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Donald Clarence Simpson (October 29, 1943 – January 19, 1996) was an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor, known for his work in blockbuster films of the 1980s and '90s. Simpson entered the film industry in the 1970s and worked at Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures.
May 7, 2021 · EXCLUSIVE: The life and death of Don Simpson, the producer behind American Gigolo, Flashdance, Beverly Hills Cop, and Top Gun, is the subject of a new podcast series from iHeartRadio.
Feb 2, 1996 · Jerry Bruckheimer's partner in crime lived a little too dangerously. As he strode into a Santa Monica restaurant last spring, Don Simpson was the picture of a rightful heir returning to...
May 7, 2021 · EXCLUSIVE: The life and death of Don Simpson, the producer behind American Gigolo, Flashdance, Beverly Hills Cop, and Top Gun, is the subject of a new podcast series from iHeartRadio.
May 16, 2011 · Today we look back on one of its producers, the late Don Simpson, whose career symbolized and helped define 1980s Hollywood… Twenty-five years ago today, the hugely successful Top Gun premiered.
Jan 10, 2024 · Don Simpson reigned over Hollywood after joining forces with his producing partner Jerry Bruckheimer in the 1980s. Around town, the studio executive-turned-producer’s addiction to sex workers and...
Jan 19, 1996 · Donald Clarence "Don" Simpson (October 29, 1943 – January 19, 1996) was an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor. Simpson, along with his producing partner Jerry Bruckheimer, produced such hit films as Flashdance (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Top Gun (1986), and The Rock (1996).
Dec 4, 2023 · In his four-decade career, Don Simpson has seen it all. He found early success with his signature superhero parody character Megaton Man, had a front row seat to the indie boom of the ‘80s, and then rode the Image and self-publishing waves of the mid ‘90s.
Don Simpson, one of the most highly regarded creative forces in the entertainment industry and one of the most successful producers of all time, was a filmmaker who loved movies. In the 1980s, he was responsible for some of entertainment's most popular and enduring motion pictures.
May 7, 2021 · Host Malaya Rivera Drew chronicles the wild anecdotes and escapes of Hollywood’s last great showman, Don Simpson, the producer who created 80s classics such as American Gigolo, Flashdance, Beverly Hills Cop and Top Gun.
