The Resume

(October 11, 1937-December 6, 2019)
Appeared in 'Where's Poppa? (1970),' 'The Hot Rock (1972),' 'Slaughterhouse-Five (1972,' 'Super Cops (1974),' 'Norma Rae (1979),' 'Up the Academy (1980),' 'Zorro, the Gay Blade (1981),' 'Phar Lap (1984)' and 'Dummy (2002)'
Starred as Martin 'Kaz' Kazinsky in the series 'Kaz (1978)'
Appeared as Dr. Leonard Green in 'Friends'
Married Linda Lavin (1969-1981)
Married Jessica Walters (1983)

Why he might be annoying:

He always plays intimidating, overbearing characters.
He has an explosive temper that has cost him many acting jobs.
He wears a toupee.
He tried to have his name removed from the credits of 'Up the Academy' even though he was the star of the picture.
His relentless demand for perfection was said to be the basis for Dustin Hoffman's character in 'Tootsie.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He won a Tony for playing Roy Cohn in 'Angels in America: Millennium Approaches'
He won an acting Emmy for 'Kaz,' a series he also created and wrote.

Credit: Professor Moriarty

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [October] (Ranked: 10111937)
• Friends
• I Died in 2019 (Ranked: 82)
• Look at Me, I'm #1 [Extended Index Finger]
• Look at Me, I'm Signing Autographs
• Look at Me, Yes You! - Finger Pointers
• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Dramatic Series Emmy (Ranked: 1979)
• Professor Moriarty's Profiles [Series 2]
• Profiles 12501-12750 (Ranked: 12522)
• SCTV
• Short Fuses
• Tony Award: Best Actor in a Play (Ranked: 1993)
• Toupee Wearers and Hair Transplants

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 36 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 94 Votes: 48.94% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 973 Votes: 51.90% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 36 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 71.88% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 92 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 178 Votes: 39.89% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 185 Votes: 64.32% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 73 Votes: 64.38% Annoying