Dave Filoni
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Lucasfilm executive
animator
film director
human
screenwriter
showrunner
television producer
voice actor
Dave Filoni is an American filmmaker and animator best known for his key creative leadership on numerous Star Wars animated series and live-action projects for Lucasfilm.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dave Filoni canonical | 30 |
| David Filoni | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3460461 — 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: Dave Filoni Context triple: [The Book of Boba Fett, executiveProducer, Dave Filoni]
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A.
Chris McKenna
Chris McKenna is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on films like the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Spider-Man series and TV shows such as Community.
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B.
Scott Z. Burns
Scott Z. Burns is an American screenwriter, director, and producer known for socially conscious films such as Contagion, The Informant!, and The Report.
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C.
Mark Fergus
Mark Fergus is an American screenwriter and filmmaker best known for co-writing acclaimed films such as "Children of Men" and "Iron Man."
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D.
Terrance Dicks
Terrance Dicks was a British television writer and script editor best known for his extensive work on Doctor Who and his influential contributions to the series’ mythology.
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E.
Josh Trank
Josh Trank is an American filmmaker best known for directing the found-footage superhero film "Chronicle" and the 2015 reboot of "Fantastic Four."
- 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: Dave Filoni Target entity description: Dave Filoni is an American filmmaker and animator best known for his key creative leadership on numerous Star Wars animated series and live-action projects for Lucasfilm.
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A.
Chris McKenna
Chris McKenna is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on films like the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Spider-Man series and TV shows such as Community.
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B.
Scott Z. Burns
Scott Z. Burns is an American screenwriter, director, and producer known for socially conscious films such as Contagion, The Informant!, and The Report.
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C.
Mark Fergus
Mark Fergus is an American screenwriter and filmmaker best known for co-writing acclaimed films such as "Children of Men" and "Iron Man."
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D.
Terrance Dicks
Terrance Dicks was a British television writer and script editor best known for his extensive work on Doctor Who and his influential contributions to the series’ mythology.
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E.
Josh Trank
Josh Trank is an American filmmaker best known for directing the found-footage superhero film "Chronicle" and the 2015 reboot of "Fantastic Four."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lucasfilm executive
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animator ⓘ film director ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ showrunner ⓘ television producer ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| almaMater | Edinboro University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| coCreated |
Star Wars Resistance
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The Book of Boba Fett ⓘ The Mandalorian ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| created |
Ahsoka (TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahsoka
Star Wars Rebels ⓘ Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi ⓘ Star Wars: The Bad Batch ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1974-06-07 ⓘ |
| directed |
Ahsoka (TV series) episodes
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The Mandalorian, Chapter 13: The Jedi ⓘ
linked to:
The Mandalorian
The Mandalorian, Chapter 1: The Mandalorian ⓘ
linked to:
The Mandalorian
The Mandalorian, Chapter 5: The Gunslinger ⓘ
linked to:
The Mandalorian
multiple episodes of Star Wars Rebels ⓘ multiple episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series) ⓘ |
| employer | Lucasfilm ⓘ |
| familyName | Filoni ⓘ |
| fullName |
David Filoni
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linked to:
Dave Filoni
|
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| influencedBy | George Lucas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing the character Ahsoka Tano
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key creative leadership on Star Wars animated series ⓘ |
| notableCharacterCreated |
Ahsoka Tano
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahsoka
Captain Rex ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ahsoka (TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahsoka
Avatar: The Last Airbender ⓘ Star Wars Rebels ⓘ Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi ⓘ
linked to:
Tales of the Jedi
Star Wars: The Bad Batch ⓘ Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The Book of Boba Fett ⓘ The Mandalorian ⓘ |
| occupation |
animator
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film director ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Mt. Lebanon
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| positionHeld | Chief Creative Officer of Lucasfilm ⓘ |
| previousPositionHeld | Executive Creative Director at Lucasfilm ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Avatar: The Last Airbender (as director)
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linked to:
Avatar: The Last Airbender
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dave Filoni Description of subject: Dave Filoni is an American filmmaker and animator best known for his key creative leadership on numerous Star Wars animated series and live-action projects for Lucasfilm.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dave Filoni