The Resume

(June 28, 1909-January 20, 1997)
Birth name was Andreas van Kujik
Elvis Presley’s longtime manager

Why he might be annoying:

He really wasn't a colonel and his name wasn't Parker.
He snuck into the US illegally from The Netherlands.
Before meeting Elvis, he was a circus carnie who ran a dancing chicken act.
Many feel he was a dictatorial manager who screwed Elvis over.
He charged Elvis a whopping 50% management fee (most take 10%).
He encouraged Elvis to make cheesy musical flicks like 'Viva Las Vegas.'
He smoked cigars and weighed over 300 pounds.
He dressed like Colonel Sanders.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a marketing guru.
He kept Elvis' name alive while the singer served in the army.
'Green Acres' actor Pat Buttram based his Mr. Haney character on him.

Credit: JinnFiend

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6261909)
• I am a Colonel
• I Attended Elvis Presley's Funeral [August 18, 1977]
• I Died in 1997 (Ranked: 88)
• I Had a Nervous Breakdown
• I Married in 2004
• I'm Dutch
• JinnFiend's Profiles
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Cowboy Hat
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• Mae West Dissed Me
• Male Cigar Smokers
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 611)
• People with Tom, Dick or Harry in their Names
• Profiles 4751-5000 (Ranked: 4798)
• Rock Managers
• Satirized on Rocky and Bullwinkle

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 88 Votes: 43.18% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 28 Votes: 67.86% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 88.24% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 60 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 75.86% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 64 Votes: 70.31% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 52 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 115 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 146 Votes: 73.29% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 272 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 409 Votes: 70.42% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 770 Votes: 69.87% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 2032 Votes: 79.72% Annoying