Andrew Adamson
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Andrew Adamson is a New Zealand film director and screenwriter best known for co-directing the first two Shrek films and directing several adaptations in The Chronicles of Narnia series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andrew Adamson canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7494587 — 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: Andrew Adamson Context triple: [The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, director, Andrew Adamson]
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Christopher L. Yost
Christopher L. Yost is an American screenwriter and comic book writer known for his work on Marvel films and animated series, including co-writing the screenplay for Thor: Ragnarok.
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Chris McKenna
Chris McKenna is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on films like the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Spider-Man series and TV shows such as Community.
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C.
David Tyler
David Tyler is a British comedy producer and director known for his extensive work on radio and television shows, particularly for the BBC.
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John Hamburg
John Hamburg is an American screenwriter and director best known for his work on hit comedy films such as "Meet the Parents," "Along Came Polly," and "I Love You, Man."
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Matthew Hannam
Matthew Hannam is a Canadian film and television editor known for his work on acclaimed independent films and series.
- 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: Andrew Adamson Target entity description: Andrew Adamson is a New Zealand film director and screenwriter best known for co-directing the first two Shrek films and directing several adaptations in The Chronicles of Narnia series.
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A.
Christopher L. Yost
Christopher L. Yost is an American screenwriter and comic book writer known for his work on Marvel films and animated series, including co-writing the screenplay for Thor: Ragnarok.
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B.
Chris McKenna
Chris McKenna is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on films like the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Spider-Man series and TV shows such as Community.
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C.
David Tyler
David Tyler is a British comedy producer and director known for his extensive work on radio and television shows, particularly for the BBC.
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D.
John Hamburg
John Hamburg is an American screenwriter and director best known for his work on hit comedy films such as "Meet the Parents," "Along Came Polly," and "I Love You, Man."
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E.
Matthew Hannam
Matthew Hannam is a Canadian film and television editor known for his work on acclaimed independent films and series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animator
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn | film industry ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shrek film series
NERFINISHED
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The Chronicles of Narnia film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
New Zealand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| coDirected |
Shrek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shrek 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| directed |
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
NERFINISHED
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Mr. Pip NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animation
ⓘ
film direction ⓘ film production ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
animated film
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family film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ |
| hasWon | Annie Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-directing the first two Shrek films
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directing film adaptations of The Chronicles of Narnia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | combining live-action and visual effects in fantasy films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Shrek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shrek 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
animator
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Auckland
NERFINISHED
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New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedFor | DreamWorks Animation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn | Puss in Boots (character development in Shrek 2) ⓘ |
| wroteScreenplayFor |
Shrek
NERFINISHED
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Shrek 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andrew Adamson Description of subject: Andrew Adamson is a New Zealand film director and screenwriter best known for co-directing the first two Shrek films and directing several adaptations in The Chronicles of Narnia series.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Harry Gregson-Williams