The Resume

(October 5, 1952- )
Born in Munich, Germany
Birth name is Hans Hugo Harold Faltemeier
Keyboardist, composer, producer, and engineer
Performed the song ‘Axel F’ (1984)
Composed scores for the films ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ (1984), ‘Fletch’ (1985), ‘Top Gun’ (1986), ‘The Running Man’ (1987), ‘Fletch Lives’ (1989), ‘Tango and Cash’ (1989), ‘Kuffs’ (1992), and ‘Cop Out’ (2010)

Why he might be annoying:

He was a one-hit wonder with ‘Axel F.’
He dubbed ‘Axel F’ ‘the banana theme’ since it was written for a scene in ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ where Axel Foley eludes the cops tailing him by shoving bananas up the tailpipe of their car, causing it to stall out.
He runs his own butchery that produces sausages and hams.

Why he might not be annoying:

He has perfect pitch.
While attending the Hochschule fur Musik, he engineered classical albums for the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label.
’Axel F’ reached #3 on the Billboard Top 40 chart, and #1 on both the adult contemporary and dance music charts.
He won Grammys for Best Score for Visual Medium for the ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ soundtrack, and Best Pop Instrumental for ‘Top Gun Anthem.’
He owns a private brewery that produces specialty beers.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 75]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [October] (Ranked: 10051952)
• Film Composers
• Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Ranked: 1987)
• Known By a Middle Name
• Look at My Keyboard
• Moog Players
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Songs Chart [1980s] (Ranked: 1985)
• Parents of Twins
• Pilots
• Profiles 46501-46750 (Ranked: 46560)
• Top Gun [Films]
• VH-1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s (Ranked: 70)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 5.56% Annoying