Alex P. Keaton
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Alex P. Keaton is a fictional, politically conservative and business-obsessed teenager from the 1980s sitcom "Family Ties," known for clashing humorously with his liberal parents.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alex P. Keaton canonical | 2 |
| Alex P. Keaton – Michael J. Fox | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3432367 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alex P. Keaton Context triple: [Michael J. Fox, characterPortrayed, Alex P. Keaton]
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A.
Peter Griffin
Peter Griffin is the bumbling, often clueless patriarch of the Griffin family and main character of the animated television series "Family Guy."
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B.
Stewie Griffin
Stewie Griffin is a diabolically intelligent, British-accented infant from the animated TV series "Family Guy," known for his advanced vocabulary, world-domination schemes, and dark humor.
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C.
David Puddy
David Puddy is a deadpan, dim-witted auto mechanic and Elaine Benes’s on-again, off-again boyfriend on the sitcom "Seinfeld," known for his monotone delivery and quirky obsessions.
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D.
Jack-Jack Parr
Jack-Jack Parr is the infant son of the superhero Parr family in Pixar's "The Incredibles," known for unexpectedly manifesting a wide array of powerful and chaotic superpowers.
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E.
Ted Baxter
Ted Baxter is a vain, bumbling, and egotistical TV news anchor who serves as a major comic figure on the classic sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore 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: Alex P. Keaton Target entity description: Alex P. Keaton is a fictional, politically conservative and business-obsessed teenager from the 1980s sitcom "Family Ties," known for clashing humorously with his liberal parents.
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A.
Peter Griffin
Peter Griffin is the bumbling, often clueless patriarch of the Griffin family and main character of the animated television series "Family Guy."
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B.
Stewie Griffin
Stewie Griffin is a diabolically intelligent, British-accented infant from the animated TV series "Family Guy," known for his advanced vocabulary, world-domination schemes, and dark humor.
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C.
David Puddy
David Puddy is a deadpan, dim-witted auto mechanic and Elaine Benes’s on-again, off-again boyfriend on the sitcom "Seinfeld," known for his monotone delivery and quirky obsessions.
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D.
Jack-Jack Parr
Jack-Jack Parr is the infant son of the superhero Parr family in Pixar's "The Incredibles," known for unexpectedly manifesting a wide array of powerful and chaotic superpowers.
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E.
Ted Baxter
Ted Baxter is a vain, bumbling, and egotistical TV news anchor who serves as a major comic figure on the classic sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| ageGroup | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Family Ties ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Republican Party (United States)
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linked to:
Republican Party
|
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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business-obsessed ⓘ intelligent ⓘ materialistic ⓘ politically conservative ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginalShow |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | Gary David Goldberg ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Reagan-era American politics ⓘ |
| familyName | Keaton ⓘ |
| favoriteFigure | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Family Ties universe ⓘ |
| fullName | Alexander P. Keaton ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| givenName | Alex ⓘ |
| homeLocation |
Columbus, Ohio
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linked to:
Columbus
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| householdRole | oldest son ⓘ |
| humorStyle | political satire ⓘ |
| interest |
business
ⓘ
economics ⓘ finance ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | comic foil to his liberal parents ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalShow | NBC ⓘ |
| notableAwardForPortrayal | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (to Michael J. Fox) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Reagan-era conservative views
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clashing politically with his liberal parents ⓘ |
| occupation | student ⓘ |
| parent |
Elyse Keaton
ⓘ
Steven Keaton ⓘ |
| partOf | Keaton family ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | conservatism ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Michael J. Fox ⓘ |
| setting | Columbus, Ohio ⓘ |
| sibling |
Andrew Keaton
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Jennifer Keaton ⓘ Mallory Keaton ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alex P. Keaton Description of subject: Alex P. Keaton is a fictional, politically conservative and business-obsessed teenager from the 1980s sitcom "Family Ties," known for clashing humorously with his liberal parents.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alex P. Keaton