The Resume

(February 16, 1904-September 9, 1948)
Portrayed Uncle Remus and voiced Br'er Fox in 'Song of the South (1946)'
Appeared in 'Harlem is Heaven (1932),' 'Policy Man (1938)' and 'Revenge of the Zombies (1943)'

Why he might be annoying:

His song 'Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah' has been immortalized in those irritating Disney sing-along tapes.
His most famous film, 'Song of the South,' was labeled racist by the NAACP and has never been released on American video.
He voiced the animated Br'er Fox so quickly that animators couldn't synchronize it correctly.
His film performances outside of Uncle Remus were forgettable ('Revenge of the Zombies,' anyone?).
He died of heart failure only months after receiving an Oscar.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was one of Walt Disney's personal favorite performers.
Due to his color, he couldn't go to the premiere of 'Song of the South' in Georgia.
He was the first live actor that Disney ever hired.
His role in 'Song of the South' earned him an honorary Oscar, making him the first black man to receive the award.
His rendition of 'Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah' remains a nostalgic favorite.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Who Think They Can Sing
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs [Performers] (Ranked: 47)
• Disney Legends Award (Ranked: 2010)
• Golden Girls References
• I am a Hoosier [Indiana]
• I Died in 1948 (Ranked: 44)
• I Portrayed a Disney Villain
• I Portrayed a Magical Negro
• I Recorded the Oscar Winning Best Original Song (Ranked: 1947)
• I'm Buried at Crown Hill Cemetary [Indianapolis]
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Look at My Flowers
• Look At My VHS Tape/DVD
• Profiles 17751-18000 (Ranked: 17766)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 4]
• Stacker’s Most Controversial Song from the Year You Were Born (Ranked: 1946)
• Time Magazine's 10 Most Controversial Cartoons [2010] (Ranked: 3)
• Voices of Disney

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 22 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 85 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 250 Votes: 53.20% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 28 Votes: 32.14% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 30 Votes: 43.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 27 Votes: 3.70% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 27 Votes: 40.74% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 103 Votes: 36.89% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 55 Votes: 34.55% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 121 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 570 Votes: 39.82% Annoying