Eric Darnell
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Eric Darnell is an American director, screenwriter, and animator best known for his work on DreamWorks Animation films, including the Madagascar franchise and its spin-offs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eric Darnell canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10367534 — 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: Eric Darnell Context triple: [Penguins of Madagascar, creator, Eric Darnell]
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A.
Rick Darnell
Rick Darnell was an American songwriter best known for co-writing the blues standard "The Thrill Is Gone," popularized by B.B. King.
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B.
Jay Sandrich
Jay Sandrich was an American television and film director best known for shaping the style of classic sitcoms such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Cosby Show.
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C.
Michael Dorman
Michael Dorman is an Australian actor known for his roles in television series such as "For All Mankind," "Patriot," and "The Secret Life of Us."
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D.
Dwayne Gittens
Dwayne Gittens is a fictional character from the crime thriller film "In Too Deep," involved in the movie’s gritty underworld narrative.
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E.
Steven Dillingham
Steven Dillingham is an American government official who served as Director of the U.S. Census Bureau during the 2020 United States census.
- 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: Eric Darnell Target entity description: Eric Darnell is an American director, screenwriter, and animator best known for his work on DreamWorks Animation films, including the Madagascar franchise and its spin-offs.
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A.
Rick Darnell
Rick Darnell was an American songwriter best known for co-writing the blues standard "The Thrill Is Gone," popularized by B.B. King.
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B.
Jay Sandrich
Jay Sandrich was an American television and film director best known for shaping the style of classic sitcoms such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Cosby Show.
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C.
Michael Dorman
Michael Dorman is an Australian actor known for his roles in television series such as "For All Mankind," "Patriot," and "The Secret Life of Us."
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D.
Dwayne Gittens
Dwayne Gittens is a fictional character from the crime thriller film "In Too Deep," involved in the movie’s gritty underworld narrative.
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E.
Steven Dillingham
Steven Dillingham is an American government official who served as Director of the U.S. Census Bureau during the 2020 United States census.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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animator ⓘ film director ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| coDirectedWith | Tom McGrath ⓘ |
| directed |
Madagascar
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ⓘ
linked to:
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ⓘ The Penguins of Madagascar ⓘ
linked to:
Penguins of Madagascar
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| employer | DreamWorks Animation ⓘ |
| field |
computer animation
ⓘ
film direction ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ |
| genre | animated film ⓘ |
| knownFor |
DreamWorks Animation films
ⓘ
linked to:
DreamWorks Animation
Madagascar ⓘ Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ⓘ
linked to:
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ⓘ The Penguins of Madagascar ⓘ
linked to:
Penguins of Madagascar
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| name | Eric Darnell ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| occupation |
animator
ⓘ
film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| wrote |
Madagascar
ⓘ
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ⓘ
linked to:
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eric Darnell Description of subject: Eric Darnell is an American director, screenwriter, and animator best known for his work on DreamWorks Animation films, including the Madagascar franchise and its spin-offs.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.