John Lithgow as Jack Brady
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John Lithgow as Jack Brady refers to the veteran American actor’s supporting role as the protagonist’s father in the romantic comedy film "Leap Year."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Lithgow as Jack Brady canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13109528 — 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)
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Target entity: John Lithgow as Jack Brady Context triple: [Leap Year, portrays, John Lithgow as Jack Brady]
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A.
Kid Gleason
Kid Gleason was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball player and manager best known for leading the 1919 Chicago White Sox team involved in the Black Sox Scandal.
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B.
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake is a comic supporting character in the 1950 musical film "Summer Stock," showcasing Silvers’ trademark fast-talking, wisecracking style.
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C.
Paul Giamatti as Mike Flaherty
Paul Giamatti as Mike Flaherty is the lead performance in the film "Win Win," where he plays a struggling small-town lawyer and high school wrestling coach whose morally dubious decision upends his life.
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D.
David Puddy
David Puddy is a deadpan, dim-witted auto mechanic and Elaine Benes’s on-again, off-again boyfriend on the sitcom "Seinfeld," known for his monotone delivery and quirky obsessions.
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E.
Steve Carell as Brick Tamland
Steve Carell as Brick Tamland refers to Carell’s portrayal of the dim-witted yet endearing weatherman of the Channel 4 News Team in the Anchorman comedy films.
- 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: John Lithgow as Jack Brady Target entity description: John Lithgow as Jack Brady refers to the veteran American actor’s supporting role as the protagonist’s father in the romantic comedy film "Leap Year."
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A.
Kid Gleason
Kid Gleason was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball player and manager best known for leading the 1919 Chicago White Sox team involved in the Black Sox Scandal.
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B.
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake is a comic supporting character in the 1950 musical film "Summer Stock," showcasing Silvers’ trademark fast-talking, wisecracking style.
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C.
Paul Giamatti as Mike Flaherty
Paul Giamatti as Mike Flaherty is the lead performance in the film "Win Win," where he plays a struggling small-town lawyer and high school wrestling coach whose morally dubious decision upends his life.
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D.
David Puddy
David Puddy is a deadpan, dim-witted auto mechanic and Elaine Benes’s on-again, off-again boyfriend on the sitcom "Seinfeld," known for his monotone delivery and quirky obsessions.
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E.
Steve Carell as Brick Tamland
Steve Carell as Brick Tamland refers to Carell’s portrayal of the dim-witted yet endearing weatherman of the Channel 4 News Team in the Anchorman comedy films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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filmCharacterPortrayal ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Leap Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | originalScreenplay ⓘ |
| characterName | Jack Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRelationship | fatherDaughterRelationshipWithAnnaBrady ⓘ |
| coStarsWith |
Adam Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amy Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Goode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| directedBy | Anand Tucker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| franchise | Leap Year (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | romanticComedyFilm ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonistFather ⓘ |
| notableFor | briefButSignificantParentalRoleInLeapYear ⓘ |
| parentOf | Anna Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayalMedium | liveAction ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Lithgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
BenderSpink
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spyglass Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToCharacter | Anna Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 2010-01-08 ⓘ |
| roleType | supportingRole ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| writtenBy |
Deborah Kaplan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Elfont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 2010 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Lithgow as Jack Brady Description of subject: John Lithgow as Jack Brady refers to the veteran American actor’s supporting role as the protagonist’s father in the romantic comedy film "Leap Year."
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