Tim Minchin
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Tim Minchin is an Australian comedian, musician, actor, and writer known for his sharp, satirical songs, theatrical performances, and outspoken advocacy of rationalism and secularism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tim Minchin canonical | 2 |
| Timothy David Minchin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1796617 — 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: Tim Minchin Context triple: [Richard Dawkins Award, notableRecipient, Tim Minchin]
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A.
Chris Lilley
Chris Lilley is a computer scientist and web standards expert known for his influential work at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), particularly in areas like web graphics and architecture.
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B.
Brian Minchin
Brian Minchin is a British television producer best known for his work as an executive producer on major BBC science fiction and drama series, including Doctor Who and Torchwood.
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C.
Marlon Williams
Marlon Williams is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his distinctive tenor voice and genre-blending blend of folk, country, and indie rock.
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D.
Michael Coulter
Michael Coulter is a British cinematographer known for his work on popular films including the romantic comedy "Love Actually."
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E.
C. Adam Schlesinger
C. Adam Schlesinger was an American composer and songwriter best known for his work in film and television music, as well as for co-founding the band Fountains of Wayne.
- 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: Tim Minchin Target entity description: Tim Minchin is an Australian comedian, musician, actor, and writer known for his sharp, satirical songs, theatrical performances, and outspoken advocacy of rationalism and secularism.
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A.
Chris Lilley
Chris Lilley is a computer scientist and web standards expert known for his influential work at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), particularly in areas like web graphics and architecture.
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B.
Brian Minchin
Brian Minchin is a British television producer best known for his work as an executive producer on major BBC science fiction and drama series, including Doctor Who and Torchwood.
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C.
Marlon Williams
Marlon Williams is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his distinctive tenor voice and genre-blending blend of folk, country, and indie rock.
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D.
Michael Coulter
Michael Coulter is a British cinematographer known for his work on popular films including the romantic comedy "Love Actually."
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E.
C. Adam Schlesinger
C. Adam Schlesinger was an American composer and songwriter best known for his work in film and television music, as well as for co-founding the band Fountains of Wayne.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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comedian ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ lyricist ⓘ musician ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ stage performer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| actedIn |
Californication
ⓘ
Jesus Christ Superstar ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus Christ Superstar (2012 arena tour film)
Robin Hood (2018 film) ⓘ |
| album | Apart Together ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Olivier Award for Best New Musical
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surface form:
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical
|
| awardReceivedFor | Matilda the Musical ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Australia
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1975-10-07 ⓘ |
| education |
University of Western Australia
ⓘ
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts ⓘ |
| eyeMakeup | heavy eyeliner on stage ⓘ |
| familyName | Minchin ⓘ |
| fullName |
Tim Minchin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Timothy David Minchin
|
| genre |
musical comedy
ⓘ
piano rock ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Timothy ⓘ |
| grewUpIn |
Perth
ⓘ
surface form:
Perth, Western Australia
|
| hairStyle | long, often messy hair ⓘ |
| hasChild | two children ⓘ |
| ideology | secular humanism ⓘ |
| instrument |
piano
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of rationalism
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advocacy of secularism ⓘ satirical songs ⓘ theatrical live performances ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Apart Together
ⓘ
Groundhog Day ⓘ
surface form:
Groundhog Day (musical)
Matilda the Musical ⓘ Ready for This? ⓘ So F**king Rock ⓘ Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra ⓘ Tim Minchin vs the Orchestra ⓘ song "Storm" ⓘ song "Thank You God" ⓘ song "The Pope Song" ⓘ song "White Wine in the Sun" ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
comedian ⓘ composer ⓘ lyricist ⓘ musician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| performanceStyle | performing barefoot at the piano ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Northampton, United Kingdom
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surface form:
Northampton, England, United Kingdom
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| residence |
Sydney
ⓘ
surface form:
Sydney, Australia
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| role |
composer and lyricist of Groundhog Day (musical)
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composer and lyricist of Matilda the Musical ⓘ played Atticus Fetch in Californication ⓘ played Friar Tuck in Robin Hood (2018 film) ⓘ played Judas Iscariot in Jesus Christ Superstar (arena tour) ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Minchin ⓘ |
| tourActivity | international comedy and music tours ⓘ |
| website | https://www.timminchin.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tim Minchin Description of subject: Tim Minchin is an Australian comedian, musician, actor, and writer known for his sharp, satirical songs, theatrical performances, and outspoken advocacy of rationalism and secularism.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Timothy David Minchin