The Resume

(July 30, 1932-January 8, 2020)
Born in New York City, New York
Birth name was Edward Byrne Breitenberger
Portrayed Gerald Lloyd 'Kookie' Kookson III on '77 Sunset Strip' (1958-63)
Appeared in the films 'Reform School Girl' (1957), 'Up Periscope' (1959), 'Stardust' (1974), 'Grease' (1978) and 'Troop Beverly Hills' (1989)
Recorded the song 'Kookie, Kookie Lend Me Your Comb' with Connie Stevens
Wrote the autobiography 'Kookie No More' (1996)

Why he might be annoying:

He was a male hustler in his late teens.
He lost the lead in 'PT 109' because JFK did not want to be portrayed by 'Kookie.'
He threatened to sue Ed Burns if Burns did not change his name.
During a car show in Texas, he yelled obscenities at a small girl and her father for videotaping him.

Why he might not be annoying:

He made such an impression in '77 Sunset Strip' that he was brought back as a regular, with star Efram Zimbalist, Jr., explaining at the start of the 2nd episode, 'This week, we'll just forget that in the pilot he went off to prison to be executed.'
At his peak, he received 15,000 fan letters a week.
He appeared in an episode of Married... with Children with Anthrax, who sang a cover of 'Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Who Think They Can Sing
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 15]
• I Died in 2020 (Ranked: 87)
• I Performed on American Bandstand [A-D]
• I Sing Novelty/Parody Songs
• I Visited Fantasy Island [A-D]
• I Went to a Psychiatrist
• Known By a Middle Name
• Look at Me, I'm with John Travolta
• Married with Children
• Profiles 24001-24250 (Ranked: 24241)
• Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour Guests
• TV Guide's 25 Greatest TV Idols (Ranked: 5)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20200108)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 37 Votes: 72.97% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 33 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying