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Alexander Payne

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Filmmaker

The Resume

    (February 10, 1961-January 26, 2012)
    Birth name is Alexander Papadopoulos
    Directed ‘Election,’ ‘About Schmidt,’ ‘Sideways,’ and ‘Citizen Ruth’

Why he might be annoying:

    He likes to set his movies in Omaha, Nebraska.
    He emphasizes the bad qualities of his movie characters.
    Most of the characters in “About Schmidt” and “Election” were repulsive and detestable.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He got his degree in history and Spanish from Stanford.
    He studied abroad at the University of Salamanca in Spain.
    He got an MFA from UCLA.
    He likes to experiment with 1960's graphics in his movies.

Credit: Corrupt200


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 20 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 72.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 57.58% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 86 Votes: 68.60% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 116 Votes: 56.03% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 252 Votes: 45.63% Annoying