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Richard Lester

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Filmmaker

The Resume

    (January 19, 1932- )
    Directed 'The Running, Jumping Standing Still Film,' 'Hard Day's Night,' 'Help!,' 'The Knack and How to Get it,' 'The Three Musketeers,' 'Butch and Sundance: The Early Years,' 'Superman II' and 'Superman III'

Why he might be annoying:

    Everyone called him 'Dick!' (Until the mid-70s when he insisted everyone call him Richard) .
    He quit directing feature films in the late 1980's after the death of actor Roy Kinnear (who appeared in 9 of his films, including 'Help!' and 'The Three Musketeers').
    He will go down in history for making films starring the Beatles.
    George Harrison once said of him 'Let's face it, we just mutter a few words now and then and Dick Lester tells us how to do it.'
    He has a short lived variety show called 'The Dick Lester Show' Peter Sellerssaw it and said to him, 'I watched your program last night, and it was either one of the worst shows I've ever seen, or you are on to something.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He directed films about The Beatles and Superman.
    He enter college when he was 15.
    He could spell 250 words at the age of two.
    He is accomplished jazz musician
    In addition to his two films about the Beatles, he also featured John Lennon in 'How in I Won the War' and directed the Paul McCartney concert film, 'Get Back.'
    He had a tribute at the 1990 Sundance Festival.
    He is the pioneers of the music video thanks to his Beatles films!

Credit: Long Tall Sally


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 38 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 88 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 100 Votes: 61.00% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 223 Votes: 51.57% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 80 Votes: 41.25% Annoying