The Resume

(October 5, 1950-May 27, 2011)
Best known for playing Bobby Wheeler on 'Taxi'
Also played Kenickie in 'Grease' and acted on 'Babylon 5'

Why he might be annoying:

He is twice divorced.
He was an alcoholic.
He wanted to be an astronaut.
He has done almost nothing but B Movies since Taxi ended.
He did a season of 'The Bold And The Beautiful' in the late 80s.
He became a grandfather at 46, even though he had no biological children of his own.
He sued a casino because the security guards had broken his arm after he had a rough night of drinking.
He played a struggling actor on 'Taxi,' which is not unlike what he does today.
He did infomercials for computer instructional tapes.
He decked Andy Kaufman after Andy made fun of the 'Taxi' cast at the 1979 Golden Globes.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was twice nominated for a Golden Globe for 'Taxi.'
He is said to have a great sense of humor in real life.
He has a cult following among sci-fi fans.
He was once Olivia Newton-John's brother in law.

Credit: Eric Hartman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 1 vs. 100 Mob Members
• Addicted to Prescription Pain Killers
• Battle of the Network Stars [ABC]
• Boston Phoenix's 100 Unsexiest Men in the World [April 2008] (Ranked: 22)
• Entertainment Weekly's 20 Abrupt Reality TV Farewells [2008]
• Former Child Stars in Dickie Roberts [2004]
• Grease [1978]
• I Abused Cocaine
• I Abused Oxycontin
• I Attempted Suicide and Screwed it Up
• I Checked into Rehab
• I Died in 2011 (Ranked: 60)
• I Married in 1980
• I Married in 1990
• I was Arrested for DUI/DWI
• I was Involved in a Car Accident in 1990
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Uni-polar]
• Infomercials Advertisers
• Look at My Autographed Photo
• McFly's Profiles [Series 2]
• Murder She Wrote Guest Stars
• Pretty Boys
• Profiles 7751-8000 (Ranked: 7873)
• Shelley Winters Portrayed My Mom
• Short Fuses
• Taxi
• VH-1's Celebrity Fit Club [Complete] (Ranked: 3)
• VH-1's Celebrity Fit Club 3 [2006]
• VH-1's Celebrity Rehab [2007]
• VH-1's Celebrity Rehab 2 [2008]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20110527)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 36 Votes: 30.56% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 167 Votes: 53.29% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 27 Votes: 70.37% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 75 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 290 Votes: 65.17% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 37 Votes: 59.46% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 61 Votes: 57.38% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 133 Votes: 69.17% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 98 Votes: 54.08% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 233 Votes: 53.22% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 216 Votes: 56.02% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 312 Votes: 57.37% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 398 Votes: 59.80% Annoying