Jon Gries
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Jon Gries is an American actor and director best known for his character roles in films and TV series such as "Napoleon Dynamite," "Lost," and "The White Lotus."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jon Gries canonical | 8 |
| Jonathan Gries | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13507572 — 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: Jon Gries Context triple: [Get Shorty, starring, Jon Gries]
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A.
Jay Gorney
Jay Gorney was an American composer best known for writing socially conscious songs for Broadway and film, including the music for the classic Depression-era anthem "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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B.
Jon Holt
Jon Holt is the real-life individual whose experiences and characteristics inspired the fictional character Walter Finch.
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C.
Eric Marienthal
Eric Marienthal is an American contemporary jazz saxophonist known for his work in jazz fusion and smooth jazz, including prominent collaborations with leading artists and bands.
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D.
Tom Gries
Tom Gries was an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter known for his work on action and Western projects in the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Michael Nelson
Michael Nelson is a musician best known for his work as a member of Prince’s backing band, The New Power Generation.
- 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: Jon Gries Target entity description: Jon Gries is an American actor and director best known for his character roles in films and TV series such as "Napoleon Dynamite," "Lost," and "The White Lotus."
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A.
Jay Gorney
Jay Gorney was an American composer best known for writing socially conscious songs for Broadway and film, including the music for the classic Depression-era anthem "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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B.
Jon Holt
Jon Holt is the real-life individual whose experiences and characteristics inspired the fictional character Walter Finch.
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C.
Eric Marienthal
Eric Marienthal is an American contemporary jazz saxophonist known for his work in jazz fusion and smooth jazz, including prominent collaborations with leading artists and bands.
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D.
Tom Gries
Tom Gries was an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter known for his work on action and Western projects in the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Michael Nelson
Michael Nelson is a musician best known for his work as a member of Prince’s backing band, The New Power Generation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.