Dean Parker in Suburgatory
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Dean Parker in Suburgatory is a character from the TV sitcom "Suburgatory," portrayed as Tessa Altman's well-meaning but socially awkward father, played by Chris Parnell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dean Parker in Suburgatory canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7162035 — 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: Dean Parker in Suburgatory Context triple: [Chris Parnell, hasRole, Dean Parker in Suburgatory]
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A.
Bill Prady
Bill Prady is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the hit sitcom "The Big Bang Theory."
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B.
Sam Puckett
Sam Puckett is a tough, sarcastic, food-loving teenager and Carly Shay’s best friend on the Nickelodeon sitcoms iCarly and Sam & Cat.
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C.
Quincy McCall
Quincy McCall is a talented, ambitious basketball player whose evolving relationship with fellow athlete Monica Wright drives the romantic and competitive narrative of the film "Love & Basketball."
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D.
Danny Masterson
Danny Masterson is an American actor best known for playing Steven Hyde on the sitcom "That '70s Show."
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E.
Charlie Pickering
Charlie Pickering is an Australian comedian, television presenter, and political satirist best known for hosting the ABC news comedy program "The Weekly with Charlie Pickering."
- 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: Dean Parker in Suburgatory Target entity description: Dean Parker in Suburgatory is a character from the TV sitcom "Suburgatory," portrayed as Tessa Altman's well-meaning but socially awkward father, played by Chris Parnell.
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A.
Bill Prady
Bill Prady is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the hit sitcom "The Big Bang Theory."
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B.
Sam Puckett
Sam Puckett is a tough, sarcastic, food-loving teenager and Carly Shay’s best friend on the Nickelodeon sitcoms iCarly and Sam & Cat.
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C.
Quincy McCall
Quincy McCall is a talented, ambitious basketball player whose evolving relationship with fellow athlete Monica Wright drives the romantic and competitive narrative of the film "Love & Basketball."
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D.
Danny Masterson
Danny Masterson is an American actor best known for playing Steven Hyde on the sitcom "That '70s Show."
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E.
Charlie Pickering
Charlie Pickering is an Australian comedian, television presenter, and political satirist best known for hosting the ABC news comedy program "The Weekly with Charlie Pickering."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Suburgatory ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
sitcom
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teen sitcom ⓘ |
| characterType | single father ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | Emily Kapnek ⓘ |
| familyName | Parker ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Suburgatory universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Suburgatory
|
| firstAppearanceInSeries |
Suburgatory season 1
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linked to:
Suburgatory
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Dean ⓘ |
| hasDaughter | Tessa Altman ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| livesWith | Tessa Altman ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | divorced ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| networkOfAppearance | ABC ⓘ |
| occupation | dentist ⓘ |
| parentOf | Tessa Altman ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
socially awkward
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well-meaning ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Chris Parnell ⓘ |
| residence | Chatswin ⓘ |
| spouse | Alex Altman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dean Parker in Suburgatory Description of subject: Dean Parker in Suburgatory is a character from the TV sitcom "Suburgatory," portrayed as Tessa Altman's well-meaning but socially awkward father, played by Chris Parnell.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.