Cletus Klump
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Cletus Klump is the jovial, gluttonous patriarch of the Klump family in the Nutty Professor film series, portrayed in heavy prosthetics by Eddie Murphy.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cletus Klump canonical | 3 |
| Cletus | 1 |
| Ernie Klump | 1 |
| Ernie Klump Sr. | 1 |
| Klump | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3204995 — 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: Cletus Klump Context triple: [Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, character, Cletus Klump]
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A.
Sherman Klump
Sherman Klump is the shy, obese, and kind-hearted university professor who becomes the central figure of the comedy film "The Nutty Professor."
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B.
Marshall Flinkman
Marshall Flinkman is a quirky, brilliant tech expert and gadget inventor from the television series "Alias," known for providing high-tech support to the show's spies.
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C.
Harry Dreyfuss
Harry Dreyfuss is an American writer and actor known for his essays, political commentary, and for speaking publicly about his experiences with harassment in the entertainment industry.
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D.
Randolph Driblette
Randolph Driblette is a reclusive, visionary theater director and actor in Thomas Pynchon’s novel *The Crying of Lot 49*, whose enigmatic production of the play *The Courier’s Tragedy* deepens the book’s themes of conspiracy and interpretation.
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E.
Elwood Mead
Elwood Mead was an American engineer and public official who served as U.S. Commissioner of Reclamation and oversaw major Western water projects, including the development associated with Hoover Dam.
- 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: Cletus Klump Target entity description: Cletus Klump is the jovial, gluttonous patriarch of the Klump family in the Nutty Professor film series, portrayed in heavy prosthetics by Eddie Murphy.
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A.
Sherman Klump
Sherman Klump is the shy, obese, and kind-hearted university professor who becomes the central figure of the comedy film "The Nutty Professor."
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B.
Marshall Flinkman
Marshall Flinkman is a quirky, brilliant tech expert and gadget inventor from the television series "Alias," known for providing high-tech support to the show's spies.
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C.
Harry Dreyfuss
Harry Dreyfuss is an American writer and actor known for his essays, political commentary, and for speaking publicly about his experiences with harassment in the entertainment industry.
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D.
Randolph Driblette
Randolph Driblette is a reclusive, visionary theater director and actor in Thomas Pynchon’s novel *The Crying of Lot 49*, whose enigmatic production of the play *The Courier’s Tragedy* deepens the book’s themes of conspiracy and interpretation.
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E.
Elwood Mead
Elwood Mead was an American engineer and public official who served as U.S. Commissioner of Reclamation and oversaw major Western water projects, including the development associated with Hoover Dam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
ⓘ
The Nutty Professor (1996 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Nutty Professor
|
| appearsInGenre | slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| basedOn | character archetype of overweight, comedic father ⓘ |
| bodyType | overweight ⓘ |
| characterType | comic relief ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdFor | The Nutty Professor (1996 film) ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| eatingHabit | overeating ⓘ |
| familyName | Klump ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Nutty Professor
ⓘ
surface form:
The Nutty Professor film series
|
| firstAppearanceYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| givenName |
Cletus Klump
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cletus
|
| hasChild |
Denise-related family (by marriage in sequel)
ⓘ
Ernie Klump Jr. ⓘ Sherman Klump ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Anna Klump
ⓘ
Ernie Klump Jr. ⓘ Mama Klump ⓘ
surface form:
Grandma Klump
Sherman Klump ⓘ |
| humorStyle |
bathroom humor
ⓘ
food-related jokes ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| makeupDepartmentHead | Rick Baker ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| memberOf | Klump family ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
loud, boisterous laugh
ⓘ
obese physique ⓘ southern-influenced manner of speaking ⓘ |
| notableScene | dinner table scenes with the Klump family ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
gluttonous
ⓘ
jovial ⓘ |
| portrayalTechnique | multi-character performance by Eddie Murphy ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Eddie Murphy ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Imagine Entertainment ⓘ |
| roleInFamily | patriarch ⓘ |
| sequelAppearanceYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| spouse | Anna Klump ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult and family comedy viewers ⓘ |
| usesProstheticMakeup | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cletus Klump Description of subject: Cletus Klump is the jovial, gluttonous patriarch of the Klump family in the Nutty Professor film series, portrayed in heavy prosthetics by Eddie Murphy.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ernie Klump
this entity surface form:
Klump
this entity surface form:
Ernie Klump Sr.
this entity surface form:
Cletus