Orin Scrivello
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Orin Scrivello is the sadistic dentist and antagonist from the musical and film "Little Shop of Horrors," known for his abusive behavior and darkly comic persona.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orin Scrivello canonical | 2 |
| Orin Scrivello (at story start) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11430517 — 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: Orin Scrivello Context triple: [Little Shop of Horrors, mainCharacter, Orin Scrivello]
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A.
Orin Incandenza
Orin Incandenza is a former football punter and womanizing eldest son of the Incandenza family in David Foster Wallace’s novel "Infinite Jest," whose troubled relationships and fear of commitment reflect the book’s broader themes of addiction and avoidance.
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B.
Marcus Scribner
Marcus Scribner is an American actor best known for playing Andre Johnson Jr. on the ABC sitcom "Black-ish."
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C.
Ranon Ufgood
Ranon Ufgood is a character from the fantasy film "Willow," known as one of Willow Ufgood's children in the Nelwyn village.
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D.
Stephen Orlac
Stephen Orlac is the tormented concert pianist in the 1935 horror film "Mad Love," whose transplanted hands drive him toward madness and violence.
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E.
Orrin
Orrin is a masculine given name most notably borne by long-serving U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah.
- 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: Orin Scrivello Target entity description: Orin Scrivello is the sadistic dentist and antagonist from the musical and film "Little Shop of Horrors," known for his abusive behavior and darkly comic persona.
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A.
Orin Incandenza
Orin Incandenza is a former football punter and womanizing eldest son of the Incandenza family in David Foster Wallace’s novel "Infinite Jest," whose troubled relationships and fear of commitment reflect the book’s broader themes of addiction and avoidance.
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B.
Marcus Scribner
Marcus Scribner is an American actor best known for playing Andre Johnson Jr. on the ABC sitcom "Black-ish."
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C.
Ranon Ufgood
Ranon Ufgood is a character from the fantasy film "Willow," known as one of Willow Ufgood's children in the Nelwyn village.
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D.
Stephen Orlac
Stephen Orlac is the tormented concert pianist in the 1935 horror film "Mad Love," whose transplanted hands drive him toward madness and violence.
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E.
Orrin
Orrin is a masculine given name most notably borne by long-serving U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ musical theatre character ⓘ |
| addiction | inhalation of nitrous oxide ⓘ |
| alignment | villain ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors (stage musical) ⓘ
linked to:
Little Shop of Horrors
|
| basedOn | sadistic dentist archetype ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | accidental asphyxiation from nitrous oxide mask (in most versions) ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
abusive
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narcissistic ⓘ sadistic ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Alan Menken
ⓘ
Howard Ashman ⓘ |
| diesIn |
Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Little Shop of Horrors
|
| enemyOf | Seymour Krelborn ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Little Shop of Horrors (1982 Off-Broadway musical)
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linked to:
Little Shop of Horrors
|
| franchise | Little Shop of Horrors ⓘ |
| fullName | Orin Scrivello, D.D.S. ⓘ |
| genre | black comedy ⓘ |
| inUniverseReputation |
feared by patients
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successful dentist ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Audrey ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | antagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInCanon | American ⓘ |
| notableBehavior |
abuses dental patients
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physically abuses Audrey ⓘ |
| notableSong | Dentist! ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
enjoys inflicting pain
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wears leather motorcycle gear in many productions ⓘ |
| occupation | dentist ⓘ |
| personality | darkly comic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Howard Ashman (original workshop/early performances)
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linked to:
Howard Ashman
Lee Wilkof ⓘ Steve Martin ⓘ various stage actors in later productions ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWith Audrey | abusive boyfriend ⓘ |
| settingOfPractice | Skid Row ⓘ |
| tone | darkly humorous ⓘ |
| transport | motorcycle ⓘ |
| uses | nitrous oxide ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Orin Scrivello Description of subject: Orin Scrivello is the sadistic dentist and antagonist from the musical and film "Little Shop of Horrors," known for his abusive behavior and darkly comic persona.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Orin Scrivello