Simon Rex

"Dirt Nasty" redirects here. For the album, see Dirt Nasty (album).

Simon Rex
File:Simon Rex 1.jpg Rex in December 2006
Born	Simon Rex Cutright (1974-07-20) July 20, 1974 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Other names	Dirt Nasty
Occupation	Actor, comedian, rapper, record producer, model, VJ
Years active	1992–present
Website	dirtnastymusic.com

Simon Rex Cutright (born July 20, 1974), better known as Simon Rex or Dirt Nasty, is an American actor, comedian, rapper, record producer, model, and former VJ. He is known for being an MTV VJ turned rapper and comedian under an alter ego, Dirt Nasty, which has received a cult following on social media websites. He has starred as Jeff Campbell in the first season of What I Like About You, as George Logan in Scary Movie 3 and 4, and as Dan Sanders in 5.

Personal life

Rex was born in San Francisco, California, and is one of two children of Paul and Zoe Cutright, a relationship coach and an environmental consultant. He attended Alameda High School in Alameda, California. He is Jewish on his mother's side.

Career

Adult films and modeling

In 1993, at age 19, Rex responded to a modeling advertisement in a Los Angeles magazine and agreed to be photographed nude for photographer Brad Posey and his Club 1821 studio. The following year, under the alias Sebastian, he appeared in solo masturbation scenes for three Club 1821 pornographic films: Young, Hard & Solo #2, Young, Hard & Solo #3, and Hot Sessions III. Archive footage was used in the 2000 films Hot Sessions 11 and Hot Sessions 12. Rex also went on to appear in mainstream modeling gigs for Calvin Klein, Levi's, and Tommy Hilfiger.

Acting

In 1995, Rex was introduced to television audiences by MTV who hired Rex to work as a VJ and kept him on the air for over two years.

Rex soon after hit fame and popularity delving into acting, and in 1999, he was cast in the comedy-drama television series Jack & Jill, which aired on The WB for two seasons. He appeared as Eli in the TV show Felicity and television guest appearances followed including Baywatch, Everwood, and Summerland. From 2002 to 2003, he starred in the first season of The WB's sitcom What I Like About You. He later appeared on the Lifetime primetime telenovela Monarch Cove, which ran for fourteen episodes in 2006. In 2009, Rex starred opposite Paris Hilton, Jaime Pressley, and Lance Bass in a pilot titled Rex, created by Guy Shalem.

Rex has appeared in the films The Forsaken, Scary Movie 3, The Karate Dog, Scary Movie 4, Superhero Movie, and Scary Movie 5. He also starred in National Lampoon's Pledge This! with Hilton.

Music

Rex entered the music industry as a rap artist after becoming friends with Mickey Avalon. Rex adopted his alter-ego "Dirt Nasty" and formed the rap group Dyslexic Speedreaders, along with Mickey Avalon, Andre Legacy, and Beardo. Rex often toured with the group and collaborated to create the Shoot To Kill mixtape. The group ended abruptly, as Mickey Avalon left due to personal problems involving Rex and Andre Legacy. Dirt Nasty and Mickey Avalon reconciled in 2015 and went on to announce a series of tour dates together in Colorado.

In 2007, he released his self-titled debut album which included viral exposure from the single "1980". Rex has appeared on Paris Hilton's My New BFF in his Dirt Nasty persona and in Kesha's video for her song "Tik Tok". He appeared in LMFAO's music videos for "Yes" and "Sexy and I Know It".

In 2011, he created a rap duo called Chain Swangz with Grammy Award-winning producer Jack Splash, leading up to the release of his second album titled Nasty As I Wanna Be which featured guest appearances from artists such as Too Short, Warren G, Kesha, LMFAO. It debuted and stayed at the top of Billboard (magazine)'s comedy charts for weeks.

In 2012, he created the rap trio Three Loco, with Andy Milonakis, previously known for The Andy Milonakis Show, and RiFF RaFF. In November, the trio teamed up with producer Diplo and released the group's eight-song EP on Diplo's own Mad Decent label which garnished them critical acclaim from the likes of MTV, Pitchfork Media, and Vice magazine. He is credited under his Dirt Nasty persona.

On August 20, 2013, he release his solo album "Palatial."

