The Resume

(March 9, 1856-February 16, 1928)
Born in Greenwich Village, New York
Birth name was Edwin Fitzgerald
Appeared in the musical comedies 'The Strollers' (1901), 'The Wild Rose' (1902), 'Mr. Bluebeard' (1903), 'Piff! Paff! Pouf!' (1904), 'The Earl and the Girl' (1905), 'Mr. Hamlet of Broadway' (1908), 'Up and Down Broadway' (1910) and 'Over the River' (1912)

Why he might be annoying:

He was performing on stage in 'Mr. Bluebeard' during the Iroquois Theater Fire that killed 600 people in Chicago.
He once got into a drunken brawl with actor Charles Chapin over a girl.
He was reportedly present during the gun fight at the O.K. Coral in 1881.
He drafted his kids into his vaudeville act.

Why he might not be annoying:

He bravely stayed on stage until the last minute, attempting to keep the audience from panicking.
He was portrayed in a movie by Bob Hope.
His mother once tended to the mentally ill Mary Todd Lincoln.
He was the son of Irish immigrants.

Credit: Jack Magic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 11)
• Clowns
• I Am Vaudeville [A-L]
• I Died in 1928 (Ranked: 71)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[F-I]
• I Lisp
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• I Outlived My Child
• Jack Magic's Profiles [Series 06]
• Profiles 29501-29750 (Ranked: 29698)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying