Troy Bolton
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Troy Bolton is the charismatic basketball star and aspiring singer portrayed by Zac Efron in Disney’s High School Musical franchise.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Troy Bolton canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7672768 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Troy Bolton Context triple: [High School Musical, notableCharacter, Troy Bolton]
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A.
Ryan Atwood
Ryan Atwood is the troubled yet principled teenager at the heart of the teen drama series "The O.C.," whose move from a rough background into an affluent Orange County family drives much of the show's emotional and social conflict.
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B.
Heath Barkley
Heath Barkley is a central character in the 1960s Western television series "The Big Valley," known as the tough, illegitimate son of the Barkley family who struggles for acceptance and justice.
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C.
Jonas Steele
Jonas Steele is the central fictional protagonist of the Civil War–era television miniseries "The Blue and the Gray," around whom much of the story’s personal and historical drama revolves.
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D.
Noah "Puck" Puckerman
Noah "Puck" Puckerman is a tough but ultimately soft-hearted high school jock and bad boy who becomes a key member of the glee club in the television series Glee.
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E.
Ben Wyatt
Ben Wyatt is a fiscally responsible, nerdy former state auditor who becomes Leslie Knope’s supportive husband and a key government official in the sitcom Parks and Recreation.
- 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: Troy Bolton Target entity description: Troy Bolton is the charismatic basketball star and aspiring singer portrayed by Zac Efron in Disney’s High School Musical franchise.
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A.
Ryan Atwood
Ryan Atwood is the troubled yet principled teenager at the heart of the teen drama series "The O.C.," whose move from a rough background into an affluent Orange County family drives much of the show's emotional and social conflict.
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B.
Heath Barkley
Heath Barkley is a central character in the 1960s Western television series "The Big Valley," known as the tough, illegitimate son of the Barkley family who struggles for acceptance and justice.
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C.
Jonas Steele
Jonas Steele is the central fictional protagonist of the Civil War–era television miniseries "The Blue and the Gray," around whom much of the story’s personal and historical drama revolves.
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D.
Noah "Puck" Puckerman
Noah "Puck" Puckerman is a tough but ultimately soft-hearted high school jock and bad boy who becomes a key member of the glee club in the television series Glee.
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E.
Ben Wyatt
Ben Wyatt is a fiscally responsible, nerdy former state auditor who becomes Leslie Knope’s supportive husband and a key government official in the sitcom Parks and Recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
High School Musical
NERFINISHED
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High School Musical 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ High School Musical 3: Senior Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Disney Channel Original Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendsSchool | East High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classYear | high school senior in High School Musical 3: Senior Year ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Chad Danforth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Sharpay Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Disney Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | High School Musical (2006 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | High School Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Gabriella Montez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Bet On It
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Breaking Free NERFINISHED ⓘ Get’cha Head in the Game NERFINISHED ⓘ Start of Something New NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball player
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high school student ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| parent |
Jack Bolton
NERFINISHED
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Lucille Bolton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
charismatic
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conflicted between sports and music ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Zac Efron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | team captain ⓘ |
| primaryMedium |
feature film
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television film ⓘ |
| residence | Albuquerque, New Mexico (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticPartner | Gabriella Montez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| singsWith | Gabriella Montez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| team | East High Wildcats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceDubbedBy | Drew Seeley (singing voice in first film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Troy Bolton Description of subject: Troy Bolton is the charismatic basketball star and aspiring singer portrayed by Zac Efron in Disney’s High School Musical franchise.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.