Hal Larson
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Hal Larson is the shallow, appearance-obsessed protagonist of the comedy film "Shallow Hal," who undergoes a transformative experience that changes how he perceives beauty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hal Larson canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9906723 — 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: Hal Larson Context triple: [Shallow Hal, mainCharacter, Hal Larson]
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A.
Karl Swenson
Karl Swenson was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film, radio, and television during the mid-20th century.
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B.
Don Schollander
Don Schollander is an American swimmer who became one of the sport’s early superstars by winning four gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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C.
Harry Gullichsen
Harry Gullichsen was a Finnish industrialist and prominent art patron known for commissioning modernist works, including Alvar Aalto’s celebrated Villa Mairea.
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D.
Glenn Sundby
Glenn Sundby was an American gymnast, acrobat, and publisher who became a key promoter and historian of the sport, notably through founding the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame and International Gymnast magazine.
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E.
George Hansen
George Hansen is a fictional character from the 1958 Western film "Terror in a Texas Town."
- 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: Hal Larson Target entity description: Hal Larson is the shallow, appearance-obsessed protagonist of the comedy film "Shallow Hal," who undergoes a transformative experience that changes how he perceives beauty.
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A.
Karl Swenson
Karl Swenson was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film, radio, and television during the mid-20th century.
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B.
Don Schollander
Don Schollander is an American swimmer who became one of the sport’s early superstars by winning four gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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C.
Harry Gullichsen
Harry Gullichsen was a Finnish industrialist and prominent art patron known for commissioning modernist works, including Alvar Aalto’s celebrated Villa Mairea.
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D.
Glenn Sundby
Glenn Sundby was an American gymnast, acrobat, and publisher who became a key promoter and historian of the sport, notably through founding the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame and International Gymnast magazine.
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E.
George Hansen
George Hansen is a fictional character from the 1958 Western film "Terror in a Texas Town."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside |
Mauricio Wilson
ⓘ
Rosemary Shanahan ⓘ Tony Robbins ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Shallow Hal ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
body image
ⓘ
inner beauty ⓘ superficiality ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
appearance-obsessed
ⓘ
immature ⓘ insecure ⓘ romantic ⓘ shallow ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Bobby Farrelly
ⓘ
Peter Farrelly ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Shallow Hal universe ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
fantasy comedy
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Shallow Hal (2001 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Shallow Hal
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Mauricio Wilson ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Hal Larson ⓘ |
| inFilmDirectedBy |
Bobby Farrelly
ⓘ
Peter Farrelly ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Rosemary Shanahan ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralArc | learns to value inner beauty over physical appearance ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | main protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | comic treatment of superficial attitudes toward beauty ⓘ |
| occupation | office worker ⓘ |
| perceives | inner beauty as outer beauty ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jack Black ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Shallow Hal ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| storyFunction | vehicle for exploring perceptions of attractiveness ⓘ |
| undergoes |
hypnosis
ⓘ
transformative experience ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 2001 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hal Larson Description of subject: Hal Larson is the shallow, appearance-obsessed protagonist of the comedy film "Shallow Hal," who undergoes a transformative experience that changes how he perceives beauty.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.