The Resume

(January 20, 1920-October 31, 1993)
Directed 'Luci del Varieta (1950),' 'Lo Sceicco Bianco (1952),' 'I Vitelloni (1953),' 'La Strada (1954),' 'Il Bidone (1955),' 'Le Notti di Cabiria (1957),' 'La Dolce Vita (1960),' '8½ (1963),' 'Giulietta Degli Spiriti (1965),' 'Satyricon (1969),' 'I Clowns (1971),' 'Roma (1972),' 'Amacord (1973),' 'Intervista (1987)' and 'La Voce Della Luna (1990)'

Why he might be annoying:

He was once a professional clown.
He worked as a journalist.
His films are surreal and full of grotesque characters.
He was a tyrant on the set.
He chose the title '8½' because it was his '8½th' movie (counting short films).

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a great conversationalist.
He loved comic books.
He enjoyed drawing in his spare time.
His only child died at two weeks old.
He is one of the most revered directors of all time.
He said: 'Cinema is an old whore who knows how to give many kinds of pleasure.'

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 25 Most Influential Directors of All Time [MovieMaker] (Ranked: 9)
• Artsy/Fartsy Directors
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [January] (Ranked: 1201920)
• Charlie Chaplin Wannabes
• Clowns
• Dick Cavett Show Guests
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 1972 Critics Poll (Ranked: 4)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 1982 Critics Poll (Ranked: 5)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 1992 Filmmakers Poll (Ranked: 2)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 1992 Filmmakers Poll (Ranked: 4)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 2002 Critics Poll (Ranked: 9)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 2002 Filmmakers Poll (Ranked: 3)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 2012 Critics Poll (Ranked: 10)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 2012 Filmmakers Poll (Ranked: 4)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 2022 Filmmakers Poll (Ranked: 6)
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Entertainment Weekly's 50 Greatest Directors of All Time [1996] (Ranked: 10)
• Fear of the Dark - Scotophobic
• Federico Fellini Films
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• Huge Eye Wear
• I Died in 1993 (Ranked: 73)
• I Died Less Than a Year After My Spouse (Ranked: 11)
• I Outlived My Child
• I Underwent a Heart Bypass Operation
• I Won My First Oscar When I Was Over 50 (Ranked: 73)
• Mae West Dissed Me
• My Favorite Movie is Disney’s ‘Snow White’
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director (Ranked: 1974)
• Paul Mazursky Films
• Pauline Kael Doesn't Like Me
• Playboy Interview Subjects [1960s] (Ranked: 1966)
• Profiles 11001-11250 (Ranked: 11101)
• Supersized Egos
• Trick or Treat - I'm Dead [October 31st] (Ranked: 1993)
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19931031)
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 65 Votes: 47.69% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 70 Votes: 44.29% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 85.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 206 Votes: 35.92% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 52 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 88 Votes: 52.27% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 669 Votes: 42.75% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 210 Votes: 45.71% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 262 Votes: 51.91% Annoying