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Stacy Keach

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Actor

The Resume

    (June 2, 1941- )
    Birth name is Walter Stacy Keach, Jr.
    Acted in 'The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968),' 'Brewster McCloud (1970),' 'Doc (1971),' 'The Gravy Train (1974),' 'Up in Smoke (1978),' 'False Identity (1990),' 'Escape from L.A. (1996),' 'American History X (1998),' and 'Keep Your Distance (2005)'
    Portrayed the title character in the TV adaptation of Mickey Spillane's 'Mike Hammer' (1984-87) and the updated version 'Mike Hammer, Private Eye' (1997-98)
    Provided narration for the Submarine ride at Disneyland (now defunct)

Why he might be annoying:

    What kind of a name is Stacy for a dude?
    He's been married 3 times and divorced twice.
    He married his third wife just months after divorcing his second.
    He acted in, co-wrote and helped produce his western pet project 'The Long Riders (1980).' It was a box office failure.
    He was caught smuggling cocaine into the United Kingdom and had to serve a 9-month stretch in prison (1984).
    This caused a halt in the production of the Mike Hammer series until he was released.
    He has narrated mindless home video reality dreck TV shows like 'World's Most Amazing Videos' and 'Stupid Behavior: Caught On Tape.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He's studied drama at 3 different colleges; Yale, the University of California at Berkeley and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
    His younger brother James is also an actor, as was his father, Stacy Sr.
    He was nominated for and Emmy and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, for his role in the biography Hemingway (1989).
    Famed director John Huston once said of him, 'He is not just a star, he is a constellation. The audience will come to see whatever character he portrays.'
    He was named honorary chairman of the Cleft Palate Foundation, a non-profit organization focusing on quality of life for people with facial birth defects.
    He has a powerful voice and has provided narration to countless TV show and documentaries, including the PBS Nova series and National Geographic specials.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 98 Votes: 46.94% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 139 Votes: 46.76% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 61 Votes: 50.82% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 229 Votes: 53.28% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 58 Votes: 60.34% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 80 Votes: 57.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 82 Votes: 58.54% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 76 Votes: 56.58% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 52 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 71 Votes: 47.89% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 129 Votes: 44.19% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 177 Votes: 41.81% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 443 Votes: 67.04% Annoying