The Resume

(April 29, 1938- )
Born in Queens, New York
Businessman and former chairman of NASDAQ stock exchange
Founder of the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (1960)
Charged with investor fraud (Ponzi scheme) totaling $60 billion
Facing up to 150 years in prison
Set to plead guilty on 11 counts of fraud (March 12, 2009)

Why he might be annoying:

He was snitched on by his sons when they found out their dad's asset management firm was a Ponzi scheme.
His fraudulent actions victimized many Hollywood entertainers, including Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Larry King.
Non-famous victims who have lost their life savings were forced to work beyond retirement.
While a sizable number of his victims lost everything they had, he was placed under house arrest in his multi-million dollar home.

Why he might not be annoying:

He married his high school sweetheart Ruth.
He was a philanthropist who donated $6 million to lymphoma research after his son was diagnosed with it.
He also donated to leukemia charities after his nephew died from cancer.
His philanthropic work had him serving on the board of many non profit organizations.
He was powerful and influential enough to be trusted by many Hollywood power players with their funds.

Credit: Battyx3

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2009 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 52)
• Annoyatorium's Most Annoying [2009] (Ranked: 10)
• AOL's Top 10 News Searches [2009] (Ranked: 3)
• BattyX3's Profiles [Series 08]
• Beast's 50 Most Loathsome People in America [2008] (Ranked: 10)
• Boston Phoenix's 100 Unsexiest Men in the World [April 2009] (Ranked: 3)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4291938)
• Celebrity New York Met Fans
• Coolest Jews in Hollywood
• Criminals
• I Attended Hofstra
• I Come from Queens
• I Died in 2021 (Ranked: 82)
• Jack Magic’s Bitch of the Day
• Look at Me, I'm in the City
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Baseball Cap
• Mad Magazine's 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things [2009] (Ranked: 11)
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [M-Z]
• On Trial 2009
• Profiles 25251-25500 (Ranked: 25283)
• Satirized on Family Guy
• Taken by Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme
• Vanity Fair's Best Bad Boys [2010] (Ranked: 6)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 96 Votes: 63.54% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 16 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 121 Votes: 61.98% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 170 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 188 Votes: 50.53% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 281 Votes: 53.38% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 71 Votes: 56.34% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 35 Votes: 65.71% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 36 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 174 Votes: 83.91% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 326 Votes: 71.17% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 1131 Votes: 75.69% Annoying