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Aaron Russo

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The Resume

    (February 14, 1943-August 24, 2007)
    Born in Brooklyn, New York
    Managed Bette Midler
    Produced the films 'The Rose' (1979), 'Trading Places' (1983) and 'Teachers' (1984)
    Directed and produced 'America: Freedom to Facism' (2006)
    Claimed that 'there is no law requiring payment of an income tax'
    Ran for the Libertarian presidential nomination (2004)

Why he might be annoying:

    No doubt coincidentally, the IRS and states of California and New York levied leins of $2 million on his property for unpaid taxes.
    He quotes District Judge James C. Fox as claiming that the 16th amendment was never properly ratified, without mentioning that Fox was summarizing a plaintiff's argument rather than delivering his own opinion.
    He engages in plenty of other misquoting and quoting out of context.
    He said 'America: Freedom or Fascism' premiered 'during the Cannes Film Festival.'
    It was not part of the festival program; instead Russo set up an inflatable screen on the beach.
    He said, 'America has become a fascist country.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He designed women's underwear for his family's undergarment business.
    He ran the Kinetic Playground nightclub in Chicago, where he presented acts such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, the Jefferson Airplane and Janis Joplin.
    He won an Emmy for producing Midler's special 'Ol Red Hair Is Back' (1978).
    He said, 'I have a sincere belief in the Constitution and Bill of Rights as envisioned by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Ben Franklin.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 77 Votes: 50.65% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 56.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 85.19% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 83.87% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 49 Votes: 63.27% Annoying