J. David Shapiro
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J. David Shapiro is an American screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his work on comedy films and for co-writing the critically panned sci-fi movie "Battlefield Earth."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| J. David Shapiro canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21250970 — 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: J. David Shapiro Context triple: [Robin Hood: Men in Tights, writer, J. David Shapiro]
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A.
James A. Shapiro
James A. Shapiro is an American molecular biologist known for his work on bacterial genetics and his advocacy of natural genetic engineering as a key mechanism in evolution.
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B.
Gregory H. Shapiro
Gregory H. Shapiro is an American film producer known for his work on critically acclaimed dramas and independent films, including the Oscar-winning "The Hurt Locker."
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C.
Robert Shapiro
Robert Shapiro is a high-profile American defense attorney best known for being part of O. J. Simpson’s legal “Dream Team” during Simpson’s 1995 murder trial.
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D.
Neil B. Shulman
Neil B. Shulman is an American physician and author best known for writing the novel that inspired the film "Doc Hollywood."
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E.
James D. Stern
James D. Stern is an American film producer and director known for backing a range of acclaimed independent and genre films, as well as documentaries.
- 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: J. David Shapiro Target entity description: J. David Shapiro is an American screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his work on comedy films and for co-writing the critically panned sci-fi movie "Battlefield Earth."
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A.
James A. Shapiro
James A. Shapiro is an American molecular biologist known for his work on bacterial genetics and his advocacy of natural genetic engineering as a key mechanism in evolution.
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B.
Gregory H. Shapiro
Gregory H. Shapiro is an American film producer known for his work on critically acclaimed dramas and independent films, including the Oscar-winning "The Hurt Locker."
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C.
Robert Shapiro
Robert Shapiro is a high-profile American defense attorney best known for being part of O. J. Simpson’s legal “Dream Team” during Simpson’s 1995 murder trial.
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D.
Neil B. Shulman
Neil B. Shulman is an American physician and author best known for writing the novel that inspired the film "Doc Hollywood."
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E.
James D. Stern
James D. Stern is an American film producer and director known for backing a range of acclaimed independent and genre films, as well as documentaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Mo’ Money (1992 film)