The Resume

(May 25, 1878-November 25, 1949)
Birth name is Luther Robinson
Best known for inventing the 'stair tap' routine
One of the highest-paid black performers of his day
Founder of the Negro Actors Guild of America (NAGA)
Appeared in 'The Little Colonel (1935),' 'The Littlest Rebel (1935),' 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)' and 'Stormy Weather (1948)'
Performed on Broadway in 'Blackbirds of 1928'
Subject of the Sammy Davis, Jr. song 'Mr. Bojangles'
Birthday was officially named as National Tap Dancing Day (1938)

Why he might be annoying:

He quit school at the age of seven.
He married three times and divorced twice.
He was a a gambling addict.
In films, he was typecast as a butler or servant.
He was a temporary mascot of the New York Giants.

Why he might not be annoying:

Both of his parents died when he was an infant.
He is credited with his revolutionary art of tap dancing and making it more popular.
He served in World War I as part of the 'Harlem Hellfighters' (369th Infantry Regiment).
His dancing style influenced Fred Astaire.
He set the world record in the backwards 75-yard dash (about 8 seconds).

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Who Think They Can Dance
• Actors/Actresses Appearing in Shirley Temple Movies
• Appeared in Black Face
• Aries Spears' Mad TV Impersonations
• Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Members and Honorees [1973-2005] (Ranked: 1978)
• Black Men Loved by Whites
• Celebrity San Francisco/New York Giant Fans
• E!'s Mysteries and Scandals
• I Am Vaudeville [M-Z]
• I Did Not Graduate High School [N-S]
• I Died in 1949 (Ranked: 71)
• I Need to Place a Wager
• I Probably Banged Josephine Baker
• I was Adopted or Orphaned
• I'm Remembered in a Tribute Song
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Up
• Look at Me, I'm Dancing
• Look at Me, I'm Using a Cane or Crutches
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Top Hat
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Tux
• MLB Mascots
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [M-Z]
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2010)
• Profiles 14001-14250 (Ranked: 14178)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 3]
• San Francisco Giants
• Served in World War I
• Sport's Mascots
• Stars of 20th Century-Fox Musicals
• Tap Dancers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 35 Votes: 34.29% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 78 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 64 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 42 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 49 Votes: 36.73% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 63 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 88 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 161 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 212 Votes: 43.40% Annoying