The Resume

(July 11, 1920-October 10, 1985)
Birth name is Taidje Khan
Won the 1956 Oscar for Best Actor (The King and I)
Starred in 'Ten Commandments,' ' King and I,' 'Anastasia,' 'The Brothers Karamazov,' 'Solomon and Sheba,' 'The Magnificent Seven,' 'Westworld,' 'Cast a Giant Shadow' and 'Poppies are Also Flowers'

Why he might be annoying:

He was famous for being bald.
He chain smoked himself into lung cancer.
He was divorced three times and married four times.
He kept his background somewhat a secret to add to his mysterious star quality.
In the song, 'Puzzlement,' from the movie, 'King and I,' his earring disappears and reappears during the song.
Despite many roles, he is almost exclusively known for his 'King and I' role.

Why he might not be annoying:

He made a commercial blasting cigarettes as the cause of his death, with the commercials to play after he died.
Namesake for the Yul Brynner Head and Neck Cancer Foundation.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 10 Commandments [1956]
• Actors Who Think They Can Dance
• Actors Who Think They Can Sing
• AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Passions [Couples] (Ranked: 31)
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs [Performers] (Ranked: 54)
• Appeared in Yellow Face
• Asian Hunks
• Best Actor Oscar Winners (Ranked: 1956)
• Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire'
• Cecil B. Demille Films
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7111920)
• Chrome Domes and Cue Balls
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Edith Head Models
• Footprints in Mann's Theater - Male
• Golden Girls References
• I Am of Romani/Sinti Descent [Gypsies]
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [A-B]
• I Died in 1985 (Ranked: 65)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[A-B]
• I Have Lung Cancer
• I Portrayed a Robot
• I Probably Banged Claire Bloom
• I Probably Banged Ingrid Bergman
• I Probably Banged Joan Crawford
• I Probably Banged Judy Garland
• I Probably Banged Katy Jurado
• I Probably Banged Marilyn Monroe
• I Probably Banged Marlene Dietrich
• I Probably Banged Tallulah Bankhead
• I Won an Oscar and Tony for the Same Role
• Magnificent Seven
• Male Pipe Smokers
• Maxim's 50 Greatest Guys of the 20th Century (Ranked: 11)
• Men With Authoritative Voices
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2000)
• National Board of Review Award for Best Actor (Ranked: 1956)
• Philatelists [Stamp Collectors]
• Profiles 2501-2750 (Ranked: 2677)
• Shar-pei Owners
• Stars of 20th Century-Fox Musicals
• Tony Award: Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Ranked: 1952)
• Top Box Office Stars of 1957 (Ranked: 10)
• Top Box Office Stars of 1958 (Ranked: 8)
• WatchMojo’s Top 10 Western Movie Cowboys [2018] (Ranked: 4)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19851010)
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 18 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 206 Votes: 49.51% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 74 Votes: 48.65% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 90 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 65 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 95 Votes: 71.58% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 59 Votes: 83.05% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 75 Votes: 50.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 93 Votes: 48.39% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 118 Votes: 57.63% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 204 Votes: 38.24% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 172 Votes: 34.30% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 145 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 276 Votes: 42.39% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 430 Votes: 43.02% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 414 Votes: 43.96% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 755 Votes: 44.11% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 2007 Votes: 48.78% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 1085 Votes: 35.76% Annoying