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Rudolf Nureyev

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Dancer

The Resume

    (March 17, 1938-January 6, 1993)
    Acted in 'Romeo and Juliet (1966),' 'Schwanensee (1967),' 'Nijinsky (1970),' 'The Special London Bridge Special (1972),' 'Don Quixote (1973),' 'Valentino (1977),' 'Romeo e Giulietta (1982)' and 'Exposed (1983)'

Why she might be annoying:

    He was extremely difficult to work with.
    He kept every pair of ballet slippers he owned.
    His reason why he did not want children: 'What if they were not as good as me? What would I do with those imbeciles?'
    He was a terrible actor.
    He was very sexually promiscuous and cheated on his boyfriends many times.
    He had an affair with Anthony Perkins.
    He was superficial and only spent time with other celebrities.
    He denied having HIV for years.
    He remained in the closet his entire life even though it was obvious to many that he was gay.

Why she might not be annoying:

    He struggled with his sexuality his entire life.
    He defected to the West and became an international superstar (1961).
    He was known as 'the world's greatest male dancer' before he turned 30.
    He was closeted primarily because, in the Soviet Union, homosexuality was punished severely.
    When he made the highly unusual career choice of appearing on 'The Muppet Show' the publicity was so favorable that it lead to the struggling series achieving worldwide fame.
    It also made appearing on 'The Muppet Show' a fad in celebrity circles.
    Despite defecting, he was invited back to the Soviet Union by Mikhail Gorbachev (1989).
    He died of AIDS complications.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 244 Votes: 59.43% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 103 Votes: 55.34% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 25 Votes: 32.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 27 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 35 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 40 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 38 Votes: 55.26% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 48 Votes: 52.08% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 114 Votes: 65.79% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 131 Votes: 66.41% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 106 Votes: 78.30% Annoying