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Donald Clarence Simpson (October 29, 1943 – January 19, 1996) was an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor. Simpson and his producing partner Jerry Bruckheimer produced hit films such as Flashdance (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Top Gun (1986), and The Rock (1996). At the time of his death in 1996, Simpson's films' total gross ...
- Drug-related heart failure
- University of Oregon, B.S. 1967
- 1975–1996
- West Anchorage High School
Don Simpson (1943-1996) Don Simpson. Mr. Simpson was an extravagant movie producer whose blockbusters Flashdance (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), and Top Gun (1986) helped define the pop culture of the 1980s. Mr. Simpson teamed with Jerry Bruckheimer in 1983 to produce these hits. In 1985 and 1988, the duo were named producers of the year by ...
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Don Simpson. Producer: Days of Thunder. Mr. Simpson was an extravagant movie producer whose blockbusters Flashdance (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), and Top Gun (1986) helped define the pop culture of the 1980s. Mr. Simpson teamed with Jerry Bruckheimer in 1983 to produce these hits. In 1985 and 1988, the duo were named producers of the year by the National Association of Theater Owners. In ...
- October 29, 1943
- January 19, 1996
May 7, 2021 · May 7, 2021 6:30am. iHeart. 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 ...
May 31, 2022 · And Don Simpson even gets a producer credit at the beginning of Top Gun: Maverick, his name sharing the screen with Jerry Bruckheimer one last time – 27 years after Bruckheimer ended their ...
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Feb 2, 1996 · Don Simpson passes away. 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 ...
May 30, 2022 · Paramount Pictures gave Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer an early holiday gift in December 1984 with the formal greenlight for what was dubbed “Top Guns,” as the tale was titled in the ...
