Lance Barton
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Lance Barton is the aspiring African-American comedian who becomes the central figure in the body-swap afterlife comedy of the 2001 film "Down to Earth."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lance Barton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10482253 — 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: Lance Barton Context triple: [Down to Earth (2001 film), mainCharacter, Lance Barton]
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A.
Lance Quinn
Lance Quinn is a music producer best known for his work on Bon Jovi’s debut album "7800° Fahrenheit."
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B.
Lance Sullivan
Lance Sullivan is a central character in the romantic comedy-drama film series "The Best Man," known as a successful professional athlete whose personal relationships and moral choices drive much of the story’s emotional conflict.
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C.
Lance Morrow
Lance Morrow is an American essayist and longtime Time magazine essayist known for his incisive commentary on politics, culture, and public life.
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D.
Lance Crouther
Lance Crouther is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for his collaborations with Chris Rock and for starring in the satirical film "Pootie Tang."
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E.
Lance Norris
Lance Norris is an American actor, comedian, writer, and radio personality known for his character roles in film and television as well as his work in stand-up and broadcasting.
- 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: Lance Barton Target entity description: Lance Barton is the aspiring African-American comedian who becomes the central figure in the body-swap afterlife comedy of the 2001 film "Down to Earth."
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A.
Lance Quinn
Lance Quinn is a music producer best known for his work on Bon Jovi’s debut album "7800° Fahrenheit."
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B.
Lance Sullivan
Lance Sullivan is a central character in the romantic comedy-drama film series "The Best Man," known as a successful professional athlete whose personal relationships and moral choices drive much of the story’s emotional conflict.
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C.
Lance Morrow
Lance Morrow is an American essayist and longtime Time magazine essayist known for his incisive commentary on politics, culture, and public life.
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D.
Lance Crouther
Lance Crouther is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for his collaborations with Chris Rock and for starring in the satirical film "Pootie Tang."
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E.
Lance Norris
Lance Norris is an American actor, comedian, writer, and radio personality known for his character roles in film and television as well as his work in stand-up and broadcasting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Down to Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| basedOn | Joe Pendleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
Heaven Can Wait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Here Comes Mr. Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralPlotElement |
afterlife
ⓘ
body swap ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdFor | Down to Earth (2001 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfAppearance |
Chris Weitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Weitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfAppearance | 2001 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
afterlife comedy film
ⓘ
fantasy comedy film ⓘ |
| hasGoal | to succeed as a stand-up comedian ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Sontee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
funny ⓘ optimistic ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | aspiring entertainer ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor | being placed in the body of a wealthy white businessman ⓘ |
| occupation | comedian ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Chris Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySetting | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
life after death
ⓘ
race and identity ⓘ second chances ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 2001 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lance Barton Description of subject: Lance Barton is the aspiring African-American comedian who becomes the central figure in the body-swap afterlife comedy of the 2001 film "Down to Earth."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Down to Earth (2001 film)