Jimmy MacElroy
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Jimmy MacElroy is a sheltered, prodigiously talented figure skater who becomes one half of an unlikely male-male pairs team in the comedy film "Blades of Glory."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jimmy MacElroy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3621399 — 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: Jimmy MacElroy Context triple: [Blades of Glory, mainCharacter, Jimmy MacElroy]
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A.
Jack McManus
Jack McManus is a British singer-songwriter and musician known for his work in pop and adult contemporary music and for his marriage to actress and singer Martine McCutcheon.
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B.
Tony McCarroll
Tony McCarroll is an English drummer best known as the original drummer for the rock band Oasis, playing on their debut album "Definitely Maybe."
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C.
Jack McHale
Jack McHale is a relatively obscure individual known primarily as a namesake referenced in records of notable bearers of the surname McHale.
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D.
Jimmy Mack
"Jimmy Mack" is a 1967 Motown hit single by Martha and the Vandellas, known for its catchy, upbeat plea to a distant lover and its enduring popularity in soul and pop music.
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E.
Donald MacDonald
Donald MacDonald was a Loyalist officer who led Scottish Highlander forces against Patriot militia in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War.
- 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: Jimmy MacElroy Target entity description: Jimmy MacElroy is a sheltered, prodigiously talented figure skater who becomes one half of an unlikely male-male pairs team in the comedy film "Blades of Glory."
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A.
Jack McManus
Jack McManus is a British singer-songwriter and musician known for his work in pop and adult contemporary music and for his marriage to actress and singer Martine McCutcheon.
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B.
Tony McCarroll
Tony McCarroll is an English drummer best known as the original drummer for the rock band Oasis, playing on their debut album "Definitely Maybe."
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C.
Jack McHale
Jack McHale is a relatively obscure individual known primarily as a namesake referenced in records of notable bearers of the surname McHale.
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D.
Jimmy Mack
"Jimmy Mack" is a 1967 Motown hit single by Martha and the Vandellas, known for its catchy, upbeat plea to a distant lover and its enduring popularity in soul and pop music.
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E.
Donald MacDonald
Donald MacDonald was a Loyalist officer who led Scottish Highlander forces against Patriot militia in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adoptiveFather | Darren MacElroy ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Blades of Glory ⓘ |
| bannedFrom | men's singles figure skating competition (fictional ruling) ⓘ |
| childhoodBackground | orphan adopted for athletic potential ⓘ |
| coachesInclude | Coach ⓘ |
| competesAtEvent | World Winter Sport Games (fictional) ⓘ |
| costumeStyle | ornate, pastel-colored skating costumes ⓘ |
| createdFor |
the film Blades of Glory
ⓘ
linked to:
Blades of Glory
|
| discipline | men's singles figure skating ⓘ |
| distributor |
Paramount Pictures (character’s film distributor)
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linked to:
Paramount Pictures
|
| enemyOf |
Fairchild Van Waldenberg
ⓘ
Stranz Van Waldenberg ⓘ |
| familyName |
MacElroy
ⓘ
linked to:
McElroy
|
| filmGenreContext |
buddy comedy
ⓘ
sports comedy ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| formsPairsTeamWith | Chazz Michael Michaels ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jimmy ⓘ |
| hairStyle | blond bowl cut ⓘ |
| languageOfPortrayal | English ⓘ |
| laterBecomesPartnerAndFriendOf | Chazz Michael Michaels ⓘ |
| laterCompetesIn | pairs figure skating ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | co-protagonist of Blades of Glory ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableSkill | technical precision in figure skating ⓘ |
| occupation | figure skater ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
hardworking
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naive ⓘ polite ⓘ sheltered ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jon Heder ⓘ |
| primarySetting | competitive figure skating circuit ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Darren MacElroy ⓘ |
| returnsToCompetitionVia | pairs figure skating loophole ⓘ |
| rivalOf | Chazz Michael Michaels ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Katie Van Waldenberg ⓘ |
| signatureMove | Iron Lotus (fictional move) ⓘ |
| sport | figure skating ⓘ |
| studio |
DreamWorks Pictures (character’s film studio)
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linked to:
DreamWorks Pictures
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| talentLevel | prodigiously talented ⓘ |
| teamType | male-male pairs team ⓘ |
| trainingRegimen | highly regimented and controlled ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jimmy MacElroy Description of subject: Jimmy MacElroy is a sheltered, prodigiously talented figure skater who becomes one half of an unlikely male-male pairs team in the comedy film "Blades of Glory."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.