Tommy Tune
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Tommy Tune is an acclaimed American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director best known for his towering presence on Broadway and his multiple Tony Award–winning work in musical theatre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tommy Tune canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1174943 — 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: Tommy Tune Context triple: [Best Direction of a Musical, notableWinner, Tommy Tune]
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A.
Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman was an American composer and lyricist best known for his hit Broadway musicals, including Hello, Dolly! and Mame.
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B.
Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy is an American composer, arranger, and pianist best known for his disco-era hit "A Fifth of Beethoven" and for scoring numerous film and television projects, including collaborations with Seth MacFarlane.
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C.
Jud Ashman
Jud Ashman is an American local politician who serves as the mayor of Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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D.
Meredith Willson
Meredith Willson was an American composer, songwriter, conductor, and playwright best known for creating the hit Broadway musical "The Music Man."
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E.
Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wilson was an American character actor of the early 20th century, known for his frequent portrayals of stern or officious authority figures in numerous Hollywood films.
- 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: Tommy Tune Target entity description: Tommy Tune is an acclaimed American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director best known for his towering presence on Broadway and his multiple Tony Award–winning work in musical theatre.
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A.
Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman was an American composer and lyricist best known for his hit Broadway musicals, including Hello, Dolly! and Mame.
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B.
Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy is an American composer, arranger, and pianist best known for his disco-era hit "A Fifth of Beethoven" and for scoring numerous film and television projects, including collaborations with Seth MacFarlane.
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C.
Jud Ashman
Jud Ashman is an American local politician who serves as the mayor of Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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D.
Meredith Willson
Meredith Willson was an American composer, songwriter, conductor, and playwright best known for creating the hit Broadway musical "The Music Man."
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E.
Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wilson was an American character actor of the early 20th century, known for his frequent portrayals of stern or officious authority figures in numerous Hollywood films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway performer
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actor ⓘ choreographer ⓘ dancer ⓘ human ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
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Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical ⓘ Tony Award for Best Choreography ⓘ Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical ⓘ Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Tune ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Broadway theatre
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linked to:
Broadway theater
musical theatre ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Tommy ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
musical theatre performer
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stage actor ⓘ stage director ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | Broadway theatre history ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classic Broadway musical style ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American theatre community ⓘ |
| movement | American musical theatre ⓘ |
| name | Tommy Tune ⓘ |
| notableFor |
direction and choreography of Broadway musicals
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elegant tap and jazz-influenced choreography ⓘ multiple Tony Award wins ⓘ towering physical height on stage ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
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Grand Hotel ⓘ My One and Only ⓘ Nine ⓘ Seesaw ⓘ The Will Rogers Follies ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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choreographer ⓘ dancer ⓘ film actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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Texas ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tommy Tune Description of subject: Tommy Tune is an acclaimed American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director best known for his towering presence on Broadway and his multiple Tony Award–winning work in musical theatre.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.