The Resume

(August 20, 1947- )
Born in Harrow, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Fantasy artist and book illustrator
Wrote and illustrated 'Faeries' (1978) with Brian Froud
Illustrated the 100th birthday edition of 'The Lord of the Rings' (1992)
Illustrated J.R.R. Tolkien's posthumously published works 'The Children of Hurin' (2007), 'Beren and Luthien' (2017), 'The Fall of Gondolin' (2018) and 'The Fall of Numenor' (2022)
Provided conceptual designs for Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Hobbit' trilogies, 'Legend' (1985), 'Erik the Viking' (1989), and the miniseries 'Merlin' (1998)

Why he might be annoying:

He failed his eleven-plus exams.
Feeling 'disenchanted,' he left art school after a year, then spent a year tending the grounds of a graveyard before returning.
He had planned to spend six months in New Zealand working on the 'Lord of the Rings' films and ended up spending six years: 'I was probably the last member of the crew left there, doing the final promotional works.'

Why he might not be annoying:

Christopher Tolkien approved his involvement with the 'Lord of the Rings.'
Peter Jackson said, 'His art captures what I hoped to capture with the films.'
He won an Oscar for Art Direction for 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.' (2004)
He said, 'I am at my happiest when I'm sitting in my studio with a brush in my hand.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Painters
• 21st Century Painters
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 90]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8201947)
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting My Award
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting My Oscar
• Lord of the Rings [Series]
• Painters
• Profiles 56251-56500 (Ranked: 56360)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying