The Resume

(August 6, 1970- )
Birth name is Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan
Wrote, directed and appeared in 'Sixth Sense' and 'Unbreakable,' 'Signs' and 'The Village'
Wrote the screenplay for 'Stuart Little'

Why he might be annoying:

He appears in his own movies as if he is Alfred Hitchcock
His name is hard to pronounce.
His movies are always set in or around Philadelphia.
'Night' is made up.
His movies have an obsession with water, car accidents, reflections, basements, and colors.

Why he might not be annoying:

'Sixth Sense' is critically acclaimed.
Both his parents and many of his relatives are doctors.
He turned down the chance to write and ruin 'Indiana Jones 4' and direct 'Harry Potter 3.'
He is one of the few directors whose name alone draws.
He made 45 home movies by the time he was 17.
He made a serious actor out of Bruce Willis.
Additional information: Bart McQueary

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Movies Commentators
• AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Thrills [Directors] (Ranked: 60)
• Beast's 50 Most Loathsome People in America [2008] (Ranked: 49)
• Celebrity Philadelphia 76er Fans
• Day and Night
• Directors Who Make Cameos in Their Films
• Diseased Initials
• E!'s 101 Even Bigger Celebrity Oops! [2005] (Ranked: 84)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [2000] (Ranked: 77)
• Entertainment Weekly's 51 Most Influential Entertainers [2002] (Ranked: 9)
• Entertainment Weekly's 51 Most Influential Entertainers [2003] (Ranked: 17)
• Entertainment Weekly's Covers [2004]
• Entertainment Weekly's Influential List [2004]
• E-Poll 20 Creepiest Celebrities [2008] (Ranked: 20)
• Fairly Odd Parents References
• Film Threats' Frozen 50 [2003] (Ranked: 21)
• Film Threats' Frozen 50 [2004] (Ranked: 4)
• Film Threats' Frozen 50 [2006] (Ranked: 15)
• Film Threats' Frozen 50 [2008] (Ranked: 20)
• Golden Raspberry: Worst Director of the Year (Ranked: 2006)
• Golden Raspberry: Worst Director of the Year (Ranked: 2010)
• Golden Raspberry: Worst Supporting Actor of the Year (Ranked: 2006)
• I am from Philadelphia
• I am Known by My Initials
• I Attended NYU
• Premiere Magazine's 100 Power Ranking [2000] (Ranked: 86)
• Premiere Magazine's 100 Power Ranking [2001] (Ranked: 65)
• Premiere Magazine's 100 Power Ranking [2002] (Ranked: 64)
• Premiere Magazine's 100 Power Ranking [2003] (Ranked: 21)
• Premiere Magazine's 100 Power Ranking [2004] (Ranked: 23)
• Profiles 1-250 (Ranked: 242)
• Satirized on South Park
• This Is Us - Guest Stars
• Time's Top 10 Embarrassing Celebrity Endorsements [2010] (Ranked: 8)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 40 Votes: 5.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 82 Votes: 54.88% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 517 Votes: 50.87% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 312 Votes: 47.44% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 38 Votes: 55.26% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 59 Votes: 47.46% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 75 Votes: 69.33% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 113 Votes: 69.03% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 204 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 332 Votes: 51.81% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 427 Votes: 46.14% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 732 Votes: 47.68% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 2012 Votes: 49.55% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 5950 Votes: 43.24% Annoying