Why Meghan Markle sent a thank you note to former adult performer
Red Rocket. Made by director Sean Baker (of queer cult classic Tangerine), Rex plays a washed-up adult film actor who relocates from LA to Texas, where he grooms a teenage girl as his protegé.
A post shared by Simon Rex (@simonrex415)Related: Harry and Meghan continue to thrive while the rest of the royal family circles the drainFor his incredible performance, Rex won ‘Best Male Lead’ at the Independent Spirit Awards earlier this month.Such critical acclaim has taken a while to come his way.
Way back in 1993, a 19-year-old Rex shot a couple of solo videos for the gay, twinky adult entertainment studio, Club 1821. He told Vulture last year, he did the job simply to pay for rent and food for his girlfriend’s two-year-old son.Initial mainstream success arrived for Rex a couple of years later as a model and an MTV VJ.
He had a short-lived stab at a rap career under the moniker Dirt Nasty before concentrating on acting.He enjoyed a lead role in the sitcom What I Like About You and Scary Movie 3, 4, and 5.
