The Resume

(April 26, 1940- )
Wrote composed scores and songs for 'Midnight Express (1978),' 'American Gigolo (1980),' 'Cat People (1982),' 'Scarface (1983),' 'Flashdance (1983),' 'Electric Dreams (1984),' 'The Neverending Story (1984),' 'Top Gun (1986)' and 'Over the Top (1987)'
Won two ASCAP Awards (1986, 87)
Won three Oscars (1978, 83, 86)
Won three Golden Globes (1978, 84, 87)
Won a Grammy (1984)
Won a LAFCA Award (1978)

Why he might be annoying:

He wrote the score for 'Superman III.'
He wrote the new musical score for 'Metropolis,' which sucked.
He wrote songs for celebrities like Barbra Streisand.
He has a sports car named after him.

Why he might not be annoying:

His ground-breaking work on synthesizers was a significant influence on both techno and electronic music.
He was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award in music at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2000).
He helped Limahl compose the title song for 'The NeverEnding Story.'

Credit: Jeff

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Fantasy Film Stars of the 80's
• Film Composers
• Gabe Kaplin Look-alikes
• Goatees
• Grammy for Best Dance Recording (Ranked: 1998)
• Jeff's Profiles [Series 1]
• Oscar for Best Original Song (Ranked: 1983)
• Oscar for Best Original Song (Ranked: 1986)
• Pitchfork Media's Top 100 Albums of the 1970's (Ranked: 88)
• Profiles 14001-14250 (Ranked: 14104)
• The Chipmunks Covered My Song
• Top Gun [Films]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 13.04% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 14 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 20 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 29.41% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 79 Votes: 51.90% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 163 Votes: 53.37% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 143 Votes: 49.65% Annoying