The Resume

(May 29, 1953- )
Composed the score for 'Forbidden Zone (1982),' 'Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985),' 'Big Top Pee-Wee (1988),' 'Beetlejuice (1988),' 'Batman (1989),' 'Edward Scissorhands (1990),' 'Batman Returns (1992),' 'Sommersby (1993),' 'The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993),' 'Black Beauty (1994),' 'Mars Attacks! (1996),' 'Men in Black (1997),' 'Sleepy Hollow (1999),' 'Planet of the Apes (2001),' 'Spiderman (2002),' 'Men in Black II (2002),' 'Red Dragon (2002)' and 'Hulk (2003)'
Recorded scores with Oingo Boingo: 'Weird Science,' 'Dead Man's Party,' 'Little Girls,' 'Insanity,' 'Flesh N' Blood,' 'Not My Slave,' 'No One Lives Forever,' 'Gratitude,' 'Goodbye Goodbye,' 'Wild Sex in the Working Class,' 'Mary,' 'We Close Our Eyes,' 'Just Another Day' and 'Can't See (Useless)'
Wrote the theme for the TV Show 'The Simpsons'
Married to Bridget Fonda

Why he might be annoying:

He smokes.
He is divorced.
At least two of his Boingo songs make reference to cocaine use 'Oingo Boingo was No.'
Oingo Boingo is #16 on the list of Blender's Worst Bands of All Time.
His album 'Only a Lad' was named Worst Album in that same article.
When a few fans started confusing him for Mick Jagger and asking him smart-ass questions in an AOL Chat, he started giving equally smart-ass answers, even to fans asking reasonable questions.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is self-taught.
His cue 'The Grand Finale' from the Edward Scissorhands score is considered by many to be one of the greatest compositions of the Twentieth Century.
He excels at playing many different instruments.
'The Simpsons' theme is one of the most recognizable TV themes ever written.
He has established himself both in film composition and rock music.
He wrote the score to 'Black Beauty' for his daughters from his first marriage.

Credit: Elfmanite

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Buddy! Dude! Man! Guy!
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5291953)
• Coachella [Performers] (Ranked: 2022)
• Dachshund Owners
• Disney Legends Award (Ranked: 2015)
• Film Composers
• Fonda Family
• Gong Show Contestants
• I am a Texan
• I am Religiously Ambiguous
• I Attended the Premiere of ‘Batman’ [1989]
• I Became a Dad in 2005
• I Have Tinnitus
• I Married in 2003
• I Married in 2004
• I Portrayed a Spook
• I Portrayed the Devil
• Men in Black [Film Series]
• Music From and Inspired by Desperate Housewives CD
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• Nostalgia Critic’s Top 12 Best Santa Clauses (Ranked: 9)
• Planet of the Apes [Series]
• Profiles 9001-9250 (Ranked: 9205)
• Stuff White People Like
• Tim Burton's Recasts

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 22 Votes: 13.64% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 116 Votes: 66.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 76 Votes: 38.16% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 60 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 131 Votes: 44.27% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 128 Votes: 49.22% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 329 Votes: 42.55% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 406 Votes: 43.10% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 235 Votes: 44.26% Annoying