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Engelbert Humperdinck

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The Resume

    (May 2, 1936- )
    Birth name is Arnold Dorsey
    Recorded 'Release Me,' 'There Goes My Everything,' 'The Last Waltz,' 'I Get Lonely,' 'Am I That Easy To Forget,' 'A Man Without Love,' 'Les Bicyclettes De Belsize,' 'The Way It Used To Be,' 'Winter World of Love,' 'After the Loving' and 'Quando Quando Quando'
    Sang 'Lesbian Seagull' for the film 'Beavis and Butthead Do America'
    Won a Golden Globe Award for 'Entertainer of the Year' (1988)

Why he might be annoying:

    He took the stage name of 'Engelbert Humperdinck,' after a 19th Century Austrian composer who wrote 'Hansel and Gretel.'
    His own TV program, 'The Engelbert Humperdinck Show,' failed miserably (1969).
    He is rivals with Tom Jones.
    He fathered a daughter out of wedlock, and refuses to see her.
    The mother of his illegitimate child claimed that he had AIDS (1988).
    His female fans frequently throw their underwear to him during concerts.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He survived tuberculosis (1961).
    He has a large female fan base.
    He, not Elvis, made long sideburns and leather jump suits trendy.
    Even though Elvis stole his look, the two became good friends.
    Jimi Hendrix and the Carpenters all started out as opening acts of his.
    Despite being a sex symbol, he has been married to the same woman for over 35 years.

Credit: Ratman


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 71 Votes: 49.30% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 176 Votes: 60.80% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 2360 Votes: 35.13% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 52 Votes: 55.77% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 86 Votes: 59.30% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 155 Votes: 50.97% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 227 Votes: 56.83% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 37 Votes: 43.24% Annoying