Ricky Fitts
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Ricky Fitts is a troubled, introspective teenage neighbor in the film "American Beauty," known for his obsession with filming everyday life and his complex relationship with the protagonist's daughter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ricky Fitts canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3066296 — 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: Ricky Fitts Context triple: [American Beauty, character, Ricky Fitts]
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A.
Richie Roberts
Richie Roberts is a real-life New Jersey detective and prosecutor best known for his role in bringing down drug lord Frank Lucas, a story dramatized in the film "American Gangster."
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B.
Ricky Reed
Ricky Reed is an American Grammy-winning record producer, songwriter, and musician known for his work with artists like Lizzo, Jason Derulo, and Twenty One Pilots.
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C.
Jeff Richmond
Jeff Richmond is an American composer, producer, and director known for his work on television comedies such as "30 Rock" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."
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D.
Sam McDaniel
Sam McDaniel was an American character actor and the brother of Oscar-winning actress Hattie McDaniel, known for his numerous supporting roles in film and early television during the mid-20th century.
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E.
Clint Mathis
Clint Mathis is a retired American soccer forward best known for his prolific scoring in Major League Soccer and his role with the U.S. national team, including at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
- 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: Ricky Fitts Target entity description: Ricky Fitts is a troubled, introspective teenage neighbor in the film "American Beauty," known for his obsession with filming everyday life and his complex relationship with the protagonist's daughter.
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A.
Richie Roberts
Richie Roberts is a real-life New Jersey detective and prosecutor best known for his role in bringing down drug lord Frank Lucas, a story dramatized in the film "American Gangster."
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B.
Ricky Reed
Ricky Reed is an American Grammy-winning record producer, songwriter, and musician known for his work with artists like Lizzo, Jason Derulo, and Twenty One Pilots.
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C.
Jeff Richmond
Jeff Richmond is an American composer, producer, and director known for his work on television comedies such as "30 Rock" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."
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D.
Sam McDaniel
Sam McDaniel was an American character actor and the brother of Oscar-winning actress Hattie McDaniel, known for his numerous supporting roles in film and early television during the mid-20th century.
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E.
Clint Mathis
Clint Mathis is a retired American soccer forward best known for his prolific scoring in Major League Soccer and his role with the U.S. national team, including at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | American Beauty ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | drama film ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
family dysfunction
ⓘ
search for beauty ⓘ suburban alienation ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
introspective
ⓘ
observant ⓘ rebellious ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Colonel Frank Fitts ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | Alan Ball ⓘ |
| father | Colonel Frank Fitts ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | American Beauty ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasPet | none depicted ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Barbara Fitts
ⓘ
Colonel Frank Fitts ⓘ |
| knownFor |
filming everyday life
ⓘ
videotaping a plastic bag in the wind ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Jane Burnham ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mother | Barbara Fitts ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
catalyst for Jane Burnham’s emotional development
ⓘ
symbol of unconventional perception of beauty ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| neighborOf |
Jane Burnham
ⓘ
Lester Burnham ⓘ |
| occupation | high school student ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Wes Bentley ⓘ |
| residence | suburban neighborhood ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | major supporting character ⓘ |
| uses | camcorder ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 1999 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ricky Fitts Description of subject: Ricky Fitts is a troubled, introspective teenage neighbor in the film "American Beauty," known for his obsession with filming everyday life and his complex relationship with the protagonist's daughter.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.