Simon Rex
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| Born | Simon Rex Cutright July 20, 1974 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, TV personality, Rapper |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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Simon Rex Cutright (born July 20, 1974)[1] is an American actor, television personality and rapper.
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Biography
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. At the age of seventeen, Rex was sent to a juvenile facility for a credit card fraud.[2] In 1995, MTV hired Rex to work as a VJ and kept Rex on the air for over two years. [3]After being let go by MTV during an update to its VJ line-up, Simon began to pursue 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 only starred in the first season. He later appeared on the Lifetime show, Monarch Cove which ran for 11 episodes in 2006.
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. In the movie, the two share a sex scene.
Rex's rapping career is popular on MySpace and YouTube as "Dirt Nasty." He appeared on Paris Hilton's My New BFF in his "Dirt Nasty" persona. He tours with his group Dyslexic Speedreaders along with Mickey Avalon, Andre Legacy and Beardo. Rex was also the co-owner of the semi-private New York nightclub The Plumm, along with Chris Noth, Samantha Ronson and Noel Ashman.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Young, Hard & Solo #2 | Sebastian | Adult film |
| Young, Hard & Solo #3 | Sebastian | Brad Posey's | |
| 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 | |
| 2004 | The Karate Dog | Det. Peter Fowler | |
| Summerland | Sun | TV series - 2 episodes | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| King of the Avenue | Taz | post-production | |
| TiK ToK | Barry | Music video by Ke$ha |
Discography
| Year | Album | Record label | Type of label |
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| 2007 | Dirt Nasty | Shoot to Kill Music | Indie |
References
- ^ "Simon Rex - Overview". Allmovie. http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:285098~T0. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ "Simon Rex". People. Time. 2003-11-10. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20148592,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ "Simon Rex". [TV.com (website). CBS Interactive. unk. http://www.tv.com/simon-rex/person/10163/biography.html. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
