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Jilly Rizzo

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TV Personality

The Resume

    (May 6, 1917-May 6, 1992)
    Born in New York City, New York
    Birth name was Ermenigildo Rizzo
    Owned Jilly's Saloon in Manhattan during the 1960s and '70s (replaced by Dean Martin's restaurant Dino's)
    Close friend and confidant of Frank Sinatra
    Appeared eight times on 'Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In,' reciting one liners in a monotone New York accent
    Acted in 'Tony Rome (1967),' 'The Detective (1968),' 'Contract on Cherry Street (1977),' 'Cannonball Run II (1984),' 'Year of the Dragon (1985),' 'The Pick-up Artist (1987)' and 'Eternity (1989)'
    Died when a drunk driver hit his car in Rancho Mirage, CA on his 75th birthday

Why he might be annoying:

    What kind of a girlie-girl nickname is Jilly?
    His name is mentioned is several live Sinatra recordings.
    Add to that he got bit parts in three Sinatra movies.
    In two of his movies he played a character named Jilly.
    In 1990 he was convicted by a New York Federal jury of participating in a fraudulent loan scheme.
    He was given 1,000 hours of community service, but no jail time as a judge deemed him too old to send to prison.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was so close to Sinatra, he became an unofficial member of the Rat Pack.
    His one liners on his 1970 'Laugh-In' debut were such a hit he was asked back to the show seven additional times.
    He was also a guest of 'The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast of Frank Sinatra' in 1977.
    He died just after celebrating his 75th birthday.
    After his car was hit it burst into flames, burning him beyond recognition.
    Sinatra was distraught and inconsolable for weeks after his death and went into seclusion.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 41 Votes: 48.78% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 68 Votes: 70.59% Annoying