The Resume

(June 9, 1943- )
Born in Baghdad, Iraq
Advertising executive and art collector
With his brother Maurice, founded the ad agencies Saatchi & Saatchi (1970) and M&C Saatchi (1995)
Patron of the Young British Artists movement
Wrote 'My Name Is Charles Saatchi and I'm an Artaholic' (2009)

Why he might be annoying:

'The Guardian' described his appearance as 'a premonition of what David Schwimmer will look like at 63.'
He hired a dozen people off the street to pose as employees to make Saatchi & Saatchi look larger to an early potential client.
He rarely gives interviews, saying 'One of the things that makes my flesh crawl is reading about myself.'
He paid £50,000 for Damien Hirst's dead shark and £150,000 for Tracey Emin's unmade bed.
Peter Blake said, 'He has become a malign influence by building up some artists and leaving others as victims.'
He was divorced from his first two wives.
He was photographed in a restaurant with his hand around the throat of his third wife, Nigella Lawson.
He claimed the incident was a 'playful tiff,' but he later accepted a police caution for assault (June 18, 2013).

Why he might not be annoying:

When he was four, his family fled Iraq for Britain to avoid antisemitic persecution.
When he was 17, he had a 'life-changing' experience viewing a Jackson Pollock painting at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
He was known for his innovative advertising campaigns.
By 1986, Saatchi & Saatchi had grown into the largest ad agency in the world.
Tate Gallery Director Nicholas Serota said that he 'supported a whole generation of artists almost single-handedly.'
He donated the Saatchi Gallery and over 200 works of art to the British public (July 2010).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 48]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6091943)
• Copywriters
• I Married in 1973
• I Married in 1990
• I Married in 2003
• I Separated from My Spouse [2013]
• Look at My Magazine Cover
• My Name, My Company
• Profiles 34501-34750 (Ranked: 34610)
• Wife Beaters and Alleged Domestic Abusers

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying