Kevin Bacon as David Lindhagen
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Kevin Bacon as David Lindhagen is the supporting character in the romantic comedy "Crazy, Stupid, Love" who plays the smooth-talking coworker and affair partner that catalyzes the film’s central marital crisis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kevin Bacon as David Lindhagen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6332787 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Kevin Bacon as David Lindhagen Context triple: [Crazy, Stupid, Love, portrays, Kevin Bacon as David Lindhagen]
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Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna
Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna is the central character in the film "St. Vincent," a gruff, hard-drinking, and unexpectedly compassionate neighbor whose unlikely friendship with a young boy reveals his hidden depth and humanity.
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B.
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler is the eccentric, mumbling, gopher-obsessed groundskeeper whose absurd antics and improvised monologues became the comedic highlight of the film.
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Rodney Bewes
Rodney Bewes was an English television and film actor best known for his role as Bob Ferris in the popular sitcom "The Likely Lads" and its sequel "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?".
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D.
Wilford Brimley
Wilford Brimley was an American character actor known for his gruff warmth and roles in films like "Cocoon," "The Natural," and "The Thing," as well as for his memorable television commercials.
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E.
Ted McGinley
Ted McGinley is an American actor best known for his roles on television series such as "Married... with Children," "Happy Days," and "The Love Boat."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kevin Bacon as David Lindhagen Target entity description: Kevin Bacon as David Lindhagen is the supporting character in the romantic comedy "Crazy, Stupid, Love" who plays the smooth-talking coworker and affair partner that catalyzes the film’s central marital crisis.
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A.
Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna
Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna is the central character in the film "St. Vincent," a gruff, hard-drinking, and unexpectedly compassionate neighbor whose unlikely friendship with a young boy reveals his hidden depth and humanity.
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B.
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler is the eccentric, mumbling, gopher-obsessed groundskeeper whose absurd antics and improvised monologues became the comedic highlight of the film.
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C.
Rodney Bewes
Rodney Bewes was an English television and film actor best known for his role as Bob Ferris in the popular sitcom "The Likely Lads" and its sequel "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?".
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D.
Wilford Brimley
Wilford Brimley was an American character actor known for his gruff warmth and roles in films like "Cocoon," "The Natural," and "The Thing," as well as for his memorable television commercials.
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E.
Ted McGinley
Ted McGinley is an American actor best known for his roles on television series such as "Married... with Children," "Happy Days," and "The Love Boat."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacter
ⓘ
filmCharacter ⓘ |
| affairWith | Emily Weaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Crazy, Stupid, Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cal Weaver
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emily Weaver NERFINISHED ⓘ Hannah Weaver NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causes | Cal and Emily Weaver separation ⓘ |
| characterName | David Lindhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charming
ⓘ
smooth-talking ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Dan Fogelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directedBy |
Glenn Ficarra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Requa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | romanticComedy ⓘ |
| hasOnScreenConflictWith | Steve Carell as Cal Weaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOnScreenRelationshipWith | Julianne Moore as Emily Weaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | featureFilm ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
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supportingCharacter ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the man Emily cheats with ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction | accountant ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Crazy, Stupid, Love film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotFunction | catalystForMaritalCrisis ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kevin Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Warner Bros. Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksWith | Emily Weaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | romanticComedyFilm ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kevin Bacon as David Lindhagen Description of subject: Kevin Bacon as David Lindhagen is the supporting character in the romantic comedy "Crazy, Stupid, Love" who plays the smooth-talking coworker and affair partner that catalyzes the film’s central marital crisis.
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