Ray Peterson
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Ray Peterson is the paranoid yet well-meaning suburban homeowner played by Tom Hanks in the dark comedy film "The 'Burbs."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ray Peterson canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3757555 — 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: Ray Peterson Context triple: [The 'Burbs, mainCharacter, Ray Peterson]
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A.
William A. Petersen
William A. Petersen was a 19th-century Washington, D.C. tailor and boardinghouse owner whose home became historically significant as the place where President Abraham Lincoln died.
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B.
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
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C.
Ronald N. Perlman
Ronald N. Perlman is an American actor best known for his distinctive deep voice and leading roles in works such as the "Hellboy" films and the television series "Beauty and the Beast."
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D.
Peter D. Graves
Peter D. Graves is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood action and science fiction movies, including Terminator Salvation.
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E.
Ken Harrelson
Ken Harrelson is a former Major League Baseball player and longtime Chicago White Sox broadcaster known for his colorful on-air catchphrases and outspoken style.
- 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: Ray Peterson Target entity description: Ray Peterson is the paranoid yet well-meaning suburban homeowner played by Tom Hanks in the dark comedy film "The 'Burbs."
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A.
William A. Petersen
William A. Petersen was a 19th-century Washington, D.C. tailor and boardinghouse owner whose home became historically significant as the place where President Abraham Lincoln died.
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B.
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
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C.
Ronald N. Perlman
Ronald N. Perlman is an American actor best known for his distinctive deep voice and leading roles in works such as the "Hellboy" films and the television series "Beauty and the Beast."
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D.
Peter D. Graves
Peter D. Graves is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood action and science fiction movies, including Terminator Salvation.
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E.
Ken Harrelson
Ken Harrelson is a former Major League Baseball player and longtime Chicago White Sox broadcaster known for his colorful on-air catchphrases and outspoken style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The 'Burbs
ⓘ
linked to:
The Burbs
|
| associatedTheme |
fear of the unknown neighbors
ⓘ
suburban paranoia ⓘ |
| characterArc | moves from idle paranoia to confronting real danger ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Dana Olsen ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | Joe Dante ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Universal Pictures film ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| fullName | Ray Peterson ⓘ |
| genre | dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasPet | dog named Queenie (neighbor’s dog he often interacts with) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| neighborOf |
Art Weingartner
ⓘ
Mark Rumsfield ⓘ
linked to:
Lt. Mark Rumsfield
the Klopeks ⓘ |
| notableAction | becomes suspicious of new neighbors the Klopeks ⓘ |
| notableScene |
accidentally blows up the Klopeks’ house
ⓘ
investigates the Klopeks’ basement ⓘ |
| occupation | suburban homeowner ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
paranoid
ⓘ
well-meaning ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tom Hanks ⓘ |
| primarySetting | Hinkley Hills cul-de-sac ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Imagine Entertainment ⓘ |
| residence | suburban neighborhood ⓘ |
| spouse | Carol Peterson ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ray Peterson Description of subject: Ray Peterson is the paranoid yet well-meaning suburban homeowner played by Tom Hanks in the dark comedy film "The 'Burbs."
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.