Jack Pearson

E317650

fictional character television character

Jack Pearson is a central character in the television drama "This Is Us," known as the devoted patriarch of the Pearson family whose life and legacy deeply shape the series' emotional narrative.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Jack Pearson canonical	7
Randall Pearson in This Is Us	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3011974 — 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: Jack Pearson
Context triple: [This Is Us, mainCharacter, Jack Pearson]

A. Jack Pearson
Jack Pearson is an American guitarist and songwriter best known for his work in Southern rock and blues, including a notable late-1990s stint with The Allman Brothers Band.
B. Paul Benedict
Paul Benedict was an American character actor best known for his comedic roles on television and in film, including his portrayal of the eccentric English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom "The Jeffersons."
C. John Larroquette
John Larroquette is an American actor and comedian best known for his Emmy-winning role on "Night Court" and prominent performances in both television and film.
D. Frasier Crane
Frasier Crane is a fictional, intellectually inclined and often neurotic psychiatrist best known as the central character in the television sitcom "Frasier," originally introduced on "Cheers."
E. Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan was an American character actor best known for his long-running role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter on the television series M*A*S*H and its spin-off AfterMASH.
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: Jack Pearson
Target entity description: Jack Pearson is a central character in the television drama "This Is Us," known as the devoted patriarch of the Pearson family whose life and legacy deeply shape the series' emotional narrative.

A. Jack Pearson
Jack Pearson is an American guitarist and songwriter best known for his work in Southern rock and blues, including a notable late-1990s stint with The Allman Brothers Band.
B. Paul Benedict
Paul Benedict was an American character actor best known for his comedic roles on television and in film, including his portrayal of the eccentric English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom "The Jeffersons."
C. John Larroquette
John Larroquette is an American actor and comedian best known for his Emmy-winning role on "Night Court" and prominent performances in both television and film.
D. Frasier Crane
Frasier Crane is a fictional, intellectually inclined and often neurotic psychiatrist best known as the central character in the television sitcom "Frasier," originally introduced on "Cheers."
E. Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan was an American character actor best known for his long-running role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter on the television series M*A*S*H and its spin-off AfterMASH.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ television character ⓘ
adoptiveParentOf	Randall Pearson ⓘ
appearsIn	This Is Us ⓘ
appearsInSeason	This Is Us ⓘ surface form: This Is Us season 1 This Is Us ⓘ surface form: This Is Us season 2 This Is Us ⓘ surface form: This Is Us season 3 This Is Us ⓘ surface form: This Is Us season 4 This Is Us ⓘ surface form: This Is Us season 5 This Is Us ⓘ surface form: This Is Us season 6
biologicalParentOf	Kate Pearson ⓘ Kevin Pearson ⓘ
causeOfDeath	cardiac arrest following smoke inhalation ⓘ
characterArc	dies relatively young, shaping his family’s lives ⓘ struggles with and overcomes alcoholism ⓘ
child	Kate Pearson ⓘ Kevin Pearson ⓘ Randall Pearson ⓘ
creator	Dan Fogelman ⓘ
diedIn	house fire (Pearson family home) ⓘ
familyName	Pearson ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	This Is Us ⓘ
firstAppearance	This Is Us, season 1 episode 1 ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	Jack ⓘ
hasAddiction	alcohol ⓘ
hasSibling	Nicky Pearson ⓘ
knownFor	grand romantic gestures toward Rebecca Pearson ⓘ inspiring his children Kevin, Kate, and Randall ⓘ
militaryService	Vietnam War veteran ⓘ
narrativeRole	central character in This Is Us ⓘ patriarch of the Pearson family ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableTrait	devoted father ⓘ loving husband ⓘ recovering alcoholic ⓘ
occupation	business owner ⓘ construction foreman ⓘ
parent	Marilyn Pearson ⓘ Stanley Pearson ⓘ
portrayedBy	Milo Ventimiglia ⓘ
relationship	best friend of Miguel Rivas ⓘ
residence	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
spouse	Rebecca Pearson ⓘ
themeInNarrative	family dynamics ⓘ fatherhood ⓘ legacy ⓘ
timePeriodOfStory	primarily 1970s–1990s (in flashbacks) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

This Is Us → mainCharacter → Jack Pearson ⓘ

Rebecca Pearson → spouse → Jack Pearson ⓘ

Randall Pearson → adoptiveFather → Jack Pearson ⓘ

Milo Ventimiglia → playedCharacter → Jack Pearson ⓘ

Sterling K. Brown → role → Jack Pearson ⓘ

this entity surface form: Randall Pearson in This Is Us

Kate Pearson → hasParent → Jack Pearson ⓘ

Kate Pearson → closeTo → Jack Pearson ⓘ

Kevin Pearson → parent → Jack Pearson ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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