Billy Hicks
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Billy Hicks is a charismatic but troubled saxophonist and party-loving young man from the 1985 coming-of-age film "St. Elmo's Fire."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Billy Hicks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6814087 — 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: Billy Hicks Context triple: [St. Elmo's Fire, hasCharacter, Billy Hicks]
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A.
Johnny Gimble
Johnny Gimble was an influential American fiddler and mandolinist, best known as a leading figure in Western swing music and a longtime member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys.
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B.
Pinetop Sparks
Pinetop Sparks was an American blues pianist and songwriter best known for co-writing the classic blues standard "Every Day I Have the Blues."
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C.
Jimmie Bones
Jimmie Bones is an American musician and producer best known as the longtime keyboardist and collaborator for Kid Rock.
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D.
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means is a former American NASCAR driver and longtime team owner best known for his underdog presence in the Cup Series during the 1970s and 1980s.
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E.
Voyle Gilmore
Voyle Gilmore was an American record producer best known for his influential work at Capitol Records with artists such as Frank Sinatra and The Kingston Trio.
- 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: Billy Hicks Target entity description: Billy Hicks is a charismatic but troubled saxophonist and party-loving young man from the 1985 coming-of-age film "St. Elmo's Fire."
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A.
Johnny Gimble
Johnny Gimble was an influential American fiddler and mandolinist, best known as a leading figure in Western swing music and a longtime member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys.
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B.
Pinetop Sparks
Pinetop Sparks was an American blues pianist and songwriter best known for co-writing the classic blues standard "Every Day I Have the Blues."
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C.
Jimmie Bones
Jimmie Bones is an American musician and producer best known as the longtime keyboardist and collaborator for Kid Rock.
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D.
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means is a former American NASCAR driver and longtime team owner best known for his underdog presence in the Cup Series during the 1970s and 1980s.
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E.
Voyle Gilmore
Voyle Gilmore was an American record producer best known for his influential work at Capitol Records with artists such as Frank Sinatra and The Kingston Trio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | St. Elmo's Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Joel Schumacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdForWork | St. Elmo's Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
charismatic
ⓘ
party-loving ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| frequentedLocation | St. Elmo's Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | coming-of-age film ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| hasChild | unborn child ⓘ |
| hasFriend |
Alec Newbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jules Van Patten NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Dolenz NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirby Keger NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendy Beamish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Felicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | saxophone ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| memberOf | St. Elmo's Bar friend group ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | young adult ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
friendship
ⓘ
responsibility ⓘ transition to adulthood ⓘ |
| notableScene | saxophone performance in St. Elmo's Bar ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
flashy clothing
ⓘ
wears an earring ⓘ |
| occupation | saxophonist ⓘ |
| partOf | Brat Pack characters ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
charming
ⓘ
impulsive ⓘ irresponsible ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Rob Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipStatus | married ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
alcohol use
ⓘ
commitment ⓘ maturity ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1985 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Billy Hicks Description of subject: Billy Hicks is a charismatic but troubled saxophonist and party-loving young man from the 1985 coming-of-age film "St. Elmo's Fire."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.