Brad Simpson (producer)
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Brad Simpson | |
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| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Occupations | Film and TV producer Color Force partner slay |
| Notable work | Diary of a Wimpy Kid American Crime Story Crazy Rich Asians |
Bradford "Brad" Simpson is an American film and television producer and partner at Los Angeles-based film studio Color Force.[1]
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Simpson grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and graduated from Brown University.[2]
He began his career at Killer Films, where he served as an executive and a producer.[3] At Killer Films he co-produced Far from Heaven, Party Monster and A Home at the End of the World, and served as associate producer on Boys Don't Cry and Camp.[3] He was also involved with independent films such as Velvet Goldmine, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Happiness, and One Hour Photo.[3]
From 2004 to 2007, Simpson served as President of Appian Way Productions, Leonardo DiCaprio's Warner Bros-based production company.[4]
Simpson served as executive producer of Marc Forster's films Machine Gun Preacher in 2011 and World War Z in 2013.[1][5] He also produced Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days along with future producing partner, Nina Jacobson.[6]
In 2012, he joined Color Force as a partner.[1] Later that year, Simpson and Nina Jacobson signed a first-look deal with FX Productions for original programs.[7]
In 2016, FX aired The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, produced by Color Force.[8] Simpson won an Emmy Award for his work on the series the same year, as well as a Golden Globe.[9][10] Simpson also won a BAFTA, a Critics' Choice award, a TCA award, and a Producers Guild of America award.[11][12][13][14]
In 2016, FX Productions signed Simpson and Jacobson to an exclusive production deal for original programming.[15]
In 2018, Simpson produced the second American Crime Story series, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.[16] For his work on The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Simpson received an Emmy award, a Golden Globe award, a Critics' Choice award, a TCA award, and a Producers Guild award.[16][17][18][19][20] The same year, Simpson served as an executive producer on the FX series Pose.[21]
Simpson produced Crazy Rich Asians and Ben Is Back with Jacobson in 2018.[22][21][23]
He executive produced Richard Linklater's Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019).[24] Simpson executive produced The Goldfinch, an adaptation of Donna Tart's novel of the same name,[25] and served as one of the executive producers on the television adaptation of Y: The Last Man for FX.[26]
