Liberty DeVitto
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Liberty DeVitto is an American rock drummer best known for his long tenure as Billy Joel’s primary studio and touring drummer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Liberty DeVitto canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12905815 — 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: Liberty DeVitto Context triple: [Glass Houses, hasPersonnel, Liberty DeVitto]
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A.
Nick D’Virgilio
Nick D’Virgilio is an American drummer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with the progressive rock band Spock’s Beard and later with Big Big Train.
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B.
Lenny Venito
Lenny Venito is an American character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, often playing tough, streetwise, or comedic New Yorker types.
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C.
Joseph LoDuca
Joseph LoDuca is an American television and film composer best known for his work on genre series such as Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and other fantasy and adventure shows.
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D.
Phil Leotardo
Phil Leotardo is a ruthless New York mob boss and major antagonist in the television series "The Sopranos."
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E.
Frank Santillo
Frank Santillo was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions, including classic Westerns.
- 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: Liberty DeVitto Target entity description: Liberty DeVitto is an American rock drummer best known for his long tenure as Billy Joel’s primary studio and touring drummer.
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A.
Nick D’Virgilio
Nick D’Virgilio is an American drummer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with the progressive rock band Spock’s Beard and later with Big Big Train.
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B.
Lenny Venito
Lenny Venito is an American character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, often playing tough, streetwise, or comedic New Yorker types.
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C.
Joseph LoDuca
Joseph LoDuca is an American television and film composer best known for his work on genre series such as Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and other fantasy and adventure shows.
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D.
Phil Leotardo
Phil Leotardo is a ruthless New York mob boss and major antagonist in the television series "The Sopranos."
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E.
Frank Santillo
Frank Santillo was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions, including classic Westerns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drummer
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human ⓘ rock musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartTime | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Billy Joel
NERFINISHED
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Carly Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ Karen Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoebe Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ Stevie Nicks NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lords of 52nd Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Liberty: Life, Billy and the Pursuit of Happiness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | DeVitto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
live performance
ⓘ
popular music ⓘ studio recording ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
ⓘ
rock music ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalRole |
session musician
ⓘ
touring musician ⓘ |
| hasPartInDiscography | Liberty: Life, Billy and the Pursuit of Happiness (memoir-related recordings) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
drum kit
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Billy Joel Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Liberty DeVitto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Billy Joel’s primary studio drummer
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being Billy Joel’s primary touring drummer ⓘ |
| notableWork |
52nd Street (album) – drums
NERFINISHED
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An Innocent Man (album) – drums NERFINISHED ⓘ Glass Houses (album) – drums NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberty: Life, Billy and the Pursuit of Happiness (book – subject and author) NERFINISHED ⓘ River of Dreams (album) – drums NERFINISHED ⓘ Songs in the Attic (album) – drums NERFINISHED ⓘ Storm Front (album) – drums NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bridge (album) – drums NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nylon Curtain (album) – drums NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stranger (album) – drums NERFINISHED ⓘ Turnstiles (album) – drums NERFINISHED ⓘ drumming for Billy Joel ⓘ |
| occupation |
drummer
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musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| residence | New York (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Liberty DeVitto Description of subject: Liberty DeVitto is an American rock drummer best known for his long tenure as Billy Joel’s primary studio and touring drummer.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.