The Resume

(November 17, 1947-October 4, 2018)
Born in McMinnville, Oregon
Pioneer of Claymation
Founded Will Vinton Studios
Created the California Raisins, the Noid and the animated M&Ms
Executive producer of the animated TV series ‘The PJs’ and ‘Gary and Mke’

Why he might be annoying:

He sported a huge walrus mustache.
His only feature film, ‘The Adventures of Mark Twain,’ was a flop.
He lost control of his company to a group of investors headed by Nike’s Phil Knight (2002).
He also lost the rights to the characters he had created and even the trademark for the word Claymation.

Why he might not be annoying:

He originally studied architecture and began working with clay ‘because I really liked the organic shapes of Antoni Gaudi.’
He won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for ‘Closed Mondays’ (1975) and six Primetime Emmys.
He was fired without severance pay by Knight and replaced by Knight’s son.
He said, ‘I think clay is the perfect substance for animation. The possibilities of the medium are virtually limitless.’

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 69]
• I Attended University of California, Berkeley
• I Died in 2018 (Ranked: 70)
• I Have Malignant Multiple Myeloma
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands on My Hips
• Look at My Toys
• My Name, My Company
• Profiles 43751-43954 (Ranked: 43937)
• Walruses

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 74 Votes: 50.0% Annoying