Obba Babatundé
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Obba Babatundé is an American actor, singer, and director known for his work in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in productions like "Dreamgirls" and numerous TV series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Obba Babatundé canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9839587 — 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: Obba Babatundé Context triple: [John Q, hasCastMember, Obba Babatundé]
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A.
Michael Olatunji
Michael Olatunji, better known as Babatunde Olatunji, was a pioneering Nigerian drummer and bandleader who popularized African percussion and rhythms in American jazz and world music.
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B.
Okieriete Onaodowan
Okieriete Onaodowan is an American actor and singer best known for originating the dual roles of Hercules Mulligan and James Madison in the Broadway musical "Hamilton."
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C.
Yemi Eberechi Alade
Yemi Eberechi Alade is a Nigerian Afropop singer, songwriter, and performer known for hits like "Johnny" and her vibrant, pan-African musical style.
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D.
Kunle Olukotun
Kunle Olukotun is a Nigerian-American computer scientist and Stanford professor best known as a pioneer of chip multiprocessors and parallel computing architectures.
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E.
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Gbenga Akinnagbe is an American actor best known for his role as Chris Partlow on the HBO series "The Wire" and for numerous film and television appearances.
- 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: Obba Babatundé Target entity description: Obba Babatundé is an American actor, singer, and director known for his work in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in productions like "Dreamgirls" and numerous TV series.
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A.
Michael Olatunji
Michael Olatunji, better known as Babatunde Olatunji, was a pioneering Nigerian drummer and bandleader who popularized African percussion and rhythms in American jazz and world music.
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B.
Okieriete Onaodowan
Okieriete Onaodowan is an American actor and singer best known for originating the dual roles of Hercules Mulligan and James Madison in the Broadway musical "Hamilton."
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C.
Yemi Eberechi Alade
Yemi Eberechi Alade is a Nigerian Afropop singer, songwriter, and performer known for hits like "Johnny" and her vibrant, pan-African musical style.
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D.
Kunle Olukotun
Kunle Olukotun is a Nigerian-American computer scientist and Stanford professor best known as a pioneer of chip multiprocessors and parallel computing architectures.
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E.
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Gbenga Akinnagbe is an American actor best known for his role as Chris Partlow on the HBO series "The Wire" and for numerous film and television appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
director
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Daytime Emmy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Donald Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-12-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African-American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Aml Ameen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Obba Babatundé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAward | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
After the Sunset
NERFINISHED
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Boston Legal NERFINISHED ⓘ CSI: Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ Dear White People (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dreamgirls NERFINISHED ⓘ Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ Grey's Anatomy NERFINISHED ⓘ Half & Half NERFINISHED ⓘ How High NERFINISHED ⓘ Life ⓘ NCIS NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bold and the Beautiful NERFINISHED ⓘ The Celestine Prophecy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air NERFINISHED ⓘ The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Notebook (2004 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Young and the Restless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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director ⓘ singer ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Jamaica, Queens, New York City
NERFINISHED
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| relativeType | uncle of Aml Ameen ⓘ |
| religion | Yoruba-derived spiritual beliefs (stage name reflects Yoruba heritage) ⓘ |
| theaterWork |
Ain't Misbehavin'
NERFINISHED
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Dreamgirls (original Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ Guys and Dolls NERFINISHED ⓘ Timbuktu! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Obba Babatundé Description of subject: Obba Babatundé is an American actor, singer, and director known for his work in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in productions like "Dreamgirls" and numerous TV series.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
How High