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Jason Gann

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Comedian

The Resume

    (November 1, 1971- )
    Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, United Kingdom
    Comedian and actor
    Best known for portraying the title character in the Australian TV series ‘Willard’ (2007-10) and its American remake (2011-14)
    Was also a writer and performer in the sketch comedy show ‘The Wedge’ (2006-07)

Why he might be annoying:

    He first discovered his love of performing playing a can-can dancer in a production of ‘Paint Your Wagon’ at an all-boys high school.
    His biggest memory of his first Sundance Festival: ‘I remember I had my first nude jacuzzi.’
    He wore a dog suit in his most prominent role.
    He was nominated for a Golden Collar Award, normally given only to canine actors, but lost to Uggie.
    He pleaded guilty to assault after punching a bus driver in the face while drunk (2007), and was ordered to pay over $500,000 in compensation.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He won an AFI (Australian Film Institute) Award for Best Television Screenplay for ‘Willard.’ (2010)
    The Australian edition of ‘GQ’ named him ‘Comedian of the Year.’ (2011)
    He said about his decision to be a comedian, ‘I thought I might get to be rich and famous or a drunken bum in the street, or maybe both, but I went for it.’

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying