The Resume

(September 12, 1943- )
Birth name is Philip Michael Ondaatje
Raised in Sri Lanka and England
Resides in Toronto, Canada
Best known for ‘The English Patient (1992)'
Wrote ‘Coming Through Slaughter (1976),' ‘Running in the Family (1982),' ‘In the Skin of a Lion (1987)' and ‘Anil's Ghost (2000)'

Why he might be annoying:

He grew up rich and went to a fancy private school.
His best-known novel, ‘The English Patient,' is ponderous.
The book was made into a movie that many people found boring and pretentious.
One critic wrote: ‘Some said they didn't know how anyone would make this book into a movie; I don't know WHY anyone would.'
He is an incredibly boring interview subject.

Why he might not be annoying:

He has to live in the shadow of his brother, a multi-millionaire philanthropist and Olympic bobsledder.
He is probably the best-known writer from Sri Lanka.
He's won many writing prizes.
‘The English Patient' film won several Academy Awards and was mocked on ‘Seinfeld.'

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Poets
• Bears
• Booker Prize Winners (Ranked: 1992)
• Cannes Film Festival Jury Members (Ranked: 1997)
• I Come from Canada
• I Own An Island
• Known By a Middle Name
• Look at Me, I'm Wet
• NPR's 100 Best Literary Characters of the 20th Century [Authors - 2002] (Ranked: 86)
• Poets
• Profiles 16251-16500 (Ranked: 16394)
• Teachers
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 7]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 22 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 81 Votes: 74.07% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 99 Votes: 64.65% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 45 Votes: 75.56% Annoying