The Resume

(circa 2003- )
Resided in Fort Collins, Colorado
Appeared twice, with his family, on ABC's 'Wife Swap'
Part of the 'Balloon Boy' hoax involving a silver helium balloon shaped like a UFO, masterminded by his father (2009)

Why he might be annoying:

At age 5, he cursed freely and flipped the camera the middle finger on 'Wife Swap.'
He filmed a rap video with his two brothers called 'Pussification.'
He hid in the garage attic at his house while emergency rescue crews searched for him.
He vomited during a live interview on 'The Today Show.'
He became known as 'Balloon Boy' even though he was never a passenger in the balloon.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was used by his father as part of an elaborate hoax to gain media attention.
His honest answer to a question posed by his father during a CNN interview tipped off investigators that the whole thing was a hoax.
His honest answer to his father's question: 'You guys said that we did this for a show.'
He inspired a 'Balloon Boy' t-shirt.
He enjoyed going on storm chasing missions with his storm chasing parents.

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AOL's Top 10 News Searches [2009] (Ranked: 10)
• D's Profiles [Miscellaneous]
• Fall Out Boy's 'We Didn't Start the Fire'
• Hoaxes
• I Made a Scene on the Today Show
• Joan Rivers Made Fun of My Appearance
• Kathy Griffin Doesn't Like Me
• Look at My Balloons
• New York Daily News' Most Hated Reality Stars of All-Time [2012]
• Profiles 27001-27250 (Ranked: 27177)
• Reality TV Magazine's Worst Reality TV Moments - Jackie Kass [2009] (Ranked: 3)
• Sphere News' Top 10 Scandals [2009] (Ranked: 7)
• Time Magazine's Top 10 Awkward Moments [2009] (Ranked: 1)
• Toronto's Globe and Mail's Top 10 Bizarre Hoaxes [2011] (Ranked: 1)
• Washington Post's 10 Best TV Series - Hank Stuever [2009] (Ranked: 1)
• Yahoo!'s Top 10 Sudden Fame Searches [2009] (Ranked: 9)
• Yale Book of Quotations Top 10 Quotes [2009] (Ranked: 7)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 102 Votes: 55.88% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 108 Votes: 62.96% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 28 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 85 Votes: 67.06% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 312 Votes: 72.44% Annoying