O. J. Simpson
From TeeVeePedia, the Internet TV Encyclopedia.
O.J. Simpson, also known as The Juice and The Man Without A Glove, is a forensics detective living in Florida. Formerly a football commentator, Simpson is also widely regarded as being one of the world's greatest actors.
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Football Announcing Career
After a brief career playing college football in Los Angeles, Simpson joined the crew of Monday Night Football in the early 1970s. Quickly gaining a reputation for his wit and intelligence, Simpson became one of the show's first sideline reporters in 1973. After his legendary halftime interview with John Madden in 1976, Simpson was promoted to the booth for the 1977 season. During this year Simpson won a bit part in the mini-series Roots, for which he received much critical praise.
Acting Career
While Simpson was a well-loved color commentator, the allure of Hollywood was too much to pass up. After starring in the Made-for-TV Movie Capricorn One, Simpson left Monday Night Football to take up a full-time acting career. He appeared in such movies as The Terminator, The Naked Gun and Brian's Song, winning several Emmy Awards.
Tragedy Strikes
Following the brutal murder of his ex-wife in 1994, a disheartened Simpson considered quitting acting. However, the new cable television network Court TV convinced him to star in a movie about the case. Inspired by his young daughters Jessica and Ashlee, Simpson agreed to appear in the movie.
The film, entitled Run, O.J., Run!: The Trial of O.J. Simpson, postulated an improbable timeline in which Simpson himself was accused of killing his ex-wife. The role gained Simpson worldwide fame and reinvigorated the then-dying art of forensics. Many of the advances in crime investigation in the past decade can be traced to Run, O.J., Run!: The Trial of O.J. Simpson, which is considered Simpson's crowning achievement.
Forensics Career
Following the success of Run, O.J., Run!: The Trial of O.J. Simpson, Simpson retired from acting and moved to Florida where he became a forensic scientist. Simpson currently investigates old cases, trying to shine a new light on the facts. In 2006, Simpson agreed to reveal his findings on the Fox television show O.J. Simpson: If I Did It, Here's How It Happened.
