Tom Arnold
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Tom Arnold is an American actor and comedian known for his roles in film and television, as well as for his work on the sitcom "Roseanne."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tom Arnold canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3564616 — 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: Tom Arnold Context triple: [Soul Plane, starring, Tom Arnold]
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A.
Jeff Buchanan
Jeff Buchanan is a professional editor, likely working in publishing or media, known for collaborating on written content such as articles or manuscripts.
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B.
John Pankow
John Pankow is an American actor best known for his role as Ira Buchman on the television sitcom "Mad About You" and for numerous supporting roles in film and theater.
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C.
Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase is an American comedian and actor best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live" and the "National Lampoon's Vacation" film series.
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D.
Ed O’Neill
Ed O’Neill is an American actor best known for his roles as Al Bundy on "Married... with Children" and Jay Pritchett on "Modern Family."
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E.
Mark Curtis
Mark Curtis is a British historian and author known for his critical works on UK foreign policy and Western interventionism.
- 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: Tom Arnold Target entity description: Tom Arnold is an American actor and comedian known for his roles in film and television, as well as for his work on the sitcom "Roseanne."
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A.
Jeff Buchanan
Jeff Buchanan is a professional editor, likely working in publishing or media, known for collaborating on written content such as articles or manuscripts.
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B.
John Pankow
John Pankow is an American actor best known for his role as Ira Buchman on the television sitcom "Mad About You" and for numerous supporting roles in film and theater.
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C.
Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase is an American comedian and actor best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live" and the "National Lampoon's Vacation" film series.
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D.
Ed O’Neill
Ed O’Neill is an American actor best known for his roles as Al Bundy on "Married... with Children" and Jay Pritchett on "Modern Family."
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E.
Mark Curtis
Mark Curtis is a British historian and author known for his critical works on UK foreign policy and Western interventionism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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comedian ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ television actor ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| birthName | Thomas Duane Arnold ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1959-03-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Ottumwa High School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
English American
ⓘ
German American ⓘ
linked to:
German Americans
|
| familyName | Arnold ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Jax Copeland Arnold
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Quinn Sophie Arnold ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Tom Arnold ⓘ |
| notableFor |
roles in American film and television comedies
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supporting role opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
McHale's Navy (1997 film)
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linked to:
McHale's Navy
Nine Months ⓘ Roseanne ⓘ Soul Plane ⓘ The Best Damn Sports Show Period ⓘ The Jackie Thomas Show ⓘ The Tom Show ⓘ True Lies ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
comedian ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television host ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Cradle 2 the Grave
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McHale's Navy (1997 film) ⓘ
linked to:
McHale's Navy
Nine Months (1995 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Nine Months
Roseanne (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Roseanne
Soul Plane (2004 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Soul Plane
The Best Damn Sports Show Period ⓘ The Jackie Thomas Show ⓘ The Stupids (1996 film) ⓘ The Tom Show ⓘ True Lies (1994 film) ⓘ
linked to:
True Lies
|
| placeOfBirth |
Ottumwa, Iowa, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottumwa, Iowa
|
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
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| spouse |
Ashley Groussman
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Julie Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Roseanne Barr ⓘ Shelby Roos ⓘ |
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: Tom Arnold Description of subject: Tom Arnold is an American actor and comedian known for his roles in film and television, as well as for his work on the sitcom "Roseanne."
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.