Garry Shandling as Verne
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Garry Shandling as Verne refers to the late comedian and actor’s voice role as the cautious, level-headed turtle in the animated film "Over the Hedge."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Garry Shandling as Verne canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11329002 — 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: Garry Shandling as Verne Context triple: [Over the Hedge, voiceOfCharacter, Garry Shandling as Verne]
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A.
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler is the eccentric, mumbling, gopher-obsessed groundskeeper whose absurd antics and improvised monologues became the comedic highlight of the film.
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B.
Steve Carell as Brick Tamland
Steve Carell as Brick Tamland refers to Carell’s portrayal of the dim-witted yet endearing weatherman of the Channel 4 News Team in the Anchorman comedy films.
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C.
John Candy as Irv Blitzer
John Candy as Irv Blitzer is the disgraced former American bobsled champion who becomes the gruff yet big-hearted coach of the Jamaican bobsled team in the film "Cool Runnings."
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D.
Martin Mull as Barth Gimble
Martin Mull as Barth Gimble is a satirical late-night talk show host character he played on the parody series "America 2-Night," known for his smarmy charm and deadpan humor.
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E.
Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna
Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna is the central character in the film "St. Vincent," a gruff, hard-drinking, and unexpectedly compassionate neighbor whose unlikely friendship with a young boy reveals his hidden depth and humanity.
- 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: Garry Shandling as Verne Target entity description: Garry Shandling as Verne refers to the late comedian and actor’s voice role as the cautious, level-headed turtle in the animated film "Over the Hedge."
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A.
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler is the eccentric, mumbling, gopher-obsessed groundskeeper whose absurd antics and improvised monologues became the comedic highlight of the film.
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B.
Steve Carell as Brick Tamland
Steve Carell as Brick Tamland refers to Carell’s portrayal of the dim-witted yet endearing weatherman of the Channel 4 News Team in the Anchorman comedy films.
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C.
John Candy as Irv Blitzer
John Candy as Irv Blitzer is the disgraced former American bobsled champion who becomes the gruff yet big-hearted coach of the Jamaican bobsled team in the film "Cool Runnings."
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D.
Martin Mull as Barth Gimble
Martin Mull as Barth Gimble is a satirical late-night talk show host character he played on the parody series "America 2-Night," known for his smarmy charm and deadpan humor.
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E.
Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna
Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna is the central character in the film "St. Vincent," a gruff, hard-drinking, and unexpectedly compassionate neighbor whose unlikely friendship with a young boy reveals his hidden depth and humanity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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voiceActingRole ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Over the Hedge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Over the Hedge comic strip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | learns to trust RJ and embrace change ⓘ |
| characterName | Verne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | leader of the woodland animals ⓘ |
| characterSpecies | turtle ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
responsible
ⓘ
risk-averse ⓘ |
| coStarsIncludeActor |
Bruce Willis as RJ
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Steve Carell as Hammy NERFINISHED ⓘ Wanda Sykes as Stella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coStarsIncludeCharacter |
Hammy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RJ NERFINISHED ⓘ Stella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | DreamWorks Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector |
Karey Kirkpatrick
NERFINISHED
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Tim Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | animatedComedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | animatedFilm ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| notableFor | portraying a cautious leader of the animal group ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Over the Hedge franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Garry Shandling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | DreamWorks Animation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingSystem |
MPAA film rating system
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surface form:
MPAA
|
| releaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
| voiceType |
cautious
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level-headed ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Garry Shandling as Verne Description of subject: Garry Shandling as Verne refers to the late comedian and actor’s voice role as the cautious, level-headed turtle in the animated film "Over the Hedge."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.