Howard Brackett – Kevin Kline

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fictional character film character

Howard Brackett is the small-town English teacher protagonist of the comedy film "In & Out," portrayed by actor Kevin Kline as a man whose life is upended when a former student publicly questions his sexuality.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Howard Brackett – Kevin Kline canonical	1
Kevin Kline as Howard Brackett	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5590827 — 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: Howard Brackett – Kevin Kline
Context triple: [In & Out, characterPortrayedBy, Howard Brackett – Kevin Kline]

A. Paul Benedict
Paul Benedict was an American character actor best known for his comedic roles on television and in film, including his portrayal of the eccentric English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom "The Jeffersons."
B. Larry Kline
Larry Kline is the fictional mayor of Hawkins, Indiana, in the television series "Stranger Things," known for his self-serving and corrupt behavior during the events of the show’s third season.
C. Maury Winetrobe
Maury Winetrobe is a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions such as "Pocketful of Miracles."
D. Ted Knight
Ted Knight was an American actor and comedian best known for his Emmy-winning role as the pompous newscaster Ted Baxter on the television sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."
E. Jack Henry Robbins
Jack Henry Robbins is an American filmmaker and director known for his work on independent films and for being the son of actor Tim Robbins and actress Susan Sarandon.
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: Howard Brackett – Kevin Kline
Target entity description: Howard Brackett is the small-town English teacher protagonist of the comedy film "In & Out," portrayed by actor Kevin Kline as a man whose life is upended when a former student publicly questions his sexuality.

A. Paul Benedict
Paul Benedict was an American character actor best known for his comedic roles on television and in film, including his portrayal of the eccentric English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom "The Jeffersons."
B. Larry Kline
Larry Kline is the fictional mayor of Hawkins, Indiana, in the television series "Stranger Things," known for his self-serving and corrupt behavior during the events of the show’s third season.
C. Maury Winetrobe
Maury Winetrobe is a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions such as "Pocketful of Miracles."
D. Ted Knight
Ted Knight was an American actor and comedian best known for his Emmy-winning role as the pompous newscaster Ted Baxter on the television sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."
E. Jack Henry Robbins
Jack Henry Robbins is an American filmmaker and director known for his work on independent films and for being the son of actor Tim Robbins and actress Susan Sarandon.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ
appearsIn	In & Out ⓘ
associatedWith	Cameron Drake ⓘ Greenleaf High School ⓘ Peter Malloy ⓘ
awardContext	Cameron Drake’s Oscar acceptance speech triggers plot ⓘ
characterArc	from denial of sexuality to open self-acceptance ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
createdBy	Paul Rudnick ⓘ
fiancé	Emily Montgomery ⓘ
filmDirectorOfWork	Frank Oz ⓘ
filmGenreContext	LGBT-related comedy ⓘ comedy ⓘ
formerStudent	Cameron Drake ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
humorStyle	satire of Hollywood and media stereotypes ⓘ
knownFor	being mistakenly outed before his wedding ⓘ inspiring solidarity among students and townspeople ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
medium	feature film ⓘ
narrativeRole	protagonist of In & Out ⓘ
notableEvent	outed on live television by former student Cameron Drake ⓘ publicly comes out as gay at school awards ceremony ⓘ wedding to Emily Montgomery called off ⓘ
notableScene	confrontation at his wedding ceremony ⓘ dance practice to a self-help tape about masculinity ⓘ final classroom and awards ceremony scenes ⓘ
occupation	English teacher ⓘ high school teacher ⓘ
portrayedBy	Kevin Kline ⓘ
relationshipWith	family and community in Greenleaf ⓘ student body of Greenleaf High School ⓘ
residence	Greenleaf, Indiana ⓘ
setIn	Indiana ⓘ
sexualOrientation	gay ⓘ
strugglesWith	sexual identity ⓘ social expectations in a small town ⓘ
teachesSubject	English ⓘ
theme	coming out ⓘ homophobia ⓘ small-town life ⓘ
yearOfFilmRelease	1997 ⓘ