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The Resume

    (January 22, 1948-January 9, 1990)
    Born in New York City, New York
    Portrayed David on Sesame Street (1972-89)
    Appeared on Broadway in 'Tiger at the Gates' (1968), 'The Me Nobody Knows' (1970), 'Pippin' (1976) and 'Whose Life Is It Anyway?' (1980)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was bipolar.
    He abused cocaine.
    He attacked a woman with an iron rod, breaking her ribs, then vandalized cars and houses clad only in a Superman t-shirt (1980).
    When he was arrested and taken away strapped to a stretcher, he screamed, 'I'm David of Sesame Street and they're trying to kill me.'
    He was let go from 'Sesame Street' after he bit the musical director during an on-set fight and showed up unannounced at cast member Alison Bartlett's high school and proposed marriage.
    He died in a mental hospital after he attacked a staff doctor and suffered cardiac arrest while fighting against being restrained.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He joined the Lincoln Center Repertory Company two days after graduating from the High School of the Performing Arts.
    When David dated Maria (portrayed by his former classmate Sonia Mozano), they became the first interracial couple on children's TV.
    In tribute to his character, when Elmo traded in his binky, he began carrying a doll named Baby David.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 83 Votes: 55.42% Annoying