Mac Taylor
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Mac Taylor is the dedicated and methodical head of the New York crime lab in the television series CSI: NY, known for his strong moral code and forensic expertise.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mac Taylor canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3342835 — 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: Mac Taylor Context triple: [CSI: NY, mainCharacter, Mac Taylor]
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A.
Brian Taylor
Brian Taylor is an American filmmaker best known for co-directing the hyper-kinetic action films "Crank" and "Crank: High Voltage."
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B.
Brian Taylor
Brian Taylor is known as the former long-term partner of acclaimed British actor Sir Ian McKellen.
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C.
Glen Taylor
Glen Taylor is an American billionaire businessman and politician best known as the longtime owner of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx.
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D.
Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
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E.
Jim Taylor
Jim Taylor is an American film producer and screenwriter best known for his long-time collaboration with director Alexander Payne on acclaimed films such as "Sideways" and "Election."
- 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: Mac Taylor Target entity description: Mac Taylor is the dedicated and methodical head of the New York crime lab in the television series CSI: NY, known for his strong moral code and forensic expertise.
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A.
Brian Taylor
Brian Taylor is known as the former long-term partner of acclaimed British actor Sir Ian McKellen.
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B.
Brian Taylor
Brian Taylor is an American filmmaker best known for co-directing the hyper-kinetic action films "Crank" and "Crank: High Voltage."
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C.
Glen Taylor
Glen Taylor is an American billionaire businessman and politician best known as the longtime owner of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx.
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D.
Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
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E.
Jim Taylor
Jim Taylor is an American film producer and screenwriter best known for his long-time collaboration with director Alexander Payne on acclaimed films such as "Sideways" and "Election."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| alignment | protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | CSI: NY ⓘ |
| basedIn | Manhattan ⓘ |
| creator |
Ann Donahue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anthony E. Zuiker ⓘ Carol Mendelsohn ⓘ |
| employer | New York City Police Department ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
ⓘ
surface form:
CSI universe
|
| firstAppearanceIn |
CSI: NY
ⓘ
surface form:
CSI: NY season 1
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ |
| hasEthic | justice-oriented ⓘ |
| hasMoralCode | strong ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
crime scene investigation
ⓘ
evidence analysis ⓘ forensic science ⓘ leadership ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
analytical
ⓘ
authoritative ⓘ dedicated ⓘ disciplined ⓘ loyal ⓘ methodical ⓘ principled ⓘ |
| investigates |
homicide cases
ⓘ
violent crimes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
forensic expertise
ⓘ
strong moral code ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime lab director
ⓘ
forensic scientist ⓘ |
| partOf | CSI franchise ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gary Sinise ⓘ |
| position | head of New York crime lab ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
forensic evidence
ⓘ
scientific analysis ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
New York City Police Department Crime Lab ⓘ
surface form:
New York crime lab
|
| worksWith |
Danny Messer
ⓘ
Lindsay Monroe ⓘ Sheldon Hawkes ⓘ Stella Bonasera ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mac Taylor Description of subject: Mac Taylor is the dedicated and methodical head of the New York crime lab in the television series CSI: NY, known for his strong moral code and forensic expertise.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mac Taylor