Steve James
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Steve James is an American documentary filmmaker best known for directing the acclaimed basketball documentary "Hoop Dreams."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Steve James canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15872723 — 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: Steve James Context triple: [Prefontaine, director, Steve James]
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A.
Steve James
Steve James was an American actor and stunt performer best known for his roles in 1980s action films such as the "American Ninja" series and "The Delta Force."
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B.
John R. Reilly
John R. Reilly was an American actor known for his role in the World War II film "The Story of G.I. Joe."
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C.
John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly is an American actor known for his versatile performances in both dramatic films and broad comedies, including roles in movies like "Chicago," "Boogie Nights," and "Step Brothers."
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D.
Giovanni Ribisi
Giovanni Ribisi is an American actor known for his character roles in films like "Saving Private Ryan," "Avatar," and the TV series "Friends."
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E.
Paul Cusack
Paul Cusack is one of the children of renowned Irish actor Cyril Cusack, belonging to a prominent family in theatre and film.
- 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: Steve James Target entity description: Steve James is an American documentary filmmaker best known for directing the acclaimed basketball documentary "Hoop Dreams."
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A.
Steve James
Steve James was an American actor and stunt performer best known for his roles in 1980s action films such as the "American Ninja" series and "The Delta Force."
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B.
John R. Reilly
John R. Reilly was an American actor known for his role in the World War II film "The Story of G.I. Joe."
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C.
John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly is an American actor known for his versatile performances in both dramatic films and broad comedies, including roles in movies like "Chicago," "Boogie Nights," and "Step Brothers."
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D.
Giovanni Ribisi
Giovanni Ribisi is an American actor known for his character roles in films like "Saving Private Ryan," "Avatar," and the TV series "Friends."
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E.
Paul Cusack
Paul Cusack is one of the children of renowned Irish actor Cyril Cusack, belonging to a prominent family in theatre and film.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
film "Prefontaine"
subject linked to:
film "Prefontaine"
subject linked to:
film "Prefontaine"