Robert Pastorelli
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Robert Pastorelli was an American character actor best known for his role as house painter Eldin Bernecky on the television series "Murphy Brown" and for supporting parts in numerous films throughout the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Pastorelli canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4441184 — 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: Robert Pastorelli Context triple: [Eraser, starring, Robert Pastorelli]
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A.
Paul Tamasy
Paul Tamasy is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed boxing drama film "The Fighter," which earned him an Academy Award nomination.
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B.
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall is an American broadcast journalist and television talk show host known for her work on NBC’s "Today," MSNBC, and her syndicated daytime show "Tamron Hall."
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C.
Mike Jost
Mike Jost is a musician best known as the drummer for the punk rock band Helmet.
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D.
Dave Meyers
Dave Meyers is an acclaimed American music video director known for his visually inventive, high-profile collaborations with major pop and hip-hop artists.
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E.
Mark Canton
Mark Canton is an American film producer and former studio executive known for overseeing and producing numerous Hollywood films across genres.
- 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: Robert Pastorelli Target entity description: Robert Pastorelli was an American character actor best known for his role as house painter Eldin Bernecky on the television series "Murphy Brown" and for supporting parts in numerous films throughout the 1990s.
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A.
Paul Tamasy
Paul Tamasy is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed boxing drama film "The Fighter," which earned him an Academy Award nomination.
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B.
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall is an American broadcast journalist and television talk show host known for her work on NBC’s "Today," MSNBC, and her syndicated daytime show "Tamron Hall."
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C.
Mike Jost
Mike Jost is a musician best known as the drummer for the punk rock band Helmet.
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D.
Dave Meyers
Dave Meyers is an acclaimed American music video director known for his visually inventive, high-profile collaborations with major pop and hip-hop artists.
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E.
Mark Canton
Mark Canton is an American film producer and former studio executive known for overseeing and producing numerous Hollywood films across genres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1980s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ early 2000s ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Beethoven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beethoven's 2nd NERFINISHED ⓘ Dances with Wolves NERFINISHED ⓘ Eraser NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael NERFINISHED ⓘ Striking Distance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heroin overdose ⓘ |
| characterRole | Eldin Bernecky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-06-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-03-08 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Pastorelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| knownFor | playing house painter Eldin Bernecky on Murphy Brown ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| name | Robert Pastorelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | Murphy Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Murphy Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1970s–2000s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Pastorelli Description of subject: Robert Pastorelli was an American character actor best known for his role as house painter Eldin Bernecky on the television series "Murphy Brown" and for supporting parts in numerous films throughout the 1990s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.