The Resume

(October 8, 1948- )
Born in Richmond, Indiana
Born Sarah Jeanne Pentecost
Co-host of ‘Sun Up San Diego,’ ‘A.M. Los Angeles’ (later ‘Live with Regis and Sarah’), ‘The Better Sex’ (1977, with Bill Anderson) and Real People
5 ft 9 in (1,75 M)

Why she might be annoying:

As a substitute meteorologist at a San Diego station – her first position – she recalled being bitchy about camera placement.
Eager to go into acting, she had guest roles on the first seasons of Wonder Woman and Charlie’s Angels.
Not exactly heavyset in the first place, she had a brief but significant anorexic bout as Real People was starting.
During a segment of Home (ABC daytime, 1993), she was accidentally injected with the same influenza needle Gary Collins received.
At the wrong angle, she could loosely pass for a taller Jane Fonda.

Why she might not be annoying:

She attributed her ‘Protestant work ethic’ to being born to professional parents.
Her predecessor as hostess of Sun Up had zero issues with being replaced (and the subsequent severance pay).
When The Better Sex ended its run – less than a year later – she hadn’t yet turned 30.
Though they divorced due to ‘so intertwined’ careers, her first husband would go on to produce and direct several Real People segments.
While she never had children herself, she did wind up with a stepson (born the year of her divorce).

Credit: Cool It All Right?

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [October] (Ranked: 10081948)
• Cool It All Right?'s Profiles [Series 15]
• Cougars - Women Who Stayed Hot Passed Their 42nd Birthday
• Game Show Hosts
• I am a Hoosier [Indiana]
• I Married in 1983
• Joker Faces/Huge Grins
• Look at Me, I'm on the Red Carpet
• My Middle Name is Jean

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying