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Gene Kelly

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Actor

The Resume

    (August 23, 1912-February 2, 1996)
    Appeared in 'For Me And My Gal (1942),' 'Cover Girl (1944),' 'Anchors Aweigh (1945),' 'The Pirate (1948),' 'On The Town (1949),' 'An American In Paris (1951),' 'Singin' In The Rain (1952)' and 'Invitation To The Dance (1956)'
    Directed 'Gigot (1962)' and 'Hello, Dolly! (1969)'
    Awarded a special Oscar (1951), the American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award (1985) and the National Medal of the Arts (1994)

Why he might be annoying:

    He danced with himself in 'Cover Girl (1944).
    He and his wife Betsey Blair divorced after 15 years marriage.
    He married his ex-friend's ex-wife, Jeanne Coyne (1960).
    He made an ill-advised comeback in the feeble musical 'Xanadu (1980).'
    He wore a toupee.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He had a degree in economics from the University of Pittsburgh.
    He popularized the role of the male dancer in musicals.
    Almost all of his musicals are considered dance classics.
    He ranked #26, in Empire Magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time.
    He volunteered to join the US Navy in World War II.

Credit: Fantom


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 58 Votes: 31.03% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 17 Votes: 11.76% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 129 Votes: 48.06% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 66 Votes: 53.03% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 56 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 71 Votes: 63.38% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 39 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 136 Votes: 52.21% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 66 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 79 Votes: 50.63% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 168 Votes: 48.21% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 394 Votes: 43.40% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 271 Votes: 36.16% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 192 Votes: 32.81% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 364 Votes: 44.23% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 745 Votes: 40.27% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1692 Votes: 42.08% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 972 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1103 Votes: 42.25% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1727 Votes: 39.43% Annoying