Known For: American actor
Category: Actors
Occupation: television actor, film actor, pornographic actor, comedian, model, video jockey, rapper, musician, record producer, nightclub owner, actor, singer
Country: United States of America
City: San Francisco
Date of Birth: Saturday, 20 July 1974
Language English
Also known as Simon Rex
Simon Rex is an American actor. Rising to fame as an MTV VJ, Rex later became an actor known for What I Like About You, starring in three films of the Scary Movie franchise, and National Lampoon's Pledge This!. He later developed a rap persona, Dirt Nasty, and had several solo albums and co-founded the hip-hop group Three Loco. In 2021, he received critical acclaim for his lead role in Sean Baker's drama film Red Rocket, winning the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.
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Website | http://dirtnastymusic.com |
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Rex was born in San Francisco, California, and raised in Alameda, the son of Zoe, an environmental consultant, and Paul, a relationship coach. He is Jewish. Rex was an only child who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Rex's father was a breath-work coach (in the tradition of alternative psychologist Stanislav Grof) who walked out on him when he was little. At age 18, he was attending community college and working at a potato-sack factory when he began dating and living with a model in Oakland.