The Resume

(February 27, 1873-August 2, 1921)
Sang with the New York Metropolitan Opera (1903-1920)
Made phonograph recordings for the Victor Talking-Machine Company (1903-1920)
Sang in over 60 operas
Known as the 'King of Tenors'

Why he might be annoying:

He was overweight.
He stopped going to school to hang out with his friends at a railway yard.
He smoked two packs of cigarettes a day.
He weighed three pounds less after each performance.

Why he might not be annoying:

Over fifteen of his siblings died in a cholera epidemic.
He suffered from sickness for most of his life and spent his last hours in excruciating pain.
He was one of the first artists to record his music.
He is probably the most famous opera singer of all time.
He was ranked #96 on A&E's Biographies of the Millennium (1999).

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• A & E Biographies of the Millennium (Ranked: 96)
• Belters
• Clowns
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 1987)
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [A-C]
• I Died in 1921 (Ranked: 48)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[C-E]
• I Rode the Orient Express
• I Sing About Getting Even
• I Survived The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
• Look at My Drums
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1975)
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1993)
• NPR’s 50 Great Voices
• Opera Singers and Composers
• Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
• Profiles 11251-11500 (Ranked: 11391)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 1]
• Vehicle Names

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 83 Votes: 50.60% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 110 Votes: 52.73% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 105 Votes: 49.52% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 198 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 64 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 60 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 318 Votes: 49.06% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 77 Votes: 41.56% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 84 Votes: 36.90% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 152 Votes: 44.08% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 408 Votes: 42.16% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 393 Votes: 43.51% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 365 Votes: 41.10% Annoying