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Richard Benjamin

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Actor

The Resume

    (May 22, 1938- )
    Acted in 'Lucky 13' (2005), 'Goodbye Girl' (2004), 'Marci X' (2003), 'Deconstructing Harry' (1997), 'Lift' (1992), 'Saturday the 14th' (1981), 'First Family' (1980), 'How to Beat the High Co$t of Living' (1980), 'Last Married Couple in America' (1980), 'Love at First Bite' (1979), 'Fame' (1978), 'House Calls' (1978), 'The Sunshine Boys' (1975), 'Westworld' (1973), 'Last of Sheila' (1973), 'Portnoy's Complaint' (1972), 'The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker' (1971), 'Diary of a Mad Housewife' (1970), 'Catch-22' (1970) and 'Goodbye, Columbus' (1969)
    Directed 'Goodbye Girl' (2004), 'Mrs. Winterbourne' (1996), 'Milk Money' (1994), 'Made in America' (1993), 'Mermaids' (1990), 'Downtown' (1990), 'My Stepmother is an Alien' (1988), 'Little Nikita' (1988), 'The Money Pit' (1986), 'City Heat' (1984) and 'My Favorite Year' (1982)
    Portrayed Adam Quark on 'Quark' and Dick Hollister on 'He & She'

Why he might be annoying:

    He is typecast as a Jew even portraying a rabbi a few times.
    Both he and his wife are typecast as 'quirky.'
    He is sometimes confused with actor Richard Lightner who used the name Richard Benjamin during the 1950's.
    He named his daughter Prentiss, for his wife Paula Prentiss.
    He originally did not want to do a TV series, saying it ruins careers.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was NBC's team captain on a 'Battle of the Network Stars.'
    He hosted 2 episodes of 'Saturday Night Live' (1979, 80).
    Jonathan Romney described him as the 'archetype of Jewish intellectual agony.'
    He won a Golden Globe for 'The Sunshine Boys.'
    He is part of a very successful Hollywood marriage, married to Paula Prentiss for over 40 years.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 76 Votes: 44.74% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 43 Votes: 60.47% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 43 Votes: 37.21% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 56.67% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 76 Votes: 53.95% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 123 Votes: 59.35% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 122 Votes: 61.48% Annoying