The Resume

(July 30, 1962- )
Resides in Athens, Georgia
Host of 'Good Eats' on the Food Network (1998- )
Wrote 'I'm Just Here for the Food (2002),' 'Gear for Your Kitchen (2003)' and 'I'm Just Here for More Food (2004)'

Why he might be annoying:

He is nerdy.
His hair is thinning.
His trademark is loud Hawaiian shirts.
He uses a lot of goofy schtick on his show.
Some feel his 'test kitchen' approach is ripped off from public television's Christopher Kimball.
He does many product endorsements for kitchen tools.

Why he might not be annoying:

He applies scientific techniques to cooking.
At 34, he quit his job as a successful commercial director to go to cooking school.
He was a camera operator on an R.E.M. video.
He likes to make fun of himself.
He's been described as 'Bill Nye meets Julia Child meets Monty Python.'
A lot of people enjoy his goofy schtick.
He compares reality television to public executions.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7301962)
• Chefs
• Egg Heads
• I Attended University of Georgia
• Iron Chefs
• Look at Me, I Got My Arms Folded
• Nerds and Nebbishes
• Profiles 13001-13250 (Ranked: 13023)
• Satirized on South Park
• Twitter's Top 10 Search Celebrities [March 21, 2009] (Ranked: 8)
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 4]
• Zap2it's TV Underrated [2006] (Ranked: 4)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 76 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 28 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 69 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 628 Votes: 35.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 43.90% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 113 Votes: 49.56% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 241 Votes: 46.89% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 418 Votes: 47.61% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 109 Votes: 46.79% Annoying