Herb Tarlek
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Herb Tarlek is a loud, tacky-suited, and comically inept advertising salesman character from the WKRP in Cincinnati television franchise.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herb Tarlek canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9983791 — 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: Herb Tarlek Context triple: [The New WKRP in Cincinnati, featuresCharacter, Herb Tarlek]
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A.
Derbarl Yerrigan
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B.
Malk Rezen
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C.
Frederic Talgorn
Frédéric Talgorn is a French composer best known for his symphonic film scores and concert works, particularly in the science fiction and action genres.
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D.
Kyle Katarn
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E.
Atron Gregory
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- 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: Herb Tarlek Target entity description: Herb Tarlek is a loud, tacky-suited, and comically inept advertising salesman character from the WKRP in Cincinnati television franchise.
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A.
Derbarl Yerrigan
Derbarl Yerrigan is the Noongar Aboriginal name for the Swan River in Western Australia, reflecting its deep cultural and spiritual significance to the local Indigenous people.
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B.
Malk Rezen
Malk Rezen is a notable peak on Bulgaria’s Vitosha Mountain, popular for hiking and offering panoramic views over Sofia.
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C.
Frederic Talgorn
Frédéric Talgorn is a French composer best known for his symphonic film scores and concert works, particularly in the science fiction and action genres.
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D.
Kyle Katarn
Kyle Katarn is a former Imperial officer turned mercenary and Jedi who plays a central role in the Star Wars expanded universe, particularly in the Dark Forces and Jedi Knight video game series.
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E.
Atron Gregory
Atron Gregory is a music industry executive and artist manager best known for helping launch Tupac Shakur’s early career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
ⓘ
WKRP in Cincinnati ⓘ |
| basedOn | stereotypical 1970s radio ad salesman ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cowardly
ⓘ
inept ⓘ insecure ⓘ loud ⓘ obnoxious ⓘ smarmy ⓘ tacky ⓘ |
| comedicType |
broad physical comedy
ⓘ
character-based humor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Hugh Wilson ⓘ |
| dressStyle |
clashing ties
ⓘ
loud plaid sport coats ⓘ white belt ⓘ white shoes ⓘ |
| employer | WKRP ⓘ |
| familyName | Tarlek ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | WKRP in Cincinnati ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
WKRP in Cincinnati season 1
ⓘ
linked to:
WKRP in Cincinnati
|
| fullName | Herb Tarlek ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom character ⓘ |
| givenName | Herb ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Bunny Tarlek
ⓘ
unidentified son ⓘ |
| knownFor |
comic relief on WKRP in Cincinnati
ⓘ
inept advertising sales pitches ⓘ wearing loud plaid suits ⓘ wearing white belt and white shoes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| network | CBS ⓘ |
| occupation |
advertising salesman
ⓘ
sales manager ⓘ |
| personalityRole |
comic foil to Andy Travis
ⓘ
comic foil to Les Nessman ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Frank Bonner ⓘ |
| religion | Catholic (implied in series) ⓘ |
| spouse | Lucille Tarlek ⓘ |
| worksAt |
WKRP radio station
ⓘ
linked to:
WKRP
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Herb Tarlek Description of subject: Herb Tarlek is a loud, tacky-suited, and comically inept advertising salesman character from the WKRP in Cincinnati television franchise.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.