O J Simpson - Biography

Last Editor: carissa308				O J Simpson Biography -   Name : O J Simpson Date of birth : July 9, 1947 Place of Birth : San Francisco, California Full Name : Orenthal James Simpson Nickname : The Juice Age : 61 Nationality : American Spouse : Nicole Brown Simpson (2 February 1985 - 1992) (divorced) 2 children Marguerite L. Whitley (24 June 1967 - 1979) (divorced) 3 children

O J Simpson Trivia -

A computer game (from Banana Productions) entitled "O.J.'s All- American Race to Acquittal" debuted in January 1995, and reveals among other things that O.J.'s full name, Orenthal James Simpson, is an anagram of "O.J. on simple harassment.". He was being implicated for the murder of his wife in June 1994. In November 1995 he was found not guilty after trial and one and a half years of confinement. Football player turned actor/sportscaster He was held liable for the deaths of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman by a jury in a civil suit. The judgment returned held Simpson responsible for compensatory damages to the Goldmans in the amount of 8.5 million dollars. [4 February 1997] Children by first wife, Marguerite L. Whitley: Arnelle L. Simpson (born 4 December 1968) Jason L. Simpson (born 21 April 1970) Aaren Lashone Simpson (24 September 1977 - 26 August 1979) (drowned in family swimming pool) Children by second wife, Nicole Brown: Sydney Brooke Simpson (born 17 October 1985) Justin Ryan Simpson (born 6 August 1988) Was in a street gang called The Persian Kings c. 1954. Was working on a TV movie entitled Frogmen (1994) (TV) shortly before the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. It was reportedly designed to be a pilot for a proposed series, but has never aired. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1968 as a halfback for the University of Southern California. When he retired in 1979, he held the following NFL records: rushing yards in a season with 2,003 (since broken by Eric Dickerson), and touchdowns in a season with 23 (since broken by John Riggins in 1983). Running back for the Buffalo Bills (1969-1977) and San Francisco 49ers (1978-1979). Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. He was considered for the title role in The Terminator, but producers feared he was "too nice" to be taken seriously as a cold-blooded killer. Ranks 16th on NFL All-Time Rushing Attempts List (2,404). Ranks 14th on NFL All-Time Rushing Yardage List (11,236). Ranks 21st on NFL All-Time Rushing Average List (4.674). Tied for 30th with Herschel Walker on NFL All-Time Rushing Touchdowns List (61). During his 1998 guest appearance on "The Ruby Wax Show" (1997), Simpson pretended to stab host Ruby Wax with a banana while mimicking the theme music from Psycho (1960). Howard Stern's book "Miss America" was originally titled "Getting Away With Murder" and had a photo of O.J. and Stern (taken at Donald Trump's wedding) on the cover. At the height of his football fame, polls indicated he was one of the top 3 most recognized faces in North America. A Hungarian metal band (Húsdaráló Project) wrote a song about him. Nicole Brown Simpson appeared as a bus passenger in an uncredited role in the made-for-TV movie Detour to Terror (1980) (TV) starring O.J. Simpson. He was Ahmad Rashad's best man at his 1985 wedding to Phylicia Rashad. The first pro football player to grace the cover of "Rolling Stone" (September 8, 1977). The second professional athlete to host "Saturday Night Live" (1975) (February 25, 1978). He was the only former host not invited to attend the show's 25th Anniversary Special. Under terms of their divorce, Marguerite Simpson received a $500,000 trust fund for herself and her two children. In addition, she received $600,000 to purchase a new home and 50% of his deferred income from his pro-football employment contracts. They also divided $3 million in community property. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

O J Simpson Detailed Biography -

O J Simpson is a retired American football player, actor, spokesman and broadcaster, who has earned infamy for having been tried for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in the year 1994. He originally attained stardom as a running back at the collegiate and professional levels. In fact O J was the first NFL player who have rushed over two thousand yards in a season. To be specific, O J Simpson was acquitted of the murder case of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in the year 1995 after a long, highly publicized criminal trial. In the year 1997, a default judgment against Simpson was awarded for their wrongful deaths in civil court by a jury, but to date he has paid little of the $33.5 million judgment. Again he became notorious in late 2006 when he wrote a book titled 'If I Did It'. The book was later released by the Goldman family and the title of the book was expanded to If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer . On September 2007, O J Simpson faced more legal troubles, as he got arrested and subsequently charged with numerous felonies that include robbery with a deadly weapon, burglary with a firearm, assault with a deadly weapon, first-degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon , coercion with use of a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and conspiracy to commit a crime. Throwing more light on personal life ,it can be said, on June 24, 1967 O J Simpson has tied her knots with Marguerite L. Whitley. The couple had 3 children namely Arnelle L. Simpson (born December 4, 1968), Jason L. Simpson (born April 21, 1970) and Aaren Lashone Simpson (born September 24, 1977). In the year 1979, Aaren drowned in the family's swimming pool a month before her 2nd birthday. That same year O J Simpson and Marguerite were divorced. On February 2, 1985, Simpson married Nicole Brown. They had two children, namely Sydney Brooke Simpson (born October 17, 1985) and Justin Ryan Simpson (born August 6, 1988), and were divorced in the year 1992. There is interesting thing that is related to O J Simpson. Even before his retirement from football and in the NFL, Simpson has tried his hands in acting also. He went on to a successful film career with roles in films namely the television mini-series Roots, and the dramatic motion pictures The Cassandra Crossing, Capricorn One, The Klansman, The Towering Inferno, and the comedic Back to the Beach and The Naked Gun trilogy. In the year 1979, Simpson started his own film production company Orenthal Productions, which dealt mostly in made-for-TV fare such as the family-oriented Goldie and the Boxer films with Melissa Michaelsen and Cocaine and Blue Eyes, the pilot for a proposed detective series on NBC.