The Resume

(July 3, 1952-June 12, 2015)
Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Runner-up in comedy category on the first season of Star Search (behind Brad Garrett)
Appeared on ‘Zig Zag’ (BCTV), ‘Thicke of the Night,’ and ‘The Last Precinct’
Appeared in ‘Spaceballs,’ ‘Die Hard,’ ‘The’ Burbs,’ ‘Gremlins 2: The New Batch,’ ‘Little Monsters,’ ‘The Last Boy Scout,’ ‘Encino Man,’ ‘Groundhog Day,’ ‘Scary Movie,’ and ‘Funky Monkey’
Co-founder of Skull Skates skateboards (with brother Peter, 1978)

Why he might be annoying:

While his father was an entrepreneur, they never got along.
Having run away from home as a teenager, he would hitchhike around the northern States – and live on communes – for some three years.
He weighed in at 426 pounds (nearly 200 kg) on a 6 ft 2 in frame (1,88 m).
Media aren’t sure whether he had three or four children.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a farm boy and avid skateboarder.
He was a fixture on the pay and cable television scene, particularly HBO and what was then the Comedy Channel.
Eventually he would get down to around the 200-pound mark (91 kg).
He was married only once.

Credit: Cool It All Right?

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Cool It All Right?'s Profiles [Series 15]
• Fat Comedians
• I Come from Canada
• I Died in 2015 (Ranked: 62)
• I Have Diabetes
• I Lost a Lot of Weight
• Look at Me, I'm Thirsty
• More Chins than are in a Chinese Phone Book
• Profiles 47251-47500 (Ranked: 47275)
• Scary Movie [Series]
• Star Search

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 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying