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Bob Penny

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Actor

The Resume

    (June 29, 1935-December 25, 2022)
    Born in Anniston, Alabama
    Notable works include ‘Forrest Gump’ and ‘Sweet Home Alabama’
    Other works include ‘Mississippi Burning,’ ‘My Cousin Vinny,’ ‘The Legend of Bagger Vance,’ ‘In the Heat of the Night’
    Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

Why he might be annoying:

    He looked older than he actually was.
    He never played a character that stood out to movie fans.
    He got his start acting in a department store commercial.
    He didn’t start acting full-time until he retired from his job as a professor.
    He was typecast in the role as a bumbling Southerner.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was an English professor at the University of Alabama-Birmingham for three decades, prior to his retirement in 1990.
    He acted on stage and theatre, in addition to film.
    He was ok with being considered a bit actor during his career.
    He said his bit roles helped him and his family be able to pay their bills in the later years.
    He got the opportunity to act alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest names during the later years of his life.

Credit: Ricky


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying