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Mickey Hargitay

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Bodybuilder

The Resume

    (January 6, 1926-September 14, 2006)
    Died in Los Angeles of multiple myeloma at 80
    Father of Mariska Hargitay
    Husband of Jayne Mansfield
    Mr. Universe, Mr. America and Mr. Olympia (all in 1955)
    First recipient of the Joe Weider Lifetime Achievement Award (1999)

Why he might be annoying:

    Mansfield said of him, ‘I'll have a steak and the man on the left.'
    Their 1963 divorce was not recognized, but their Mexican one, was.
    He fled his native land in 1947 to avoid the required Soviet military draft.
    Arnold Schwarzenegger portrayed him in a 1982 TV movie.

Why he might not be annoying:

    A magazine cover of Steve Reeves (Hercules) inspired his decision to enter bodybuilding.
    He and his future wife were able to resist Mae West's initial attempt to break them up.
    He made a guest appearance in a 2003 episode of Law & Order: SVU.
    He saw his daughter win an Emmy.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 37 Votes: 24.32% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 39 Votes: 7.69% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 43 Votes: 74.42% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 45 Votes: 64.44% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 69 Votes: 59.42% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 47 Votes: 38.30% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 113 Votes: 46.02% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 810 Votes: 42.35% Annoying