The Resume

(April 27, 1899-March 22, 1994)
Born in New Rochelle, New York
Birth name was Walter Lanza
Animator for Universal Studios
Known for the characters Woody Woodpecker, Andy Panda and Chilly Willy

Why he might be annoying:

He said of his appearances in several early shorts that combined animation and live action, 'I was a terrible actor. I had four expressions.'
He got his first break, animating Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, by beating producer Carl Laemmle in a poker game.
He continued using Mel Blanc's recording of Woody Woodpecker's distinctive laugh even after Blanc left his studio until Blanc sued him.
He hired his wife Grace as the new voice of Woody Woodpecker.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was responsible for the first Technicolor cartoon, an animated prologue for the film 'The King of Jazz' (1930).
He and Grace insisted that she got the voice job by submitting an anonymous tape.
He entertained troops in Vietnam.
He established a scholarship and prize for animators at the California Institute of the Arts.
He received a special Academy Award for 'bringing joy and laughter to every part of the world through his unique animated pictures' (1979).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 19]
• Cartoonists
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4271899)
• I Died in 1994 (Ranked: 94)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[J-L]
• Look at Me, I'm Writing
• Profiles 25251-25500 (Ranked: 25374)
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19940322)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 32.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 48 Votes: 41.67% Annoying