The Resume

(1959- )
Born in Puerto Rico
Notable roles include 'Pulp Fiction (1994),' 'Four Rooms (1995),' 'Fear the Walking Dead,' 'Sea of Love,' 'Out of Sight,' 'The Firm,' 'Clockers,' 'The Addiction,' 'Cop Land,' 'Miami Vice,' 'Girlfight,' '21 Grams,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Bosch,' 'Bad Lieutenant,' 'Pistol Whipped,' 'Once in the Life,' 'Gun (2010),' '3 A.M.,' 'Sticky Fingers,' 'New York Undercover,' 'Law & Order,' 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,' 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' and 'Law & Order: Trial by Jury'

Why he might be annoying:

He has a cleft chin.
He has a huge mole on the left side of his cheek.
He resembles Japanese actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.
He starred in a lot of Quentin Tarantino projects.
He almost got the lead part as Jules Winnfield in 'Pulp Fiction,' but Samuel L. Jackson ended up snagging the role (1994).

Why he might not be annoying:

He is of Puerto Rican and Afro-Caribbean descent.
He was in the US Army, and served overseas as an infantryman.
He is a founding member of the 'Touchstone Theatre,' the 'American Folk Theatre' and the 'LAByrinth Theater Company.'
He and his wife Cathy Calderon are both accomplished playwrights, as well as certified yoga teachers and also salsa dancers.
He teaches acting for film and TV at the 'Lee Strasberg Institute' in New York City (2005).
He appeared in Michael Jackson's 'Bad' music video, the extended long version (1987).
Although he didn't snag the lead role of Jules Winnfield in 'Pulp Fiction,' Tarantino still gave him the role of Paul the bartender instead, because he was so impressed by his audition (1994).
He played over nine different characters in the 'Law & Order' franchise.

Credit: Eddie Burphy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Who Think They Can Dance
• Black Men Loved by Whites
• Cat Eyes
• Choreographers
• Cleft Chins
• Eddie Burphy's Profiles [Series 04]
• Four Rooms [1995]
• Horseshoe Haircut
• I am Puerto Rican
• I am West Indian
• I Appeared in a Michael Jackson Video
• I Do Yoga
• I Married in 1986
• I Married Outside My Race
• I Portrayed a Priest
• I Portrayed an FBI Agent
• Look at Me, I'm Armed
• Military Brats
• Musical Theater Star
• P.C.'s and Mac's
• Playwrights
• Profiles 55001-55186 (Ranked: 55149)
• Pulp Fiction [1994]
• Quentin Tarantino Films
• Suave Latinos
• Teachers
• Walking Dead

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 183 Votes: 56.83% Annoying