Gary Cherone
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Gary Cherone is an American rock singer best known as the lead vocalist for Extreme and for his brief tenure fronting Van Halen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gary Cherone canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12907426 — 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: Gary Cherone Context triple: [The Joe Perry Project, hasMember, Gary Cherone]
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A.
Daniel Cerone
Daniel Cerone is a television writer and producer best known for his work on crime and genre series such as Dexter and Constantine.
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B.
David Cerone
David Cerone is an American violinist and influential pedagogue best known for his long tenure as president of the Cleveland Institute of Music and his leadership in string education.
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C.
Alex Corrado
Alex Corrado is an actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, including a part in the restaurant-centered crime drama "Dinner Rush."
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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.
Eric Meola
Eric Meola is an American photographer best known for his iconic images of Bruce Springsteen and other cultural figures, as well as his vivid, color-saturated landscape and travel photography.
- 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: Gary Cherone Target entity description: Gary Cherone is an American rock singer best known as the lead vocalist for Extreme and for his brief tenure fronting Van Halen.
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A.
Daniel Cerone
Daniel Cerone is a television writer and producer best known for his work on crime and genre series such as Dexter and Constantine.
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B.
David Cerone
David Cerone is an American violinist and influential pedagogue best known for his long tenure as president of the Cleveland Institute of Music and his leadership in string education.
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C.
Alex Corrado
Alex Corrado is an actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, including a part in the restaurant-centered crime drama "Dinner Rush."
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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.
Eric Meola
Eric Meola is an American photographer best known for his iconic images of Bruce Springsteen and other cultural figures, as well as his vivid, color-saturated landscape and travel photography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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rock singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Nuno Bettencourt
NERFINISHED
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Pat Badger NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Geary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor |
being lead vocalist of Extreme
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fronting Van Halen in the late 1990s ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1961-07-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Malden, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Cherone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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funk metal ⓘ glam metal ⓘ hard rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Gary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Mark Cherone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aerosmith
NERFINISHED
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Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joinedBand | joined Van Halen in 1996 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leftBand | left Van Halen in 1999 ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Extreme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hurtsmile NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Halen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gary Cherone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
performed with Extreme at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992)
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toured with Van Halen on the 1998 world tour ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Get the Funk Out
NERFINISHED
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Hole Hearted NERFINISHED ⓘ More Than Words NERFINISHED ⓘ Song "Without You" with Van Halen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lyricist
ⓘ
singer ⓘ |
| recordedAlbum |
Extreme (debut album)
NERFINISHED
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Extreme II: Pornograffitti NERFINISHED ⓘ Extreme III: Three Sides to Every Story NERFINISHED ⓘ Saudades de Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Halen III NERFINISHED ⓘ Waiting for the Punchline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| vocalType | tenor ⓘ |
| website | https://www.extreme-band.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gary Cherone Description of subject: Gary Cherone is an American rock singer best known as the lead vocalist for Extreme and for his brief tenure fronting Van Halen.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.