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Simon Rex 
Born Simon Rex Cutright
July 20, 1974
San Francisco, CaliforniaOccupation Actor, Comedian, TV host, Recording Artist, Rapper Years active 1992–present Website http://www.dirtnastymusic.com Simon Rex (born July 20, 1974)[1] is an American actor, comedian, television host and recording artist. He is known for starring as Jeff Campbell in What I Like About You, during the first season.
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Early life
Rex was born Simon Rex Cutright in San Francisco, California, and is the only child of Paul and Zoe Cutright, a relationship coach and an environmental consultant.[citation needed]
Career
Adult Films
In 1993, at age 19, he appeared solo in scenes for three masturbation porn films, Young, Hard & Solo II; Young, Hard & Solo III; and Hot Sessions III.[2]
Acting
In 1995, MTV hired Rex to work as a VJ and kept him on the air for over two years.[3] After being let go by MTV during an update to its VJ line-up, and after his adult video work became more widely known, his notability and popularity increased.
He was once featured on an episode of MTV Cribs.
Rex began to pursue mainstream acting and in 1999 was cast in the television show Jack & Jill, which ran for two seasons. He appeared as "Eli" in the TV show Felicity and television guest appearances followed including Baywatch, Everwood, and Summerland. In 2002, the pilot for the show What I Like About You was picked up by The WB, which now has become The CW. Rex starred in the first season. He later appeared on the Lifetime show, Monarch Cove which ran for 11 episodes in 2006. He also co-produced a pilot for a show called Rex, with supporting roles performed by Paris Hilton, Lance Bass and Jaime Pressley.
Rex has appeared in The Forsaken, Scary Movie 3, Scary Movie 4 and The Karate Dog. He also starred in National Lampoon's Pledge This! with Paris Hilton.
Music
Rex entered the music industry as a rap artist after becoming friends with Mickey Avalon. Rex adopted the stage name "Dirt Nasty" and formed the rap group, Dyslexic Speedreaders, along with Mickey Avalon, Andre Legacy, and Beardo. Rex often toured with the group and collaborated to create the Shoot To Kill mixtape. The group ended abruptly, as Mickey Avalon left due to personal problems involving Rex and Andre Legacy. Rex still remains close to Andre Legacy and Beardo. He also collaborates with other artists such as Andy Milonakis and Rich Hil. In 2007, he released his self titled debut album. Rex appeared on Paris Hilton's My New BFF in his "Dirt Nasty" persona and in Kesha's video for her song "Tik Tok". He appeared in the LMFAO music video for "Yes" and "Sexy and I Know It" . He rapped at the conclusion of Charlie Sheen's "Torpedo of Truth" show in Detroit but did not perform at the show's second presentation in Chicago the next day.[4]
In 2011, Rex performed at The Piano Room, a Kings Cross nightclub in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Rex was involved in a minor incident at the nightclub, jointly owned by John Ibrahim and investors, including Kyle Sandilands, where a customer allegedly took a microphone from Rex and assaulted him. It was alleged that Rex, in self-defense, punched the man, and was defended by associates of the Bra Boys.[5] Rex was also a co-owner of the nyc nightclub Plumm with partners Noel Ashman Samantha Ronson and Chris Noth. Plumm is now closed.[citation needed] In November of 2011 Rex performed as Dirt Nasty with KC rapper Mac Lethal. Mac Lethal is known for being one of if not the fastest rapper currently. They performed at Mosaic night club in KCMO entertainment district.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1993 Young, Hard & Solo #2 Sebastian Adult film Young, Hard & Solo #3 Sebastian Brad Posey's 1994 Hot Sessions 3 Sebastian 97 AVN Awards Winner 1996 Baywatch Himself TV series - 1 episode 1998 Snapped Himself 1999 Katie Joplin Tiger French TV series Felicity Eli TV series - 4 episodes Jack & Jill Michael 'Mikey' Russo TV series - 32 episodes 2000 Hot Sessions 11 Sebastian Adult film - archive footage Hot Sessions 12 Sebastian Adult film - archive footage Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth Slab O'Beef 2001 Drum Solo Blondie Going Greek Thompson The Forsaken Pen 2002 What I Like About You Jeff Campbell 1 season - 22 episodes 2003 Scary Movie 3 George Logan Lead Role 2004 The Karate Dog Det. Peter Fowler Summerland Sun TV series - 2 episodes She Wants to Move Hot Guy Music video by N*E*R*D 2005 Cuts Harrison TV series - 2 episodes Everwood Cliff Fenton TV series - 1 episode 2006 Mindy and Brenda Josh TV movie Scary Movie 4 George Logan Cameo Pledge This! Derek Monarch Cove Eddie Lucas TV series - 14 episodes Rise: Blood Hunter Hank 2008 Hotel California Pete Superhero Movie Human Torch 2009 2 Dudes and a Dream Dirt Nasty Silver Street John Rex Simon TV movie The Truth About Angels Kane Connor Sonny Dreamweaver Hunter TiK ToK Barry Music video by Kesha 2010 Slightly Single in L.A. J.P. Cipoletti post-production Boy Toy Clive post-production King of the Avenue Taz post-production Yes Dirt Nasty Music Video by LMFAO Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Brian TV Series - 1 episode 2011 Sexy and I Know It Bicycle Man Music Video by LMFAO Discography
Year Album Record label Type of label 2007 Dirt Nasty Shoot to Kill Music Indie 2010 The White Album 2010 Nasty As I Wanna Be Shoot to Kill Music Awards Preceded by
Rex Chandler One on OneAVN Awards for Best Gay Solo Video
for Hot Sessions 3
1997Succeeded by
Titan Men–Alone in the BackwoodsReferences
- ^ "Simon Rex - Overview". Allmovie. http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:285098~T0. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ NY Daily: "REX FLEXED PECS FOR SKIN PICS"
- ^ "Simon Rex". TV.com. CBS Interactive. unk. http://www.tv.com/simon-rex/person/10163/biography.html. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ Dlisted: "Charlie Sheen Did This In Chicago Last Night"
- ^ "Classic fracas - Ibrahim bar bra brawl". The Daily Telegraph (News Limited). 14 May 2011. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/classic-fracas-ibrahim-bar-bra-brawl/story-e6frewz0-1226055598615. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
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