Charlie Ahearn
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Charlie Ahearn is an American filmmaker and artist best known for directing the influential 1982 hip-hop film "Wild Style" and documenting early New York City street culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charlie Ahearn canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9925060 — 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)
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Target entity: Charlie Ahearn Context triple: [1981 New York/New Wave exhibition at P.S.1, hasParticipant, Charlie Ahearn]
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A.
John Ahearn
John Ahearn is an American sculptor best known for his life-cast portraits of residents in New York City’s Bronx neighborhood, often created and displayed in collaboration with the local community.
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B.
Ron Oates
Ron Oates is a musician known for his collaborative work with artists such as shamanic drummer and producer Byron Metcalf.
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C.
Chet Cunningham
Chet Cunningham was a prolific American author best known for his numerous Westerns, military thrillers, and action-adventure novels.
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D.
Bill Tierney
Bill Tierney is a Hall of Fame American lacrosse coach renowned for leading multiple NCAA championship teams, most notably at Princeton and later at the University of Denver.
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E.
Jeff Gillooly
Jeff Gillooly is best known as the ex-husband of figure skater Tonya Harding and a central figure in the 1994 attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan.
- 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: Charlie Ahearn Target entity description: Charlie Ahearn is an American filmmaker and artist best known for directing the influential 1982 hip-hop film "Wild Style" and documenting early New York City street culture.
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A.
John Ahearn
John Ahearn is an American sculptor best known for his life-cast portraits of residents in New York City’s Bronx neighborhood, often created and displayed in collaboration with the local community.
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B.
Ron Oates
Ron Oates is a musician known for his collaborative work with artists such as shamanic drummer and producer Byron Metcalf.
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C.
Chet Cunningham
Chet Cunningham was a prolific American author best known for his numerous Westerns, military thrillers, and action-adventure novels.
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D.
Bill Tierney
Bill Tierney is a Hall of Fame American lacrosse coach renowned for leading multiple NCAA championship teams, most notably at Princeton and later at the University of Denver.
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E.
Jeff Gillooly
Jeff Gillooly is best known as the ex-husband of figure skater Tonya Harding and a central figure in the 1994 attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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film ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States of America ⓘ |
| director | Charlie Ahearn ⓘ |
| directorOf | Wild Style ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
hip hop culture
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independent film ⓘ street culture documentation ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary film
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drama film ⓘ hip hop film ⓘ independent film ⓘ |
| hasCreativeRole |
chronicler of early hip hop scene
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director of hip hop–related films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
breakdancing
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graffiti ⓘ hip hop ⓘ rap music ⓘ |
| movement | independent cinema in New York City ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documenting New York City street culture
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documenting early New York City hip hop culture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Wild Style
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documentaries about hip hop culture ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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documentary filmmaker ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charlie Ahearn Description of subject: Charlie Ahearn is an American filmmaker and artist best known for directing the influential 1982 hip-hop film "Wild Style" and documenting early New York City street culture.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Charlie Ahearn
subject linked to:
film Wild Style
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film Wild Style
subject linked to:
film Wild Style