John Hodgman
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John Hodgman is an American humorist, author, and actor best known for his deadpan comedic persona and his role as the PC in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Hodgman canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22975597 — 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: John Hodgman Context triple: [Apple "Mac vs. PC" campaign, portrayedBy, John Hodgman]
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A.
Steve Kipner
Steve Kipner is an Australian-American songwriter and producer best known for co-writing major pop hits such as Christina Aguilera’s “Genie in a Bottle.”
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B.
Kurt Braunohler
Kurt Braunohler is an American comedian, actor, and podcaster known for his absurdist stand-up, television appearances, and roles in indie comedy films.
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C.
Michael J. Nelson
Michael J. Nelson is an American writer, comedian, and actor best known as the head writer and host of the cult television series "Mystery Science Theater 3000."
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D.
Derek Desatnik
Derek Desatnik is known as the husband of filmmaker and actress Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, daughter of director Martin Scorsese.
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E.
Jerry Stahl
Jerry Stahl is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his darkly comic, autobiographical work, including the addiction memoir "Permanent Midnight."
- 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: John Hodgman Target entity description: John Hodgman is an American humorist, author, and actor best known for his deadpan comedic persona and his role as the PC in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign.
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A.
Steve Kipner
Steve Kipner is an Australian-American songwriter and producer best known for co-writing major pop hits such as Christina Aguilera’s “Genie in a Bottle.”
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B.
Kurt Braunohler
Kurt Braunohler is an American comedian, actor, and podcaster known for his absurdist stand-up, television appearances, and roles in indie comedy films.
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C.
Michael J. Nelson
Michael J. Nelson is an American writer, comedian, and actor best known as the head writer and host of the cult television series "Mystery Science Theater 3000."
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D.
Derek Desatnik
Derek Desatnik is known as the husband of filmmaker and actress Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, daughter of director Martin Scorsese.
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E.
Jerry Stahl
Jerry Stahl is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his darkly comic, autobiographical work, including the addiction memoir "Permanent Midnight."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.