Vern Tessio
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Vern Tessio is a timid, good-hearted boy from Stephen King's novella "The Body" and its film adaptation "Stand by Me," known for his loyalty and comic relief within the group of friends.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vern Tessio canonical | 6 |
| Vern Tessio (The Body) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5475661 — 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: Vern Tessio Context triple: [Stand by Me, mainCharacter, Vern Tessio]
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A.
Paulie Gualtieri
Paulie Gualtieri is a volatile, superstitious, and fiercely loyal capo in the DiMeo crime family on the television series *The Sopranos*.
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B.
Corvo Attano
Corvo Attano is the silent, masked royal protector-turned-assassin and primary playable protagonist of the Dishonored video game series.
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C.
Scamarcio
Scamarcio is the surname of Italian actor and film producer Riccardo Scamarcio, known for his roles in contemporary Italian cinema.
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D.
Ben Falcone
Ben Falcone is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director known for his frequent collaborations with his wife Melissa McCarthy in film and television comedies.
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E.
Lt. Aldo Raine
Lt. Aldo Raine is a fictional, tough-talking American Army officer who leads a squad of Jewish-American soldiers on a brutal mission against Nazis in Quentin Tarantino’s film "Inglourious Basterds."
- 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: Vern Tessio Target entity description: Vern Tessio is a timid, good-hearted boy from Stephen King's novella "The Body" and its film adaptation "Stand by Me," known for his loyalty and comic relief within the group of friends.
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A.
Paulie Gualtieri
Paulie Gualtieri is a volatile, superstitious, and fiercely loyal capo in the DiMeo crime family on the television series *The Sopranos*.
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B.
Corvo Attano
Corvo Attano is the silent, masked royal protector-turned-assassin and primary playable protagonist of the Dishonored video game series.
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C.
Scamarcio
Scamarcio is the surname of Italian actor and film producer Riccardo Scamarcio, known for his roles in contemporary Italian cinema.
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D.
Ben Falcone
Ben Falcone is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director known for his frequent collaborations with his wife Melissa McCarthy in film and television comedies.
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E.
Lt. Aldo Raine
Lt. Aldo Raine is a fictional, tough-talking American Army officer who leads a squad of Jewish-American soldiers on a brutal mission against Nazis in Quentin Tarantino’s film "Inglourious Basterds."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedToFilm | Stand by Me ⓘ |
| ageInStory | pre-teen ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Stand by Me
ⓘ
The Body ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
coming-of-age fiction
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drama film ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Stephen King ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
good-hearted
ⓘ
loyal ⓘ timid ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Different Seasons ⓘ |
| friendOf |
Chris Chambers
ⓘ
Gordie Lachance ⓘ Teddy Duchamp ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | novella ⓘ |
| memberOfGroup | Gordie Lachance's friend group ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | comic relief ⓘ |
| notableScene |
discusses burying jars of pennies
ⓘ
participates in the train-track journey ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Jerry O'Connell
ⓘ
linked to:
Jerry O’Connell
|
| searchesFor | missing boy Ray Brower ⓘ |
| storySetting | Castle Rock, Maine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vern Tessio Description of subject: Vern Tessio is a timid, good-hearted boy from Stephen King's novella "The Body" and its film adaptation "Stand by Me," known for his loyalty and comic relief within the group of friends.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.