Dick Latessa
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Dick Latessa was an American stage and screen actor best known for his Tony Award–winning performance in the Broadway musical "Hairspray."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dick Latessa canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16414711 — 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: Dick Latessa Context triple: [Wilbur Turnblad, portrayedBy, Dick Latessa]
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A.
Matt Lattanzi
Matt Lattanzi is an American actor and former dancer best known for his roles in 1980s films and for his marriage to singer and actress Olivia Newton-John.
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B.
Jerry Ciccoritti
Jerry Ciccoritti is a Canadian film and television director known for his work on acclaimed series and movies, including episodes of the comedy show "Schitt's Creek."
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C.
Chris D'Arienzo
Chris D'Arienzo is an American writer and director best known for creating and writing the jukebox musical "Rock of Ages" and its film adaptation.
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D.
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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E.
Mike Damone
Mike Damone is a fast-talking, hustling high school ticket scalper and would-be ladies’ man from the teen comedy film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."
- 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: Dick Latessa Target entity description: Dick Latessa was an American stage and screen actor best known for his Tony Award–winning performance in the Broadway musical "Hairspray."
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A.
Matt Lattanzi
Matt Lattanzi is an American actor and former dancer best known for his roles in 1980s films and for his marriage to singer and actress Olivia Newton-John.
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B.
Jerry Ciccoritti
Jerry Ciccoritti is a Canadian film and television director known for his work on acclaimed series and movies, including episodes of the comedy show "Schitt's Creek."
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C.
Chris D'Arienzo
Chris D'Arienzo is an American writer and director best known for creating and writing the jukebox musical "Rock of Ages" and its film adaptation.
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D.
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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E.
Mike Damone
Mike Damone is a fast-talking, hustling high school ticket scalper and would-be ladies’ man from the teen comedy film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.