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Jack Pierce

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The Resume

    (May 5, 1889-July 19, 1968)
    Birth name is Janus Piccoulas
    Worked as a makeup artist on 'The Man Who Laughs (1928),' 'Dracula (1931),' 'White Zombie (1932),' 'The Old Dark House (1932),' 'The Invisible Man (1933),' 'The Black Cat (1934),' 'Bride of Frankenstein (1935),' 'Tower of London (1939),' 'Son of Dracula (1943),' 'Phantom of the Opera (1943)' and 'Beauty and the Beast (1962)'
    Created the iconic makeup for 'Frankenstein (1931),' 'The Mummy (1932)' and 'The Wolf Man (1941)'

Why he might be annoying:

    He had a horrible temper.
    He was working on low-budget creepers by the time he died.
    He tried unsuccessfully to become a professional baseball player.
    His makeup jobs often took many grueling hours of application.
    He often quarreled with Lon Chaney Jr, who hated wearing makeup.
    It is debatable whether he came up with the image of Frankenstein's monster first, as James Whale also took credit.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He became friends with Boris Karloff, with whom he worked with to create the 'Mummy' makeup.
    He worked at Universal for almost 30 years without ever having a contract.
    He never received much credit for his contributions to film.
    His death received very little attention.
    He inspired generations of makeup artists to come, including Tom Savini.
    His creations are arguably among the most famous movie images.

Credit: Ratman


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 48.57% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 45 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 142 Votes: 42.96% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 88 Votes: 38.64% Annoying