Dr. Mark Devanow
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Dr. Mark Devanow is a fictional physician character from the television sitcom "Mad About You," known as the ex-husband of Jamie Buchman's best friend, Fran.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dr. Mark Devanow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21349909 — 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: Dr. Mark Devanow Context triple: [Mark Derwin, playedCharacter, Dr. Mark Devanow]
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A.
Dr. Mark Bruckner
Dr. Mark Bruckner is a central character in the musical "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever," a psychiatrist who becomes fascinated with his patient’s apparent past-life memories and psychic abilities.
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B.
Dr. Richard Vollin
Dr. Richard Vollin is the deranged surgeon and Poe-obsessed villain who devises elaborate torture devices in the 1935 horror film "The Raven."
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C.
Dr. Robert Doback
Dr. Robert Doback is a fictional, long-suffering father figure and stepfather in the comedy film "Step Brothers," portrayed by actor Richard Jenkins.
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D.
Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
Dr. Robert Hoffstetler is a Soviet spy posing as an American scientist who secretly aids the captive Amphibian Man in the film "The Shape of Water."
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E.
Dr. Jeffrey Geiger
Dr. Jeffrey Geiger is a brilliant but emotionally volatile cardiothoracic surgeon and central figure in the medical drama series "Chicago Hope."
- 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: Dr. Mark Devanow Target entity description: Dr. Mark Devanow is a fictional physician character from the television sitcom "Mad About You," known as the ex-husband of Jamie Buchman's best friend, Fran.
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A.
Dr. Mark Bruckner
Dr. Mark Bruckner is a central character in the musical "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever," a psychiatrist who becomes fascinated with his patient’s apparent past-life memories and psychic abilities.
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B.
Dr. Richard Vollin
Dr. Richard Vollin is the deranged surgeon and Poe-obsessed villain who devises elaborate torture devices in the 1935 horror film "The Raven."
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C.
Dr. Robert Doback
Dr. Robert Doback is a fictional, long-suffering father figure and stepfather in the comedy film "Step Brothers," portrayed by actor Richard Jenkins.
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D.
Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
Dr. Robert Hoffstetler is a Soviet spy posing as an American scientist who secretly aids the captive Amphibian Man in the film "The Shape of Water."
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E.
Dr. Jeffrey Geiger
Dr. Jeffrey Geiger is a brilliant but emotionally volatile cardiothoracic surgeon and central figure in the medical drama series "Chicago Hope."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.