Bradford Simpson is an American film and television producer and partner at

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-based film studio

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Life and career

Simpson grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and graduated from

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. He began his career at Killer Films, where he served as an executive and a producer. 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 ''

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''. He was also involved with independent films such as ''

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'', '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. From 2004 to 2007, Simpson served as President of Appian Way Productions, Leonardo DiCaprio's Warner Bros-based production company. Simpson served as executive producer of Marc Forster's films ''

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'' in 2011 and ''

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'' in 2013. He also produced ''

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'', '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'' and '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days'' along with future producing partner,

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Color Force

In 2012, he joined Color Force as a partner. Later that year, Simpson and

signed a first-look deal with

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for original programs. In 2016, FX aired '' The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story'', produced by Color Force. Simpson won an

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for his work on the series the same year, as well as a

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. Simpson also won a BAFTA, a Critics' Choice award, a TCA award, and a

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award. In 2016,

signed Simpson and Jacobson to an exclusive production deal for original programming. In 2018, Simpson produced the second ''American Crime Story'' series, '' The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story''. 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. The same year, Simpson served as an executive producer on the FX series ''

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''. Simpson produced ''

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'' and ''

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'' with Jacobson in 2018. He executive produced Richard Linklater's ''

Where'd You Go, Bernadette ''Where'd You Go, Bernadette'' is a 2012 epistolary comedy novel written by Maria Semple. The plot revolves around an agoraphobic architect and mother named Bernadette Fox, who goes missing prior to a family trip to Antarctica. It is narrated b ...

'' (2019). Simpson is executive producing '' The Goldfinch'', an adaptation of Donna Tart's novel of the same name, and will serve as one of the executive producers on the television adaptation of '' Y: The Last Man'' for FX.

Filmography

''He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.''

Film

;Miscellaneous crew ;Thanks

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Brad Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American film producers American television producers Brown University alumni Emmy Award winners People from Little Rock, Arkansas