Kevin Khatchadourian
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Kevin Khatchadourian is the disturbed and manipulative teenage antagonist at the center of Lionel Shriver’s novel and its film adaptation "We Need to Talk About Kevin," known for committing a devastating act of violence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kevin Khatchadourian canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8601963 — 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: Kevin Khatchadourian Context triple: [Ezra Miller, portrayed, Kevin Khatchadourian]
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A.
Michael Vartan
Michael Vartan is a French-American actor best known for his role as CIA agent Michael Vaughn on the television series "Alias."
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B.
Armen Chakmakian
Armen Chakmakian is an American musician and composer best known as a former keyboardist for the progressive rock band Shadowfax and for his work in world and new-age music.
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C.
Eric Esrailian
Eric Esrailian is an American physician, film producer, and philanthropist known for producing socially conscious projects such as the historical drama "The Promise."
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D.
Zareh Nalbandian
Zareh Nalbandian is an Australian film producer and co-founder of the visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic, known for work on major feature films.
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E.
Jean Terrossian
Jean Terrossian is a surrealist artist and writer associated with the historic Surrealist Group in Paris.
- 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: Kevin Khatchadourian Target entity description: Kevin Khatchadourian is the disturbed and manipulative teenage antagonist at the center of Lionel Shriver’s novel and its film adaptation "We Need to Talk About Kevin," known for committing a devastating act of violence.
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A.
Michael Vartan
Michael Vartan is a French-American actor best known for his role as CIA agent Michael Vaughn on the television series "Alias."
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B.
Armen Chakmakian
Armen Chakmakian is an American musician and composer best known as a former keyboardist for the progressive rock band Shadowfax and for his work in world and new-age music.
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C.
Eric Esrailian
Eric Esrailian is an American physician, film producer, and philanthropist known for producing socially conscious projects such as the historical drama "The Promise."
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D.
Zareh Nalbandian
Zareh Nalbandian is an Australian film producer and co-founder of the visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic, known for work on major feature films.
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E.
Jean Terrossian
Jean Terrossian is a surrealist artist and writer associated with the historic Surrealist Group in Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| ageInStory | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
We Need to Talk About Kevin
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We Need to Talk About Kevin (film) ⓘ
linked to:
We Need to Talk About Kevin
|
| appearsInMedium |
feature film
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novel ⓘ |
| basedOn |
We Need to Talk About Kevin (novel)
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linked to:
We Need to Talk About Kevin
|
| centralThemeRelation |
moral responsibility
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nature versus nurture debate ⓘ parental guilt ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
calculating
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cold ⓘ hostile toward his mother ⓘ manipulative ⓘ |
| creator | Lionel Shriver ⓘ |
| familyName |
Khatchadourian
ⓘ
linked to:
Khatchadorian
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| fictionalAct |
murder of classmates
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murder of family members ⓘ school shooting ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2003 novel)
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linked to:
We Need to Talk About Kevin
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| fullName | Kevin Khatchadourian ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological drama
ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ |
| givenName | Kevin ⓘ |
| hasFather | Franklin Plaskett ⓘ |
| hasFictionalEthnicity | Armenian-American (through surname and father) ⓘ |
| hasFictionalResidence |
New York state (suburban area)
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linked to:
New York metropolitan area suburbs
|
| hasMother | Eva Khatchadourian ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Celia Khatchadourian ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central antagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
committing a school massacre
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disturbing personality ⓘ manipulative behavior ⓘ |
| occupation | student ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Ezra Miller
ⓘ
Jasper Newell ⓘ Rock Duer ⓘ |
| role | antagonist ⓘ |
| setting | suburban United States ⓘ |
| storyToldThrough | letters written by Eva Khatchadourian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kevin Khatchadourian Description of subject: Kevin Khatchadourian is the disturbed and manipulative teenage antagonist at the center of Lionel Shriver’s novel and its film adaptation "We Need to Talk About Kevin," known for committing a devastating act of violence.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.