Richie Finestra in Vinyl
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Richie Finestra in Vinyl is the hard-living, ambitious 1970s New York record executive at the center of the HBO drama series Vinyl, whose attempts to revive his struggling label drive the show’s exploration of the music industry’s excesses and turmoil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richie Finestra in Vinyl canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Richie Finestra in Vinyl Context triple: [Bobby Cannavale, notableRole, Richie Finestra in Vinyl]
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Vinnie
Vinnie is a given name, often a diminutive of Vincent, used for both real people and fictional characters.
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Vince
Vince is a given name commonly used as a short form of Vincent.
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Vincent Lane
Vincent Lane is the father of Jane Lane, a character from the animated television series "Daria."
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Vincent Franklin
Vincent Franklin is a British character actor known for his work in television comedies and dramas such as "The Thick of It," "Cucumber," and "Bodyguard."
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Vince Tyler
Vince Tyler is a central character in the British TV series "Queer as Folk," portrayed as a shy, pop-culture-obsessed gay man navigating friendship, love, and identity in Manchester’s queer scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Richie Finestra in Vinyl Target entity description: Richie Finestra in Vinyl is the hard-living, ambitious 1970s New York record executive at the center of the HBO drama series Vinyl, whose attempts to revive his struggling label drive the show’s exploration of the music industry’s excesses and turmoil.
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A.
Vinnie
Vinnie is a given name, often a diminutive of Vincent, used for both real people and fictional characters.
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B.
Vince
Vince is a given name commonly used as a short form of Vincent.
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C.
Vincent Lane
Vincent Lane is the father of Jane Lane, a character from the animated television series "Daria."
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D.
Vincent Franklin
Vincent Franklin is a British character actor known for his work in television comedies and dramas such as "The Thick of It," "Cucumber," and "Bodyguard."
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E.
Vince Tyler
Vince Tyler is a central character in the British TV series "Queer as Folk," portrayed as a shy, pop-culture-obsessed gay man navigating friendship, love, and identity in Manchester’s queer scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Vinyl ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
disco era music scene
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punk rock emergence ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
excess and turmoil of the 1970s music industry
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struggle to revive a failing record label ⓘ |
| characteristic |
alcohol abuser
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ambitious ⓘ cocaine user ⓘ hard-living ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Martin Scorsese
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Mick Jagger ⓘ Rich Cohen ⓘ Terence Winter ⓘ |
| employer | American Century Records ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Vinyl (HBO series)
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linked to:
Boardwalk Empire
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| firstAppearance | Vinyl, season 1, episode 1 "Pilot" ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | drama television series ⓘ |
| hasAddiction |
alcohol
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cocaine ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Ingrid Finestra
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Richie Finestra Jr. ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist of Vinyl ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| network | HBO ⓘ |
| networkDebut | HBO in 2016 ⓘ |
| occupation |
music industry executive
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record executive ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Bobby Cannavale ⓘ |
| position |
founder of American Century Records
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president of American Century Records ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| setting |
New York music industry
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linked to:
New York City (fictionalized music scene)
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| spouse | Devon Finestra ⓘ |
| storyArc |
attempts to sign new acts to save American Century Records
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involvement with mob-connected business dealings ⓘ marital conflict with Devon Finestra ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
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Subject: Richie Finestra in Vinyl Description of subject: Richie Finestra in Vinyl is the hard-living, ambitious 1970s New York record executive at the center of the HBO drama series Vinyl, whose attempts to revive his struggling label drive the show’s exploration of the music industry’s excesses and turmoil.
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