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David Nelson

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Actor

The Resume

    (October 24, 1936-January 11, 2011)
    Born in New York City, New York
    Son of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson
    Older brother of Ricky Nelson
    Starred in 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet' (1952-66)
    Appeared in the films 'Here Come The Nelsons' (1952), 'Peyton Place' (1957), 'The Big Circus' (1959), 'The Big Show' (1961), 'High School U.S.A.' (1983) and 'Cry-Baby' (1990)
    Directed the films 'Childish Things' (1969), 'Death Screams' (1982) and 'Last Plane Out' (1983)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was overshadowed by his brother.
    His intro on 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet' was a blah 'the oldest of the Nelson boys.' (Ricky at least got an 'irrepressible' for his intro.)
    He divorced Playmate June Blair.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He said of being the family's straight man, 'I didn't resent it. When Ricky said something funny, I laughed.'
    He trained as a trapeze artist for the film 'The Big Circus.'
    He straightened out his brother's tangled finances after Ricky's death, with Matthew Nelson noting, 'He was the guy that stepped up to the plate and said, 'I'm going to do this for my brother and for his kids.' I'll always thank him for that.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 66 Votes: 34.85% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 171 Votes: 51.46% Annoying