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John Wayne

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Actor

The Resume

    (May 26, 1907-June 11, 1979)
    Raised in Glendale, California
    Birth name was Marion Morrison
    Won the 1969 Oscar for Best Actor (True Grit)
    Starred in 'Chisum,' 'True Grit,' 'Big Jake,' 'Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,' 'The Alamo,' 'Rio Bravo,' 'The Longest Day,' 'The Green Berets' and 'The Quiet Man'
    Nickname the 'Duke'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was typecast as a gruff heroic cowboy.
    He smoked and died of lung cancer.
    He was an alcoholic.
    He wore a toupee.
    He criticized men who dodged the Vietnam War draft despite not serving in WW II.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He played the leading man in 142 movies.
    He was ranked #16 in Empire Magazines Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time.
    He wore a pink bunny suit on 'Laugh-In' (1969).
    He was one of first stars to get $1,000,000 per picture (Hellfighters, Green Berets 1968).

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 155 Votes: 71.61% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 80 Votes: 47.50% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 94 Votes: 45.74% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 149 Votes: 45.64% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 247 Votes: 55.06% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 313 Votes: 53.99% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 292 Votes: 57.19% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 594 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 433 Votes: 58.66% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 839 Votes: 55.18% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 108 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 150 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 2577 Votes: 45.94% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 433 Votes: 44.80% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 613 Votes: 44.05% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 4021 Votes: 35.31% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 250 Votes: 37.20% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 421 Votes: 44.18% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 386 Votes: 39.90% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1697 Votes: 42.84% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 584 Votes: 43.84% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1174 Votes: 42.50% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 2440 Votes: 43.32% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 5899 Votes: 35.21% Annoying