The Resume

(September 27, 1958- )
Acted in 'Born of Water (1976)' and 'Your Studio and You (1995)'
Portrayed Joe Hardy in 'The Hardy Boys Mysteries (1977)'
Recorded albums 'Wasp,' 'Room Service,' 'That's Rock 'n' Roll' and 'Under Wraps'
Recorded songs 'Da Do Ron Ron,' 'Morning Girl,' 'Do You Believe in Magic' and 'That's Rock 'n' Roll'

Why he might be annoying:

He is a vegetarian.
He was a teen idol during the '70s/'80s and had many effeminate poses in teen magazines.
Many of his hairstyles were not much different than Farrah Fawcett's flipdo's.
His picture was on children's lunch boxes.
He divorced Susan Diol.
His siblings are actors Patrick, Ryan and David Cassidy.
He and his brothers were all born by C-section and he was born one month after his due date.
He wears cowboy boots with baseball hats.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was considered a 'wholesome' teen idol.
He managed to further his career after his singing/acting fame ended.
He is a father to three children and stepfather to one child.
He was probably loved by the makers of polyester clothing.
His mother is actress Shirley Jones and father is actor Jack Cassidy.
His hit song 'Da Do Ron Ron' was in Germany's top 20 chart in 1977.
His first wife was model Ann Pennington and his current spouse is actress Susan Diol.
He is rumored to still hold the record for having the best selling debut album in history.

Credit: Skunk Butt

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Disco Dons
• I am an Angelino [Residents of Los Angeles]
• I Attended Beverly Hills High School
• I Married in 1979
• I Married in 1995
• I Married in 2004
• I Performed on American Bandstand [A-D]
• I was Involved in a Car Accident in 2004
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Males Pied [A-J]
• Murder She Wrote Guest Stars
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's US Singles Chart [1970's] (Ranked: 1977)
• People Magazine Covers [1993] (Ranked: 1101)
• People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People [1977]
• Profiles 6751-7000 (Ranked: 6766)
• Skunk Butt/Rebecca's Profiles [Series 3]
• Sons of Celebrities
• Stars that Began on Daytime Soaps
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars [February 2006] (Ranked: 44)
• VH-1's 50 Greatest Teen Idols (Ranked: 20)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 72 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 47 Votes: 55.32% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 41 Votes: 80.49% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 63 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 43 Votes: 58.14% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 48 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 101 Votes: 67.33% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 136 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 249 Votes: 69.08% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 356 Votes: 64.89% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 935 Votes: 58.18% Annoying