The Resume

(March 6, 1906-March 3, 1959)
Birth name is Louis Cristillo
Member of the comedy team Abbott and Costello (1931-1957)
Appeared with Bud Abbott in over 17 films, including 'The Naughty Nineties (1945)' and 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)'
Starred on TV's 'The Abbott and Costello Show' (1952-1954)
Catchphrase was 'I'm a ba-a-ad boy'

Why he might be annoying:

He loved boxing.
He was overweight.
He dropped out of school.
He was ten years younger than Bud Abbott.
He frequently took set furniture home to use for himself.
He left the set at 4:00 p.m. everyday, even in the middle of shooting.
The F.B.I. investigated him for allegedly 'hoarding pornography and befriending mobsters' (what a baaad boy).

Why he might not be annoying:

He discovered Dean Martin.
He won a Charlie Chaplin lookalike competition (1922).
He went from sleeping in cars to become one of the highest-paid entertainers in the world.
His year-old son drowned, a loss he never fully recovered from (1943).
Chaplin said he was among the best comedians in the business.
After a bout of fever, he developed a heart condition that eventually killed him.
His last words: 'That was the best ice cream soda I ever tasted!'

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2008 Least Annoying 601-700 (Ranked: 679)
• An Asteroid was Named in My Honor (Ranked: 17024)
• Ant Eaters/Pinocchios [Big Noses]
• Bankruptcy
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Fat Comedians
• Footprints in Mann's Theater - Male
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [A-C]
• I Am Vaudeville [A-L]
• I Attended the Hollywood Premiere of ‘Giant’ [October 17, 1956]
• I Attended the Premiere of ‘Citizen Kane’ [1941]
• I Did Not Graduate High School [C-E]
• I Died in 1959 (Ranked: 52)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[C-E]
• I Outlived My Child
• I Sang on the Ed Sullivan Show’s Anniversary Special [June 24, 1956]
• I Was Homeless
• I'm Buried at Calvary Cemetery [2004]
• I've Got a Secret - Guests [1952-67]
• Look at My Flame
• My Child Drowned
• My Name, My Scripted TV Series
• National Radio Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2005)
• New Jersey Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2009)
• Profiles 16001-16250 (Ranked: 16207)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 4]
• Stars of Universal Monster Movies
• This Is Your Life Honorees [A-K]
• Top Box Office Stars of 1941 (Ranked: 3)
• Top Box Office Stars of 1942 (Ranked: 1)
• Top Box Office Stars of 1943 (Ranked: 3)
• Top Box Office Stars of 1944 (Ranked: 8)
• Top Box Office Stars of 1948 (Ranked: 3)
• Top Box Office Stars of 1949 (Ranked: 3)
• Top Box Office Stars of 1950 (Ranked: 6)
• Top Box Office Stars of 1951 (Ranked: 4)
• Uberslobs
• Wise Guys

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 107 Votes: 42.06% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 24 Votes: 20.83% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 350 Votes: 59.71% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 34 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 86 Votes: 54.65% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 115 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 161 Votes: 36.65% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 181 Votes: 32.60% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 204 Votes: 44.12% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 1463 Votes: 42.17% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 230 Votes: 44.78% Annoying