Triple

T20389382
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Moonlighting E498044 entity
Predicate portrays P264 FINISHED
Object Curtis Armstrong as Herbert Viola
Curtis Armstrong as Herbert Viola refers to the actor’s recurring comic role as the quirky, ambitious junior detective Herbert Viola on the 1980s television series "Moonlighting."
E1428725 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Curtis Armstrong as Herbert Viola | Statement: [Moonlighting, portrays, Curtis Armstrong as Herbert Viola]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Curtis Armstrong as Herbert Viola
Context triple: [Moonlighting, portrays, Curtis Armstrong as Herbert Viola]
  • A. Phil Silvers as Herb Blake
    Phil Silvers as Herb Blake is a comic supporting character in the 1950 musical film "Summer Stock," showcasing Silvers’ trademark fast-talking, wisecracking style.
  • B. Tony Curtis as Sidney Falco
    Tony Curtis as Sidney Falco is the sharp, morally compromised press agent at the center of the 1957 film noir drama "Sweet Smell of Success," whose scheming and desperation drive much of the film’s tension.
  • C. Tony Curtis as Danny Wilde
    Tony Curtis as Danny Wilde refers to the American actor’s portrayal of a charming, streetwise self-made millionaire playboy in the 1970s British television series "The Persuaders!".
  • D. Richard Crenna as Phil Brody
    Richard Crenna as Phil Brody refers to the seasoned, successful car dealer and charismatic mentor figure portrayed by Richard Crenna in the coming-of-age film "The Flamingo Kid."
  • E. Justin Chambers as Massimo
    Justin Chambers as Massimo is the charming Italian fiancé character in the romantic comedy film "The Wedding Planner."
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Curtis Armstrong as Herbert Viola
Triple: [Moonlighting, portrays, Curtis Armstrong as Herbert Viola]
Generated description
Curtis Armstrong as Herbert Viola refers to the actor’s recurring comic role as the quirky, ambitious junior detective Herbert Viola on the 1980s television series "Moonlighting."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Curtis Armstrong as Herbert Viola
Target entity description: Curtis Armstrong as Herbert Viola refers to the actor’s recurring comic role as the quirky, ambitious junior detective Herbert Viola on the 1980s television series "Moonlighting."
  • A. Phil Silvers as Herb Blake
    Phil Silvers as Herb Blake is a comic supporting character in the 1950 musical film "Summer Stock," showcasing Silvers’ trademark fast-talking, wisecracking style.
  • B. Tony Curtis as Sidney Falco
    Tony Curtis as Sidney Falco is the sharp, morally compromised press agent at the center of the 1957 film noir drama "Sweet Smell of Success," whose scheming and desperation drive much of the film’s tension.
  • C. Tony Curtis as Danny Wilde
    Tony Curtis as Danny Wilde refers to the American actor’s portrayal of a charming, streetwise self-made millionaire playboy in the 1970s British television series "The Persuaders!".
  • D. Richard Crenna as Phil Brody
    Richard Crenna as Phil Brody refers to the seasoned, successful car dealer and charismatic mentor figure portrayed by Richard Crenna in the coming-of-age film "The Flamingo Kid."
  • E. Justin Chambers as Massimo
    Justin Chambers as Massimo is the charming Italian fiancé character in the romantic comedy film "The Wedding Planner."
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69e0b4a71ebc8190b153a36c738730f4 completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6790e65a081909832855758fffd14 completed April 20, 2026, 7:05 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08762218448190a3339dbbe0f23962 completed May 16, 2026, 1:50 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a087754af1481909a8ffa042aad2f42 completed May 16, 2026, 1:55 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0877dcf9548190bd42db7a54aea824 completed May 16, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:28 a.m.