The Resume

(September 25, 1933-January 4, 2023)
Born in Pasadena, California
Tap dancer
Performer on The Lawrence Welk Show (1964-1982)
Danced on The Jimmie Rodgers Show and The Betty White Show

Why he might be annoying:

He was a Lawrence Welk regular ('nuff said).
He turned down an offer to host his own TV show in Australia.
He apparently was Sheryl Underwood of The Talk's tap dancing role model.

Why he might not be annoying:

He entered show business at age thirteen.
He was the first African American to be part of Bob Hope's USO Tours.
He was the first African-American regular on a variety television program.
When Betty White was pressured to stop featuring him on the show because he was black and some viewers were complaining, she responded: 'I'm sorry, he stays. Live with it.'
White then proceeded to give him even more airtime on her show. It was cancelled soon afterward.
He made a cameo appearance with other famous tap dancers in 1989's 'Tap' starring Gregory Hines.'
He was reunited with Betty White in 2017 for NBC's 'Little Big Shots: Forever Young' with Steve Harvey, in which he performed 'It Don't Mean a Thing' as a tribute.
He was inducted into the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame (2020).

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• B.C. or A.D.
• Black Men Loved by Whites
• Bob Hope USO Tours (Ranked: 1957)
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 20]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9251933)
• I Died in 2023 (Ranked: 89)
• Look at Me, I'm with Betty White
• Look at Young Me and Old Me
• Profiles 53501-53750 (Ranked: 53662)
• Tap Dancers
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20230104)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying