The Resume

(August 7, 1942- )
Birth name is Gary Edward Keillor
Wrote 'The Civil War (1990),' 'Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1992),' 'The Dakota Conflict (1993),' 'The Roots of Country: Nashville Celebrates the Ryman (1994),' 'Baseball (1994),' 'The Kennedy Center Honors (1994),' 'The Big One (1997),' 'Redux Riding Hood (1997),' 'The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (2000)' and 'The Mainstream (2001)'
Other works include 'Prairie Home Companion,' 'Cat Town Races,' 'Cat, You Better Come Home - Puffin (1995),' 'Lake Wobegon Days - New York: Antheneum (1985)' and 'WLT: A Radio Romance - New York: (1991)'

Why he might be annoying:

He underestimates himself.
He said: 'Sex is good, but not as good as fresh sweet corn.'
He believes in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.
When he was young, he felt he showed no real talent.
He has described himself as being less well-read than the average bus driver.
He is the third of six kids in a Plymouth Brethren family.
He considers doing a radio show every Saturday as having built a social life.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is nationally known on public radio for his 'Prairie Home Companion.'
He is married and has a little girl.
As a young boy (with quite an interesting heritage), he knew he wanted to be a writer.
He loves cats and wrote hilarious songs on the antics of cats and their human friends.
He is known for this quote: 'Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.'
He is considered by many to be one of the brightest humorists on radio.
He said ignorance of other writers' work keeps him from discouragement.
He majored in English at the University of Minnesota (graduated 1966).
He worked at the Minnesota Daily, University radio station, KUOM and Minnesota Public Radio (1969).
He writes an occasional essay for Time and has written books for kids.

Credit: Skunk Butt

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Advice Columnists
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8071942)
• Celebrity Civil War Buffs
• Finding Your Roots
• Frankenstein Look-alikes
• Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album (Ranked: 1988)
• I am in Public Broadcasting
• I Attended University of Minnesota
• I Have Tinnitus
• I Hosted a New Year's Eve Telecast
• Jack Magic’s Bitch of the Day
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Ogres [Huge and Hulky]
• People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People [1987]
• Playgirl Magazine's 10 Sexiest Men [1986]
• Profiles 4751-5000 (Ranked: 4946)
• Skunk Butt/Rebecca's Profiles [Series 1]
• USA Today Pop Candy's 100 People of the Year [2000] (Ranked: 74)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 58 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 71 Votes: 43.66% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 53 Votes: 81.13% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 34 Votes: 61.76% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 1336 Votes: 74.40% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 47.50% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 80 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 142 Votes: 61.97% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 272 Votes: 59.19% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 299 Votes: 61.20% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 644 Votes: 59.94% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1146 Votes: 54.54% Annoying