Carl Fredricksen
E236525
Carl Fredricksen is the elderly, widowed former balloon salesman who embarks on an adventurous journey to South America in Pixar's animated film "Up."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carl Fredricksen canonical | 30 |
| Young Carl Fredricksen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2124761 — 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: Carl Fredricksen Context triple: [Up, mainCharacter, Carl Fredricksen]
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A.
James Dooley
James Dooley is a composer best known for creating dramatic, cinematic music often used in film, television, and trailer scores.
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B.
Elwood Mead
Elwood Mead was an American engineer and public official who served as U.S. Commissioner of Reclamation and oversaw major Western water projects, including the development associated with Hoover Dam.
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C.
Uncle Bob
Uncle Bob is the nickname of Robert C. Martin, a prominent software engineer and author known for his influential work on clean code practices and agile software development.
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D.
Mrs. Gump
Mrs. Gump is Forrest Gump’s devoted and wise mother in the film and novel "Forrest Gump," known for her memorable sayings and strong influence on her son’s life.
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E.
Henry Schultz
Henry Schultz was an American economist and early pioneer of econometrics, known for his influential work on demand analysis and for helping establish econometrics as a rigorous quantitative discipline.
- 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: Carl Fredricksen Target entity description: Carl Fredricksen is the elderly, widowed former balloon salesman who embarks on an adventurous journey to South America in Pixar's animated film "Up."
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A.
James Dooley
James Dooley is a composer best known for creating dramatic, cinematic music often used in film, television, and trailer scores.
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B.
Elwood Mead
Elwood Mead was an American engineer and public official who served as U.S. Commissioner of Reclamation and oversaw major Western water projects, including the development associated with Hoover Dam.
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C.
Uncle Bob
Uncle Bob is the nickname of Robert C. Martin, a prominent software engineer and author known for his influential work on clean code practices and agile software development.
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D.
Mrs. Gump
Mrs. Gump is Forrest Gump’s devoted and wise mother in the film and novel "Forrest Gump," known for her memorable sayings and strong influence on her son’s life.
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E.
Henry Schultz
Henry Schultz was an American economist and early pioneer of econometrics, known for his influential work on demand analysis and for helping establish econometrics as a rigorous quantitative discipline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Disney character
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Pixar character ⓘ animated film character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| age | elderly ⓘ |
| antagonist | Charles F. Muntz ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Up ⓘ |
| characterArc |
embraces new adventures
ⓘ
learns to let go of the past ⓘ |
| companion |
Dug
ⓘ
Kevin ⓘ Russell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
Bob Peterson
ⓘ
Pete Docter ⓘ Pixar Animation Studios ⓘ |
| destination | Paradise Falls ⓘ |
| destinationLocation | South America ⓘ |
| distributor |
Walt Disney Pictures
ⓘ
linked to:
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
|
| filmReleaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Up ⓘ |
| franchise | Up franchise ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal | travel to Paradise Falls ⓘ |
| hairColor | white ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widowed ⓘ |
| medium | computer-animated feature film ⓘ |
| notableAction | ties thousands of balloons to his house to make it fly ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
befriends Dug, a talking dog
ⓘ
meets Russell, a Wilderness Explorer scout ⓘ protects Kevin, a rare bird ⓘ |
| occupation | balloon salesman ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
grumpy
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kind-hearted ⓘ loyal ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| residence | Carl and Ellie’s house ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| spouse | Ellie Fredricksen ⓘ |
| studio | Pixar Animation Studios ⓘ |
| theme | deals with grief over his late wife Ellie ⓘ |
| uses | walking cane with four tennis balls ⓘ |
| voiceActor | Ed Asner ⓘ |
| wears | thick glasses ⓘ |
| youngerVoiceActor | Jeremy Leary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carl Fredricksen Description of subject: Carl Fredricksen is the elderly, widowed former balloon salesman who embarks on an adventurous journey to South America in Pixar's animated film "Up."
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Carl Fredricksen
subject linked to:
Jeremy Leary
subject linked to:
Jeremy Leary
subject linked to:
2009 animated film Up
subject linked to:
2009 animated film Up
subject linked to:
Asner