Mark Shermin
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Mark Shermin is a compassionate and inquisitive SETI scientist in the 1984 science fiction film "Starman," who becomes an ally to the alien protagonist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mark Shermin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18711471 — 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: Mark Shermin Context triple: [Starman, character, Mark Shermin]
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A.
Brent Morin
Brent Morin is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his role on the NBC sitcom "Undateable" and his work in various comedy films and specials.
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B.
Matt Sherring
Matt Sherring is a screenwriter best known for writing the action thriller film "Killer Elite."
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C.
Chris Sievernich
Chris Sievernich is a German film producer best known for his work on acclaimed art-house and independent films, including Wim Wenders’ "Paris, Texas."
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D.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
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E.
Ben Mink
Ben Mink is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and producer best known for his collaborations with artists like k.d. lang and Rush.
- 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: Mark Shermin Target entity description: Mark Shermin is a compassionate and inquisitive SETI scientist in the 1984 science fiction film "Starman," who becomes an ally to the alien protagonist.
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A.
Brent Morin
Brent Morin is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his role on the NBC sitcom "Undateable" and his work in various comedy films and specials.
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B.
Matt Sherring
Matt Sherring is a screenwriter best known for writing the action thriller film "Killer Elite."
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C.
Chris Sievernich
Chris Sievernich is a German film producer best known for his work on acclaimed art-house and independent films, including Wim Wenders’ "Paris, Texas."
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D.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
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E.
Ben Mink
Ben Mink is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and producer best known for his collaborations with artists like k.d. lang and Rush.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.