July 20, 2007
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why is she famous?
If the fact that she was a Play..boy centerfold years back isn't enough, then perhaps her stint in the movie Rock Star is.
quick bio
Fiery Scorpio Suzi Simpson was born on November 15th, 1968 in Greece. The eldest of 4 children, Suzi has 2 brothers and a sister. Her mom was a flight attendant and her father was a Navy Officer. It is for this reason that Suzi has lived in various coastal areas such as Maine, Florida and California.
Suzi Simpson's first brush with fame came at a young age when she won the Miss DC Teen USA Pageant. Her sights were set on dental school, but tuition proved to be a tougher challenge than expected. As a result, she modeled on the side. Soon after, she played in a Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial (no, not The One). Afterwards, Suzi made appearances in movies ranging from St-Elmo's Fire to Men at Work. After a fateful encounter with a Play..boy photographer who encouraged her to pose for the magazine, Suzi decided to go for it. She has appeared in Married... With Children and if you have an urge to ask whether she is headed up or down, it may be because she played in Aerosmith's "Love in an Elevator" video.
On the heel of the ten year anniversary as a Play..mate, we sat down with the sexy sweetheart and discussed her appearance in the movie Rock Star, how she got into the business, and what she remembers most about the man they call Hef. Oh, by the way, she spills her guts on Slick Willie, Colin Powell, and pretty much everything else that we asked her regarding religion, politics and of course, sex.
Q: Hey Suzi, what have you been up to?
I just finished writing a comedy and I am looking for a producer for it. It is similar to Caddyshack.
Q: How did you get into Play..boy?
My dad entered me into a pageant; it was a joke at the time, my mom's side would make jokes about it because I was a tomboy. I preferred playing with the guys. They would let me play, but I would not count; they labeled me DC for Doesn't Count. Anyway, my dad entered me and sure enough, I won and went on to win the Miss Teen Pageant. I wanted to go to dental or medical school, so I modeled part-time to pay for tuition, and when I graduated, I came out to California and kept getting all these modeling jobs.
I was trying to get into dental school, and about the time I got accepted, I had to think up ways to make money. A photographer for Play..boy suggested the centerfold. I was rather conservative, I was not a wild girl, I would not hump around... and he said that Play.. boy was very professional and that my preconceived ideas are just not true, so I gave it a shot.
Q: Actually, this is what all the former Play..mates we talk to say: that Hugh has built one finely oiled professional business and that they are treated very well — no joke...
Very much so, and now that he is on Viagra and partying with the younger girls, he is not approaching them anymore — they are approaching him. They are bombarding him... I was at a party recently and all of these girls were begging me to introduce them to Hef, saying all they have wanted to do was sleep with him. I couldn't do that sort of introduction (laughs); I am not a pimp. Anyway, Play.. boy is very professional and Hef is a great person.
Q: What is the most memorable thing about Hugh?
Well, for one, he likes to be called Hef, not Hugh. There is not a single thing, but what I love most about the man is what he's done for women and women's rights. I have no problem with the Catholic religion, but I went to an all-girls private Catholic high school. I was often taught that sex was wrong and bad, that it was something for bad girls to do and not for good girls to enjoy, and being around Hef kind of liberated me and opened up my mind.
Good girls enjoy sex too. It made me less judgmental, and transformed me into a better understanding human being, and I still have the same morals and values. I prefer a long-term relationship with one person and get to be as wild as I want, rather than being all over the place with many guys.
Q: Most men, and women in fact, do not view women who have been in Play.. boy in that negative light. It is a smaller, more extreme group that may see it as a bad thing, but they just make more noise. That is why we wanted to interview you; we assume that there is more than meets the eye. Is there not, Suzi?
True. And it is really funny because I live in a real conservative, upper-crust part of town, and I know people here who are total hypocrites, I mean it is okay for them to go to titty bars and it is okay for girls to sleep with other guys and vice versa, and I do not even judge them, they can do what they please. But they find out I have been in Play.. boy and even though they do not know me, they will rush to judge me and what kind of person I am.
I am the last kind of person who would ever take a guy away from a girl. I mean, I could be madly in love with, I do not know, Brad Pitt, and if I was to go to a party and see him with another girl, I would never do anything, neither of them would ever know of my feelings, let alone would I ever act upon them.
Q: Interesting, but you know that Jennifer Aniston, your costar in Rock Star is married to him. You play a part in Rock Star with Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston; tell us about that.
I play a groupie that wins the chance to follow the group. It was interesting. I did not speak to Jennifer much. Mark is the silent type and quite the gentleman. I also got to meet some guys who used to tour with Ozzy Osbourne.
¿ Quick fact ?
It took her stint in Play..boy for Suzi to realize that good girls are allowed to love and enjoy sex.
Q: I know, Zakk Wylde plays in the movie. But let's get back to your thoughts on where you live and the double standards.
I think that there seems to be a lot of hypocrisy in this world.
Q: Yeah there is, but I have news for you, there is hypocrisy in business, sports, fashion — everywhere... people are hypocrites.
I agree with you, you might as well bloom where you are planted, it does not matter where you go, what economic background you hail from. Whether you are from Hollywood or the Midwest, you will see it.
Q: Interesting, where are you from?
I was born in Athens, Greece. My father was in the navy and I traveled all over the country.
Q: Favorite travel destination?
There are two: Greece in general. I feel like I belong there and I have been there before... I believe in past lives and stuff, I am a very spiritual person.
Q: Who were you in a past life?
I believe that we all are down here to live and grow and until we know what we need to know, we do not get to go to heaven. Like for example, when you die, if you are not good enough to go to heaven, then you come back until you are good enough and learn the lessons you need to learn. That's my perspective, but I am no Confucius. I believe in God and being a good person, but I do not think that there is any good or bad religion; there is good and bad in everything. God gave people different cultures so they could learn to become better people.
Q: Very interesting, you could start your own religion... where do I sign up? You mentioned Greece, what is spot #2?
The other one is Venice, Italy. I love Europe in general as well.
Suzi talks about her run-in with Monica Lewinsky...
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