Irving Zisman
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Irving Zisman is a raunchy, foul-mouthed elderly prankster character from the "Jackass" franchise, best known for his outrageous hidden-camera antics in the film "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irving Zisman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6960045 — 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: Irving Zisman Context triple: [Johnny Knoxville, portrayedCharacter, Irving Zisman]
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A.
Edward Z. Milstein
Edward Z. Milstein is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the drama series "Once and Again."
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B.
Irving Brecher
Irving Brecher was an American screenwriter best known for his work on Marx Brothers comedies and classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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C.
Irving Shapiro
Irving Shapiro was an influential American corporate executive and lawyer best known for leading DuPont and helping to shape modern U.S. business policy and corporate governance.
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D.
Stanley Shapiro
Stanley Shapiro was an American screenwriter best known for his sharp comedic scripts in mid-20th-century Hollywood, including several hit romantic comedies.
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E.
Maurice L. Zigmond
Maurice L. Zigmond was an American anthropologist and linguist known for his extensive documentation and analysis of Native Californian languages and cultures, including the Kawaiisu.
- 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: Irving Zisman Target entity description: Irving Zisman is a raunchy, foul-mouthed elderly prankster character from the "Jackass" franchise, best known for his outrageous hidden-camera antics in the film "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa."
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A.
Edward Z. Milstein
Edward Z. Milstein is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the drama series "Once and Again."
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B.
Irving Brecher
Irving Brecher was an American screenwriter best known for his work on Marx Brothers comedies and classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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C.
Irving Shapiro
Irving Shapiro was an influential American corporate executive and lawyer best known for leading DuPont and helping to shape modern U.S. business policy and corporate governance.
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D.
Stanley Shapiro
Stanley Shapiro was an American screenwriter best known for his sharp comedic scripts in mid-20th-century Hollywood, including several hit romantic comedies.
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E.
Maurice L. Zigmond
Maurice L. Zigmond was an American anthropologist and linguist known for his extensive documentation and analysis of Native Californian languages and cultures, including the Kawaiisu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ prankster character ⓘ |
| ageInFiction | elderly ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Jackass
ⓘ
Jackass 3D ⓘ Jackass Number Two ⓘ
linked to:
Jackass 2.5
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa ⓘ Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 ⓘ
linked to:
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
|
| associatedWith |
Dickhouse Productions
ⓘ
MTV ⓘ Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
crude
ⓘ
irreverent ⓘ mischievous ⓘ provocative ⓘ |
| characterType | elderly man ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor |
Jackass franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Jackass
|
| featuredInFilm | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa ⓘ |
| featuredInGenre |
comedy film
ⓘ
hidden camera film ⓘ prank comedy ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Jackass franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Jackass
|
| firstAppearance |
Jackass (TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jackass
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAlternateVersion | outtakes and extended scenes in Bad Grandpa .5 ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Billy (grandson, in Bad Grandpa) ⓘ |
| humorStyle |
gross-out comedy
ⓘ
shock humor ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
foul-mouthed dialogue
ⓘ
hidden-camera pranks ⓘ outrageous public stunts ⓘ raunchy humor ⓘ |
| notableSceneType |
inappropriate conversations in public places
ⓘ
public pranks on unsuspecting bystanders ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jackass Presents film series
ⓘ
linked to:
Jackass
Jackass brand ⓘ |
| portrayalInvolves |
costume to appear elderly
ⓘ
heavy makeup ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Johnny Knoxville ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult audiences ⓘ |
| usesDisguise | prosthetic makeup ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Irving Zisman Description of subject: Irving Zisman is a raunchy, foul-mouthed elderly prankster character from the "Jackass" franchise, best known for his outrageous hidden-camera antics in the film "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.