The Resume

(1925-1965)
Born in Newark, New Jersey
Al Ritz (August 27, 1901-December 22, 1965)
Jimmy Ritz (October 4, 1904-November 17, 1985)
Harry Ritz (May 22, 1907-March 29, 1986)
Original last name was Joachim
Starred in vaudeville
Appeared in the films 'Hotel Anchovy' (1934), 'One in a Million' (1936), 'The Goldwyn Follies' (1938), 'Kentucky Moonshine' (1938), 'The Three Musketeers' (1939), 'Pack Up Your Troubles' (1939) and 'Never a Dull Moment' (1943)

Why they might be annoying:

They started as a precision dancing act.
They adopted the name Ritz after Al saw it on a laundry truck.
They were a poor man's Marx Brothers.
Unlike the Marxes, who had distinctive personalities, they acted similarly, making it tough to tell which Ritz was which.
They walked out on their contract with Fox, complaining about the quality of the scripts (1939).

Why they might not be annoying:

They were a successful and influential stage act.
They were headliners in Vegas up until Al's death.
Mel Brooks called Harry 'the funniest man in the world' and cast him in a cameo in 'Silent Movie' (1976).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 03]
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Footprints in Mann's Theater - Male
• His and Hers
• I Died in 1965 (Ranked: 64)
• I Died in 1985 (Ranked: 81)
• I Died in 1986 (Ranked: 78)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[R-T]
• I'm Buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery [Calif]
• Jewish Comedians
• Look At My VHS Tape/DVD
• Profiles 19751-20000 (Ranked: 19951)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19651222)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 21.74% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 36.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 65 Votes: 64.62% Annoying