Jon Favreau (speechwriter)
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Jon Favreau is an American political commentator and former Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama, known for crafting many of Obama's most notable speeches and co-founding the media company Crooked Media.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jon Favreau (speechwriter) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11370677 — 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)
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Target entity: Jon Favreau (speechwriter) Context triple: [Horace Mann School, hasAlumni, Jon Favreau (speechwriter)]
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A.
Stephen Haise
Stephen Haise is the son of American astronaut Fred Haise, one of the Apollo 13 crew members.
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B.
Shaun Toub
Shaun Toub is an Iranian-American actor known for his nuanced supporting roles in films such as "The Kite Runner," "Crash," and "Iron Man."
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C.
David Cummings
David Cummings is a British comedy writer best known for co-writing the film "Kevin & Perry Go Large" and his work on various UK television comedies.
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D.
Stephen Brooks
Stephen Brooks was an American actor best known for his television roles in the 1960s and 1970s, including appearances in crime and drama series.
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E.
Chad Beguelin
Chad Beguelin is an American playwright and lyricist known for his work on Broadway musicals such as The Wedding Singer, Aladdin, and The Prom.
- 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: Jon Favreau (speechwriter) Target entity description: Jon Favreau is an American political commentator and former Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama, known for crafting many of Obama's most notable speeches and co-founding the media company Crooked Media.
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A.
Stephen Haise
Stephen Haise is the son of American astronaut Fred Haise, one of the Apollo 13 crew members.
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B.
Shaun Toub
Shaun Toub is an Iranian-American actor known for his nuanced supporting roles in films such as "The Kite Runner," "Crash," and "Iron Man."
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C.
David Cummings
David Cummings is a British comedy writer best known for co-writing the film "Kevin & Perry Go Large" and his work on various UK television comedies.
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D.
Stephen Brooks
Stephen Brooks was an American actor best known for his television roles in the 1960s and 1970s, including appearances in crime and drama series.
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E.
Chad Beguelin
Chad Beguelin is an American playwright and lyricist known for his work on Broadway musicals such as The Wedding Singer, Aladdin, and The Prom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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podcast host ⓘ political commentator ⓘ political speechwriter ⓘ |
| coFounderOf |
Crooked Media
NERFINISHED
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Pod Save America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | College of the Holy Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Barack Obama
NERFINISHED
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Crooked Media NERFINISHED ⓘ Obama 2008 presidential campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Obama 2012 presidential campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Favreau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
media
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political communication ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| genre | political commentary ⓘ |
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Obama administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jon Favreau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding Crooked Media
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co-hosting Pod Save America ⓘ crafting many of Barack Obama’s most notable speeches ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign speeches
NERFINISHED
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Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign speeches NERFINISHED ⓘ Obama’s 2007–2008 primary campaign speeches NERFINISHED ⓘ Obama’s 2008 Democratic National Convention speech NERFINISHED ⓘ Obama’s 2009 Inaugural Address NERFINISHED ⓘ Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign speeches ⓘ co-hosting the podcast Pod Save America ⓘ speeches for President Barack Obama ⓘ |
| occupation |
podcaster
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political commentator ⓘ speechwriter ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Los Angeles
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jon Favreau (speechwriter) Description of subject: Jon Favreau is an American political commentator and former Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama, known for crafting many of Obama's most notable speeches and co-founding the media company Crooked Media.
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