Randy Cohen
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Randy Cohen is an American writer and humorist best known for his long-running role as the original author of The New York Times Magazine’s ethics advice column, “The Ethicist.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Randy Cohen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6828714 — 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: Randy Cohen Context triple: [The Ethicist, firstColumnAuthor, Randy Cohen]
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A.
Jon Cohen
Jon Cohen is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the science fiction film "Minority Report."
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B.
Bennett Rosenthal
Bennett Rosenthal is an American businessman and private equity executive best known as a co-owner of the Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
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C.
Stephen Oremus
Stephen Oremus is a Tony Award–winning American music director, arranger, and orchestrator known for his work on major Broadway musicals such as Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon, and Wicked.
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D.
Richard Appel
Richard Appel is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on animated series such as The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Family Guy.
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E.
Mark Levine
Mark Levine is an American politician and public servant who serves as the borough president of Manhattan in New York City.
- 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: Randy Cohen Target entity description: Randy Cohen is an American writer and humorist best known for his long-running role as the original author of The New York Times Magazine’s ethics advice column, “The Ethicist.”
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A.
Jon Cohen
Jon Cohen is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the science fiction film "Minority Report."
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B.
Bennett Rosenthal
Bennett Rosenthal is an American businessman and private equity executive best known as a co-owner of the Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
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C.
Stephen Oremus
Stephen Oremus is a Tony Award–winning American music director, arranger, and orchestrator known for his work on major Broadway musicals such as Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon, and Wicked.
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D.
Richard Appel
Richard Appel is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on animated series such as The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Family Guy.
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E.
Mark Levine
Mark Levine is an American politician and public servant who serves as the borough president of Manhattan in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
columnist
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer | The New York Times Magazine ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comedy writing
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ journalism ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
ⓘ
humor ⓘ |
| hasRole |
essayist
ⓘ
radio host ⓘ |
| hasWrittenFor |
Harper's Magazine
ⓘ
The New York Times ⓘ The New Yorker ⓘ television ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the original author of The New York Times Magazine ethics column "The Ethicist" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Ethicist
ⓘ
books on ethics and morality ⓘ television writing for "Late Night with David Letterman" ⓘ |
| occupation |
columnist
ⓘ
humorist ⓘ television writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | ethics advice columnist ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Randy Cohen Description of subject: Randy Cohen is an American writer and humorist best known for his long-running role as the original author of The New York Times Magazine’s ethics advice column, “The Ethicist.”
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.