plays Wilbur Turnblad, Tracy Turnblad’s supportive and quirky father, in certain adaptations of the musical "Hairspray."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Martin Short (as Wilbur, not Edna) is relatedToCharacter
Target entity description: Martin Short (as Wilbur) is the actor who plays Wilbur Turnblad, Tracy Turnblad’s supportive and quirky father, in certain adaptations of the musical "Hairspray."
  • A. Paul F. Tompkins as Mr. Peanutbutter
    Paul F. Tompkins as Mr. Peanutbutter is the energetic, relentlessly optimistic yellow Labrador actor and TV personality from the animated series "BoJack Horseman."
  • B. Kevin Nealon as Eddy
    Kevin Nealon as Eddy is a comedic supporting character in the 2014 Adam Sandler–Drew Barrymore romantic comedy film "Blended," known for Nealon’s trademark deadpan humor.
  • C. Eugene Mirman as Gene Belcher
    Eugene Mirman as Gene Belcher refers to comedian Eugene Mirman’s performance as the eccentric, musically inclined middle child Gene Belcher on the animated TV series "Bob’s Burgers."
  • D. Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky
    Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky is the actor-comedian’s iconic Saturday Night Live persona, a flamboyant and eccentric New York City nightlife correspondent known for his bizarre club recommendations on “Weekend Update.”
  • E. Garry Shandling as Verne
    Garry Shandling as Verne refers to the late comedian and actor’s voice role as the cautious, level-headed turtle in the animated film "Over the Hedge."
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d87f2880b48190ae1a9673a3bbef80 completed April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3263f18988190800b921381d60c1b completed April 18, 2026, 6:35 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a00357167b881909a5182537ef973ce completed May 10, 2026, 7:36 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a003659af2481908ccf0cc65b673b8f completed May 10, 2026, 7:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0037957d7c81908b517ebea0b70a5b completed May 10, 2026, 7:45 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:08 a.m.