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John Moschitta, Jr.

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The Resume

    (August 6, 1954- )
    Born in New York City, New York
    Recognized in the Guinness Book of Records as world's fastest talker at 586 words per minute
    Appeared in ads for Federal Express and Micro Machines
    Announcer for Hollywood Squares (2003-04)
    Provided the voice of Blur in 'The Transformers'
    Created the board game 'Motor Mouth' (1990)

Why he might be annoying:

    If he talked at a normal pace, he wouldn't have a career.
    He was discovered after an appearance on 'That's Incredible.'
    When Guinness dropped 'fastest talker' as a category, he changed his billing to 'America's Favorite Fast Talker.'
    He has five sisters and claims he became a fast talker 'just to get a word in edgewise.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He built a nice career out of an odd talent.
    He won two Clio awards for his commercial work.
    The FedEx 'Fast Paced World' spot was named 11th best ad campaign of the 20th century by Advertising Age.
    He has raised $20 million for charities as a celebrity auctioneer.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 139 Votes: 56.12% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 206 Votes: 61.65% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 122 Votes: 52.46% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 154 Votes: 36.36% Annoying