The Resume

(February 10, 1893-January 29, 1980)
Died at eighty-six
Acted in 'Roadhouse Nights,' 'Speak Easily,' 'Palooka,' 'George White's Scandals,' 'You're in the Army Now,' 'Music for Millions,' 'This Time for Keeps,' 'It Happened in Brooklyn,' 'On an Island With You,' 'Billy Rose's Jumbo' and 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Signature song was 'Inka Dinka Doo'
Nicknamed 'The Schnoz'

Why he might be annoying:

He had a huge nose.
At sixty seven, he married a 39 year old woman.
He dropped out of high school in 8th grade.
His catch phrase was 'Hotch-cha-cha-cha-cha!'

Why he might not be annoying:

He once said: 'I'd go home (from school) and cry. I made up my mind never to hurt anybody else, no matter what. I never made jokes about anybody's big ears, crossed eyes, or their stuttering.'
He was adored by everyone he ever worked with.
He sang the famous 'Frosty the Snowman' song.
He was a multi-talented performer who got his start in vaudeville.
His fame was rekindled posthumously when his recordings of 'As Time Goes By' and 'Make Someone Happy' were used on the soundtrack of 'Sleepless in Seattle,' introducing him to a whole new generation of listeners.

Credit: Cosmic Princess

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors/Actresses Appearing in Shirley Temple Movies
• Andy Williams Show Guests [1962-71]
• Ant Eaters/Pinocchios [Big Noses]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2101893)
• Cole Porter's 'You're the Top' References
• Cosmic Princess' Profiles [Series 1]
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Footprints in Mann's Theater - Male
• I Am Vaudeville [A-L]
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [C-D]
• I Attended Nat King Cole’s Funeral [February 18, 1965]
• I Attended the Premiere of 'That's Entertainment!' [1974]
• I Come from Queens
• I Covered Charlie Chaplin’s ‘Smile’
• I Died in 1980 (Ranked: 84)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[C-E]
• I Lived in Beverly Hills
• I Lived in Santa Monica
• I Narrated a Rankin-Bass Special
• I'm Buried at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Cemetery [Culver City, Ca]
• Insured Body Parts
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [1963]
• I've Got a Secret - Guests [1952-67]
• Las Vegas Walk of Stars Honorees
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Lounge Lizards
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• My Song is on Sony's 'Soundtrack for a Century'
• National Radio Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2007)
• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy (Ranked: 1952)
• Profiles 9001-9250 (Ranked: 9154)
• Satirized on American Dad
• Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour [1967-70]
• Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour Guests
• Stars of MGM Musicals
• Variety Show Hosts
• Voices of Rankin-Bass

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 61 Votes: 42.62% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 202 Votes: 46.53% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 33 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 107 Votes: 48.60% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 156 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 252 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 131 Votes: 32.82% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 190 Votes: 44.21% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 305 Votes: 40.33% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 417 Votes: 42.45% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 408 Votes: 43.63% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 244 Votes: 42.21% Annoying