The Resume

(December 11, 1913-November 8, 1998)
Born in Cherbourg, France
Appeared in over 85 films
Best known for starring in the Jean Cocteau films 'Beauty and the Beast' (1946) and 'Orpheus' (1948)

Why he might be annoying:

He was expelled from school after dressing as a girl and flirting with one of the teachers to amuse his friends.
After he was rejected by drama school, he supported himself as a photographer's assistant and golf caddy.
He claimed that he tried to join the French Resistance but was turned down because of his homosexuality. (And more relevantly, because of his inability to keep a secret.)
He plotted to kill a critic who dissed Cocteau and was dissuaded only by his horoscope.

Why he might not be annoying:

His father abandoned the family and his mother was a kleptomaniac shoplifter who was often in jail, leaving him and his brother alone for long stretches of time while growing up.
He helped Cocteau overcome his opium addiction.
After the liberation of Paris, he joined the 2nd Armored Division as a truck driver, carrying fuel and ammo to the front.
He did his own stunts in films.
He had a successful second career as a sculptor.
He received the Legion of Honor (1996).
He quipped, 'Life is unfair. I got nothing but the best.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Allegedly Gay Men
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 51]
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• I Adopted a Child
• I am a Citizen of France
• I Did Not Graduate High School [J-M]
• I Died in 1998 (Ranked: 84)
• I Portrayed a King
• I Portrayed a Manimal
• I Portrayed Cyrano de Bergerac
• I Portrayed Pontius Pilate
• I Portrayed Simon Templar (The Saint)
• I Was Expelled From School
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Profiles 35001-35250 (Ranked: 35076)
• Sculptors
• Served in World War II
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19981108)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 61 Votes: 68.85% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 77 Votes: 50.65% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 326 Votes: 57.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 152 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 26 Votes: 96.15% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 29 Votes: 65.52% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 45 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 56 Votes: 73.21% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying