Chris Latta
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Chris Latta was an American voice actor best known for his iconic villain roles in 1980s animated series, including Cobra Commander in G.I. Joe and Starscream in The Transformers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chris Latta canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5443443 — 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: Chris Latta Context triple: [Starscream, voiceActor, Chris Latta]
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A.
Tim Latta
Tim Latta is a soccer executive best known for serving as the general manager of the early Major League Soccer club Kansas City Wiz (now Sporting Kansas City).
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B.
Brian Rogers
Brian Rogers is a film producer best known for his work on the 2014 reboot of the Godzilla franchise.
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C.
Phillip A. Talbert
Phillip A. Talbert is a federal prosecutor who serves as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California.
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D.
Stephen Haise
Stephen Haise is the son of American astronaut Fred Haise, one of the Apollo 13 crew members.
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E.
Christopher Weaver
Christopher Weaver is an American entrepreneur and game developer best known as the founder of the video game company Bethesda Softworks.
- 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: Chris Latta Target entity description: Chris Latta was an American voice actor best known for his iconic villain roles in 1980s animated series, including Cobra Commander in G.I. Joe and Starscream in The Transformers.
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A.
Tim Latta
Tim Latta is a soccer executive best known for serving as the general manager of the early Major League Soccer club Kansas City Wiz (now Sporting Kansas City).
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B.
Brian Rogers
Brian Rogers is a film producer best known for his work on the 2014 reboot of the Godzilla franchise.
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C.
Phillip A. Talbert
Phillip A. Talbert is a federal prosecutor who serves as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California.
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D.
Stephen Haise
Stephen Haise is the son of American astronaut Fred Haise, one of the Apollo 13 crew members.
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E.
Christopher Weaver
Christopher Weaver is an American entrepreneur and game developer best known as the founder of the video game company Bethesda Softworks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
comedian ⓘ human ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chris Collins
NERFINISHED
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Christopher Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Christopher Charles Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cerebral hemorrhage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-08-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-06-12 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
voicing Cobra Commander in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
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voicing Starscream in The Transformers ⓘ voicing characters in 1980s animated television series ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableEra | 1980s animation ⓘ |
| occupation |
film actor
ⓘ
stand-up comedian ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| performedStandUpAt |
The Comedy Store
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Improv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter | Officer Zed in The Transformers (live-action segments, early production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voicedCharacter |
Cobra Commander
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Starscream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voicedCharacterIn |
Dungeons & Dragons (1983 TV series)
NERFINISHED
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Inhumanoids NERFINISHED ⓘ Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ The Simpsons NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tick (animated series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Transformers (1984 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1970s–1994 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chris Latta Description of subject: Chris Latta was an American voice actor best known for his iconic villain roles in 1980s animated series, including Cobra Commander in G.I. Joe and Starscream in The Transformers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.