Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo
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Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo, the anxious and pragmatic lawyer-assistant to an eccentric private detective, in the 1998 mystery-comedy film "Zero Effect."
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21957726 — 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: Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo Context triple: [Zero Effect, portrayedCharacter, Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo]
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Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky
Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky is the actor-comedian’s iconic Saturday Night Live persona, a flamboyant and eccentric New York City nightlife correspondent known for his bizarre club recommendations on “Weekend Update.”
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Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella
Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella is a supporting character portrayed by comedian and actor Ben Stiller in the 1989 crime film "Next of Kin."
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Ben Stiller as David Starsky
Ben Stiller as David Starsky refers to Stiller’s comedic portrayal of the energetic, streetwise detective David Starsky in the 2004 film adaptation of the classic TV series "Starsky & Hutch."
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Adam Sandler as Donny Berger
Adam Sandler as Donny Berger is the crude, immature, and perpetually irresponsible father at the center of the raunchy comedy "That's My Boy," whose antics drive the film’s outrageous humor and dysfunctional family storyline.
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Bill Murray as Carl Spackler
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler is the eccentric, mumbling, gopher-obsessed groundskeeper whose absurd antics and improvised monologues became the comedic highlight of the film.
- 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: Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo Target entity description: Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo, the anxious and pragmatic lawyer-assistant to an eccentric private detective, in the 1998 mystery-comedy film "Zero Effect."
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A.
Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky
Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky is the actor-comedian’s iconic Saturday Night Live persona, a flamboyant and eccentric New York City nightlife correspondent known for his bizarre club recommendations on “Weekend Update.”
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B.
Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella
Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella is a supporting character portrayed by comedian and actor Ben Stiller in the 1989 crime film "Next of Kin."
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C.
Ben Stiller as David Starsky
Ben Stiller as David Starsky refers to Stiller’s comedic portrayal of the energetic, streetwise detective David Starsky in the 2004 film adaptation of the classic TV series "Starsky & Hutch."
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D.
Adam Sandler as Donny Berger
Adam Sandler as Donny Berger is the crude, immature, and perpetually irresponsible father at the center of the raunchy comedy "That's My Boy," whose antics drive the film’s outrageous humor and dysfunctional family storyline.
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E.
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler is the eccentric, mumbling, gopher-obsessed groundskeeper whose absurd antics and improvised monologues became the comedic highlight of the film.
- F. None of above. chosen
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