Matthew Sklar
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Matthew Sklar is an American composer best known for his work on Broadway musicals, including the stage adaptation of "The Wedding Singer."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matthew Sklar canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4167977 — 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: Matthew Sklar Context triple: [The Wedding Singer, composer, Matthew Sklar]
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A.
Josh Srebnick
Josh Srebnick is a central character in the film "While We're Young," portrayed as a middle-aged documentary filmmaker grappling with ambition, authenticity, and aging in contrast to a younger creative couple.
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B.
Matt Weitzman
Matt Weitzman is an American television writer and producer best known as a co-creator and executive producer of the animated series "American Dad!"
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C.
Jonathan Teplitzky
Jonathan Teplitzky is an Australian film director known for character-driven dramas such as "The Railway Man" and "Burning Man."
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D.
Jeremy Stoppelman
Jeremy Stoppelman is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of Yelp, a popular online review platform for local businesses.
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E.
Justin Furstenfeld
Justin Furstenfeld is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band Blue October.
- 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: Matthew Sklar Target entity description: Matthew Sklar is an American composer best known for his work on Broadway musicals, including the stage adaptation of "The Wedding Singer."
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A.
Josh Srebnick
Josh Srebnick is a central character in the film "While We're Young," portrayed as a middle-aged documentary filmmaker grappling with ambition, authenticity, and aging in contrast to a younger creative couple.
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B.
Matt Weitzman
Matt Weitzman is an American television writer and producer best known as a co-creator and executive producer of the animated series "American Dad!"
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C.
Jonathan Teplitzky
Jonathan Teplitzky is an Australian film director known for character-driven dramas such as "The Railway Man" and "Burning Man."
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D.
Jeremy Stoppelman
Jeremy Stoppelman is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of Yelp, a popular online review platform for local businesses.
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E.
Justin Furstenfeld
Justin Furstenfeld is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band Blue October.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American composer
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Broadway composer ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Bob Martin
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Chad Beguelin ⓘ Tim Herlihy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1973-10-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
ⓘ
linked to:
New York University
New York University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music
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musical composition ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasPartIn |
original Broadway production of Elf the Musical
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original Broadway production of The Prom ⓘ original Broadway production of The Wedding Singer ⓘ |
| hasWork |
score for Broadway musical adaptation of Elf
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score for Broadway musical adaptation of The Wedding Singer ⓘ score for Elf the Musical ⓘ score for The Prom ⓘ score for The Wedding Singer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Broadway musicals
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stage adaptation of The Wedding Singer ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score for The Prom
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Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score for The Wedding Singer ⓘ
linked to:
Tony Award for Best Original Score
|
| notableWork |
Elf
ⓘ
Elf the Musical ⓘ
linked to:
Elf: The Musical
The Prom ⓘ The Prom (musical) ⓘ
linked to:
The Prom
The Wedding Singer ⓘ The Wedding Singer (musical) ⓘ
linked to:
The Wedding Singer
music for Broadway musical The Prom ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
music arranger ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
Westfield, New Jersey ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Broadway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matthew Sklar Description of subject: Matthew Sklar is an American composer best known for his work on Broadway musicals, including the stage adaptation of "The Wedding Singer."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.