Chris Matheson
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Chris Matheson is an American screenwriter best known for co-creating and co-writing the cult-classic Bill & Ted film series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chris Matheson canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10040025 — 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: Chris Matheson Context triple: [Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, writer, Chris Matheson]
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A.
Kevin Matheson
Kevin Matheson is a fictional character portrayed by British actor Russell Tovey, best known from the television series "Looking."
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B.
Chris McIntosh
Chris McIntosh is a former Wisconsin Badgers All-American offensive lineman who became the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s athletic director.
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C.
Scott Matthews
Scott Matthews is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his emotive vocals and atmospheric folk-rock compositions.
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D.
Eric Murray
Eric Murray is a New Zealand rower best known as a multiple Olympic and world champion in the men's pair alongside partner Hamish Bond.
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E.
Craig Heisinger
Craig Heisinger is a Canadian ice hockey executive best known for his long-time leadership role with the Manitoba Moose organization.
- 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: Chris Matheson Target entity description: Chris Matheson is an American screenwriter best known for co-creating and co-writing the cult-classic Bill & Ted film series.
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A.
Kevin Matheson
Kevin Matheson is a fictional character portrayed by British actor Russell Tovey, best known from the television series "Looking."
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B.
Chris McIntosh
Chris McIntosh is a former Wisconsin Badgers All-American offensive lineman who became the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s athletic director.
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C.
Scott Matthews
Scott Matthews is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his emotive vocals and atmospheric folk-rock compositions.
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D.
Eric Murray
Eric Murray is a New Zealand rower best known as a multiple Olympic and world champion in the men's pair alongside partner Hamish Bond.
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E.
Craig Heisinger
Craig Heisinger is a Canadian ice hockey executive best known for his long-time leadership role with the Manitoba Moose organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn | film industry ⓘ |
| activeSince | 1980s ⓘ |
| authorOf | The Story of God: A Biblical Comedy about Love (and Hate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
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| coCreatorOf | Bill & Ted film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coWriterOf |
A Goofy Movie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill & Ted Face the Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Richard Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comedy
ⓘ
film ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | co-creating the Bill & Ted characters ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Goofy Movie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill & Ted Face the Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure NERFINISHED ⓘ Mom and Dad Save the World NERFINISHED ⓘ The Story of God: A Biblical Comedy about Love (and Hate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| relative | Richard Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| writerOf | Mom and Dad Save the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingPartner | Ed Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chris Matheson Description of subject: Chris Matheson is an American screenwriter best known for co-creating and co-writing the cult-classic Bill & Ted film series.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure