The Resume

(July 11, 1925-January 8, 2017)
Birth name is Nicolai Ustinov
Sang in 'Werther,' 'Faust,' 'Eugene Onegin,' 'Carmen,' 'Don Giovanni,' 'Tales of Hoffman,' 'The Magic Flute,' 'I Puritani,' 'Manon,' 'The Abduction from the Seraglio,' 'Candide' and 'Le Postillon de Lonjumeau'

Why he might be annoying:

He is a know-it-all.
He is prudish about drinking and smoking.
He is an awful actor.
He is nerdy and shy.
He wrote an autobiography, but failed to mentioned his children.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is fluent in at least nine languages.
In his prime, he had an extraordinary upper range.
He was comfortable in many different musical styles.
For years, he held the record as the most-recorded tenor in history.
When he was a child, his family moved to Germany, but had to leave immediately to escape the Nazis.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2006 - 100 Least Annoying Celebrities (Ranked: 74)
• 2008 - 100 Least Annoying (Ranked: 85)
• 2010 - 100 Least Annoying (Ranked: 24)
• Belters
• I am from Stockholm, Sweden
• I am Swedish
• I Died in 2017 (Ranked: 91)
• I Portrayed an Italian Character
• I Sing About Gypsies
• Men With High Voices
• My Voting was Temporarily Suspended on Am I Annoying Due to Vote Abuse
• Opera Singers and Composers
• Profiles 12501-12750 (Ranked: 12532)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20170108)
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 3]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 409 Votes: 55.01% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 90 Votes: 54.44% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 99 Votes: 60.61% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 90 Votes: 52.22% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 137 Votes: 54.74% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 182 Votes: 58.24% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 71 Votes: 70.42% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 90 Votes: 75.56% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 112 Votes: 63.39% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 535 Votes: 54.95% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 352 Votes: 51.42% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 1461 Votes: 53.11% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 5231 Votes: 45.48% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21065 Votes: 38.58% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 3831 Votes: 35.19% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 3313 Votes: 32.30% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 6634 Votes: 42.64% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 6088 Votes: 39.59% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 3631 Votes: 42.36% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 497 Votes: 41.85% Annoying