Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr.
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Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. is the central character and comedic patriarch of the Johnson family on the sitcom "Black-ish," known for navigating race, culture, and identity in modern American life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9110767 — 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: Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. Context triple: [Black-ish, leadActorRole, Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr.]
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Leon Thomas III as Andre Harris
Leon Thomas III as Andre Harris is the musically gifted, laid-back and supportive friend and classmate of Tori Vega on the Nickelodeon series "Victorious."
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B.
Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels
Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels is a supporting character in the film "Silver Linings Playbook," portrayed as the eccentric and fast-talking friend of the protagonist who provides comic relief and emotional support.
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Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh
Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh is the television portrayal of the seasoned, family-oriented LAPD detective originally made famous in the Lethal Weapon film series.
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Harry Dunne in Dumb and Dumber
Harry Dunne is the kind-hearted but dimwitted best friend and road-trip companion of Lloyd Christmas in the comedy film "Dumb and Dumber."
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D'Angelo Barksdale
D'Angelo Barksdale is a conflicted mid-level drug lieutenant in the Barksdale Organization on the TV series "The Wire," known for his moral doubts about the criminal life he was born into.
- 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: Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. Target entity description: Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. is the central character and comedic patriarch of the Johnson family on the sitcom "Black-ish," known for navigating race, culture, and identity in modern American life.
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A.
Leon Thomas III as Andre Harris
Leon Thomas III as Andre Harris is the musically gifted, laid-back and supportive friend and classmate of Tori Vega on the Nickelodeon series "Victorious."
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B.
Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels
Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels is a supporting character in the film "Silver Linings Playbook," portrayed as the eccentric and fast-talking friend of the protagonist who provides comic relief and emotional support.
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C.
Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh
Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh is the television portrayal of the seasoned, family-oriented LAPD detective originally made famous in the Lethal Weapon film series.
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D.
Harry Dunne in Dumb and Dumber
Harry Dunne is the kind-hearted but dimwitted best friend and road-trip companion of Lloyd Christmas in the comedy film "Dumb and Dumber."
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E.
D'Angelo Barksdale
D'Angelo Barksdale is a conflicted mid-level drug lieutenant in the Barksdale Organization on the TV series "The Wire," known for his moral doubts about the criminal life he was born into.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Black-ish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Andre "Junior" Johnson Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devante Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Diane Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoey Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concern |
maintaining cultural identity for his children
ⓘ
navigating race in corporate America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Kenya Barris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Stevens & Lido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Johnson ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Black-ish season 1 episode 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Andre Johnson Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| givenName | Andre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamily | Johnson family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narratorOf | Black-ish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network | ABC ⓘ |
| nickname | Dre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
advertising executive
ⓘ
senior vice president of an advertising firm ⓘ |
| parent |
Earl "Pops" Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruby Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
humorous
ⓘ
opinionated ⓘ protective ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Anthony Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| roleInSeries |
family patriarch
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| seriesTitle | Black-ish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary American society ⓘ |
| spinOffConnection |
Grown-ish
NERFINISHED
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Mixed-ish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Rainbow "Bow" Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Black identity in America
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culture ⓘ parenting ⓘ race ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. Description of subject: Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. is the central character and comedic patriarch of the Johnson family on the sitcom "Black-ish," known for navigating race, culture, and identity in modern American life.
Referenced by (1)
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