The Resume

(February 26, 1887-March 3, 1966)
Portrayed Fred Mertz on 'I Love Lucy' and Bub on 'My Three Sons'
Appeared in: 'Bolero (1934),' 'The Lemon Drop Kid (1934 & 1951),' 'The General Died at Dawn (1936),' 'Rose of Washington Square (1939),' 'Miracle on 34th Street (1947)' and 'Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)'

Why he might be annoying:

He was chubby.
He formed a comedy act with his wife in 1914, but divorced her in 1927 because he wanted to do Broadway.
He appeared in over 150 films but is best known by the world as Fred Mertz.
Both he and co-star Vivian Vance had nothing but contempt for each other during the series run of 'I Love Lucy.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He hated rehearsals, so he rarely showed up for them, yet almost never flubbed a line.
As a boy he sang at St. Pauls' Catholic Church and played at the Burlington Opera House in Burlington Iowa.
He was a vaudevillian in the heyday of vaudeville.
He collapsed of a heart attack while walking along Hollywood Boulevard after seeing a movie.

Credit: Break Dancing Robot

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Break-Dancing Robot's Profiles [Series 1]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2261887)
• Celebrity New York Yankee Fans
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Golden Girls References
• Horseshoe Haircut
• I am a Barbie Doll
• I am an Iowan
• I Am Vaudeville [A-L]
• I Died During the Run of My TV Series
• I Died in 1966 (Ranked: 79)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[F-I]
• I Love Lucy
• I'm Buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery [California]
• I've Got a Secret - Guests [1952-67]
• Males Pied [A-J]
• Maurice Chevalier Impersonators
• Members of the Television Hall of Fame (Ranked: 21)
• Miracle on 34th Street [1947]
• My Three Sons
• Profiles 3751-4000 (Ranked: 3916)
• This Is Your Life Honorees [A-K]
• TV Uncles
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19660303)
• Will Sasso's Mad TV Impersonations

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 91 Votes: 56.04% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 23.53% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 72 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 29 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 65 Votes: 58.46% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 33 Votes: 39.39% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 122 Votes: 36.89% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 103 Votes: 33.01% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 105 Votes: 49.52% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 172 Votes: 41.28% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 265 Votes: 41.89% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 315 Votes: 45.08% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 919 Votes: 42.33% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1349 Votes: 44.85% Annoying