Michael Bennett DiFiglia

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choreographer human theatre director

Michael Bennett DiFiglia, known professionally as Michael Bennett, was an influential American musical theater director and choreographer best known for conceiving and directing the landmark Broadway musical "A Chorus Line."

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Michael Bennett	38
Michael Bennett DiFiglia canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6200597 — 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: Michael Bennett DiFiglia
Context triple: [Michael Bennett, birthName, Michael Bennett DiFiglia]

A. Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro is a co-founder of Blue Sky Studios, the acclaimed animation company behind films such as the Ice Age series.
B. Brian Mahoney
Brian Mahoney is an actor best known for his role in the cult crime film "The Boondock Saints."
C. Andrew DeLuca
Andrew DeLuca is a fictional surgical resident and later attending surgeon on the television series Grey’s Anatomy, known for his complex personal struggles and romantic relationships with key characters.
D. Larry Fratangelo
Larry Fratangelo is an American percussionist best known for his work with artists like Kid Rock and his band Twisted Brown Trucker, as well as his contributions to funk and rock music.
E. Matt Lattanzi
Matt Lattanzi is an American actor and former dancer best known for his roles in 1980s films and for his marriage to singer and actress Olivia Newton-John.
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: Michael Bennett DiFiglia
Target entity description: Michael Bennett DiFiglia, known professionally as Michael Bennett, was an influential American musical theater director and choreographer best known for conceiving and directing the landmark Broadway musical "A Chorus Line."

A. Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro is a co-founder of Blue Sky Studios, the acclaimed animation company behind films such as the Ice Age series.
B. Brian Mahoney
Brian Mahoney is an actor best known for his role in the cult crime film "The Boondock Saints."
C. Andrew DeLuca
Andrew DeLuca is a fictional surgical resident and later attending surgeon on the television series Grey’s Anatomy, known for his complex personal struggles and romantic relationships with key characters.
D. Larry Fratangelo
Larry Fratangelo is an American percussionist best known for his work with artists like Kid Rock and his band Twisted Brown Trucker, as well as his contributions to funk and rock music.
E. Matt Lattanzi
Matt Lattanzi is an American actor and former dancer best known for his roles in 1980s films and for his marriage to singer and actress Olivia Newton-John.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	choreographer ⓘ human ⓘ theatre director ⓘ
activeIn	Broadway ⓘ New York City theatre ⓘ linked to: New York theatre community
awardReceived	Pulitzer Prize for Drama (as part of the creative team of A Chorus Line) ⓘ Tony Award for Best Choreography ⓘ Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical ⓘ
causeOfDeath	AIDS-related illness ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1943-04-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1987-07-02 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Italian American ⓘ
familyName	DiFiglia ⓘ
fieldOfWork	choreography ⓘ theatre direction ⓘ
genre	musical theatre ⓘ
givenName	Michael ⓘ
influenced	concept musicals on Broadway ⓘ modern musical theatre staging ⓘ
knownFor	choreographing Broadway musicals ⓘ conceiving A Chorus Line ⓘ directing A Chorus Line ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
name	Michael Bennett DiFiglia ⓘ
notableWork	A Chorus Line ⓘ linked to: A Chorus Line (Broadway musical) Company ⓘ Dreamgirls ⓘ linked to: Dreamgirls franchise Follies ⓘ Promises, Promises ⓘ
occupation	choreographer ⓘ dancer ⓘ producer ⓘ theatre director ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Buffalo, New York, United States of America ⓘ linked to: Buffalo
placeOfDeath	Tucson, Arizona, United States of America ⓘ linked to: Tucson, Arizona, United States
residence	New York City, New York, United States of America ⓘ
sexualOrientation	gay ⓘ
stageName	Michael Bennett ⓘ linked to: Michael Bennett DiFiglia
workedOn	A Joyful Noise ⓘ linked to: A Joyful Noise (album) Ballroom ⓘ Coco ⓘ Henry, Sweet Henry ⓘ Here’s Where I Belong ⓘ Seesaw ⓘ

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Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Michael Bennett → birthName → Michael Bennett DiFiglia ⓘ

A Chorus Line → originalDirector → Michael Bennett ⓘ

subject linked to: Michael Bennett