Maurice Benard
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Maurice Benard is an American actor best known for his long-running role as Sonny Corinthos on the soap opera "General Hospital."
All labels observed (1)
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| Maurice Benard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4301407 — 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: Maurice Benard Context triple: [Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, notableRecipient, Maurice Benard]
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A.
Pierre Batcheff
Pierre Batcheff was a French silent film actor best known for his leading role in Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí’s surrealist classic "Un Chien Andalou."
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B.
Christian Bérard
Christian Bérard was a French artist and theatrical designer renowned for his influential set and costume designs in ballet, theater, and film in the early 20th century.
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C.
André Ménard
André Ménard is a Canadian cultural entrepreneur and impresario best known for co-founding and shaping the internationally renowned Montreal International Jazz Festival.
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D.
Alain Chevalier
Alain Chevalier was a French businessman best known as a co-founder and early architect of the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH.
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E.
Marcel F. Loyau
Marcel F. Loyau was a French sculptor best known for creating the ornamental bronze sculptures that adorn Chicago’s iconic Buckingham Fountain.
- 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: Maurice Benard Target entity description: Maurice Benard is an American actor best known for his long-running role as Sonny Corinthos on the soap opera "General Hospital."
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A.
Pierre Batcheff
Pierre Batcheff was a French silent film actor best known for his leading role in Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí’s surrealist classic "Un Chien Andalou."
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B.
Christian Bérard
Christian Bérard was a French artist and theatrical designer renowned for his influential set and costume designs in ballet, theater, and film in the early 20th century.
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C.
André Ménard
André Ménard is a Canadian cultural entrepreneur and impresario best known for co-founding and shaping the internationally renowned Montreal International Jazz Festival.
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D.
Alain Chevalier
Alain Chevalier was a French businessman best known as a co-founder and early architect of the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH.
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E.
Marcel F. Loyau
Marcel F. Loyau was a French sculptor best known for creating the ornamental bronze sculptures that adorn Chicago’s iconic Buckingham Fountain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activism | mental health awareness ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
All My Children
NERFINISHED
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Her Wicked Ways NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter NERFINISHED ⓘ Mi Vida Loca NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruby NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ghost and the Whale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Mauricio Jose Morales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Nico Kelly
NERFINISHED
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Sonny Corinthos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-03-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Nicaraguan descent
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Salvadoran descent ⓘ |
| genre | soap opera ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Cailey Sofia Benard
NERFINISHED
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Cassidy Rose Benard NERFINISHED ⓘ Heather Ann (adopted daughter) NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua James Benard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedicalCondition | bipolar disorder ⓘ |
| hostOf | State of Mind with Maurice Benard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | portraying Sonny Corinthos on General Hospital ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1990 ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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television ⓘ |
| name | Maurice Benard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAward | Soap Opera Digest Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | General Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | YouTube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed | Desi Arnaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| socialMediaPlatform |
Instagram
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Twitter, Inc. ⓘ
surface form:
Twitter
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| spouse | Paula Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | interviews about living with bipolar disorder ⓘ |
| televisionSeries | General Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1980s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maurice Benard Description of subject: Maurice Benard is an American actor best known for his long-running role as Sonny Corinthos on the soap opera "General Hospital."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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notableRecipient
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Maurice Benard
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