Rex Harrington
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Canadian ballet dancer
ballet dancer
ballet teacher
choreographer
human
male ballet dancer
television personality
Rex Harrington is a celebrated Canadian ballet dancer and former principal with the National Ballet of Canada, renowned for his dramatic stage presence and virtuosic technique.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rex Harrington canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5704483 — 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: Rex Harrington Context triple: [National Ballet of Canada, notable dancer, Rex Harrington]
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A.
John McIntire
John McIntire was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in Western films and television, as well as voice work in classic Disney animated features.
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B.
Harry H. Corbett
Harry H. Corbett was an English actor best known for his role as Harold Steptoe in the classic BBC sitcom "Steptoe and Son."
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C.
Willard Mack
Willard Mack was a Canadian-born American playwright, actor, and director known for his successful stage works that were frequently adapted into films during the early 20th century.
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D.
Carroll Lewis
Carroll Lewis was a film editor active in early 20th-century American cinema, known for his work on classic genre films such as the 1932 horror movie "Island of Lost Souls."
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E.
John Norville
John Norville is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the story for Disney's adventure film "Jungle Cruise."
- 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: Rex Harrington Target entity description: Rex Harrington is a celebrated Canadian ballet dancer and former principal with the National Ballet of Canada, renowned for his dramatic stage presence and virtuosic technique.
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A.
John McIntire
John McIntire was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in Western films and television, as well as voice work in classic Disney animated features.
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B.
Harry H. Corbett
Harry H. Corbett was an English actor best known for his role as Harold Steptoe in the classic BBC sitcom "Steptoe and Son."
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C.
Willard Mack
Willard Mack was a Canadian-born American playwright, actor, and director known for his successful stage works that were frequently adapted into films during the early 20th century.
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D.
Carroll Lewis
Carroll Lewis was a film editor active in early 20th-century American cinema, known for his work on classic genre films such as the 1932 horror movie "Island of Lost Souls."
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E.
John Norville
John Norville is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the story for Disney's adventure film "Jungle Cruise."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian ballet dancer
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ballet dancer ⓘ ballet teacher ⓘ choreographer ⓘ human ⓘ male ballet dancer ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Governor General’s Performing Arts Award
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linked to:
Governor General's Performing Arts Award
Order of Canada ⓘ Order of Ontario ⓘ Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal ⓘ Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| educatedAt | National Ballet School of Canada ⓘ |
| employer |
National Ballet School of Canada
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National Ballet of Canada ⓘ National Ballet of Canada (as artist-in-residence) ⓘ
linked to:
National Ballet of Canada
|
| fieldOfWork |
classical ballet
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performing arts ⓘ |
| genre | ballet ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Albrecht in “Giselle”
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Prince Siegfried in “Swan Lake” ⓘ Romeo in “Romeo and Juliet” ⓘ
linked to:
Romeo Montague
judge on So You Think You Can Dance Canada ⓘ lead roles in works by George Balanchine ⓘ lead roles in works by James Kudelka ⓘ lead roles in works by Jiří Kylián ⓘ lead roles in works by John Cranko ⓘ lead roles in works by Rudolf Nureyev ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Member of the Order of Ontario
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Officer of the Order of Canada ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Ballet of Canada ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an openly gay ballet star in Canada
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dramatic stage presence ⓘ partnerships with leading ballerinas ⓘ virtuosic technique ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist-in-residence
ⓘ
ballet dancer ⓘ ballet teacher ⓘ choreographer ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| participantIn |
So You Think You Can Dance Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
So You Think You Can Dance
|
| positionHeld | principal dancer ⓘ |
| residence | Toronto ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| workLocation | Toronto ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rex Harrington Description of subject: Rex Harrington is a celebrated Canadian ballet dancer and former principal with the National Ballet of Canada, renowned for his dramatic stage presence and virtuosic technique.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.