The Resume

(October 3, 1925-July 31, 2012)
Birth name was Eugene Luther Vidal
Wrote 'Williwaw (1946),' 'In a Yellow Wood (1947),' 'The Season of Comfort (1949),' 'A Search for the King (1950),' 'Dark Green, Bright Red (1950),' 'The Judgement of Paris (1953),' 'Messiah (1955),' 'A Thirsty Evil (1956),' 'Julian (1964),' 'Washington, D.C. (1967),' 'Myra Breckinridge (1968),' 'Burr (1973),' '1876 (1976),' 'Lincoln (1984),' 'Empire (1987),' 'The Smithsonian Institution (1998)' and 'The Golden Age (2000)

Why he might be annoying:

He is an isolationist.
He defines snobbery.
He used the pseudonym Edgar Box.
He either writes historical epics or satirical sex comedies.
He wrote the infamous Bob Guccione (Penthouse) production 'Caligula' and then tried to get his credit removed.
He once described Ronald Reagan as a 'triumph of the embalmer's art.'
He had a pointless feud with Truman Capote.
He ran for Congress twice and lost both times (1960, 1982).
He rambles on and on and on in interviews.
He called William F. Buckley a 'pro-crypto Nazi' in a televised debate (1968).

Why he might not be annoying:

Because his novel 'The City and the Pillar' dealt bluntly with gay themes, the New York Times refused to review many of his later books.
He is distantly related to Jimmy Carter.
The only person he ever loved died in the Battle of Iwo Jima (1945).
He worked uncredited as a screenwriter on 'Ben Hur' (1959).
He is an accomplished essayist.
He has diabetes.
His books usually hit the best seller lists.
He is against imperialism.
William F. Buckley called him a 'queer' in a televised debate (1968).
He describes himself as a born again atheist.

Credit: Captain Howdy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists
• Allegedly Gay Men
• Bisexuals
• Captain Howdy's Profiles [Series 3]
• Child Stars [1930s]
• Conspiracy Theorists
• Daily Beast's 11 Greatest Literary Feuds [2010] (Ranked: 8)
• Daily Beast's 11 Greatest Literary Feuds [2010] (Ranked: 1)
• Dick Cavett Show Guests
• Family Guy
• Federico Fellini Films
• Guest Voices on the Simpsons
• I Accepted an Oscar as a Surrogate (Ranked: 1974)
• I Accepted an Oscar as a Surrogate (Ranked: 1975)
• I am an Atheist
• I Attended Sidwell Friends [Washington, DC]
• I Died in 2012 (Ranked: 86)
• I Have Diabetes
• I Made a Biased Comment in Public [Some Alleged]
• I Made a Scene on The Dick Cavett Show
• I Portrayed the Devil
• I Publicly Trashed My Book’s Movie
• I Sought Political Office
• I Was a Capitol Intern
• Look at Me, I'm Getting My Hair Done
• Look at Me, It's This Big
• Martin Short Impersonations
• Myra Breckinridge [1970]
• Pilots
• Playboy Interview Subjects [1960s] (Ranked: 1969)
• Playboy Interview Subjects [1980s] (Ranked: 1987)
• Playwrights
• Profiles 15251-15500 (Ranked: 15253)
• Real Time with Bill Maher Panelists
• Residents of the Hotel Chelsea
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in Guests [L-Z]
• Sacha Baron Cohen/Ali G’s Fake Interviews
• Satirists and Wits
• Satirized on the Simpsons
• Sissies

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 34 Votes: 32.35% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 33 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 51 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 28 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 22 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 128 Votes: 50.78% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 190 Votes: 66.32% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 117 Votes: 71.79% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 321 Votes: 69.16% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 132 Votes: 64.39% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 135 Votes: 54.81% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 119 Votes: 52.10% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 193 Votes: 52.33% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 234 Votes: 47.44% Annoying