Alek Keshishian
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Alek Keshishian is an Armenian-American film director and screenwriter best known for directing Madonna’s documentary "Truth or Dare" and writing and directing the romantic comedy "Love and Other Disasters."
All labels observed (1)
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| Alek Keshishian canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Alek Keshishian Context triple: [W.E., screenwriter, Alek Keshishian]
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A.
Kevin Khatchadourian
Kevin Khatchadourian is the disturbed and manipulative teenage antagonist at the center of Lionel Shriver’s novel and its film adaptation "We Need to Talk About Kevin," known for committing a devastating act of violence.
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B.
Armen Chakmakian
Armen Chakmakian is an American musician and composer best known as a former keyboardist for the progressive rock band Shadowfax and for his work in world and new-age music.
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C.
Michael Vartan
Michael Vartan is a French-American actor best known for his role as CIA agent Michael Vaughn on the television series "Alias."
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D.
Alexander Khatissian
Alexander Khatissian was an Armenian politician who served as Prime Minister of the First Republic of Armenia in the early 20th century.
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E.
Tigran Mansurian
Tigran Mansurian is an Armenian composer known for his spiritually infused contemporary classical music that blends Western modernism with Armenian folk and liturgical traditions.
- 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: Alek Keshishian Target entity description: Alek Keshishian is an Armenian-American film director and screenwriter best known for directing Madonna’s documentary "Truth or Dare" and writing and directing the romantic comedy "Love and Other Disasters."
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A.
Kevin Khatchadourian
Kevin Khatchadourian is the disturbed and manipulative teenage antagonist at the center of Lionel Shriver’s novel and its film adaptation "We Need to Talk About Kevin," known for committing a devastating act of violence.
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B.
Armen Chakmakian
Armen Chakmakian is an American musician and composer best known as a former keyboardist for the progressive rock band Shadowfax and for his work in world and new-age music.
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C.
Michael Vartan
Michael Vartan is a French-American actor best known for his role as CIA agent Michael Vaughn on the television series "Alias."
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D.
Alexander Khatissian
Alexander Khatissian was an Armenian politician who served as Prime Minister of the First Republic of Armenia in the early 20th century.
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E.
Tigran Mansurian
Tigran Mansurian is an Armenian composer known for his spiritually infused contemporary classical music that blends Western modernism with Armenian folk and liturgical traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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music video director ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film industry
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music video industry ⓘ |
| almaMater | Harvard University ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Beirut, Lebanon
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linked to:
Beirut
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| collaboratedWith | Madonna ⓘ |
| directorOf |
In Bed with Madonna
ⓘ
Love and Other Disasters ⓘ Madonna: Truth or Dare ⓘ Truth or Dare ⓘ
linked to:
Truth or Dare (1991 film)
W.E. (additional material for Madonna’s film promotion videos) ⓘ With Honors ⓘ music videos for Madonna ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Armenian-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Keshishian ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary film
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romantic comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Alek ⓘ |
| influencedBy | documentary filmmaking traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directing the documentary film "Madonna: Truth or Dare"
ⓘ
writing and directing the film "Love and Other Disasters" ⓘ |
| language |
Armenian
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| name | Alek Keshishian ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Love and Other Disasters
ⓘ
Madonna: Truth or Dare ⓘ With Honors ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
ⓘ
music video director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| raisedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| residence | Los Angeles, California (approximate) ⓘ |
| sibling | Aleksandra Keshishian ⓘ |
| style | blending documentary and performance footage ⓘ |
| subjectOf | interviews about Madonna’s career and image ⓘ |
| writerOf |
Love and Other Disasters
ⓘ
With Honors ⓘ |
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Input
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Referenced by (5)
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