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Herb Jeffries

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Actor

The Resume

    (September 24, 1913-May 25, 2014)
    Born in Detroit, Michigan
    Starred in 'Harlem on the Prairie' and 'Calypso Joe'
    Nicknamed the 'Bronze Buckaroo'

Why he might be annoying:

    His first singing gig was at an Al Capone-owned nightspot.
    He wed 5 times, including one marriage to stripper Tempest Storm.
    His fifth wife was nearly 50 years his junior.
    Hooker Ronnie Quillan smacked him in the face with a pocket mirror.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His movies were relegated to all-black theaters due to racial segregation.
    He refused to act in 'white' films because he would've been forced into servile roles.
    He recorded a country album at 81.
    He was a 2004 inductee into the Western Performers Hall of Fame.
    He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 31 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 53 Votes: 41.51% Annoying