- Joe Simpson (manager)
Joseph Truett Simpson (born
February 18 ,1958 ) is the manager of singersJessica Simpson andAshlee Simpson (both of whom are his daughters) andRyan Cabrera . [http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/09/simpson.parents/index.html "Simpson parents hands-on in daughters' music careers"] , CNN.com, February 10, 2005.] Roger Friedman, [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297925,00.html "Jessica and Ashlee Simpson: Why They're Not Britney Spears"] , Fox News, September 25, 2007.] and runs a record label, Papa Joe Records. He appeared frequently on thereality television shows of both his daughters, "" and "The Ashlee Simpson Show ".Simpson was born in San Antonio,
Texas , to Curtis T. Simpson and Joyce Alice Adams. He married Tina Drew onAugust 19 ,1978 , when he was 20 and when she was 18. They had two daughters, Jessica and Ashlee.In a "GQ" magazine interview, he said about his daughter Jessica: "Jessica never tries to be sexy. She just is sexy. If you put her in a T-shirt or you put her in a bustier, she's sexy in both. [Renée Graham, [http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2005/01/11/ashlee_simpsons_career_comes_courtesy_of_daddy_dearest/?page=2 "Ashlee Simpson's career comes courtesy of Daddy dearest"] , "The Boston Globe", January 11, 2005.]
He formerly was a
Baptist minister at the Heights Baptist Church inRichardson, Texas . The song "(Antichrist Television Blues)" onArcade Fire 's 2007 album "Neon Bible " is reportedly about Joe Simpson, [Andrew Romano, [http://www.newsweek.com/id/36540 "Little Big Band"] , "Newsweek", March 2, 2007.] though bandmembers have not confirmed that association. [ [http://www.avclub.com/content/node/59645/2 Win Butler of Arcade Fire | The A.V. Club ] ]As of September 2007, Simpson is producing a television show called "
Women's Murder Club " for the ABC network in the U.S. He has numerous projects currently in development with his company Papa Joe Film and Television.References
Further reading
*Leeds, Jeff. "
The New York Times ", "Who Wants to Be a New Simpson?", October 3, 2004.
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