Editing Simon Rex (section)

=== Music (2005–2020) ===

Rex entered the music industry in 2005 as a rap artist after becoming friends with and discovering [[Mickey Avalon]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.times-standard.com/article/ZZ/20111020/NEWS/111029520 |title= Q-and-A with Mickey Avalon; rapper set to take wild story to the stage in Arcata Thursday |work= Times Standard |access-date=May 25, 2017}}</ref> Rex adopted his alter ego ''Dirt Nasty''<ref>{{cite web|last=Albert|first=John|date=April 26, 2006|title=Mickey Avalon's True Hollywood Stories|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/mickey-avalons-true-hollywood-stories-2143047|access-date=May 25, 2017|work=LA Weekly}}</ref> and formed the rap group ''Dyslexic Speedreaders'' with Avalon & Andre Legacy. Rex both produced and was featured on the group's hit song "My Dick"''.''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.popdust.com/simon-rex-dirt-nasty-furries-1956359451.html |title= Simon Rex Dirt Nasty—Furries, Boners, Haberdashery, Chicks in Bikinis—Just a Regular Day For #1Daddy |work= Pop Dust |access-date=May 25, 2017}}</ref> Again the group paired with [[Lil Jon]] to create the song "What Do You Say" which was featured in 2009's blockbuster comedy film, ''[[The Hangover]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.tunefind.com/movie/the-hangover |title= Songs and music featured in The Hangover |work= Tune Find |access-date=May 25, 2017}}</ref>

Rex was an investor in the New York City nightclub [[The Plumm]] with partners Noel Ashman, [[Samantha Ronson]], [[Chris Noth]], and others. It opened in 2006 and closed in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dowd|first=Kathy Ehrich|date=May 24, 2006|title=The Plumm is the new place in NYC|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-05-24-plumm_x.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022041038/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-05-24-plumm_x.htm|archive-date=October 22, 2012|access-date=December 10, 2014|work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

In 2007, Dirt Nasty released his [[Dirt Nasty (album)|self-titled debut album]] which included the songs ''1980'', ''Cracker Ass Fantastic'' & ''Dropping Names''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/the-13-best-concerts-in-phoenix-this-weekend-9336725 |title= The 13 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend |work= Phoenix New times |access-date=May 25, 2017}}</ref> His second album, 2011's ''[[Nasty as I Wanna Be]]'', featured [[Ke$ha]], [[LMFAO]], [[Too Short]], and [[Warren G]].<ref>{{cite web|date=August 6, 2015|title=Simon Rex returns to South Lake Tahoe as Dirt Nasty|url=http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/simon-rex-returns-to-south-lake-tahoe-as-dirt-nasty/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912192117/https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/simon-rex-returns-to-south-lake-tahoe-as-dirt-nasty/|archive-date=September 12, 2017|access-date=May 25, 2017|work=Tahoe Daily Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Leatherman|first=Benjamin|date=May 18, 2017|title=ACTOR SIMON REX TACKLES HIP-HOP AS DIRT NASTY|url=https://www.parlemag.com/2010/07/actor-simon-rex-tackles-hip-hop-as-dirt-nasty/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518152938/https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/the-13-best-concerts-in-phoenix-this-weekend-9336725|archive-date=May 18, 2017|access-date=May 25, 2017|work=Parle Magazine}}</ref> Rex's other musical projects under his Dirt Nasty alias include his third album ''Palatial,'' and the [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Three Loco]] which features [[Andy Milonakis]] and [[Riff Raff (rapper)|Riff Raff]]. As Three Loco, the group teamed up with producer [[Diplo]] and released the group's eight-song EP on Diplo's [[Mad Decent]] label.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-11-27|title=Stream the new EP from rap weirdos Three Loco; watch the video for 'Bong Hits'|url=https://www.factmag.com/2012/11/27/stream-the-new-ep-from-rap-weirdos-three-loco-watch-the-video-for-bong-hits/|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Fact Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Dirt Nasty appeared in Season 1, episode 5 of Paris Hilton's ''[[My New BFF]]'' where the girls had to play "Seven Minutes in Heaven" with him.