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Jerry Lewis

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Comedian

The Resume

    (March 16, 1926-August 20, 2017)
    Birth name is Jerome Levitch
    Starred in many movies with his then partner, Dean Martin
    Starred in 'Nutty Professor,' 'Cinderfella,' 'Disorderly Orderly' and 'The Patsy'
    Portrayed the Devil in the Broadway production of 'Damn Yankees'
    Top box office performer 1957-64 (except 1960)
    Created the Jerry Lewis Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy
    Created Jerry's Kids

Why he might be annoying:

    Undoubtedly, the most obnoxious person on Earth.
    He will spar publicly with anyone who criticizes him.
    He was addicted to Percodan (a pain killer).
    He says he has a reason for doing the telethons, but will never tell why.
    He claims he was thrown out of high school for punching the principal.
    He never wears the same pair of socks twice.
    He leaves a briefcase behind at meetings with a tape recorder, so he can hear what others say about him.
    He campaigned for his own Nobel Prize.
    He fired his housekeeper when he found out her husband was a former convict, on the grounds that she let a convict into his house.
    He was the first to have endless separate credits of one name at the end of movies (ie Produced by, Directed by, Starring, etc).
    He said that ALL women comediennes are not funny.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was sensational in the 'King of Comedy,' because he portrayed an obnoxious guy, not unlike himself.
    He raised well over one billion dollars for Muscular Dystrophy via his annual labor day telethons.
    He is loved in France.
    Asteroid #11548 is named in his honor.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 88 Votes: 39.77% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 161 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 80 Votes: 51.25% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 112 Votes: 44.64% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 118 Votes: 61.02% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 104 Votes: 74.04% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 234 Votes: 78.21% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 161 Votes: 72.05% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 62 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 87 Votes: 57.47% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 161 Votes: 59.63% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 194 Votes: 65.46% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 51 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 371 Votes: 62.53% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 150 Votes: 69.33% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 103 Votes: 71.84% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 292 Votes: 68.49% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 527 Votes: 73.81% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 441 Votes: 69.39% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 935 Votes: 70.48% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1874 Votes: 69.74% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 3807 Votes: 77.70% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 5172 Votes: 73.53% Annoying