“It almost feels like the last era before smartphones and bottle service. So me and all my friends would always argue over who gets to carry Mark's records into the club.” He and Ronson are still close enough that Ronson was Rex’s guest at the Red Rocket premiere this fall at the New York Film Festival. “The joke was that Mark would always be DJing at the coolest spots back then, in New York in the '90s. I was out every night.” He and Mark Ronson became friends doing a Calvin Klein show. “And now I'm hanging out with Howard Stern, and Jackie Chan, and Jon Stewart, and rock bands, because everybody would come to MTV to promote their book, their movie, whatever,” he says.Īnd then there was his nightlife. Rex swears a bus driver probably made more money than he did, but he also swears he worked one hour a day, live on TV, announcing videos and interviewing people from 3 to 4 p.m., the prime after-school hour. Someone at MTV was charmed, despite his admitted total lack of experience. Soon he was a guest on MTV, to fill in for the model Marcus Schenkenberg. “It was at the end, when you get to the end of the runway, then you hold it, and I had it down,” he says, and stares piercingly into where a gauntlet of photographers might be waiting. Everything they're making fun of was relatable to me.” Rex can still do his male model runway walk, as he demonstrates with a comic flair and a note of pride along the bar at Clandestino. And it was a huge hit, and I remember thinking it's so funny, because I know this life. No one understands what modeling jokes are. I just stand here?” When Zoolander came out, "I thought, Nobody's going to get this movie at all. I remember thinking, I don't want to do this, this is lame. “I would just go to these male modeling auditions, and it was so boring. Rex currently resides in California.He had agents in Milan, Paris, and New York. From television into film, his additional credits include SCARY MOVIE 3, 4, & 5, HOTEL CALIFORNIA, and KING OF THE AVENUE. Soon after, Rex expanded his repertoire and proceeded to book series regular roles on major network shows such as FELICITY, JACK AND JILL, and WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU. Rex was first introduced to television audiences as an MTV VJ. Rex will also be seen in a supporting role in MY DEAD DAD, directed by Fabio Frey, which also screened at the Mill Valley Film Festival this year along with RED ROCKET. He will also be seen in Katie Aselton's MACK & RITA opposite Diane Keaton and Taylour Paige. The script is co-written by Gage and Phoebe Fisher,and directed by Rightor Doyle. Rex will also appear in FilmNation's highly-anticipated feature DOWN LOW, alongside Zachary Quinto, Lukas Gage, Judith Light and Audra McDonald. RED ROCKET will release theatrically in December 2021. Critics have lauded Rex's magnetic performance, with many considering this to be a breakthrough, career-defining moment for him. Rex, who was recently nominated for a Gotham Award in the category of 'Outstanding Lead Performance', continues to be recognized throughout the 2021 festival circuit he received the Spotlight Award at the Mill Valley Film Festival, the Newport Beach Film Festival and the Savannah Film Festival, respectively, as well as the Ensemble Cast Spotlight Award at the Middleburg Film Festival. The film is also an official selection for the 2021 AFI Fest in November. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021 to a rapturous response, followed by the Telluride Film Festival and the Deauville American Film Festival, where it was recognized with the Jury Prize and the Critics Prize. The film follows Mikey Saber (Rex), a unique American hustler, who returns to a hometown that barely tolerates him. Rex stars in Sean Baker's RED ROCKET for A24. Simon Rex continues to captivate audiences through dynamic and unconventional roles across the multimedia landscape.
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