Ted Lewis
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Ted Lewis was an American jazz bandleader, clarinetist, and entertainer known for his flamboyant stage presence and catchphrase "Is everybody happy?"
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ted Lewis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5226162 — 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: Ted Lewis Context triple: [Sophie Tucker, performedWith, Ted Lewis]
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A.
Don Whitaker
Don Whitaker is a character in the comedy film "Daddy's Home 2," portrayed as one of the grandfathers whose arrival escalates the family’s holiday chaos.
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B.
Al Johnson
Al Johnson is an American musician best known as a member of the experimental rock band U.S. Maple.
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C.
Dick Williams
Dick Williams was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Boston Red Sox to the 1967 "Impossible Dream" pennant and winning World Series titles with the Oakland Athletics.
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D.
Robert Munson
Robert "Bobby" Munson is a fictional character best known as the grizzled, resourceful mentor and ally to Sam and Dean Winchester on the television series Supernatural.
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E.
Tom Howe
Tom Howe is a British composer best known for his work on film and television scores, including the acclaimed series "Ted Lasso."
- 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: Ted Lewis Target entity description: Ted Lewis was an American jazz bandleader, clarinetist, and entertainer known for his flamboyant stage presence and catchphrase "Is everybody happy?"
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A.
Don Whitaker
Don Whitaker is a character in the comedy film "Daddy's Home 2," portrayed as one of the grandfathers whose arrival escalates the family’s holiday chaos.
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B.
Al Johnson
Al Johnson is an American musician best known as a member of the experimental rock band U.S. Maple.
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C.
Dick Williams
Dick Williams was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Boston Red Sox to the 1967 "Impossible Dream" pennant and winning World Series titles with the Oakland Athletics.
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D.
Robert Munson
Robert "Bobby" Munson is a fictional character best known as the grizzled, resourceful mentor and ally to Sam and Dean Winchester on the television series Supernatural.
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E.
Tom Howe
Tom Howe is a British composer best known for his work on film and television scores, including the acclaimed series "Ted Lasso."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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clarinetist ⓘ entertainer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1910 ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Ted Lewis and His Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Theodore Leopold Friedman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Hebron Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catchphrase | Is everybody happy? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-06-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1971-08-25 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Friedman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
popular music ⓘ |
| givenName | Theodore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatureLook |
top hat and cane
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use of megaphone while singing ⓘ |
| influenced | popularization of jazz in mainstream entertainment in the 1920s ⓘ |
| instrument | clarinet ⓘ |
| movement | early jazz ⓘ |
| name | Ted Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
flamboyant stage presence
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jazz bandleading in the 1920s and 1930s ⓘ use of megaphone in performances ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Is Everybody Happy? (song and routine)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wear a Hat with a Silver Lining NERFINISHED ⓘ When My Baby Smiles at Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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clarinetist ⓘ entertainer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Broadway revues
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radio programs ⓘ sound films ⓘ vaudeville ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Circleville, Ohio, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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OKeh Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Adah Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Ted Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ted Lewis Description of subject: Ted Lewis was an American jazz bandleader, clarinetist, and entertainer known for his flamboyant stage presence and catchphrase "Is everybody happy?"
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.