Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins
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Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins is a resourceful, drug-addicted police informant and one of the most beloved, morally complex characters on the television series *The Wire*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12927661 — 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: Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins Context triple: [Andre Royo, notableRole, Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins]
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A.
Adam Hart-Davis
Adam Hart-Davis is a British scientist, author, photographer, and television presenter best known for popular science and history programs such as "Local Heroes" and "What the Romans Did for Us."
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B.
Stephen Robson
Stephen Robson is a writer best known for his work on the film "Shine."
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C.
Nigel Pulsford
Nigel Pulsford is an English guitarist best known as the original lead guitarist of the rock band Bush, contributing to their distinctive 1990s alternative rock sound.
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D.
Alistair Hennessey
Alistair Hennessey is a suave, competitive oceanographer and rival of Steve Zissou in Wes Anderson’s film "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou."
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E.
Colin Pilger
Colin Pilger is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Pilger, though specific widely known public details about him are not readily available.
- 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: Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins Target entity description: Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins is a resourceful, drug-addicted police informant and one of the most beloved, morally complex characters on the television series *The Wire*.
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A.
Adam Hart-Davis
Adam Hart-Davis is a British scientist, author, photographer, and television presenter best known for popular science and history programs such as "Local Heroes" and "What the Romans Did for Us."
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B.
Stephen Robson
Stephen Robson is a writer best known for his work on the film "Shine."
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C.
Nigel Pulsford
Nigel Pulsford is an English guitarist best known as the original lead guitarist of the rock band Bush, contributing to their distinctive 1990s alternative rock sound.
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D.
Alistair Hennessey
Alistair Hennessey is a suave, competitive oceanographer and rival of Steve Zissou in Wes Anderson’s film "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou."
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E.
Colin Pilger
Colin Pilger is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Pilger, though specific widely known public details about him are not readily available.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Wire ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason |
Season 1
ⓘ
Season 2 ⓘ Season 3 ⓘ Season 4 ⓘ Season 5 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Baltimore Police Department ⓘ |
| basedOn | real Baltimore informants ⓘ |
| characterArc |
search for redemption
ⓘ
struggle with addiction ⓘ |
| createdBy | David Simon ⓘ |
| fanPerception | one of the most beloved characters on The Wire ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Wire Season 1
ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
|
| friendOf | Johnny Weeks ⓘ |
| fullName | Reginald Cousins ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | crime drama ⓘ |
| hasAddiction | heroin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
humor
ⓘ
moral complexity ⓘ resourcefulness ⓘ street-level knowledge ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| livesWith | sister ⓘ |
| loyalty |
to certain police detectives
ⓘ
to friends on the street ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| mentorTo | Sherrod ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| network | HBO ⓘ |
| nickname | Bubbles ⓘ |
| notableScene | testifying about Sherrod in recovery meeting ⓘ |
| occupation |
police informant
ⓘ
street hustler ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Wire ensemble cast
ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
|
| personalityTrait |
clever
ⓘ
compassionate ⓘ self-deprecating ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Andre Royo ⓘ |
| providesInformationOn | Baltimore drug trade ⓘ |
| reception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| setting | Baltimore ⓘ |
| statusInSeriesFinale | in recovery ⓘ |
| usesDisguise | various street costumes ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Jimmy McNulty
ⓘ
Kima Greggs ⓘ Lester Freamon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins Description of subject: Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins is a resourceful, drug-addicted police informant and one of the most beloved, morally complex characters on the television series *The Wire*.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.