Zack Mayo

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fictional character film character

Zack Mayo is the ambitious yet troubled U.S. Navy aviation officer candidate portrayed by Richard Gere in the film "An Officer and a Gentleman."

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Zack Mayo canonical	5

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6464744 — 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: Zack Mayo
Context triple: [An Officer and a Gentleman, mainCharacter, Zack Mayo]

A. Zach Mills
Zach Mills is an American actor best known for his role in the science fiction film "Super 8" and other family-oriented movies and television projects.
B. Jarod Mayo
Jarod Mayo is a former New England Patriots linebacker and team captain known for his tackling, leadership, and later transition into NFL coaching.
C. Zane Holtz
Zane Holtz is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Richie Gecko in the television adaptation of "From Dusk Till Dawn."
D. Zach Hanson
Zach Hanson is an American musician best known as the youngest member and drummer of the pop-rock band Hanson.
E. Zack Villere
Zack Villere is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for his lo-fi, introspective indie pop and experimental R&B-influenced music.
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: Zack Mayo
Target entity description: Zack Mayo is the ambitious yet troubled U.S. Navy aviation officer candidate portrayed by Richard Gere in the film "An Officer and a Gentleman."

A. Zach Mills
Zach Mills is an American actor best known for his role in the science fiction film "Super 8" and other family-oriented movies and television projects.
B. Jarod Mayo
Jarod Mayo is a former New England Patriots linebacker and team captain known for his tackling, leadership, and later transition into NFL coaching.
C. Zane Holtz
Zane Holtz is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Richie Gecko in the television adaptation of "From Dusk Till Dawn."
D. Zach Hanson
Zach Hanson is an American musician best known as the youngest member and drummer of the pop-rock band Hanson.
E. Zack Villere
Zack Villere is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for his lo-fi, introspective indie pop and experimental R&B-influenced music.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ
affiliation	United States Navy ⓘ
appearsIn	An Officer and a Gentleman ⓘ
characterTrait	ambitious ⓘ determined ⓘ rebellious ⓘ troubled ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
creator	Douglas Day Stewart ⓘ
familyName	Mayo ⓘ
firstAppearance	An Officer and a Gentleman ⓘ
fullName	Zachary Mayo ⓘ
genre	romantic drama film character ⓘ
givenName	Zack ⓘ
hasFather	Byron Mayo ⓘ
medium	film ⓘ
narrativeRole	protagonist ⓘ
notableScene	carries Paula out of the factory in his dress whites at the end of the film ⓘ
occupation	U.S. Navy aviation officer candidate ⓘ
portrayedBy	Richard Gere ⓘ
romanticallyInvolvedWith	Paula Pokrifki ⓘ
setting	U.S. Navy Aviation Officer Candidate School ⓘ linked to: Aviation Officer Candidate School
themeInvolvement	class differences ⓘ romance ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ
trainedBy	Emil Foley ⓘ
undergoes	military training ⓘ personal growth arc ⓘ
yearOfFirstAppearance	1982 ⓘ