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Josh Schwartz

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The Resume

    (August 6, 1976- )
    Born in Providence, Rhode Island
    Creator of the TV series The O.C., Gossip Girl and Chuck

Why he might be annoying:

    He had a subscription to Variety when he was 12.
    When he got to USC he wondered, 'Where are all the pasty, sickly people?'
    One of his scripts won the Nicholson Award at USC, but the award was taken back because he was a sophomore and you had to be a junior to enter.
    Distancing 'The O.C.' from its predecessors, he said, 'I never really watched Dawson's Creek -- except for maybe once or twice.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    His parents were toy designers for Hasbro.
    At 26, he became the youngest person to create and produce an hour-long series.
    He said his favorite award was 'The O.C.' being named guilty pleasure of the year by VH-1.
    He used his personal tastes in choosing music for his shows.
    He endowed a TV screenwriting scholarship at USC.
    He considers Cameron Crowe his biggest influence.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 21 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 46 Votes: 45.65% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 35 Votes: 94.29% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying