Ben Fankhauser
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Ben Fankhauser is an American stage actor and singer best known for originating the role of Davey in the Broadway production of the musical "Newsies."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ben Fankhauser canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7577399 — 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: Ben Fankhauser Context triple: [Newsies (stage musical), originalBroadwayDaveyActor, Ben Fankhauser]
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A.
Michael Wandmacher
Michael Wandmacher is an American film and television composer known for his work on horror and action projects, including the score for "My Bloody Valentine 3D."
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B.
Fred Schuler
Fred Schuler is a cinematographer best known for his work on films such as the 1980 comedy "Stir Crazy."
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C.
Eric Pohlmann
Eric Pohlmann was an Austrian-born character actor best known for providing the original voice of the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the early James Bond films.
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D.
Eric Marienthal
Eric Marienthal is an American contemporary jazz saxophonist known for his work in jazz fusion and smooth jazz, including prominent collaborations with leading artists and bands.
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E.
Fredric Steinkamp
Fredric Steinkamp was an American film editor best known for his acclaimed work on major Hollywood productions, including the Oscar-winning epic "Out of Africa."
- 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: Ben Fankhauser Target entity description: Ben Fankhauser is an American stage actor and singer best known for originating the role of Davey in the Broadway production of the musical "Newsies."
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A.
Michael Wandmacher
Michael Wandmacher is an American film and television composer known for his work on horror and action projects, including the score for "My Bloody Valentine 3D."
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B.
Fred Schuler
Fred Schuler is a cinematographer best known for his work on films such as the 1980 comedy "Stir Crazy."
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C.
Eric Pohlmann
Eric Pohlmann was an Austrian-born character actor best known for providing the original voice of the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the early James Bond films.
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D.
Eric Marienthal
Eric Marienthal is an American contemporary jazz saxophonist known for his work in jazz fusion and smooth jazz, including prominent collaborations with leading artists and bands.
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E.
Fredric Steinkamp
Fredric Steinkamp was an American film editor best known for his acclaimed work on major Hollywood productions, including the Oscar-winning epic "Out of Africa."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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human ⓘ musical theatre actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Ithaca College ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
musical theatre
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theatre ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Ben ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | original Broadway cast recording of "Newsies" ⓘ |
| knownFor | originating the role of Davey in the Broadway musical "Newsies" ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Ben Fankhauser ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Davey Jacobs in "Newsies"
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linked to:
Crutchie in Newsies (Broadway)
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| notableWork |
Newsies
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linked to:
Newsies (stage musical)
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| occupation |
musical theatre actor
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singer ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| participatedIn | U.S. national tours of stage musicals ⓘ |
| performanceMedium | stage ⓘ |
| performerIn |
Newsies
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linked to:
Newsies (stage musical)
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| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| role | Davey ⓘ |
| socialMediaPlatform |
Instagram
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Twitter ⓘ
linked to:
Twitter, Inc.
|
| vocalRange | tenor ⓘ |
| workLocation | Broadway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ben Fankhauser Description of subject: Ben Fankhauser is an American stage actor and singer best known for originating the role of Davey in the Broadway production of the musical "Newsies."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.