The Resume

(August 19, 1942-November 1, 2015)
Born in Sheffield, Alabama
Grew up in Tennessee
Republican Senator from Tennessee (1994-2003)
Portrayed D.A. Arthur Branch on 'Law & Order'
Appeared in the films 'In The Line of Fire,' 'Born Yesterday,' 'Cape Fear,' 'Curly Sue,' 'Necessary Roughness,' 'Die Hard 2,' 'Days Of Thunder' and 'The Hunt For Red October'

Why he might be annoying:

He was anti-union as a Senator, but maintained his Screen Actor's Guild membership while in the Senate.
He said: 'After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood.'
He was also credited as Ored Dalton.
He had a child with his second wife at the age of 60.
He had a relationship with country music star Lorrie Morgan.

Why he might not be annoying:

He served as Minority Counsel to the Senate during the Watergate Committee Hearings (1973-74).
He received the most votes for Senator in Tennessee history (1996).
He was the first serving U.S. Senator to simultaneously have an acting job on television.
He graduated from Memphis State University, and earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University.
He worked as a lawyer, salesman, truck driver and factory worker before becoming an actor.

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 107th United States Congress - Senators [January 2001-December 2002]
• 2007 - Most Annoying Public Figures (Ranked: 28)
• 2008 Most Annoying 301-400 (Ranked: 313)
• AOL's Top 10 Politician Searches [2007] (Ranked: 3)
• Ask's Top 10 Presidential Candidate Searches [2007] (Ranked: 3)
• Chickenhawks
• Die Hard [Series]
• D's Profiles [Series 01]
• Google's Top 10 Presidential Candidate Searches [2007] (Ranked: 2)
• Horseshoe Haircut
• I am from Tennessee
• I Attended University of Memphis
• I Attended Vanderbilt
• I Died in 2015 (Ranked: 73)
• I Have Lymphomas [Hodgkin's & Non-Hodgkin's]
• I Married in 2002
• I Ran for Presidential Nomination in 2008
• I Reportedly Attended the Republican National Convention [2004]
• I Sought Political Office
• I Was a Speaker at the Republican National Convention [2008]
• Law and Order
• Michael Moore Doesn’t Like Me
• Old Dads
• Pro-Choice Republicans
• Profiles 13001-13250 (Ranked: 13028)
• Sweet Home Alabama
• U.S. Senators
• Watergate Players

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 24 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 69 Votes: 23.19% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 141 Votes: 39.72% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 28 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 77 Votes: 44.16% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 115 Votes: 53.04% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 112 Votes: 40.18% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 112 Votes: 54.46% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 174 Votes: 49.43% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 112 Votes: 49.11% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 378 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 1511 Votes: 48.18% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 582 Votes: 46.56% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 1592 Votes: 32.29% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 324 Votes: 42.28% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 726 Votes: 49.59% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 1649 Votes: 61.67% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 682 Votes: 54.11% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 598 Votes: 53.01% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 314 Votes: 58.28% Annoying