Tom Villard
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Tom Villard was an American film and television actor known for his comedic roles in the 1980s, including appearances in movies like "One Crazy Summer" and "My Girl."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Villard canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7256976 — 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: Tom Villard Context triple: [History of the World, Part I, editedBy, Tom Villard]
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A.
Eric Villency
Eric Villency is an American businessman and interior designer, known as the CEO of the design firm Villency Design Group and for his past marriage to television personality Kimberly Guilfoyle.
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B.
Roger Devereau
Roger Devereau is the central protagonist of the comedy-thriller film "Silver Streak," around whom the movie’s train-bound mystery and adventure revolve.
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C.
Eugene Roche
Eugene Roche was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television, often playing affable or comedic supporting roles.
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D.
Eddy Colbert
Eddy Colbert is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or prominent bearer of the surname Colbert.
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E.
Joseph Avenol
Joseph Avenol was a French diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the League of Nations during the turbulent years leading up to World War II.
- 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: Tom Villard Target entity description: Tom Villard was an American film and television actor known for his comedic roles in the 1980s, including appearances in movies like "One Crazy Summer" and "My Girl."
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A.
Eric Villency
Eric Villency is an American businessman and interior designer, known as the CEO of the design firm Villency Design Group and for his past marriage to television personality Kimberly Guilfoyle.
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B.
Roger Devereau
Roger Devereau is the central protagonist of the comedy-thriller film "Silver Streak," around whom the movie’s train-bound mystery and adventure revolve.
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C.
Eugene Roche
Eugene Roche was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television, often playing affable or comedic supporting roles.
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D.
Eddy Colbert
Eddy Colbert is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or prominent bearer of the surname Colbert.
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E.
Joseph Avenol
Joseph Avenol was a French diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the League of Nations during the turbulent years leading up to World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedian
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEndYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartYear | 1970s ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
AIDS-related complications
ⓘ
HIV/AIDS ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-11-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-11-14 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Villard ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Tom ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy film
ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | public awareness of AIDS in the entertainment industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| movement | LGBT rights activism ⓘ |
| name | Tom Villard ⓘ |
| notableFor | comedic roles in 1980s films and television ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Clay in One Crazy Summer
ⓘ
Jay Bostwick in We Got It Made ⓘ Phil in My Girl ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Heartbreak Ridge
ⓘ
Murder, She Wrote ⓘ My Girl ⓘ One Crazy Summer ⓘ Popcorn ⓘ The A-Team ⓘ The Golden Girls ⓘ The Trouble with Dick ⓘ We Got It Made ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
comedian ⓘ |
| partOf |
American cinema of the 1980s
ⓘ
American television of the 1980s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Waipahu, Hawaii, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| spokeAt | AIDS awareness events in the early 1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Villard Description of subject: Tom Villard was an American film and television actor known for his comedic roles in the 1980s, including appearances in movies like "One Crazy Summer" and "My Girl."
Referenced by (3)
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