Craig Gilner in It's Kind of a Funny Story
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Craig Gilner is the introspective, depressed New York City teenager who checks himself into a psychiatric ward and narrates the coming-of-age story in the novel and film "It's Kind of a Funny Story."
All labels observed (1)
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| Craig Gilner in It's Kind of a Funny Story canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8163181 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Craig Gilner in It's Kind of a Funny Story Context triple: [Keir Gilchrist, playedCharacter, Craig Gilner in It's Kind of a Funny Story]
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Gil Pender
Gil Pender is the nostalgic, time-traveling screenwriter protagonist of Woody Allen’s film "Midnight in Paris," portrayed by Owen Wilson.
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B.
Seth Gabel
Seth Gabel is an American actor known for his roles in television series such as "Fringe," "Salem," and "Nip/Tuck."
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C.
Zach Staenberg
Zach Staenberg is an American film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning work on "The Matrix" and its sequels.
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D.
Jason Ritter
Jason Ritter is an American actor known for his work in film and television, including roles in series like "Parenthood" and "Joan of Arcadia."
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E.
Matthew Garber
Matthew Garber was a British child actor best known for playing Michael Banks in Disney’s classic film "Mary Poppins" (1964).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Craig Gilner in It's Kind of a Funny Story Target entity description: Craig Gilner is the introspective, depressed New York City teenager who checks himself into a psychiatric ward and narrates the coming-of-age story in the novel and film "It's Kind of a Funny Story."
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A.
Gil Pender
Gil Pender is the nostalgic, time-traveling screenwriter protagonist of Woody Allen’s film "Midnight in Paris," portrayed by Owen Wilson.
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B.
Seth Gabel
Seth Gabel is an American actor known for his roles in television series such as "Fringe," "Salem," and "Nip/Tuck."
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C.
Zach Staenberg
Zach Staenberg is an American film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning work on "The Matrix" and its sequels.
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D.
Jason Ritter
Jason Ritter is an American actor known for his work in film and television, including roles in series like "Parenthood" and "Joan of Arcadia."
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E.
Matthew Garber
Matthew Garber was a British child actor best known for playing Michael Banks in Disney’s classic film "Mary Poppins" (1964).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| age | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
It's Kind of a Funny Story (film)
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linked to:
It's Kind of a Funny Story
It's Kind of a Funny Story (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
It's Kind of a Funny Story
|
| appearsInGenre |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
young adult fiction ⓘ |
| characterArc | coming of age ⓘ |
| checksInto | psychiatric ward ⓘ |
| creator | Ned Vizzini ⓘ |
| developsSkill | artistic drawing ⓘ |
| education | Executive Pre-Professional High School ⓘ |
| familyMember |
Craig Gilner's father
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Craig Gilner's mother ⓘ Sarah Gilner ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2006 novel)
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linked to:
It's Kind of a Funny Story
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFriend |
Aaron Fitzcarraldo
ⓘ
Bobby ⓘ Nia ⓘ Noelle ⓘ |
| hasMentalHealthCondition |
anxiety
ⓘ
depression ⓘ suicidal ideation ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
intelligent
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ perfectionist ⓘ socially anxious ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Ned Vizzini's own experiences with depression ⓘ |
| narratorOf |
It's Kind of a Funny Story (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
It's Kind of a Funny Story
|
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWorkInStory | brain maps ⓘ |
| occupation | high school student ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Keir Gilchrist ⓘ |
| residence |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| romanticInterest |
Nia
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Noelle ⓘ |
| seeksHelpFor | mental illness ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | adult psychiatric unit ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
academic stress
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adolescent pressure ⓘ mental health recovery ⓘ suicide prevention ⓘ |
| undergoes | psychiatric treatment ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Craig Gilner in It's Kind of a Funny Story Description of subject: Craig Gilner is the introspective, depressed New York City teenager who checks himself into a psychiatric ward and narrates the coming-of-age story in the novel and film "It's Kind of a Funny Story."
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