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Sammy Petrillo

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Comedian

The Resume

    (October 24, 1934-August 15, 2009)
    Born in The Bronx, New York
    Starred in 'Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla' (1952)

Why he might be annoying:

    He looked and sounded exactly like Jerry Lewis.
    He teamed with second-rate crooner Duke Mitchell to form a poor man's Martin and Lewis.
    He starred in one of Doris Wishman's soft-core sex comedies, 'Keyholes Are For Peeping' (1972).
    He recorded an album of prank calls, 'My Son The Phone Caller.'
    He said, 'I hold the record for being the world's youngest has-been.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was born looking and sounding like Jerry Lewis and rather than take the easy way out of massive plastic surgery or suicide, he tried to make his handicap work for him.
    For an occasional change of pace, he'd tell the audience, 'And now for the impression you've all been waiting for, Martin and Lewis,' after which he would imitate Dean and Mitchell would imitate Jerry.
    Lewis killed off his career by threatening to boycott any club that booked him.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying