Tom Cruise, Michael
Jackson,
Millions of Internet
Users in 2005 tell AmIAnnoying.com who's annoying and
who's not on its addictive and interactive Web site
Enjoying top billing as the
Most Annoying personality of 2005 is actor Tom
Cruise. Cruise spent the year making headlines with his high-profile
relationship with pregnant fiancé Katie Holmes and
controversial public comments related to his support of Scientology. In 2005,
Cruise, once a media darling and fan favorite, annoyed many by using Oprah’s
best furniture as a trampoline and publicly belittling both Matt Lauer and Brooke
Shields for not knowing what time it was regarding psychiatry; a glib public
expressed its annoyance with its votes on AmIAnnoying.com.
Securing the number two spot,
and making his third consecutive appearance in the top five Most
and Least Annoying annual list, is Michael
Jackson. Following
Topping the Least Annoying
list for 2005 is actor Gene Hackman, followed by the late Pope John Paul II, actor Christopher
Walken, actress and pop star Mandy Moore, and British thespian Ewan McGregor. With the likely exception of
the former Pontiff, each will have the opportunity to improve their ranking and
become more annoying in 2006.
AmIAnnoying.com features a
massive index of celebrities and public figures, each
complete with a profile that includes a photo, occupation, credentials and
reasons why the celebrity or group may be or not be annoying. Visitors are able
to search for their favorite celebrity or view randomly selected celebrities
and cast their vote. A popular feature on the site is the grouping of celebrity
profiles into collections, such as Academy
Awards Hosts, Maxim's Cover Girls,
Women who Dress like Whores, and I Died in 2005.
AmIAnnoying.com now contains over 5,500 collections. The Most and Least
Annoying rank page, which is updated in real time, is an easy and fun way for
visitors to track those currently ranked in the Top 100. Visitors can also keep
tabs on rankings in each of the unique collections.
Current events continued to
influence voters throughout 2005. Newsmakers such as Michael Jackson (Ranked:
2nd on the Most Annoying list) and Terrell Owens (Ranked: 15th Most Annoying)
appeared frequently in the vote count. Every week, the top 15 rankings were
recorded. These records were used to determine the final rankings at the end of
the year.
The Most and Least Annoying
lists were compiled using a unique point system that rewards longevity on the
list as opposed to a single appearance. "The points system allows a
celebrity who spends four weeks at #10 to receive more points and rank higher
than someone who spent a single week at #1," says AmIAnnoying.com
co-founder Bruce.
"2005 was no different
from previous years: public figures and their antics continue to annoy people.
The Most and Least Annoying list gives a glimpse at the public figures that
annoy millions of people around the world. Stars in the media spotlight
continue to prove themselves annoying, while fan
favorites, mostly low key figures, are recognized as least annoying."
added Marc, co-founder of AmIAnnoying.com.
AmIAnnoying.com
AmIAnnoying.com was launched in December 2000 by Marc, Keith, and Bruce. The founders' original objective was no loftier than
to good-naturedly pick on a small handful of celebrities that
"annoyed" them. You know, folks such as Keanu Reeves, Penny Marshall,
Star Jones and Bruce Vilanch. The site found a large
audience almost immediately. While they suspected there was universal appeal in
poking fun at the rich and famous, the AmIAnnoying.com founders were shocked by
the initial response. Since 2000, their database of celebrities has grown to
include over 16,000 profiles. Thousands of people visit the site daily to share
their opinion on who’s annoying and who’s not. Along
the way, a loyal community also sprung up around the site. Some 2,200 die-hard
members participate in the AmIAnnoying.com discussion forum and many submit
extensive user-edited profiles for publication. Escapeway, Inc. is the current
publisher of AmIAnnoying.com. AmIAnnoying.com is available via http://www.amiannoying.com.
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Top 25 of the 100 Most Annoying of 2005
1. Tom Cruise (Actor)
2. Michael Jackson (Vocalist)
3.
4. Britney Spears (Vocalist)
5. Osama Bin Laden (Terrorist)
6. Al-Qaeda (Terror Network)
7. Dr. Phil (McGraw) (Talk
Show Host)
8. Tara Reid (Actress)
9.
10. Jessica Simpson
(Vocalist)
11. Karl Rove (Political
Advisor)
12. Star Jones (Talk Show
Host)
13. George Steinbrenner
(Sports Franchise Owner)
14. Ashlee Simpson (Vocalist)
15. Terrell Owens (Athlete)
16. Joan Rivers (Comedian)
17. Scientology (Cult)
18. Rush Limbaugh (Talk Show
Host)
19. Bill O'Reilly (Talk Show
Host)
20. Saddam Hussein (Deposed
Dictator)
21. Ashton Kutcher (Actor)
22. Kevin Federline
(Dancer)
23. Adolf Hitler (Dictator)
24. Barry Bonds (Athlete)
25. Alex Rodriguez (Athlete)
For the complete list and
previous lists, visit: http://www.amiannoying.com/2005
Top 25 of the 100 Least Annoying of 2005
1. Gene Hackman (Actor)
2. Pope John Paul II
(Religious Figure)
3. Christopher Walken (Actor)
4. Mandy Moore
(Vocalist/Actress)
5. Ewan
McGregor (Actor)
6. Johnny Carson (Actor)
7. Green Day (Rock Group)
8. Lisa Kudrow
(Actress)
9. Will Ferrell (Actor)
10. Jennifer Connelly (Actress)
11. John Goodman (Actor)
12. Cate
Blanchett (Actress)
13. Anthony Hopkins (Actor)
14. Lance Armstrong (Athlete)
15. Vince Vaughn (Actor)
16. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(Civil Rights Activist)
17. Morgan Freeman (Actor)
18. Albert Einstein (Scientist)
19. Michelle Pfeiffer
(Actress)
20. Dustin Hoffman (Actor)
21. Leonardo Da Vinci (Artist)
22. Michael Schumacher (Race
Car Driver)
23. Evangeline Lilly
(Actress)
24. Taye
Diggs (Actor)
25. Steve Carell
(Actor)
For the complete list and
previous lists, visit: http://www.amiannoying.com/2005