The Resume

(December 9, 1933-March 12, 2001)
Host of 'The Morton Downey Jr Show'
Died from lung cancer (March 2001)

Why he might be annoying:

On his talk show, he deliberately blew smoke in people's faces.
He yelled at his guests, creating the first true trailer trash talk show.
He punched Stuttering John.
He penned a swastika on his forehead and claimed he was attacked by skinheads.
Coined the phrase 'Zip it, Pal!'

Why he might not be annoying:

He gave up his heavy smoking habit (after getting lung cancer.)

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12091933)
• Celebrity Juniors
• Diseased Initials
• I Attended NYU
• I Died in 2001 (Ranked: 67)
• I Had A Koopaling Named After Me [Super Mario Bros.]
• I Have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD]
• I Have Lung Cancer
• I Hit Stuttering John
• I Married in 1993
• M.D.'s and R.N.'s
• Profiles 1-250 (Ranked: 221)
• Ravaged Faces
• Revenge of the Nerds [Series]
• Short Fuses
• Sour Apple Award (Ranked: 1988)
• Stuttering John Interviewed Me for Howard Stern's WWOR Show
• Talk Show Hosts
• Trashy Talk Show Hosts
• Up and Down Names
• VH-1's 100 Most Outrageous Celebrity Moments (Ranked: 68)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20010312)
• Wrestlemania Guests (Ranked: 5)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 28 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 45 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 34 Votes: 61.76% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 27 Votes: 85.19% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 28 Votes: 89.29% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 83 Votes: 69.88% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 54 Votes: 70.37% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 53 Votes: 77.36% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 101 Votes: 76.24% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 170 Votes: 75.29% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 323 Votes: 69.35% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 431 Votes: 70.07% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 962 Votes: 69.54% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 2431 Votes: 78.86% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 12058 Votes: 77.29% Annoying