The Resume

(July 3, 1959- )
Born in London (Ontario), Canada
Creator and Writer for 'House' and 'The Good Doctor'
Wrote for 'Family Law,' 'Law and Order,' 'NYPD Blue' and 'Due South'

Why he might be annoying:

He is a Judd Apatow lookalike.
One of his earliest gigs was writing an episode for a 'Hardy Boys' show.
He summed up the reason for making Gregory House a dick character by saying: 'Would you rather have a doctor hold your hand while you die or have a doctor treat you like crap while he cured you?'
He fought with network execs over giving Dr. House a nemesis, resulting in antagonist Edward Vogler (Chi McBride) only appearing in the show's first season.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is close friends with Paul Haggis.
His favorite TV show is The Rockford Files.
Before becoming a writer, he was a partner in a corporate law firm in Toronto.
He received his first Emmy nomination for his work on Law and Order.
He won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for the first season of House.
He and his co-writers won the Writers Guild of America Award for the 'House' episode 'Broken.'

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 18]
• Coolest Jews in Hollywood
• House MD
• I am an Angelino [Residents of Los Angeles]
• I Attended University of Toronto
• I Come from Canada
• I Lived in Encino
• Jewish Comedians
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting My Award
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting My Emmy
• Profiles 51056-51250 (Ranked: 51214)
• Red, White and Bagel [Canadian Jews]
• Siblings of Twins
• Starbucks ‘The Way I See It’ Quotations
• We Got Married by a Rabbi

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying