Stan Lathan
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Stan Lathan is an American television and film director and producer known for his influential work in comedy and urban-themed programming, including directing numerous specials for comedians like Dave Chappelle.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stan Lathan canonical | 190 |
| Stan Lathan is a television director | 1 |
| Stan Lathan is an awards-show director | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1407266 — 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: Stan Lathan Context triple: [Sanaa Lathan, parent, Stan Lathan]
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A.
John Ferrell
John Ferrell was a photographer for the U.S. Farm Security Administration, contributing documentary images of American life during the Great Depression and World War II era.
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B.
Jeffrey Dean
Jeffrey Dean is a prominent American computer scientist and software engineer best known for his influential work on large-scale distributed systems and infrastructure at Google.
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C.
Ronald N. Perlman
Ronald N. Perlman is an American actor best known for his distinctive deep voice and leading roles in works such as the "Hellboy" films and the television series "Beauty and the Beast."
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D.
Warren Spady
Warren Spady is a designer best known for creating the trophy awarded in the historic Oregon–Oregon State college football rivalry.
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E.
Mike Henry
Mike Henry is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for voicing characters such as Cleveland Brown on the animated television series Family Guy and its spin-off The Cleveland Show.
- 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: Stan Lathan Target entity description: Stan Lathan is an American television and film director and producer known for his influential work in comedy and urban-themed programming, including directing numerous specials for comedians like Dave Chappelle.
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A.
John Ferrell
John Ferrell was a photographer for the U.S. Farm Security Administration, contributing documentary images of American life during the Great Depression and World War II era.
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B.
Jeffrey Dean
Jeffrey Dean is a prominent American computer scientist and software engineer best known for his influential work on large-scale distributed systems and infrastructure at Google.
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C.
Ronald N. Perlman
Ronald N. Perlman is an American actor best known for his distinctive deep voice and leading roles in works such as the "Hellboy" films and the television series "Beauty and the Beast."
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D.
Warren Spady
Warren Spady is a designer best known for creating the trophy awarded in the historic Oregon–Oregon State college football rivalry.
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E.
Mike Henry
Mike Henry is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for voicing characters such as Cleveland Brown on the animated television series Family Guy and its spin-off The Cleveland Show.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (239)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film director
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ television director ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Lathan ⓘ |
| givenName | Stan ⓘ |
| name | Stan Lathan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with Dave Chappelle
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directing Def Comedy Jam ⓘ directing In the House ⓘ directing Moesha ⓘ directing NAACP Image Awards broadcasts ⓘ directing Real Husbands of Hollywood ⓘ directing Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry ⓘ directing The Bernie Mac Show ⓘ directing The Steve Harvey Show ⓘ directing episodes of Hill Street Blues ⓘ directing episodes of Miami Vice ⓘ directing episodes of Sanford and Son ⓘ directing episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ⓘ directing music and variety specials ⓘ directing stand-up comedy specials ⓘ pioneering work in Black television and comedy programming ⓘ producing urban-themed television content ⓘ urban-themed television programming ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All Def Comedy
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Cedric the Entertainer Presents ⓘ
linked to:
Cedric the Entertainer
Dave Chappelle comedy specials ⓘ Dave Chappelle: 8:46 ⓘ Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas ⓘ Dave Chappelle: Equanimity ⓘ Dave Chappelle: For What It’s Worth ⓘ
linked to:
Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth
Dave Chappelle: Killin’ Them Softly ⓘ
linked to:
Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly
Dave Chappelle: Live at the Hollywood Palladium ⓘ Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones ⓘ Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin ⓘ Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation ⓘ
linked to:
Dave Chappelle: Equanimity
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize special ⓘ Def Comedy Jam ⓘ Eve ⓘ Frank’s Place ⓘ
linked to:
Frank's Place
Hill Street Blues (director on episodes) ⓘ
linked to:
Hill Street Blues
In the House ⓘ It’s Black Entertainment ⓘ Miami Vice (director on episodes) ⓘ Moesha ⓘ Real Husbands of Hollywood ⓘ Roc ⓘ Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry ⓘ Sanford and Son (director on episodes) ⓘ
linked to:
Sanford and Son
The 100th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 101st NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ
linked to:
NAACP Image Award
The 102nd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 103rd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 104th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 105th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 106th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 107th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 108th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 109th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 110th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 111th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 112th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 113th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 114th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 115th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 116th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 117th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 118th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 119th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 120th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 121st NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 122nd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 123rd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 124th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 125th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 126th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 127th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 128th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 129th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 130th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 131st NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 132nd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 133rd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 134th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 135th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 136th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 137th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 138th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 139th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 140th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 141st NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 142nd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 143rd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 144th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 145th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 146th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 147th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 148th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 149th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 150th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 151st NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 152nd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 153rd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 154th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 155th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 156th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 157th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 158th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 159th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 160th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 161st NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 162nd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 163rd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 164th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 165th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 166th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 167th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 168th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 169th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 170th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 171st NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 172nd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 173rd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 174th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 175th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 176th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 177th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 178th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 179th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 180th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 181st NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 182nd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 183rd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 184th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 185th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 186th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 187th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 188th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 189th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 190th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 191st NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 192nd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 193rd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 194th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 195th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 196th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 197th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 198th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 199th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 2002 NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 2003 NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ
linked to:
The 36th NAACP Image Awards (director)
The 200th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 36th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 37th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 38th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 39th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 40th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ
linked to:
NAACP Image Award
The 41st NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ
linked to:
NAACP Image Award
The 42nd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ
linked to:
NAACP Image Award
The 43rd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 44th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 45th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 46th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 47th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 48th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 49th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 50th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ
linked to:
NAACP Image Award
The 51st NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 52nd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 53rd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 54th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 55th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 56th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 57th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 58th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 59th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 60th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 61st NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 62nd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 63rd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 64th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 65th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 66th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 67th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 68th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 69th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 70th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 71st NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 72nd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 73rd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 74th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 75th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 76th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 77th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 78th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 79th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 80th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ
linked to:
NAACP Image Award
The 81st NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 82nd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 83rd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 84th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 85th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 86th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 87th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 88th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 89th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 90th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 91st NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 92nd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 93rd NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 94th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 95th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 96th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 97th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 98th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The 99th NAACP Image Awards (director) ⓘ The Bernie Mac Show ⓘ The Cedric the Entertainer Show ⓘ The Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin (director) ⓘ The Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis (director) ⓘ The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber (director) ⓘ The Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe (director) ⓘ The Concert for New York City (segments director) ⓘ The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (director on episodes) ⓘ
linked to:
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Redd Foxx Show ⓘ The Soul Man ⓘ The Soul Train Awards (various broadcasts) ⓘ
linked to:
Soul Train Music Award
The Steve Harvey Show ⓘ
linked to:
The Steve Harvey Show (sitcom)
Uncle Buck (TV series, director on episodes) ⓘ
linked to:
Uncle Buck
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ music video director ⓘ television director ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Stan Lathan Description of subject: Stan Lathan is an American television and film director and producer known for his influential work in comedy and urban-themed programming, including directing numerous specials for comedians like Dave Chappelle.
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