Sam Kinison
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Sam Kinison was a loud, abrasive American stand-up comedian and former Pentecostal preacher known for his intense screaming delivery and controversial, darkly comedic material in the 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sam Kinison canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8577943 — 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: Sam Kinison Context triple: [Rodney Dangerfield, influenced, Sam Kinison]
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A.
Mitch Besser
Mitch Besser is an American gynecologist and public health specialist known for his work in HIV/AIDS prevention and as the husband of Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox.
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B.
Chubbs Peterson
Chubbs Peterson is a fictional former golf pro and mentor character from the comedy film "Happy Gilmore," portrayed by actor Carl Weathers.
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C.
Larry the Cable Guy
Larry the Cable Guy is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his blue-collar comedy persona and his role as Mater in the Disney-Pixar Cars film series.
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D.
Jeff Pilson
Jeff Pilson is an American bassist and producer best known for his work with the rock bands Dokken and Foreigner.
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E.
Ben Marino
Ben Marino is a character in the musical "Fiorello!" who serves as a politically savvy associate within the world of New York City machine politics.
- 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: Sam Kinison Target entity description: Sam Kinison was a loud, abrasive American stand-up comedian and former Pentecostal preacher known for his intense screaming delivery and controversial, darkly comedic material in the 1980s.
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A.
Mitch Besser
Mitch Besser is an American gynecologist and public health specialist known for his work in HIV/AIDS prevention and as the husband of Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox.
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B.
Chubbs Peterson
Chubbs Peterson is a fictional former golf pro and mentor character from the comedy film "Happy Gilmore," portrayed by actor Carl Weathers.
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C.
Larry the Cable Guy
Larry the Cable Guy is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his blue-collar comedy persona and his role as Mater in the Disney-Pixar Cars film series.
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D.
Jeff Pilson
Jeff Pilson is an American bassist and producer best known for his work with the rock bands Dokken and Foreigner.
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E.
Ben Marino
Ben Marino is a character in the musical "Fiorello!" who serves as a politically savvy associate within the world of New York City machine politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pentecostal preacher
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human ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1980s–early 1990s ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Back to School
NERFINISHED
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Married... with Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | traffic collision ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-12-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-04-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1992-04-04 ⓘ |
| denomination | Pentecostalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kinison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerOccupation | Pentecostal preacher ⓘ |
| fullName | Samuel Burl Kinison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
insult comedy ⓘ observational comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bill Hicks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Rogan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
George Carlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Pryor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | accident ⓘ |
| medium | stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial material
ⓘ
loud screaming delivery ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Breaking the Rules
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Have You Seen Me Lately? NERFINISHED ⓘ Louder Than Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
preacher ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ |
| performedAt | The Comedy Store NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Yakima, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Needles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfMarriage | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sibling | Bill Kinison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Malika Souiri
NERFINISHED
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Terry Marze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | intense screaming delivery ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sam Kinison Description of subject: Sam Kinison was a loud, abrasive American stand-up comedian and former Pentecostal preacher known for his intense screaming delivery and controversial, darkly comedic material in the 1980s.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.