William Hill in This Is Us
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William Hill in This Is Us is a complex, jazz-loving biological father whose late-in-life relationship with his son Randall forms one of the emotional cores of the series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Hill in This Is Us canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13015321 — 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: William Hill in This Is Us Context triple: [Ron Cephas Jones, notableRole, William Hill in This Is Us]
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A.
Mutual of Omaha
Mutual of Omaha is a major American insurance and financial services company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
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B.
Ascot Partners
Ascot Partners was a hedge fund that acted as a major feeder fund channeling investor money into Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.
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C.
William Hill
William Hill was a 19th-century British architect known for designing prominent civic buildings, including notable town halls in England.
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D.
SpringHill Company
SpringHill Company is a media and entertainment firm co-founded by NBA superstar LeBron James that produces films, television, and digital content often centered on culture, sports, and empowerment.
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E.
The Barclays
The Barclays was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour that served for years as the opening event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
- 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: William Hill in This Is Us Target entity description: William Hill in This Is Us is a complex, jazz-loving biological father whose late-in-life relationship with his son Randall forms one of the emotional cores of the series.
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A.
Mutual of Omaha
Mutual of Omaha is a major American insurance and financial services company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
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B.
Ascot Partners
Ascot Partners was a hedge fund that acted as a major feeder fund channeling investor money into Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.
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C.
William Hill
William Hill was a 19th-century British architect known for designing prominent civic buildings, including notable town halls in England.
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D.
SpringHill Company
SpringHill Company is a media and entertainment firm co-founded by NBA superstar LeBron James that produces films, television, and digital content often centered on culture, sports, and empowerment.
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E.
The Barclays
The Barclays was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour that served for years as the opening event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| abandonedChild | Randall Pearson ⓘ |
| appearsIn | This Is Us ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pearson family ⓘ |
| awardConnection |
Ron Cephas Jones won Primetime Emmy Awards for portraying William Hill
ⓘ
linked to:
Ron Cephas Jones
|
| biologicalFatherOf | Randall Pearson ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Dan Fogelman ⓘ |
| diagnosedWith | stomach cancer ⓘ |
| diesIn | Memphis ⓘ |
| episodeOfDeath | Memphis (This Is Us) ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
This Is Us universe
ⓘ
linked to:
This Is Us
|
| firstAppearance |
This Is Us Season 1 Episode 1
ⓘ
linked to:
This Is Us
|
| formsBondWith |
Beth Pearson
ⓘ
Randall Pearson ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandparentOf |
Annie Pearson
ⓘ
Deja Pearson ⓘ Tess Pearson ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Shakespeare (nickname from Jesse) ⓘ |
| hasBackstory | former musician who gave up his son due to addiction ⓘ |
| hasChild | Randall Pearson ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity |
African-American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| hasPartner | Jesse ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Laurel ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex relationship with Randall Pearson
ⓘ
love of jazz ⓘ poetic monologues ⓘ |
| lastAppearance |
This Is Us Season 6
ⓘ
linked to:
This Is Us
|
| laterLivesIn | Randall Pearson's house ⓘ |
| livesIn |
Pittsburgh
ⓘ
linked to:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
| musicGenre | jazz ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
Randall Pearson's biological father
ⓘ
central figure in themes of redemption and forgiveness ⓘ source of Randall's identity exploration ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
ⓘ
poet ⓘ |
| parentOf | Randall Pearson ⓘ |
| plays | saxophone ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ron Cephas Jones ⓘ |
| raisedBy | his mother ⓘ |
| romanticallyInvolvedWith | Laurel ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | bisexual ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
cancer
ⓘ
drug addiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Hill in This Is Us Description of subject: William Hill in This Is Us is a complex, jazz-loving biological father whose late-in-life relationship with his son Randall forms one of the emotional cores of the series.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.