Warren Leight
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Warren Leight is an American television writer, producer, and playwright best known for his leadership and storytelling on crime and legal drama series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Warren Leight canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9759889 — 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: Warren Leight Context triple: [Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, executiveProducer, Warren Leight]
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A.
Daniel Waters
Daniel Waters is an American screenwriter best known for his sharp, satirical scripts, including the cult classic film "Heathers" and the sci-fi action movie "Demolition Man."
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B.
Rick Elice
Rick Elice is an American playwright and theatrical writer best known as the co-writer of the hit musical "Jersey Boys" and the play "Peter and the Starcatcher."
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C.
Brad Silberling
Brad Silberling is an American film and television director known for movies such as "City of Angels," "Casper," and "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events."
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D.
Christopher L. Yost
Christopher L. Yost is an American screenwriter and comic book writer known for his work on Marvel films and animated series, including co-writing the screenplay for Thor: Ragnarok.
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E.
Alec Berg
Alec Berg is an American television writer, producer, and director known for his work on acclaimed comedy series such as Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Silicon Valley.
- 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: Warren Leight Target entity description: Warren Leight is an American television writer, producer, and playwright best known for his leadership and storytelling on crime and legal drama series.
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A.
Daniel Waters
Daniel Waters is an American screenwriter best known for his sharp, satirical scripts, including the cult classic film "Heathers" and the sci-fi action movie "Demolition Man."
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B.
Rick Elice
Rick Elice is an American playwright and theatrical writer best known as the co-writer of the hit musical "Jersey Boys" and the play "Peter and the Starcatcher."
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C.
Brad Silberling
Brad Silberling is an American film and television director known for movies such as "City of Angels," "Casper," and "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events."
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D.
Christopher L. Yost
Christopher L. Yost is an American screenwriter and comic book writer known for his work on Marvel films and animated series, including co-writing the screenplay for Thor: Ragnarok.
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E.
Alec Berg
Alec Berg is an American television writer, producer, and director known for his work on acclaimed comedy series such as Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Silicon Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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playwright ⓘ television producer ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
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Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
In the Heat of the Night
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linked to:
In the Heat of the Night (novel)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ⓘ Lights Out ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
playwriting
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screenwriting ⓘ television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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legal drama ⓘ |
| hasCreated | the play Side Man ⓘ |
| hasWrittenFor |
In the Heat of the Night
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linked to:
In the Heat of the Night (novel)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ⓘ Lights Out ⓘ various American television series ⓘ |
| industry |
television industry
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theatre industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership on crime drama television series
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storytelling on legal drama television series ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Warren Leight ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
served as showrunner of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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wrote the play Side Man, which won the Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ |
| notableRole |
playwright of Side Man
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showrunner of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ⓘ |
| notableWork |
In the Heat of the Night
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linked to:
In the Heat of the Night (novel)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ⓘ Lights Out ⓘ Side Man ⓘ The Night We Never Met ⓘ |
| occupation |
playwright
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screenwriter ⓘ television producer ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Warren Leight Description of subject: Warren Leight is an American television writer, producer, and playwright best known for his leadership and storytelling on crime and legal drama series.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.