Terry Gene Bollea
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Terry Gene Bollea is an American professional wrestling icon, actor, and television personality best known worldwide by his ring name Hulk Hogan.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Terry Gene Bollea canonical | 12 |
| Michael Allan Bollea | 3 |
| Nicholas Allan Bollea | 3 |
| Nicholas Bollea | 1 |
| Terry Bollea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4043344 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Terry Gene Bollea Context triple: [Hulk Hogan, birthName, Terry Gene Bollea]
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A.
Guy Madison
Guy Madison was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in 1940s and 1950s Westerns, particularly the TV series "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok."
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B.
Edward James Harland
Edward James Harland was a 19th-century British shipbuilder and industrialist best known as a co-founder of the Belfast shipbuilding firm Harland and Wolff.
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C.
Scott Baio
Scott Baio is an American actor best known for his roles on the television series "Happy Days," "Joanie Loves Chachi," and "Charles in Charge."
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D.
Stephen Baldwin
Stephen Baldwin is an American actor and member of the Baldwin acting family, known for roles in films like "The Usual Suspects" and "Bio-Dome" as well as for his outspoken Christian activism.
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E.
Patrick Tracy Jackson
Patrick Tracy Jackson was a prominent early 19th-century American industrialist who helped pioneer large-scale textile manufacturing in Lowell, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Terry Gene Bollea Target entity description: Terry Gene Bollea is an American professional wrestling icon, actor, and television personality best known worldwide by his ring name Hulk Hogan.
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A.
Guy Madison
Guy Madison was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in 1940s and 1950s Westerns, particularly the TV series "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok."
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B.
Edward James Harland
Edward James Harland was a 19th-century British shipbuilder and industrialist best known as a co-founder of the Belfast shipbuilding firm Harland and Wolff.
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C.
Scott Baio
Scott Baio is an American actor best known for his roles on the television series "Happy Days," "Joanie Loves Chachi," and "Charles in Charge."
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D.
Stephen Baldwin
Stephen Baldwin is an American actor and member of the Baldwin acting family, known for roles in films like "The Usual Suspects" and "Bio-Dome" as well as for his outspoken Christian activism.
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E.
Patrick Tracy Jackson
Patrick Tracy Jackson was a prominent early 19th-century American industrialist who helped pioneer large-scale textile manufacturing in Lowell, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American citizen
ⓘ
actor ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ professional wrestler ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| appearedInFilm |
Mr. Nanny
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No Holds Barred ⓘ Rocky III ⓘ Suburban Commando ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor |
his work in World Championship Wrestling
ⓘ
his work in the World Wrestling Federation ⓘ |
| billedFrom |
Venice Beach
ⓘ
surface form:
Venice Beach, California, United States
|
| billedHeight | 6 ft 7 in ⓘ |
| birthName | Terry Gene Bollea self-link ⓘ |
| catchphrase |
Say your prayers and eat your vitamins
ⓘ
Whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on you? ⓘ |
| championship |
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
ⓘ
WWE Championship ⓘ
surface form:
WWF Championship
|
| child |
Brooke Hogan
ⓘ
Nick Hogan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-08-11 ⓘ |
| employer |
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
ⓘ
World Championship Wrestling ⓘ WWE ⓘ
surface form:
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Federation ⓘ |
| genre | professional wrestling ⓘ |
| hallOfFameAs |
Hulk Hogan
ⓘ
member of New World Order ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
ⓘ
WWE Hall of Fame 2020 ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Hulk Hogan
ⓘ
surface form:
Hollywood Hogan
Hulk Hogan ⓘ The Hulkster ⓘ |
| height | about 6 ft 7 in ⓘ |
| memberOf | New World Order ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
main-evented multiple WrestleManias
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main-evented the first WrestleMania ⓘ |
| notableFeudWith |
André the Giant
ⓘ
Macho Man Randy Savage ⓘ
surface form:
Randy Savage
Roddy Piper ⓘ The Rock ⓘ The Ultimate Warrior ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
musician ⓘ professional wrestler ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Augusta, Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
Augusta, Georgia, United States
|
| raisedIn |
Tampa, Florida
ⓘ
surface form:
Tampa, Florida, United States
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| retiredFromWrestling | 2012 ⓘ |
| ringName |
Hulk Hogan
ⓘ
surface form:
Hollywood Hogan
Hulk Hogan ⓘ Mr. America ⓘ The Hulkster ⓘ |
| signatureMove |
Big boot
ⓘ
Leg drop ⓘ |
| spouse |
Jennifer McDaniel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linda Claridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageNameOrigin | inspired by Marvel Comics character The Incredible Hulk ⓘ |
| starredIn |
Hogan Knows Best
ⓘ
Thunder in Paradise ⓘ |
| trainedBy | Hiro Matsuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrestlingDebut | 1977 ⓘ |
| wrestlingStyle | powerhouse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Terry Gene Bollea Description of subject: Terry Gene Bollea is an American professional wrestling icon, actor, and television personality best known worldwide by his ring name Hulk Hogan.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Michael Allan Bollea
this entity surface form:
Nicholas Allan Bollea
this entity surface form:
Michael Allan Bollea
this entity surface form:
Nicholas Allan Bollea
this entity surface form:
Terry Bollea
subject surface form:
Hulk Hogan
this entity surface form:
Nicholas Bollea