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Oliver Reed

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Actor

The Resume

    (February 13, 1938-May 2, 1999)
    Birth name is Robert Oliver Reed
    Nephew of Carol Reed

Why he might be annoying:

    He was famously hard to work with.
    He cut his house in half with a chain saw when he got divorced, so his wife could get that half of the house she demanded.
    He became even harder to work with after the 25th bottle, according to director Sergio Sollima.
    He broke light bulbs on the film set for 'Revolver (1973)' during a break and preceded to chew the pieces of broken glass to intimidate co-star Fabio Testi.
    He fell down a hill playing bagpipes in a drunken stupor during the filming of 'Burnt Offerings' (1976).
    He appeared drunk in talk shows.
    He stripped to the waist in various films after he was no longer young or thin.
    He married a sixteen year old girl when he was in his mid 40s.
    He died during the filming of 'Gladiator,' causing director Ridley Scott to regenerate him via computer graphics at the cost of 3 million dollars.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was in the first movie ever to use the 'f' word, 'I'll Never Forget What's 'Is Name (1967).'
    He starred in the first mainstream movie ever to feature full-frontal male nudity.
    He wrestled Alan Bates in the nude for 'Women in Love' (1969).
    He could down 106 pints of beer in 24 hours.
    He died of a heart attack in a bar after downing three bottles of rum and beating five sailors at arm-wrestling.
    He a rare British film star who never had any stage work of any kind.
    He did not feel the need to be politically correct in public statements to the press.

Credit: Christian Romero


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 24 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 72 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 57 Votes: 49.12% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 28 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 42 Votes: 38.10% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 27 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 138 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 74 Votes: 39.19% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 53 Votes: 35.85% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 131 Votes: 45.80% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 284 Votes: 41.55% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 317 Votes: 42.90% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 339 Votes: 47.49% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 432 Votes: 44.21% Annoying