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Jim Kelly (Actor)

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Actor

The Resume

    (May 5, 1946-June 29, 2013)
    Born in Paris, Kentucky
    Films include ‘Enter the Dragon (1973),' ‘Black Belt Jones (1974),' ‘Black Samurai' and ‘Three the Hard Way (1974)'
    International Middleweight Karate Championship winner (1971)

Why he might be annoying:

    He appeared in ‘Chamber of Fear,' a 2004 Nike commercial.
    During his freshman year at the University of Louisville, he left to study Shorin Ryu.
    Most of his big screen work focused on the novelty of a black martial artist.
    He shares his name with the Buffalo Bills legend.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was an all-around athlete in high school, with honors in basketball, football, and track.
    His Afro and super-cool attitude made him impossible not to identify in his Blaxploitation heyday.
    Among senior male tennis players in California, he ranked second in doubles and was a top ten singles player.
    He went on to become a professional tennis coach.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 15 Votes: 6.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 20 Votes: 5.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 98 Votes: 41.84% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 66 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 57.58% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 73 Votes: 61.64% Annoying