In 2014, Rex teamed up with Andre Legacy and Beardo to form a new side project called The White Boys. The trio released the self-titled 8-track album, "The White Boys," on March 25, 2015.

Business ventures

Rex was a co-owner of the New York City nightclub The Plumm with partners Noel Ashman, Samantha Ronson, Chris Noth, and others. However, Plumm is now closed.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Young, Hard & Solo #2	Sebastian
1994	Young, Hard & Solo #3	Sebastian
1994	Hot Sessions 3	Sebastian
1998	Snapped	Himself
2000	Hot Sessions 11	Sebastian	Archive footage
2000	Hot Sessions 12	Sebastian	Archive footage
2000	Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth	Slab O'Beef
2001	The Forsaken	Pen
2001	Going Greek	Thompson
2001	Drum Solo	Blondie	Short film
2003	Scary Movie 3	George Logan
2004	The Karate Dog	Det. Peter Fowler	Television film
2006	Scary Movie 4	George Logan	Cameo
2006	National Lampoon's Pledge This!	Derek
2007	Rise: Blood Hunter	Hank
2008	Superhero Movie	Human Torch
2008	Hotel California	Pete	Also co-producer
2008	An American Carol	Himself
2009	2 Dudes and a Dream	Dirt Nasty
2009	Silver Street	John	Short film
2009	Sonny Dreamweaver	Hunter
2010	King of the Avenue	Taz
2011	The Truth About Angels	Kane Connor
2011	Boy Toy	Clive
2012	Sperm Donor	Greg	Short film
2012	Slightly Single in L.A.	J.P. Cipoletti
2013	Scary Movie 5	Dan Sanders
2014	Student Bodies	Mike

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Baywatch	Himself	Episode: "Beachblast"
1999	Felicity	Eli	4 episodes
1999	Katie Joplin	Tiger French	Main role; 5 episodes
1999–2000	Jack & Jill	Michael "Mikey" Russo	Main role; 32 episodes
2002–03	What I Like About You	Jeff Campbell	Main role (season 1); 21 episodes
2004–05	Summerland	Sun	2 episodes
2005	Cuts	Harrison	2 episodes
2005	Everwood	Cliff Fenton	Episode: "So Long, Farewell..."
2006	Monarch Cove	Eddie Lucas	Main role; 14 episodes
2010	Nick Swardson's Pretend Time	Brian	Episode: "I Just Got Voodoo'd"
2014	Happyland	Tony	Episode: "Park Maintenance"
2014	Crisis	Swat team stg craig	Episode: Found and Best Laid Plans

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Role
2004	"She Wants to Move"	N.E.R.D	Hot guy
2009	"Tik Tok"	Kesha	Barry
2010	"Yes"	LMFAO	Dirt Nasty
2011	"Sexy and I Know It"	LMFAO	Guy on bicycle
2012	"Bird on a Wire"	Action Bronson featuring Riff Raff	Dirt Nasty

Discography

Studio albums

• Catching Up to Wilt (with Mickey Avalon, Andre Legacy, and Beardo) (2004)
• Dirt Nasty (2007)
• Shoot to Kill (with Mickey Avalon, Andre Legacy, and Beardo) (2008)
• Nasty as I Wanna Be (2011)
• Palatial (2013)
• The White Boys (with Andre Legacy and Beardo) (2014)
• Breakfast In Bed (with Smoov-e) (2015)

Mixtapes

• The White Album (2010)

Extended plays

• ¡Three Loco! (with Andy Milonakis and Rif Raff) (2012)

Guest appearances

• Mickey Avalon – "My Dick" from Mickey Avalon (2005)
• Luckyiam – "Nevermind" from Most Likely to Succeed (2007)
• Verb – "1980 Gutter" from The East Side Extraterrestrial EP (2009)
• Mac Lethal – "My Cadillac" from Postcards from Kansas EP

Productions

• The Grouch & Eligh – "Can't Catch Me" from No More Greener Grasses (2003)
• Luckyiam – "Rap, Rap, Rap" from Most Likely to Succeed (2007)

External links

• Simon Rex at the Internet Movie Database
• Dirt Nasty discography at Discogs
• Sebastian at the Internet Adult Film Database