The Resume

(April 27, 1932-June 15, 2014)
Birth Name is Kemal Amin Kasem
Acted/Provided voices in 'Mister Magoo (1964),' 'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969),' 'Josie and the Pussycats (1970),' 'The Last of the Mohicans (1975),' ' New York City, New York (1977),' 'Disco Fever (1978),' 'Ghostbusters (1984),' 'James Dean: Race with Destiny (1997),' 'Undercover Angel (1999)' and '2004: A Light Knight's Odyssey (2003)'

Why he might be annoying:

He was a vegetarian.
He was four inches shorter than his wife.
He and Jean Kasem were married by Jesse Jackson (1980).
Although catchy, he changed his name for stardom's sake.
He is divorced from Linda Myers (1972-1979) and has three kids with her.
He was the celebrity sponsor of the Great American Meatout (March 20, 2001).
He did TV commercials for Intel MMX and Teledyne Water Pick Flexible Shower Massage (1997).
An embarrassing tape of him yelling at his staff has circulated on morning radio programs.

Why he might not be annoying:

He's a radio legend.
He did the weekly Top 40 radio (USA) as DJ and host.
He read people's requests and letter dedications/stories on the air and gave words of encouragement to writers.
His voice was one of the most well known and sought after.
He was the announcer for NBC Saturday Mornings (1980's).
Like Dick Clark, he's one of those fountain of youth dippers.
He did the music video for The Muppets 'She Drives Me Crazy.'
He co-hosted the annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy telethon.

Credit: Skunk Butt

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Arab Men Loved by Whites
• Artists United to Win Without War [2003]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4271932)
• Dana Carvey Impersonations
• Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts - Guests [A-K]
• Guest Voices on Captain Planet
• I am an Arab-American
• I am From Motown [Detroit Area]
• I am Lebanese
• I am Missing
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [H-K]
• I Became a Dad in 1990
• I Died in 2014 (Ranked: 82)
• I Died Under Mysterious Circumstances
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[J-L]
• I Have Dementia/Alzheimer's
• I Married Outside My Race
• I Portrayed Robin (Batman's Sidekick)
• I Visited Fantasy Island [E-K]
• National Radio Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1992)
• Nobody Told Me I'm Old
• Old Dads
• Profiles 5251-5500 (Ranked: 5346)
• Radio Disc Jockeys
• Scooby Doo Guests
• Served in the Korean War
• Sesame Street Guests
• Skunk Butt/Rebecca's Profiles [Series 1]
• Telethon Hosts
• Time/CNN's Top 10 Celebrity Meltdowns [2009]
• Vegans
• Voices of Hanna-Barbera
• Voices of Rankin-Bass
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20140615)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 70 Votes: 48.57% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 21 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 208 Votes: 50.48% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 183 Votes: 52.46% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 58 Votes: 37.93% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 66 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 58 Votes: 43.10% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 36 Votes: 47.22% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 74 Votes: 39.19% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 66 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 144 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 282 Votes: 42.20% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 398 Votes: 42.71% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 420 Votes: 41.90% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 752 Votes: 69.81% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 672 Votes: 72.47% Annoying