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Marjoe Gortner

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Religious Figure

The Resume

    (January 14, 1944- )
    Born in Long Beach, California
    Child evangelist
    Subject of the documentary ‘Marjoe’
    Acted in ‘Earthquake,’ ‘The Food of the Gods,’ Viva Knievel’ and ‘When Are You Comin Back Red Ryder’

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a child evangelist.
    He was a kid telling adults how to live their lives.
    His name Marjoe is a combination of Mary and Joseph.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His mother smothered him with a pillow when she got mad, but she never hit him so he would not show any bruises on stage.
    His documentary ‘Marjoe’ helped expose the trickery and frauds behind evangelism.
    The money he made as a child was taken by his parents.
    He was the first evangelist to act as a whistleblower on his own line of work.

Credit: Jack Magic


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 11 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 50 Votes: 32.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 15.79% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 26 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 42 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 34 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 36 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 45.16% Annoying