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Laurence Olivier

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The Resume

    (May 22, 1907-July 11, 1989)
    Won the 1948 Oscar for Best Actor (Hamlet)
    Won a 1946 Special Oscar for his achievement in producing, directing and starring in the film of 'Henry V'
    Won another Special Oscar in 1978 for lifetime achievement
    Acted in 'Richard III,' 'Othello,' Hitchcock's 'Rebecca,' 'Wuthering Heights,' 'Sleuth,' 'The Jazz Singer,' 'The Boys from Brazil,' 'Pride and Prejudice,' and 'Marathon Man'
    Co-Directed the Old Vic Theater in the 1940s and the National Theater of Great Britain in the 1960s

Why he might be annoying:

    He suffered from depression.
    He left his wife to marry Vivian Leigh (1939).
    He left Vivian Leigh to marry Joan Plowright (1960).
    He lost all his savings on a disastrous 1940 production of 'Romeo and Juliet' that he directed and starred in with Vivian Leigh.
    He was known for his professional jealousy.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the first actor to be made a Lord (1971).
    He was the youngest actor to receive a knighthood (1947).
    He was the founding Director of the National Theater of Great Britain (1963).
    He is the only actor to receive an Oscar for a Shakespearean role ('Hamlet').
    He and Roberto Benigni are the only actors to receive Oscars for roles they directed themselves in.
    He ranked #46, in Empire Magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time.

Credit: Jon Mullich


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 40 Votes: 7.50% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 93 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 62 Votes: 53.23% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 26 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 31 Votes: 80.65% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 59 Votes: 50.85% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 58 Votes: 37.93% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 68 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 97 Votes: 43.30% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 101 Votes: 37.62% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 73 Votes: 47.95% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 174 Votes: 43.68% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 281 Votes: 44.84% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 324 Votes: 44.14% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 632 Votes: 49.68% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 739 Votes: 45.74% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1403 Votes: 42.12% Annoying