The Resume

(August 6, 1908-December 7, 1982)
Born in Brooklyn, New York
Portrayed Mr. Hooper on Sesame Street (1969-82)
Appeared in the movies 'Whistling in the Dark' (1941), 'Ball of Fire' (1941), 'They Live By Night' (1949) and 'Daniel' (1983)
Appeared on Broadway in 'The Young Go First' (1935), 'Golden Boy' (1937), 'The Time of Your Life' (1939), 'Strange Bedfellows' (1948), 'Carnival!' (1961), 'Incident at Vichy' (1964) and 'Enemies' (1972)

Why he might be annoying:

When he spotted director Elia Kazan (who had named names during the McCarthy era) approaching him, he crossed the street to avoid him.
He was cast as Grandpa Hughes on the soap opera As The World Turns, but was replaced after one episode (1956).
He got ticked at fellow Sesame Street cast members if they deviated from the script.
He did commercials for Ocean Spray and Atari.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was blacklisted for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (1948).
While blacklisted, he taught acting, with one of his students being James Earl Jones.
He won a Drama Desk Award for his performance in Norman Mailer's Off-Broadway play 'Deer Park' (1967).
He said about being approached by children who recognized him as Mr. Hooper, 'Apart from the joy of knowing that you are helping so many kids, the recognition is heartwarming.'
After he died, the producers of Sesame Street decided to have his character die as well and use the episode to help children deal with death.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blacklisted
• Born in Brooklyn, New York
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 43]
• I am in Public Broadcasting
• I Died During the Run of My TV Series
• I Died in 1982 (Ranked: 74)
• I Died on Pearl Harbor Day [December 7] (Ranked: 1982)
• Look at Me, I'm with Bert
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 595)
• Profiles 33001-33250 (Ranked: 33129)
• Sesame Street
• Teachers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 18 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 14 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying