Jefferson Mays
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Jefferson Mays is a Tony Award–winning American stage and screen actor renowned for his virtuosity in playing multiple roles and his work in both Broadway productions and film/television.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jefferson Mays canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3051810 — 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: Jefferson Mays Context triple: [The Front Page (2016 Broadway revival), starred, Jefferson Mays]
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A.
Christian Borle
Christian Borle is a Tony Award–winning American stage and screen actor best known for his work in Broadway musicals and television.
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B.
Kris Marshall
Kris Marshall is a British actor best known for his comedic and romantic roles in film and television, including prominent parts in Love Actually and the sitcom My Family.
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C.
Andrew Rannells
Andrew Rannells is an American actor and singer best known for his Tony-nominated Broadway work in shows like The Book of Mormon and his roles in television series such as Girls and Black Monday.
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D.
Cheyenne Jackson
Cheyenne Jackson is an American actor and singer known for his work on Broadway and in television series such as "30 Rock," "Glee," and "American Horror Story."
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E.
Ian Bader
Ian Bader is a prominent architect and partner at the international architecture firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners.
- 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: Jefferson Mays Target entity description: Jefferson Mays is a Tony Award–winning American stage and screen actor renowned for his virtuosity in playing multiple roles and his work in both Broadway productions and film/television.
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A.
Christian Borle
Christian Borle is a Tony Award–winning American stage and screen actor best known for his work in Broadway musicals and television.
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B.
Kris Marshall
Kris Marshall is a British actor best known for his comedic and romantic roles in film and television, including prominent parts in Love Actually and the sitcom My Family.
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C.
Andrew Rannells
Andrew Rannells is an American actor and singer best known for his Tony-nominated Broadway work in shows like The Book of Mormon and his roles in television series such as Girls and Black Monday.
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D.
Cheyenne Jackson
Cheyenne Jackson is an American actor and singer known for his work on Broadway and in television series such as "30 Rock," "Glee," and "American Horror Story."
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E.
Ian Bader
Ian Bader is a prominent architect and partner at the international architecture firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American film
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American television ⓘ Broadway ⓘ Off-Broadway ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show
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Lucille Lortel Award ⓘ Obie Award ⓘ Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1965-06-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Yale College
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Yale School of Drama ⓘ |
| familyName | Mays ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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musical theatre ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Jefferson ⓘ |
| knownFor |
playing multiple members of the D’Ysquith family in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
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playing multiple roles in a single production ⓘ solo performance in I Am My Own Wife ⓘ virtuosic character transformations ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Jefferson Mays self-link ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in I Am My Own Wife
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multiple D’Ysquith heirs in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Christmas Carol (stage adaptations)
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surface form:
A Christmas Carol (solo stage adaptation)
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder ⓘ I Am My Own Wife ⓘ Inherent Vice ⓘ
surface form:
Inherent Vice (film)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ⓘ Oslo (stage play) ⓘ
surface form:
Oslo (Broadway production)
The Americans ⓘ
surface form:
The Americans (TV series)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs ⓘ The Cherry Orchard (stage production) ⓘ
surface form:
The Cherry Orchard (Broadway revival)
The Front Page (2016 Broadway revival) ⓘ
surface form:
The Front Page (Broadway revival)
The Good Wife ⓘ The Music Man (2022 Broadway revival) ⓘ Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Clinton, Connecticut
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surface form:
Clinton, Connecticut, United States
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| spouse | Susan Lyons ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jefferson Mays Description of subject: Jefferson Mays is a Tony Award–winning American stage and screen actor renowned for his virtuosity in playing multiple roles and his work in both Broadway productions and film/television.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.