Cliff Huxtable
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Cliff Huxtable is the fictional, affable physician and patriarch of the Huxtable family from the influential American sitcom "The Cosby Show."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cliff Huxtable canonical | 16 |
| Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3011762 — 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: Cliff Huxtable Context triple: [Clair Huxtable, spouse, Cliff Huxtable]
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A.
Clair Huxtable
Clair Huxtable is the sharp, elegant, and no-nonsense lawyer and mother from the classic American sitcom "The Cosby Show."
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B.
Marcia Griffin
Marcia Griffin, better known as Marcia Lucas, is an American film editor renowned for her Oscar-winning work on the original Star Wars trilogy and her influential contributions to 1970s New Hollywood cinema.
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C.
Judy Huxtable
Judy Huxtable is a British actress and model best known for her work in the 1960s and 1970s, including appearances in film and television.
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D.
Michael Bluth
Michael Bluth is the responsible, level-headed son who struggles to keep his wildly dysfunctional family and their failing real estate business together in the sitcom "Arrested Development."
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E.
Gloria Stivic
Gloria Stivic is a central character on the classic American sitcom "All in the Family," known as the spirited, liberal daughter of Archie and Edith Bunker and wife of Michael "Meathead" Stivic.
- 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: Cliff Huxtable Target entity description: Cliff Huxtable is the fictional, affable physician and patriarch of the Huxtable family from the influential American sitcom "The Cosby Show."
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A.
Clair Huxtable
Clair Huxtable is the sharp, elegant, and no-nonsense lawyer and mother from the classic American sitcom "The Cosby Show."
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B.
Marcia Griffin
Marcia Griffin, better known as Marcia Lucas, is an American film editor renowned for her Oscar-winning work on the original Star Wars trilogy and her influential contributions to 1970s New Hollywood cinema.
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C.
Judy Huxtable
Judy Huxtable is a British actress and model best known for her work in the 1960s and 1970s, including appearances in film and television.
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D.
Michael Bluth
Michael Bluth is the responsible, level-headed son who struggles to keep his wildly dysfunctional family and their failing real estate business together in the sitcom "Arrested Development."
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E.
Gloria Stivic
Gloria Stivic is a central character on the classic American sitcom "All in the Family," known as the spirited, liberal daughter of Archie and Edith Bunker and wife of Michael "Meathead" Stivic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Cosby Show ⓘ |
| child |
Denise Huxtable
ⓘ
Rudy Huxtable ⓘ Sondra Huxtable ⓘ Theo Huxtable ⓘ Vanessa Huxtable ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfFiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Allan Katz
ⓘ
Bill Cosby ⓘ Ed. Weinberger ⓘ Michael Leeson ⓘ Stu Silver ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic TV dad of the 1980s ⓘ |
| familyName | Huxtable ⓘ |
| fictionalEducation | medical school graduate ⓘ |
| fictionalEthnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| fictionalReligion | Protestant Christianity (implied) ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklyn, New York City
Brownstone house ⓘ |
| fictionalSpecialization | obstetrics ⓘ |
| firstAiredInYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Cliff Huxtable
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Heathcliff ⓘ |
| hasPet | no regular pet depicted ⓘ |
| hobby |
eating hoagies
ⓘ
listening to jazz music ⓘ telling stories ⓘ |
| householdIncomeLevelInFiction | upper middle class ⓘ |
| influenced | portrayals of African-American fathers on television ⓘ |
| knownFor |
humorous parenting style
ⓘ
jazz appreciation ⓘ sweaters ⓘ |
| languageSpokenInFiction | English ⓘ |
| nickname | Cliff ⓘ |
| occupation |
obstetrician
ⓘ
physician ⓘ |
| partOf | Huxtable family ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Bill Cosby ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | patriarch of the Huxtable family ⓘ |
| seriesEndYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| seriesGenre | sitcom ⓘ |
| seriesNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| settingCity | New York City ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| spouse | Clair Huxtable ⓘ |
| televisionDebut | The Cosby Show, season 1 episode 1 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cliff Huxtable Description of subject: Cliff Huxtable is the fictional, affable physician and patriarch of the Huxtable family from the influential American sitcom "The Cosby Show."
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Heathcliff Huxtable
this entity surface form:
Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable
this entity surface form:
Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable