Biography
Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024) was an American football player, actor, and broadcaster. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. Once a popular figure with the American public, Simpson's professional success was later overshadowed by his trial and controversial acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994.
Simpson played college football for the USC Trojans, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a senior, and was selected first overall by the Bills in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. During his nine seasons with the Bills, Simpson received five consecutive Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro selections from 1972 to 1976. He also led the league in rushing yards four times, in rushing touchdowns twice, and in points scored in 1975. In 1973, he became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season, earning him NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP), and is the only NFL player to do so in a 14-game regular season. Simpson holds the record for the single-season yards-per-game average at 143.1. After retiring with the San Francisco 49ers in 1979, Simpson pursued an acting and broadcasting career. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
In June 1994, Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of Brown and Goldman. He was acquitted in a lengthy and internationally publicized trial, but found liable for the deaths three years later in a civil suit from the victims' families. Prior to his death, Simpson had paid little of the $33.5 million judgment (equivalent to $64 million in 2023).
In 2007, Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, and charged with armed robbery and kidnapping. In 2008, he was convicted and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment, with a minimum of nine years without parole. He served his sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center near Lovelock, Nevada. He was granted parole in July 2017, released from prison in October, and granted early release from his parole in December 2021 by the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation. He died in 2024 at the age of 76 from prostate cancer.
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Filmography
all 73
Movies 51
self 41
TV Shows 22
Face Man (2022)
The Killer Nanny: Did She Do It? (2022)
The Problem With Jon Stewart (2021)
When Ruby Wax Met... (2021)
Tiger King (2020)
OJ25 (2020)
Who Killed Nicole? (2019)
Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
Basketball: A Love Story (2018)
Who Is America? (2018)
O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession? (2018)
O.J.: Guilty in Vegas (2017)
O.J.: Made in America (2016)
O.J.: Made in America (2016)
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime (2016)
O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes (2015)
The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story (2015)
Addicted to Fame (2012)
2012: Time for Change (2010)
OJ Simpson: Monster or Myth? (2010)
Juiced with O.J. Simpson (2006)
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition (2006)
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire (2004)
World's Funniest & Cleverest Commercials (2004)
OJ: The Untold Story (2000)
Absolutely 100% Guilty (1999)
Ruby Wax Meets (1996)
O.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men (1994)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
No Place To Hide (1992)
C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa (1992)
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed (1990)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989)
Monday Night Madness (1989)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Student Exchange (1987)
Back to the Beach (1987)
1st & Ten (1984)
Hambone and Hillie (1983)
Cocaine and Blue Eyes (1983)
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
Entertainment Tonight (1981)
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood (1981)
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)
Detour to Terror (1980)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)
Goldie and the Boxer (1979)
Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review (1979)
Firepower (1979)
Superstunt II (1979)
Mickey's 50 (1978)
Capricorn One (1977)
A Killing Affair (1977)
Roots (1977)
The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
Killer Force (1976)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose (1974)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Klansman (1974)
Why? (1973)
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
The Dream of Hamish Mose (1969)
Medical Center (1969)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Ironside (1967)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Monday Night Football With Peyton and Eli
Mayday Z
Frogmen
The Super Seventies
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1947-07-09
Deathday2024-04-10 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceSan Francisco, United States of America
Height185-centimeter
RelationshipsNicole Brown Simpson (1985-02-02 - 1992-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsOrenthal James Simpson, The Juice
AwardsPro Football Hall of Fame, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
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