Joey Naylor
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Joey Naylor is the young, impressionable son of tobacco lobbyist Nick Naylor in "Thank You for Smoking," serving as a key figure in exploring themes of persuasion, morality, and parental influence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joey Naylor canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8766451 — 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: Joey Naylor Context triple: [Thank You for Smoking, character, Joey Naylor]
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A.
Joey McFarland
Joey McFarland is an American film producer known for co-founding Red Granite Pictures and producing high-profile films such as "The Wolf of Wall Street."
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B.
Joey Newman
Joey Newman is an American composer and conductor known for his work on television scores and themes, including contributions to major sports broadcasts.
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C.
Joey Curtis
Joey Curtis is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the critically acclaimed romantic drama film "Blue Valentine."
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D.
Joey Williams
Joey Williams is an American gospel musician and guitarist best known for his work with the legendary vocal group The Blind Boys of Alabama.
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E.
Joey Matthews
Joey Matthews is a central character in the 1954 mystery thriller film "Gorilla at Large," around whom much of the circus-themed suspense and intrigue revolves.
- 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: Joey Naylor Target entity description: Joey Naylor is the young, impressionable son of tobacco lobbyist Nick Naylor in "Thank You for Smoking," serving as a key figure in exploring themes of persuasion, morality, and parental influence.
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A.
Joey McFarland
Joey McFarland is an American film producer known for co-founding Red Granite Pictures and producing high-profile films such as "The Wolf of Wall Street."
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B.
Joey Newman
Joey Newman is an American composer and conductor known for his work on television scores and themes, including contributions to major sports broadcasts.
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C.
Joey Curtis
Joey Curtis is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the critically acclaimed romantic drama film "Blue Valentine."
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D.
Joey Williams
Joey Williams is an American gospel musician and guitarist best known for his work with the legendary vocal group The Blind Boys of Alabama.
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E.
Joey Matthews
Joey Matthews is a central character in the 1954 mystery thriller film "Gorilla at Large," around whom much of the circus-themed suspense and intrigue revolves.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| ageInFilm | preteen ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Thank You for Smoking ⓘ |
| associatedWith | tobacco lobbying world through his father ⓘ |
| basedOn | character from the novel Thank You for Smoking ⓘ |
| characterArc |
developing moral awareness
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growing understanding of his father’s job ⓘ |
| createdFor | film adaptation of Thank You for Smoking ⓘ |
| familyName | Naylor ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Thank You for Smoking universe
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linked to:
Thank You for Smoking (novel)
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| firstAppearance |
film Thank You for Smoking (2005)
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linked to:
Thank You for Smoking
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| functionInStory |
illustrates impact of spin on children
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tests Nick Naylor’s justifications ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | satirical comedy-drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Joey ⓘ |
| hasFather | Nick Naylor ⓘ |
| hasSon | Joey Naylor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralPositionInNarrative | questioning but open-minded ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
audience surrogate
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moral counterpoint ⓘ son of the protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| parentalFigure | Nick Naylor ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Cameron Bright ⓘ |
| primarySetting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| relationshipToProtagonist | biological son ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | domestic and school-related scenes ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
impressionable youth
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next generation affected by corporate messaging ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
ethics of lobbying
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morality ⓘ parental influence ⓘ persuasion ⓘ role modeling ⓘ |
| workOrigin |
United States film industry
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linked to:
American cinema
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Input
Subject: Joey Naylor Description of subject: Joey Naylor is the young, impressionable son of tobacco lobbyist Nick Naylor in "Thank You for Smoking," serving as a key figure in exploring themes of persuasion, morality, and parental influence.
Referenced by (3)
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