The Resume

(May 9, 1940- )
Won the 1983 Oscar for best director (Terms of Endearment)
Executive producer of televisions 'Simpsons,' 'Taxi,' 'Mary Tyler Moore Show,' 'Rhoda,' 'Lou Grant,' 'The Critic,' 'What About Joan,' 'Phenom,' 'Tracey Ullman Show,' 'Associates' and 'Cindy'
Produced 'Riding in Cars with Boys (2001),' 'As Good As It Gets (1997),' 'Jerry Maguire (1996),' 'I'll Do Anything (1994),' 'War of the Roses (1989),' 'Say Anything... (1989),' 'Big (1988),' 'Broadcast News (1987),' 'Terms of Endearment (1983)' and 'Starting Over (1979)'

Why he might be annoying:

He was involved in 'I'll Do Anything,' a musical that tested so low, that they edit the songs out of it.
On the Simpson's halloween show, he is known as James 'Hell' Brooks.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is known for really fleshing out characters and making them believable.
Most of the shows he touches, 'Mary Tyler Moore Show,' 'Taxi' and 'The Simpson' had both critical acclaim and longevity.
His daughter is actress Amy Brooks.
He was selected by Entertainment Weekly as #47 greatest entertainer.
He did cameos on 'Rhoda.'
He won an Oscar, many Emmys and a Writers Guild TV Laurel award.
He wrote, produced and directed 'Terms of Endearment.'

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Best Director Oscar Winners (Ranked: 1983)
• Celebrity Los Angeles Laker Fans
• Director's Guild Award (Ranked: 1983)
• Directors Who Make Cameos in Their Films
• Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Entertainers of All Time [1997] (Ranked: 47)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [1990] (Ranked: 28)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [1991] (Ranked: 62)
• Guest Voices on the Simpsons
• I Have Dementia/Alzheimer's
• I Married in 1978
• I Won the Oscar for My Big Screen Debut
• Jerry Maguire [1996]
• Long Names
• Look at Me, I'm with Bart Simpson
• Look at My Magazine Cover
• Mary Tyler Moore Show
• Members of the Television Hall of Fame (Ranked: 13)
• My Name is H20
• National Board of Review Award for Best Director (Ranked: 1983)
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director (Ranked: 1987)
• Obama for America [2008]
• Profiles 7001-7250 (Ranked: 7187)
• Simpsons

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 38 Votes: 21.05% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 18 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 82 Votes: 45.12% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 51 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 43 Votes: 53.49% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 46.34% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 98 Votes: 44.90% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 141 Votes: 45.39% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 325 Votes: 45.54% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 349 Votes: 42.41% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 731 Votes: 42.13% Annoying