Will Forte
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Will Forte is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live" and for creating and starring in the TV series "The Last Man on Earth."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Will Forte canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5741496 — 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: Will Forte Context triple: [Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (film), starredActor, Will Forte]
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A.
Rob Riggle
Rob Riggle is an American actor, comedian, and former Marine officer known for his energetic, often over-the-top roles in film and television comedies.
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B.
Adam DeVine
Adam DeVine is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for co-creating and starring in the sitcom "Workaholics" and for his roles in the "Pitch Perfect" film series and various comedy television shows.
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C.
Jeff Garlin
Jeff Garlin is an American comedian and actor best known for his role as Jeff Greene on the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and for his work in film and voice acting.
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D.
Lee Mack
Lee Mack is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and writer best known for his quick-fire wit and starring role in the sitcom "Not Going Out."
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E.
Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer known for his sharp observational humor and roles in film and television, including voicing Remy in Pixar's "Ratatouille."
- 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: Will Forte Target entity description: Will Forte is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live" and for creating and starring in the TV series "The Last Man on Earth."
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A.
Rob Riggle
Rob Riggle is an American actor, comedian, and former Marine officer known for his energetic, often over-the-top roles in film and television comedies.
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B.
Adam DeVine
Adam DeVine is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for co-creating and starring in the sitcom "Workaholics" and for his roles in the "Pitch Perfect" film series and various comedy television shows.
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C.
Jeff Garlin
Jeff Garlin is an American comedian and actor best known for his role as Jeff Greene on the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and for his work in film and voice acting.
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D.
Lee Mack
Lee Mack is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and writer best known for his quick-fire wit and starring role in the sitcom "Not Going Out."
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E.
Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer known for his sharp observational humor and roles in film and television, including voicing Remy in Pixar's "Ratatouille."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedian
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ producer ⓘ television actor ⓘ television writer ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1990s ⓘ |
| birthName | Orville Willis Forte IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| created | The Last Man on Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1970-06-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Acalanes High School
NERFINISHED
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University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer | Saturday Night Live NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Forte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Orville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | one daughter ⓘ |
| name | Will Forte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
NERFINISHED
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableShow |
Saturday Night Live
NERFINISHED
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The Last Man on Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
NERFINISHED
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MacGruber NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturday Night Live ⓘ The Last Man on Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lego Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Willoughbys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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comedian ⓘ producer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Alameda County, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Olivia Modling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredIn |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
NERFINISHED
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MacGruber NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturday Night Live NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Man on Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lego Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Willoughbys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Will Forte Description of subject: Will Forte is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live" and for creating and starring in the TV series "The Last Man on Earth."
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (film)
subject surface form:
The Last Man on Earth
subject surface form:
The Last Man on Earth
subject surface form:
The Last Man on Earth