The Resume

(January 1, 1970- )
Director and writer of 'The Dirk Diggler Story,' 'Cigarettes and Coffee,' 'Hard Eight,' 'Boogie Nights,' 'Magnolia' and 'Punch-Drunk Love'

Why he might be annoying:

All smoking characters in his films smoke Camel Lights.
He is living with Fiona Apple.
He shaves his head before beginning production on some films.

Why he might not be annoying:

He often casts Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C. Reilly, Melora Walters and Philip Baker Hall.
His father was famous in Cleveland for hosting horror shows under the name Ghoulardi.
He never did the music videos and commercials thing, instead he came out with short films.

Credit: Kata Kata

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Artsy/Fartsy Directors
• Born on New Year's Day [January 1st] (Ranked: 1970)
• College Drop Outs
• Entertainment Weekly's It List [1998]
• Guardian Unlimited's World's 40 Best Directors (Ranked: 21)
• His Name is Robert's Least Annoying [Original] (Ranked: 7)
• I Attended Emerson College
• I Became a Dad in 2005
• I Became a Dad in 2007
• I Lived in Studio City
• Long Names
• National Board of Review Award for Best Director (Ranked: 2021)
• Paul Thomas Anderson Films
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 5)
• People with Tom, Dick or Harry in their Names
• Premiere Magazine's Power List #100s (Ranked: 2000)
• Profiles 7251-7500 (Ranked: 7393)
• Rolling Stone's 100 People Who Are Changing America [March 2009] (Ranked: 85)
• Ryder Strong's Least Annoying

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 83 Votes: 45.78% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 62 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 74 Votes: 43.24% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 58.06% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 51 Votes: 39.22% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 59 Votes: 57.63% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 434 Votes: 41.47% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 215 Votes: 49.30% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 294 Votes: 54.42% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 414 Votes: 50.97% Annoying