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Alan Landers

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    (November 30, 1940-February 27, 2009)
    Born in Brooklyn, New York
    Birth name was Alan Stewart Levine
    Appeared in 'The Tree' (1969), 'Annie Hall' (1977), 'South Beach' (1992) and 'Deadly Rivals' (1993)
    Portrayed the 'Winston Man' in ads for R.J. Reynolds
    Became an anti-smoking advocate after developing cancer

Why he might be annoying:

    He began smoking at age nine, eventually working up to a two-and-a-half pack a day habit.
    He sued four cigarette companies on the grounds that he was never made aware of the dangers of smoking (1995), even though warnings have been printed on the packs since 1964.
    He abused cocaine.
    In the mid-80s, he pled guilty to two armed robberies.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a Playgirl centerfold.
    He said of his Winston man days, 'Looking back on my career, I am ashamed that I helped promote such a lethal and addictive product.'
    After being diagnosed with lung cancer in 1988, he survived two operations to remove part of his lungs and a coronary bypass, only to die from cancer of the larynx.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 71 Votes: 52.11% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 63.33% Annoying