Ken Daurio
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Ken Daurio is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing popular animated films such as Despicable Me, The Lorax, and The Secret Life of Pets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ken Daurio canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1987512 — 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: Ken Daurio Context triple: [The Lorax (2012 film), screenwriter, Ken Daurio]
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A.
Michael De Luca
Michael De Luca is an American film producer and studio executive known for overseeing and producing a wide range of major Hollywood films across genres.
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B.
Joseph LoDuca
Joseph LoDuca is an American television and film composer best known for his work on genre series such as Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and other fantasy and adventure shows.
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C.
Stan Lathan
Stan Lathan is an American television and film director and producer known for his influential work in comedy and urban-themed programming, including directing numerous specials for comedians like Dave Chappelle.
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D.
Chris Parnell
Chris Parnell is an American actor and comedian best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live" and roles in series like "30 Rock," "Archer," and "Rick and Morty."
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E.
Matthew Mottola
Matthew Mottola is the son of music executive Tommy Mottola.
- 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: Ken Daurio Target entity description: Ken Daurio is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing popular animated films such as Despicable Me, The Lorax, and The Secret Life of Pets.
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A.
Michael De Luca
Michael De Luca is an American film producer and studio executive known for overseeing and producing a wide range of major Hollywood films across genres.
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B.
Joseph LoDuca
Joseph LoDuca is an American television and film composer best known for his work on genre series such as Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and other fantasy and adventure shows.
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C.
Stan Lathan
Stan Lathan is an American television and film director and producer known for his influential work in comedy and urban-themed programming, including directing numerous specials for comedians like Dave Chappelle.
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D.
Chris Parnell
Chris Parnell is an American actor and comedian best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live" and roles in series like "30 Rock," "Archer," and "Rick and Morty."
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E.
Matthew Mottola
Matthew Mottola is the son of music executive Tommy Mottola.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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film writer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| basedIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | Illumination Entertainment ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Illumination Entertainment ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
screenwriting
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story development ⓘ |
| genre | animated film ⓘ |
| hasWrittenFor | animated franchises ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| knownFor | co-writing animated feature films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bubble Boy
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Despicable Me ⓘ Despicable Me 2 ⓘ Despicable Me 3 ⓘ Despicable Me 4 ⓘ Despicable Me franchise ⓘ
linked to:
Despicable Me
Horton Hears a Who! ⓘ Minions ⓘ Minions: The Rise of Gru ⓘ The Grinch (2018 film) ⓘ The Lorax ⓘ
linked to:
The Lorax (book)
The Secret Life of Pets ⓘ The Secret Life of Pets 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
film producer
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screenwriter ⓘ |
| partnerInWriting | Cinco Paul ⓘ |
| workFocus |
comedy films
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family films ⓘ |
| writesFor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ken Daurio Description of subject: Ken Daurio is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing popular animated films such as Despicable Me, The Lorax, and The Secret Life of Pets.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.