Travis Knight
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Travis Knight is an American animator, film director, and CEO of the stop-motion animation studio Laika, known for directing films such as "Kubo and the Two Strings."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Travis Knight canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2138429 — 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: Travis Knight Context triple: [Phil Knight, child, Travis Knight]
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A.
Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards is a Welsh former rugby union scrum-half widely regarded as one of the greatest rugby players of all time.
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B.
Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards is a British filmmaker known for directing large-scale science fiction and monster films such as "Monsters," "Godzilla" (2014), and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."
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C.
Dan Goor
Dan Goor is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and his work on shows like "Parks and Recreation."
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D.
Chad Stahelski
Chad Stahelski is an American film director, stunt coordinator, and former stuntman best known for directing the John Wick action film series.
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E.
Mike Flanagan
Mike Flanagan is an American filmmaker and showrunner known for his acclaimed horror films and series, including "Doctor Sleep," "The Haunting of Hill House," and "Midnight Mass."
- 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: Travis Knight Target entity description: Travis Knight is an American animator, film director, and CEO of the stop-motion animation studio Laika, known for directing films such as "Kubo and the Two Strings."
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A.
Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards is a Welsh former rugby union scrum-half widely regarded as one of the greatest rugby players of all time.
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B.
Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards is a British filmmaker known for directing large-scale science fiction and monster films such as "Monsters," "Godzilla" (2014), and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."
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C.
Dan Goor
Dan Goor is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and his work on shows like "Parks and Recreation."
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D.
Chad Stahelski
Chad Stahelski is an American film director, stunt coordinator, and former stuntman best known for directing the John Wick action film series.
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E.
Mike Flanagan
Mike Flanagan is an American filmmaker and showrunner known for his acclaimed horror films and series, including "Doctor Sleep," "The Haunting of Hill House," and "Midnight Mass."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animator
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business executive ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsInCareer | 1990s–present ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Oregon, United States
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linked to:
Oregon
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| birthDate | 1973-09-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| directed |
Bumblebee
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Kubo and the Two Strings ⓘ |
| employer | Laika ⓘ |
| familyName | Knight ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | stop-motion animation ⓘ |
| genre |
animated film
ⓘ
family film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ |
| givenName | Travis ⓘ |
| industry |
animation industry
ⓘ
film industry ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Travis Knight ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature nomination for Kubo and the Two Strings
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linked to:
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film nomination for Kubo and the Two Strings ⓘ
linked to:
BAFTA Award nomination
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| notableFor | leading Laika as a major stop-motion animation studio ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bumblebee
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Coraline ⓘ Kubo and the Two Strings ⓘ ParaNorman ⓘ The Boxtrolls ⓘ |
| occupation |
animator
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business executive ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ |
| parent | Phil Knight ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
CEO of Laika
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president of Laika ⓘ |
| produced |
Coraline
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ParaNorman ⓘ The Boxtrolls ⓘ |
| spouse | Married (name not widely publicized) ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Bumblebee
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Coraline ⓘ Kubo and the Two Strings ⓘ ParaNorman ⓘ The Boxtrolls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Travis Knight Description of subject: Travis Knight is an American animator, film director, and CEO of the stop-motion animation studio Laika, known for directing films such as "Kubo and the Two Strings."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.