The Resume

(January 24, 1928-July 29, 2007)
Born in Brunoy, France
Won three Cesar Awards (the French Oscars) for Best Actor for 'La Cage aux Folles' (1979), 'Garde a vue' (1982) and 'Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud' (1996)
Also appeared in 'Diabolique' (1955), 'King of Hearts' (1966), 'Get Out Your Handkerchiefs' (1978), 'Bonsoir' (1994), 'Artemisia' (1997), 'Assassin(s)' (1997), 'The Girl from Paris' (2001) and 'Have Mercy On Us All' (2007)

Why he might be annoying:

He originally planned to be a priest but dropped out of the seminary when he fell for a girl and decided he could not handle the celibacy vow.
Although he made over 130 films, in the US he is known almost exclusively for playing a drag queen in 'La Cage aux Folles.'
He appeared in two increasingly lousy 'La Cage' sequels.

Why he might not be annoying:

His daughter Caroline died in an auto accident (1977).
He excelled at both comedy and drama.
He received the French Legion of Honor (1999).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 24]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [January] (Ranked: 1241928)
• Diseased Initials
• I am a Citizen of France
• I Died in 2007 (Ranked: 79)
• I Outlived My Child
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• Men in Dresses
• Profiles 26751-27000 (Ranked: 26932)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20070729)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 80.95% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying