Michael Margotta
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Michael Margotta is an American actor best known for his work in 1970s film and television, including a prominent role in the countercultural drama "Drive, He Said."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Margotta canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3757639 — 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: Michael Margotta Context triple: [Drive, He Said, starring, Michael Margotta]
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A.
Michael Bonfiglio
Michael Bonfiglio is an American filmmaker and documentarian known for directing high-profile nonfiction projects, including the HBO documentary series "George Carlin's American Dream."
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B.
Michael Fratantuno
Michael Fratantuno is a songwriter and producer best known for co-writing the Black Eyed Peas’ hit single "Where Is the Love?".
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C.
Matthew Mottola
Matthew Mottola is the son of music executive Tommy Mottola.
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D.
Greg Maffei
Greg Maffei is an American business executive best known as the longtime president and CEO of Liberty Media, overseeing its diverse portfolio of media, communications, and entertainment assets.
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E.
Joel Ventresca
Joel Ventresca is a San Francisco-based political figure and longtime city employee known for his progressive activism and multiple campaigns for mayor.
- 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: Michael Margotta Target entity description: Michael Margotta is an American actor best known for his work in 1970s film and television, including a prominent role in the countercultural drama "Drive, He Said."
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A.
Michael Bonfiglio
Michael Bonfiglio is an American filmmaker and documentarian known for directing high-profile nonfiction projects, including the HBO documentary series "George Carlin's American Dream."
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B.
Michael Fratantuno
Michael Fratantuno is a songwriter and producer best known for co-writing the Black Eyed Peas’ hit single "Where Is the Love?".
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C.
Matthew Mottola
Matthew Mottola is the son of music executive Tommy Mottola.
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D.
Greg Maffei
Greg Maffei is an American business executive best known as the longtime president and CEO of Liberty Media, overseeing its diverse portfolio of media, communications, and entertainment assets.
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E.
Joel Ventresca
Joel Ventresca is a San Francisco-based political figure and longtime city employee known for his progressive activism and multiple campaigns for mayor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Actors Studio
ⓘ
Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ television ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| hasNotableRole |
Hector in Drive, He Said
ⓘ
linked to:
Drive, He Said
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
roles in 1970s American film
ⓘ
roles in 1970s American television ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Drive, He Said
ⓘ
Drive, He Said (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Drive, He Said
Kojak ⓘ Kojak (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Kojak
The F.B.I. ⓘ The F.B.I. (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The F.B.I.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show ⓘ The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mod Squad ⓘ The Mod Squad (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Mod Squad
The Partridge Family ⓘ
linked to:
The Partridge Family (TV series)
The Partridge Family (TV series) ⓘ The Rockford Files ⓘ The Rockford Files (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Rockford Files
The Rookies ⓘ The Rookies (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Rookies
The Streets of San Francisco ⓘ The Streets of San Francisco (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Streets of San Francisco
The Waltons ⓘ The Waltons (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Waltons
The Young Lawyers ⓘ The Young Lawyers (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Young Lawyers
|
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
New Hollywood cinema movement
ⓘ
linked to:
New Hollywood
|
| residence | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Susan Tyrrell ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Margotta Description of subject: Michael Margotta is an American actor best known for his work in 1970s film and television, including a prominent role in the countercultural drama "Drive, He Said."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.