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Kirk Kerkorian

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Entrepreneur

The Resume

    (June 6, 1917-June 15, 2015)
    Born in Fresno, California
    President/Chief Executive Officer, Tracinda Corporation
    Nicknamed 'The Father of the Megaresort'
    Forbes Magazine estimated worth (2008): $18 billion

Why he might be annoying:

    He dropped out of school in eighth grade to be a boxer.
    In 1969, when he bought MGM Studios, he instructed Jim Aubrey to sell the ruby red slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz.'
    He divorced thrice.
    His third marriage, to Lisa Bonder, a woman nearly fifty years his junior, lasted one month.
    Suspecting he wasn't the father of Lisa's kid, he hired a private detective to dig in Steve Bing's trash to find genetic material for a DNA test.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He's one of the most significant people in making Las Vegas one of the world's top tourist destinations.
    He proved a skilled fighter, earning the nickname 'Right Rifle Kerkorian.'
    He donated over $200 million to charity.
    Known as a private person, he refused to have anything named in his honor.
    The paternity test proved Steve Bing was the baby daddy.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 26 Votes: 73.08% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 132 Votes: 47.73% Annoying