Christopher Hart
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Christopher Hart is a magician and actor best known for portraying the disembodied hand "Thing" in the 1991 film adaptation of The Addams Family and its sequels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christopher Hart canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3051435 — 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: Christopher Hart Context triple: [The Addams Family (1991 film), stars, Christopher Hart]
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A.
Willo Perron
Willo Perron is a Canadian creative director and designer known for his influential work on album art, stage design, and visual concepts for major music artists.
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B.
Don Mullaly
Don Mullaly was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s early sound era, known for contributing to genre films including the 1933 horror-mystery classic "Mystery of the Wax Museum."
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C.
Walter Brooks
Walter Brooks is an artist known for creating the cover artwork for science fiction publications, including Isaac Asimov’s novel "The End of Eternity."
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D.
Larry Eigner
Larry Eigner was an American poet associated with the Black Mountain and Language poetry movements, known for his visually spaced, minimalist verse often composed from his wheelchair.
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E.
Jack Dennis
Jack Dennis is an editor known for his work on the publication "Second Chorus."
- 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: Christopher Hart Target entity description: Christopher Hart is a magician and actor best known for portraying the disembodied hand "Thing" in the 1991 film adaptation of The Addams Family and its sequels.
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A.
Willo Perron
Willo Perron is a Canadian creative director and designer known for his influential work on album art, stage design, and visual concepts for major music artists.
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B.
Don Mullaly
Don Mullaly was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s early sound era, known for contributing to genre films including the 1933 horror-mystery classic "Mystery of the Wax Museum."
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C.
Walter Brooks
Walter Brooks is an artist known for creating the cover artwork for science fiction publications, including Isaac Asimov’s novel "The End of Eternity."
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D.
Larry Eigner
Larry Eigner was an American poet associated with the Black Mountain and Language poetry movements, known for his visually spaced, minimalist verse often composed from his wheelchair.
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E.
Jack Dennis
Jack Dennis is an editor known for his work on the publication "Second Chorus."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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magician ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century film
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21st-century film ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| educatedBy | Dai Vernon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film acting
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stage magic ⓘ |
| genre | magic ⓘ |
| hasNotableSkill |
close-up magic
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physical acting ⓘ sleight of hand ⓘ |
| hasPartInBodyOfWork | hand acting ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Dai Vernon ⓘ |
| knownFor | portraying the disembodied hand Thing in The Addams Family films ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Addams Family Reunion (1998 film)
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Addams Family Values (1993 film) ⓘ The Addams Family (1991 film) ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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magician ⓘ |
| performedAt | Magic Castle (Hollywood) ⓘ |
| portrayed | Thing (The Addams Family character) ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Addams Family Reunion (1998 film)
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Addams Family Values (1993 film) ⓘ The Addams Family (1991 film) ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| website | https://www.christopherhart.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Christopher Hart Description of subject: Christopher Hart is a magician and actor best known for portraying the disembodied hand "Thing" in the 1991 film adaptation of The Addams Family and its sequels.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.