Wilson Cruz
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Wilson Cruz is an American actor and LGBTQ+ advocate best known for his groundbreaking role as Rickie Vasquez on the television series "My So-Called Life."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wilson Cruz canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6153079 — 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)
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Target entity: Wilson Cruz Context triple: [My So-Called Life, starring, Wilson Cruz]
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A.
Joel Negron
Joel Negron is a professional film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the adventure film "Jungle Cruise."
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B.
René Elizondo Jr.
René Elizondo Jr. is a Mexican-born music video director, songwriter, and dancer best known for his long-term romantic and creative partnership with pop icon Janet Jackson.
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C.
Gerónimo Peña
Gerónimo Peña is a former Dominican professional baseball second baseman who played in Major League Baseball in the 1990s, primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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D.
Gabriel Basso
Gabriel Basso is an American actor known for his roles in films like "Super 8" and the Netflix series "The Night Agent."
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E.
Mark Consuelos
Mark Consuelos is an American actor and television personality best known for his role on the soap opera "All My Children" and for co-hosting the morning talk show "Live with Kelly and Mark" alongside his wife Kelly Ripa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Wilson Cruz Target entity description: Wilson Cruz is an American actor and LGBTQ+ advocate best known for his groundbreaking role as Rickie Vasquez on the television series "My So-Called Life."
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A.
Joel Negron
Joel Negron is a professional film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the adventure film "Jungle Cruise."
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B.
René Elizondo Jr.
René Elizondo Jr. is a Mexican-born music video director, songwriter, and dancer best known for his long-term romantic and creative partnership with pop icon Janet Jackson.
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C.
Gerónimo Peña
Gerónimo Peña is a former Dominican professional baseball second baseman who played in Major League Baseball in the 1990s, primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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D.
Gabriel Basso
Gabriel Basso is an American actor known for his roles in films like "Super 8" and the Netflix series "The Night Agent."
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E.
Mark Consuelos
Mark Consuelos is an American actor and television personality best known for his role on the soap opera "All My Children" and for co-hosting the morning talk show "Live with Kelly and Mark" alongside his wife Kelly Ripa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBTQ+ activist
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| advocacyFocus |
HIV/AIDS awareness
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LGBTQ+ youth ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
13 Reasons Why
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linked to:
Thirteen Reasons Why
He's Just Not That Into You ⓘ
linked to:
He’s Just Not That Into You
Joyride ⓘ My So-Called Life ⓘ Noah's Arc ⓘ Party of Five ⓘ Star Trek: Discovery ⓘ The Ode ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1973-12-27 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Puerto Rican American ⓘ |
| familyName | Cruz ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Wilson ⓘ |
| hasLGBTIdentity | yes ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| name | Wilson Cruz ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | pioneering Latino LGBTQ+ representation on American television ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first openly gay actors to play an openly gay teenager on U.S. network television ⓘ |
| notableWork |
13 Reasons Why
ⓘ
linked to:
Thirteen Reasons Why
My So-Called Life ⓘ Noah's Arc ⓘ Party of Five ⓘ Star Trek: Discovery ⓘ |
| occupation |
LGBTQ+ advocate
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actor ⓘ producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
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linked to:
Los Angeles
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| role |
Dr. Hugh Culber in Star Trek: Discovery
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linked to:
Hugh Culber
Junito in Noah's Arc ⓘ Rickie Vasquez in My So-Called Life ⓘ Victor in Party of Five ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| socialMediaPlatform |
Instagram
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Twitter ⓘ
linked to:
Twitter, Inc.
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| website | https://wilsoncruz.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wilson Cruz Description of subject: Wilson Cruz is an American actor and LGBTQ+ advocate best known for his groundbreaking role as Rickie Vasquez on the television series "My So-Called Life."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.