The Resume

(December 20, 1912-November 23, 1996)
Born in Brooklyn, New York
Composer and piano accompanist
Pianist for The Dean Martin Show
Led the Ken Lane Singers
Co-wrote 'Everybody Loves Somebody'

Why he might be annoying:

His birth name was Kermit.
He was a one-hit wonder as a songwriter.
His weekly schtick on the Dean Martin Show involved him sitting at the piano and maintaining a stoic face as Martin hurled verbal zingers at him.

Why he might not be annoying:

He worked with Frank Sinatra on radio and television.
He followed Sinatra to Los Angeles, where he worked as an accompanist to Dinah Shore.
He served as accompanist and straight man to Martin for twenty five years.
Dean Martin's 1964 cover of 'Everybody Loves Somebody' hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, knocking The Beatles' 'A Hard Day's Night' out of the slot.
'Everybody Loves Somebody' supplanted 'That's Amore' as Dean Martin's signature song, and it became the theme sung weekly on Martin's eponymous variety show.
'Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime' even appears on Martin's grave marker in Los Angeles.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born in Brooklyn, New York
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 21]
• Dean Martin Show Guests [L-Z]
• I Died in 1996 (Ranked: 83)
• Kay Medford Portrayed My Mom
• Look at Me, I'm Relaxing
• Look at Me, I'm with Dean Martin
• Look at Me, Yes You! - Finger Pointers
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [A-L]
• Profiles 54251-54500 (Ranked: 54332)
• Talk Show Sidekicks

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying