Pat Paulsen
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Pat Paulsen was an American comedian and satirist best known for his deadpan political humor and mock presidential campaigns in the late 1960s and beyond.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pat Paulsen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10891184 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pat Paulsen Context triple: [The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, hasCastMember, Pat Paulsen]
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A.
Rob Paulsen
Rob Paulsen is an American voice actor best known for his prolific work in animation, including iconic roles such as Yakko Warner in Animaniacs and Pinky in Pinky and the Brain.
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B.
John Izard
John Izard was an American statesman from South Carolina who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary era.
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C.
Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche is a Canadian-American voice actor renowned for his work in animation and video games, including iconic roles such as The Brain in "Pinky and the Brain."
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D.
Don Hartman
Don Hartman was an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on classic Hollywood comedies and musicals in the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Harry Irving Winkler
Harry Irving Winkler was the father of American actor and director Henry Winkler and a German Jewish immigrant who fled Nazi persecution before settling in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pat Paulsen Target entity description: Pat Paulsen was an American comedian and satirist best known for his deadpan political humor and mock presidential campaigns in the late 1960s and beyond.
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A.
Rob Paulsen
Rob Paulsen is an American voice actor best known for his prolific work in animation, including iconic roles such as Yakko Warner in Animaniacs and Pinky in Pinky and the Brain.
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B.
John Izard
John Izard was an American statesman from South Carolina who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary era.
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C.
Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche is a Canadian-American voice actor renowned for his work in animation and video games, including iconic roles such as The Brain in "Pinky and the Brain."
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D.
Don Hartman
Don Hartman was an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on classic Hollywood comedies and musicals in the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Harry Irving Winkler
Harry Irving Winkler was the father of American actor and director Henry Winkler and a German Jewish immigrant who fled Nazi persecution before settling in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedian
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ political candidate ⓘ satirist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| campaignType | satirical presidential campaign ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
complications of pneumonia
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pneumonia ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-07-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-04-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Tamalpais High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Norwegian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Paulsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Patrick Layton Paulsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
political satire
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stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | http://www.patpaulsen.com/ ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
live performance
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television ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deadpan political humor
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mock presidential campaigns ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Pat Paulsen for President (mock campaigns)
NERFINISHED
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Pat Paulsen’s Half a Comedy Hour NERFINISHED ⓘ The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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comedian ⓘ political satirist ⓘ satirist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| performedIn | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | South Bend, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ranForOffice | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Monterey County, California, United States
NERFINISHED
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Sausalito, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Kari Paulsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | deadpan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pat Paulsen Description of subject: Pat Paulsen was an American comedian and satirist best known for his deadpan political humor and mock presidential campaigns in the late 1960s and beyond.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.