Alan Rubin
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Alan Rubin was an American trumpeter best known for his work as a session musician and as a member of the original Saturday Night Live Band and The Blues Brothers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alan Rubin canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3150615 — 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: Alan Rubin Context triple: [The Blues Brothers Band, hasMember, Alan Rubin]
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A.
Donald Rubin
Donald Rubin was an American businessman, philanthropist, and art collector best known for co-founding the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City, which specializes in Himalayan and Tibetan art.
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B.
Samuel Rubin
Samuel Rubin was a philanthropist and businessman best known for founding the Samuel Rubin Foundation, which supported social justice, peace, and human rights initiatives.
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C.
David L. Rabinowitz
David L. Rabinowitz is an American astronomer known for his role in the discovery of several trans-Neptunian objects and dwarf planets, including Eris.
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D.
Allan Rubin
Allan Rubin is one of the children of pioneering American astronomer Vera Rubin, who was renowned for her work on galaxy rotation curves and dark matter.
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E.
Howard Rosenman
Howard Rosenman is an American film producer known for his work on popular Hollywood movies and for helping bring LGBTQ themes into mainstream cinema.
- 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: Alan Rubin Target entity description: Alan Rubin was an American trumpeter best known for his work as a session musician and as a member of the original Saturday Night Live Band and The Blues Brothers.
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A.
Donald Rubin
Donald Rubin was an American businessman, philanthropist, and art collector best known for co-founding the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City, which specializes in Himalayan and Tibetan art.
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B.
Samuel Rubin
Samuel Rubin was a philanthropist and businessman best known for founding the Samuel Rubin Foundation, which supported social justice, peace, and human rights initiatives.
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C.
David L. Rabinowitz
David L. Rabinowitz is an American astronomer known for his role in the discovery of several trans-Neptunian objects and dwarf planets, including Eris.
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D.
Allan Rubin
Allan Rubin is one of the children of pioneering American astronomer Vera Rubin, who was renowned for her work on galaxy rotation curves and dark matter.
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E.
Howard Rosenman
Howard Rosenman is an American film producer known for his work on popular Hollywood movies and for helping bring LGBTQ themes into mainstream cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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musician ⓘ session musician ⓘ trumpeter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2010s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-02-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-06-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Juilliard School ⓘ |
| employer | Saturday Night Live NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Rubin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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rhythm and blues ⓘ rock ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| instrument | trumpet ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Saturday Night Live Band
NERFINISHED
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The Blues Brothers band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Alan Rubin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Mr. Fabulous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a member of The Blues Brothers band
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being a member of the original Saturday Night Live Band ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Blues Brothers (1980 film)
NERFINISHED
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The Blues Brothers (band) recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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session musician ⓘ trumpeter ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Dan Aykroyd
NERFINISHED
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John Belushi NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Shaffer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Original Blues Brothers Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter |
Mr. Fabulous in Blues Brothers 2000
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Mr. Fabulous in The Blues Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alan Rubin Description of subject: Alan Rubin was an American trumpeter best known for his work as a session musician and as a member of the original Saturday Night Live Band and The Blues Brothers.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Blues Brothers Band
subject surface form:
Made in America