Paul the Illustrated Seal
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Paul the Illustrated Seal is a heavily tattooed, physically deformed performer in American Horror Story: Freak Show who works in Elsa Mars’ troupe of sideshow “freaks.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul the Illustrated Seal canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10595463 — 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: Paul the Illustrated Seal Context triple: [Penny (American Horror Story: Freak Show), romanticPartner, Paul the Illustrated Seal]
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A.
Percy the Lion
Percy the Lion is the official lion mascot of Newcastle University, symbolizing the institution’s spirit and identity at events and activities.
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B.
Oswald the Tiger
Oswald the Tiger is the costumed tiger mascot representing Occidental College at its athletic events and campus activities.
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C.
Palatine lion
The Palatine lion is a heraldic lion symbol historically associated with the Electorate of the Palatinate within the Holy Roman Empire, prominently featured in its arms and insignia.
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D.
Alex the Lion
Alex the Lion is the charismatic, showboating lion from DreamWorks’ Madagascar franchise, known as the star attraction of the Central Park Zoo and leader of the main animal group.
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E.
Roman the Bear
Roman the Bear is the official mascot of the University of Bath, typically depicted as a friendly bear symbolizing the university’s spirit and community.
- 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: Paul the Illustrated Seal Target entity description: Paul the Illustrated Seal is a heavily tattooed, physically deformed performer in American Horror Story: Freak Show who works in Elsa Mars’ troupe of sideshow “freaks.”
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A.
Percy the Lion
Percy the Lion is the official lion mascot of Newcastle University, symbolizing the institution’s spirit and identity at events and activities.
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B.
Oswald the Tiger
Oswald the Tiger is the costumed tiger mascot representing Occidental College at its athletic events and campus activities.
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C.
Palatine lion
The Palatine lion is a heraldic lion symbol historically associated with the Electorate of the Palatinate within the Holy Roman Empire, prominently featured in its arms and insignia.
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D.
Alex the Lion
Alex the Lion is the charismatic, showboating lion from DreamWorks’ Madagascar franchise, known as the star attraction of the Central Park Zoo and leader of the main animal group.
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E.
Roman the Bear
Roman the Bear is the official mascot of the University of Bath, typically depicted as a friendly bear symbolizing the university’s spirit and community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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sideshow performer ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | American Horror Story: Freak Show ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | American Horror Story ⓘ |
| createdFor | American Horror Story: Freak Show ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
American Horror Story universe
ⓘ
linked to:
American Horror Story
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
horror ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Paul the Illustrated Seal ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
heavily tattooed
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physically deformed ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Elsa Mars’ freak show troupe
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linked to:
Freak Show
Jupiter, Florida sideshow ⓘ |
| occupation |
sideshow performer
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tattooed man ⓘ |
| partOf | ensemble cast of American Horror Story: Freak Show ⓘ |
| seasonAppearance | American Horror Story season 4 ⓘ |
| setting |
Jupiter, Florida
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linked to:
City of Jupiter, Florida
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| species | human ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| worksFor | Elsa Mars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul the Illustrated Seal Description of subject: Paul the Illustrated Seal is a heavily tattooed, physically deformed performer in American Horror Story: Freak Show who works in Elsa Mars’ troupe of sideshow “freaks.”
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.