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James Dean

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Actor

The Resume

    (February 8, 1931-September 30, 1955)
    Starred in 'Rebel Without a Cause,' 'East of Eden' and 'Giant'
    Tested stunts for the game show 'Beat the Clock' (1950)

Why he might be annoying:

    He died while speeding in his sports car and crashed at 24 years old (1955).
    Humphrey Bogart said of him: 'It's a good thing Dean died when he did. If he'd lived, he'd never have been able to live up to the publicity.'
    His acting was of that of a pained introspective character.
    After he died, sovenier seekers tore apart his car using a blow torch and sold the pieces for money.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He ranked #42, in Empire Magazine's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars of All Time.
    He ranked #33, in Empire Magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time.
    Fans have chipped parts of his gravestone for souvenirs.
    He received an Academy Award nomination of his first screen appearance.
    He is the first actor to get an Academy Award nomination posthumously.
    Actress, Pier Angeli, was forbidden by her mother to marry James Dean because he was not a Catholic.
    Even though she was married to Vic Damone, she wrote that Dean was the only man she loved (she later committed suicide).

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 25 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 79 Votes: 55.70% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 119 Votes: 44.54% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 118 Votes: 47.46% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 30 Votes: 36.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 66 Votes: 71.21% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 37 Votes: 83.78% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 77 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 91 Votes: 47.25% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 67 Votes: 44.78% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 97 Votes: 50.52% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 197 Votes: 45.69% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 416 Votes: 60.10% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 275 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 224 Votes: 32.59% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 283 Votes: 44.17% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 1575 Votes: 40.51% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1239 Votes: 41.89% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 926 Votes: 49.68% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1792 Votes: 42.13% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 5897 Votes: 39.82% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 746 Votes: 47.72% Annoying