The Resume

(December 20, 1946- )
Created the TV series 'Law & Order,' 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,' 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent,' 'New York Undercover,' 'Deadline,' 'Arrest & Trial,' and 'L.A. Dragnet'
Producer for 'Miami Vice,' 'Hill Street Blues,' 'Feds' and 'Law & Order: Trial by Jury'
Founder of 'Wolf Films'

Why he might be annoying:

All of his television shows are either about police, lawyers, or both.
He creates numerous spin-off shows from the Law & Order franchise.
He shares his name with a gay porn star.
He hired female actresses just to improve the ratings.
He co-authored a book 'Law & Order: Crime Scenes' that presents photographs of crime scenes from the show’s most popular episodes.

Why he might not be annoying:

His goal is for Law & Order to outlast Gunsmoke.
Most of his television shows are critically and commercially acclaimed.
He is actively involved with the annual Television Festival in Monaco.

Credit: Call me Calvin

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Animal Names
• Call me Calvin's Profiles
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12201946)
• Cleft Chins
• Dicks and Johnsons
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [1999] (Ranked: 78)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [2000] (Ranked: 27)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [2001] (Ranked: 25)
• Entertainment Weekly's 51 Most Influential Entertainers [2002] (Ranked: 23)
• Entertainment Weekly's 51 Most Influential Entertainers [2003] (Ranked: 20)
• Forbes' 25 Highest Paid Entertainers [February 2022] (Ranked: 15)
• Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2006] (Ranked: 50)
• Forbes Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2011] (Ranked: 54)
• Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2012] (Ranked: 54)
• Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking by E-Score [2006] (Ranked: 54)
• Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking by Salary [2006] (Ranked: 13)
• I Attended Phillips Academy [Andover, Massachusetts]
• I Attended University of Pennsylvania
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[U-Z]
• I Married in 1970
• I Married in 1983
• Law and Order
• Mad Magazine's 52 Least Wanted Americans [2003]
• Members of the Television Hall of Fame (Ranked: 22)
• New York Daily News' 100 Coolest New Yorkers [1994] (Ranked: 52)
• People with Tom, Dick or Harry in their Names
• Profiles 12751-13000 (Ranked: 12910)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 26 Votes: 34.62% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 77 Votes: 44.16% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 27 Votes: 59.26% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 105 Votes: 64.76% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 50 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 49 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 123 Votes: 50.41% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 156 Votes: 47.44% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 311 Votes: 48.55% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 51 Votes: 39.22% Annoying