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Loudon Wainwright III

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The Resume

    (September 5, 1946- )
    Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    Recorded the albums 'Loudon Wainwright III' (1970), 'Album II' (1971), 'Album III' (1972), 'Attempted Mustache' (1973), 'Unrequited' (1975), 'Fame and Wealth' (1983), 'Therapy' (1989), 'Grown Man' (1995), 'So Damn Happy' (2003) and 'Strange Weirdos' (2007)
    Portrayed Captain Spaulding in season three of M*A*S*H and Hal Karp in Undeclared
    Father of singers Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright

Why he might be annoying:

    His only top 40 hit, 'Dead Skunk,' was a novelty song about roadkill.
    He recorded a song complaining that he could not get a hit in the video era, apparently having forgotten that he wasn't burning up the charts pre-MTV.
    He ran off to Europe with another woman while his wife was pregnant with Rufus.
    He has a strained relationship with his children.
    Their squabbles prompted one reviewer to call the Wainwrights 'a kind of Osbourne family for roots music fans.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He inspired several of his kids' songs (albeit, usually bitter ones).
    Rufus and Martha have both covered his songs.
    He composed topical songs for NPR and Nightline.
    He composed the soundtrack for the movie 'Knocked Up (2007).'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 78 Votes: 85.90% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 35 Votes: 54.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 71.88% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 28 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 51 Votes: 58.82% Annoying