The Resume

(December 2, 1954- )
Born in Huntington, Indiana
Portrayed Bob 'Bulldog' Briscoe on Frasier (1993-2004)
Voice of Mr. Simmons on 'Hey Arnold' (1997-2002)
Appeared in the movies 'Longtime Companion' (1990), 'Silence of the Lambs' (1991), 'Enemy of the State' (1998), 'Crazy Stupid Love' (2011), and 'All My Life' (2020)
Appeared on Broadway in 'Travesties' (2018)
Wrote and starred in the one-man show 'The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me' (1995)

Why he might be annoying:

He left both Purdue and San Diego State without getting a degree.
He supported Howard Dean for President (2004).
He looks like Ed Harris.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was elected class president of his high school.
He said about his decision to come out early in Frasier's run, 'If I was in the logical mind I wouldn't have done it. But there was a clarity that this was being true to myself and what I must do.'
As a spokesperson for National Coming Out Day (1995), he appeared in a public service announcement noting, 'I'm not a straight man, but I play one on television.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Allegedly Gay Men
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 85]
• Chrome Domes and Cue Balls
• College Drop Outs
• Frasier
• I Attended Purdue University
• I Attended San Jose State University
• I Married in 2010
• I Married Someone of the Same Gender
• I Portrayed Truman Capote
• Playwrights
• Profiles 53251-53500 (Ranked: 53450)
• Touched by an Angel and Guest Stars

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 38 Votes: 15.79% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying