The Resume

(May 3, 1938-August 25, 2018)
Born in Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom
Mime, actor, dancer and choreographer
Appeared in the films ‘The Vampire Lovers’ (1970), ‘The Wicker Man’ (1973), ‘Sebastiane’ (1976), ‘Valentino’ (1977) and ‘Velvet Goldmine’ (1996)
Appeared on Broadway in ‘Flowers’ (1974)

Why he might be annoying:

He noted that growing up he wore so much makeup he looked ‘like a geisha.’
When he auditioned for the Royal Ballet School, he was told he was ‘both physically and temperamentally unsuited to the career of a dancer.’
Before his breakthrough with ‘Flowers,’ he often performed at men’s clubs ‘between striptease acts and wrestling bouts.’

Why he might not be annoying:

When he was two, his father was lost at sea.
He taught dance and mime to David Bowie and Kate Bush.
He choreographed and appeared in Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust concerts.
Kate Bush wrote the song ‘Moving’ about him.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Allegedly Gay Men
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 69]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5031938)
• Choreographers
• Don't Say a Word
• I Died in 2018 (Ranked: 80)
• I Probably Banged David Bowie
• I'm Remembered in a Tribute Song
• Look at My Face Paint
• Look at My Horns
• Profiles 43751-43954 (Ranked: 43850)
• The Wicker Man [1973]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20180825)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying