The Resume

(February 23, 1936-October 27, 1964)
Born in New York City, New York
Dancer/choreographer/actor
Member of the Judson Dance Theater
Warhol Superstar
Appeared in the Warhol films 'Rollerskate' (1963), 'Haircut #1' (1963), 'Haircut #2' (1963) and 'The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys' (1964)

Why he might be annoying:

A friend said about his amphetamine abuse, 'He was too jittery from speed and constantly misplacing props and breaking things.'
Warhol said of his last days, 'He began staying inside, never going out.... He withdrew from the whole apartment into one single room, and then from the room to the end of the hall, and then from the end of the hall into a walk-in closet - he'd stay in there for days at a time in his mess of textiles and beads and records.'
While dancing naked to a Mozart record at a friend's fifth-floor apartment, he leaped out a window as the music climaxed.
A friend going through his stuff after his death noted, 'There was one whole attaché case of male pornography carefully cut out of magazines.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He won a music scholarship to Juilliard and studied ballet with the American Ballet Theater and with Merce Cunningham.
He kept smiling for the entire duration of 'Rollerskate' even though his foot was bleeding by the time filming was complete.
His memorial service at the Judson Dance Theater was attended by so many people, a second one had to be set up at Warhol's Factory.
Warhol's response to his suicide was 'It's too bad we didn't have our cameras when he jumped out the window. It would have made a great film.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Allegedly Gay Men
• Andy Warhol Factory Regulars
• Ballet Dancers
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 37]
• Choreographers
• College Drop Outs
• I Abused Amphetamines
• I Abused LSD
• I Attended Juilliard
• I Committed Suicide
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 28)
• I Died in 1964 (Ranked: 28)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Fell to My Death
• I Was Homeless
• I Went to a Psychiatrist
• Profiles 31501-31750 (Ranked: 31706)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 326 Votes: 60.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 89 Votes: 42.70% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying