Daniel Robert Elfman
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Daniel Robert Elfman is an American composer, singer, and songwriter best known for his film scores and for founding the band Oingo Boingo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Daniel Robert Elfman canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T662760 — 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: Daniel Robert Elfman Context triple: [Danny Elfman, fullName, Daniel Robert Elfman]
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A.
Ronald Bass
Ronald Bass is an Academy Award–winning American screenwriter and producer known for writing acclaimed films such as "Rain Man," "The Joy Luck Club," and numerous popular Hollywood dramas.
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B.
Don Mischer
Don Mischer is an American television producer and director renowned for staging major live events and award shows, including multiple Academy Awards broadcasts.
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C.
Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy is an American composer, arranger, and pianist best known for his disco-era hit "A Fifth of Beethoven" and for scoring numerous film and television projects, including collaborations with Seth MacFarlane.
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D.
Bruce Sherman
Bruce Sherman is an American businessman and investor best known as the principal owner and chairman of Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins.
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E.
Brian Bilello
Brian Bilello is an American soccer executive best known for leading Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution as the club’s president.
- 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: Daniel Robert Elfman Target entity description: Daniel Robert Elfman is an American composer, singer, and songwriter best known for his film scores and for founding the band Oingo Boingo.
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A.
Ronald Bass
Ronald Bass is an Academy Award–winning American screenwriter and producer known for writing acclaimed films such as "Rain Man," "The Joy Luck Club," and numerous popular Hollywood dramas.
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B.
Don Mischer
Don Mischer is an American television producer and director renowned for staging major live events and award shows, including multiple Academy Awards broadcasts.
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C.
Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy is an American composer, arranger, and pianist best known for his disco-era hit "A Fifth of Beethoven" and for scoring numerous film and television projects, including collaborations with Seth MacFarlane.
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D.
Bruce Sherman
Bruce Sherman is an American businessman and investor best known as the principal owner and chairman of Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins.
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E.
Brian Bilello
Brian Bilello is an American soccer executive best known for leading Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution as the club’s president.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American musician
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composer ⓘ film composer ⓘ human ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
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Primetime Emmy Award ⓘ
linked to:
Primetime Emmy Awards
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| birthDate | 1953-05-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Elfman ⓘ |
| fullName | Daniel Robert Elfman ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
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new wave ⓘ rock ⓘ soundtrack ⓘ |
| givenName | Daniel ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| knownFor | founding the band Oingo Boingo ⓘ |
| memberOf | Oingo Boingo ⓘ |
| name | Danny Elfman ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score ⓘ |
| notableWork |
score for Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)
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score for Batman (1989 film) ⓘ score for Beetlejuice ⓘ score for Big Fish ⓘ score for Edward Scissorhands ⓘ score for Good Will Hunting ⓘ score for Men in Black (1997 film) ⓘ score for Mission: Impossible (1996 film) ⓘ score for Spider-Man (2002 film) ⓘ score for The Nightmare Before Christmas ⓘ songs and singing voice for Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas ⓘ theme for The Simpsons ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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film composer ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ television composer ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| role |
lead singer of Oingo Boingo
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primary songwriter of Oingo Boingo ⓘ |
| sibling | Richard Elfman ⓘ |
| spouse | Bridget Fonda ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Gus Van Sant
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Sam Raimi ⓘ Tim Burton ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daniel Robert Elfman Description of subject: Daniel Robert Elfman is an American composer, singer, and songwriter best known for his film scores and for founding the band Oingo Boingo.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.