Nigel Dick
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Nigel Dick is a British-born music video and film director known for creating iconic videos for major artists across pop and rock music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nigel Dick canonical | 25 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2289398 — 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: Nigel Dick Context triple: [Reflection, musicVideoDirector, Nigel Dick]
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A.
Nigel Birch
Nigel Birch was a British Conservative politician and government minister who held several senior posts in the mid-20th century, including roles in economic and defense-related departments.
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B.
Barry Ackroyd
Barry Ackroyd is a British cinematographer renowned for his gritty, handheld visual style in films such as The Hurt Locker, United 93, and Captain Phillips.
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C.
Nigel Sinclair
Nigel Sinclair is a British film producer known for his work on acclaimed documentaries and feature films, including collaborations on major music and historical projects.
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D.
Nigel Holmes
Nigel Holmes is a British-born graphic designer and information graphics specialist known for his influential work in explanatory and data visualization design.
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E.
Clive Griffin
Clive Griffin is a British pop and soul singer best known for his 1993 duet "When I Fall in Love" with Celine Dion from the film Sleepless in Seattle.
- 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: Nigel Dick Target entity description: Nigel Dick is a British-born music video and film director known for creating iconic videos for major artists across pop and rock music.
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A.
Nigel Birch
Nigel Birch was a British Conservative politician and government minister who held several senior posts in the mid-20th century, including roles in economic and defense-related departments.
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B.
Barry Ackroyd
Barry Ackroyd is a British cinematographer renowned for his gritty, handheld visual style in films such as The Hurt Locker, United 93, and Captain Phillips.
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C.
Nigel Sinclair
Nigel Sinclair is a British film producer known for his work on acclaimed documentaries and feature films, including collaborations on major music and historical projects.
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D.
Nigel Holmes
Nigel Holmes is a British-born graphic designer and information graphics specialist known for his influential work in explanatory and data visualization design.
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E.
Clive Griffin
Clive Griffin is a British pop and soul singer best known for his 1993 duet "When I Fall in Love" with Celine Dion from the film Sleepless in Seattle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ music video director ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| basedIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-03-21 ⓘ |
| directedMusicVideoFor |
Backstreet Boys
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Britney Spears ⓘ Celine Dion ⓘ Cher ⓘ Def Leppard ⓘ Guns N’ Roses ⓘ
linked to:
Guns N' Roses
K’Naan ⓘ
linked to:
K'naan
Nickelback ⓘ No Doubt ⓘ Oasis ⓘ R.E.M. ⓘ Sheryl Crow ⓘ TLC ⓘ Tina Turner ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Gresham’s School
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linked to:
Gresham's School
|
| genre |
pop music video
ⓘ
rock music video ⓘ |
| hasNominatedFor | Grammy Award for Best Music Video ⓘ |
| hasWonAward |
Billboard Music Video Award
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MTV Video Music Award ⓘ MVPA Award ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All the Small Things (music video)
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linked to:
All the Small Things
Believe (Cher music video) ⓘ
linked to:
Believe
Dead Meat (feature film) ⓘ Don’t Speak (music video) ⓘ
linked to:
Don't Speak
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) (music video) ⓘ
linked to:
Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
Girls & Boys (music video) ⓘ
linked to:
Girls & Boys
Oops!… I Did It Again (music video) ⓘ
linked to:
Oops!... I Did It Again
Sweet Child o’ Mine (music video) ⓘ
linked to:
Sweet Child o' Mine
Urban Ghost Story (feature film) ⓘ Waterfalls (TLC music video) ⓘ Welcome to the Jungle (music video) ⓘ
linked to:
Welcome to the Jungle
Wonderwall (music video) ⓘ
linked to:
Wonderwall
…Baby One More Time (music video) ⓘ
linked to:
...Baby One More Time
|
| occupation |
film director
ⓘ
music video director ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cloverley, Shropshire, England ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nigel Dick Description of subject: Nigel Dick is a British-born music video and film director known for creating iconic videos for major artists across pop and rock music.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
I’m Outta Love
subject linked to:
Babe
subject linked to:
song "Sweet Child o' Mine"
subject linked to:
song "Welcome to the Jungle"
subject linked to:
"Hero" by Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott
subject linked to:
Dead Meat (feature film)
subject linked to:
Crazy