Triple
T3819489
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Laverne & Shirley |
E84337
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David L. Lander
David L. Lander was an American actor and comedian best known for playing the quirky character Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman on the sitcom *Laverne & Shirley*.
|
E398478
|
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: David L. Lander | Statement: [Laverne & Shirley, portrayedBy, David L. Lander]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David L. Lander Context triple: [Laverne & Shirley, portrayedBy, David L. Lander]
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A.
Chris Elliott
Chris Elliott is an American actor and comedian known for his offbeat roles in film and television, including his supporting role in the comedy classic "Groundhog Day."
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B.
Michael McKean
Michael McKean is an American actor, comedian, and musician best known for his roles in "This Is Spinal Tap," the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," and the television series "Better Call Saul."
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C.
Martin Short
Martin Short is a Canadian-American comedian and actor renowned for his energetic characters and work on sketch comedy shows, films, and Broadway.
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D.
Brian Doyle-Murray
Brian Doyle-Murray is an American actor, comedian, and writer known for his character roles in films and television and for being the older brother of Bill Murray.
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E.
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn is an American character actor, playwright, and essayist known for his distinctive voice and roles in films such as "The Princess Bride" and "My Dinner with Andre."
- 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: David L. Lander Triple: [Laverne & Shirley, portrayedBy, David L. Lander]
Generated description
David L. Lander was an American actor and comedian best known for playing the quirky character Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman on the sitcom *Laverne & Shirley*.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David L. Lander Target entity description: David L. Lander was an American actor and comedian best known for playing the quirky character Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman on the sitcom *Laverne & Shirley*.
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A.
Chris Elliott
Chris Elliott is an American actor and comedian known for his offbeat roles in film and television, including his supporting role in the comedy classic "Groundhog Day."
-
B.
Michael McKean
Michael McKean is an American actor, comedian, and musician best known for his roles in "This Is Spinal Tap," the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," and the television series "Better Call Saul."
-
C.
Martin Short
Martin Short is a Canadian-American comedian and actor renowned for his energetic characters and work on sketch comedy shows, films, and Broadway.
-
D.
Brian Doyle-Murray
Brian Doyle-Murray is an American actor, comedian, and writer known for his character roles in films and television and for being the older brother of Bill Murray.
-
E.
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn is an American character actor, playwright, and essayist known for his distinctive voice and roles in films such as "The Princess Bride" and "My Dinner with Andre."
- 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_69aed931f5908190be2c07af66d4df25 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeea601d408190b09dc486e77488d4 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b528345dec81909231d60781020b7b |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5296c76dc8190a7a3784fc9f6023e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b529b889a48190b9ce0829f4775aff |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:26 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:17 p.m.