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James Simons(I)

  • Producer
  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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James Simons is known for Malcolm in the Middle (2000), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) and Problem Child (1990).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Frankie Muniz, Justin Berfield, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Masterson, and Erik Per Sullivan in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
    Malcolm in the Middle
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Producer(as Jimmy Simons)
    Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Producer(as Jimmy Simons)
    John Ritter, Amy Yasbeck, and Michael Oliver in Problem Child (1990)
    Problem Child
    5.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1990
    Elizabeth Reaser in The Ex List (2008)
    The Ex List
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Producer(as Jimmy Simons)

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Frankie Muniz, Justin Berfield, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Masterson, and Caleb Ellsworth-Clark in Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair (2026)
      Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • producer (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2026
    • Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant in Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
      Santa Clarita Diet
      7.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • produced by
      • 2017–2019
    • Jane Lynch in Angel from Hell (2016)
      Angel from Hell
      6.3
      TV Series
      • produced by
      • producer (as Jimmy Simons, as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2016
    • Matthew Perry, Bill Cobbs, Suzy Nakamura, Julie White, Laura Benanti, Brett Gelman, and Tyler James Williams in Go On (2012)
      Go On
      7.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2012–2013
    • Hank Azaria and Kathryn Hahn in Free Agents (2011)
      Free Agents
      5.7
      TV Series
      • producer (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2011
    • Outsourced (2010)
      Outsourced
      7.6
      TV Series
      • producer (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2010–2011
    • Tyler Labine, Matthew Levy, Benjamin Stockham, and Frank Dolce in Sons of Tucson (2010)
      Sons of Tucson
      7.0
      TV Series
      • producer (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2010
    • Elizabeth Reaser in The Ex List (2008)
      The Ex List
      6.1
      TV Series
      • producer (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2008–2009
    • Help Me Help You (2006)
      Help Me Help You
      6.2
      TV Series
      • producer (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2006
    • Frankie Muniz, Justin Berfield, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Masterson, and Erik Per Sullivan in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
      Malcolm in the Middle
      8.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • produced by (as Jimmy Simons, as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2000–2006
    • Vengeance Unlimited (1998)
      Vengeance Unlimited
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1998–1999
    • 413 Hope St. (1997)
      413 Hope St.
      6.1
      TV Series
      • producer (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 1997–1998
    • Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
      Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
      6.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • line producer (as Jimmy Simons, as Jimmy Simons)
      • 1995–1997
    • Matthew Modine, Randy Quaid, and Paul Reiser in Bye Bye Love (1995)
      Bye Bye Love
      6.2
      • associate producer
      • 1995
    • Marion Ross, Amy Aquino, Peter Friedman, Danny Gerard, Matthew Louis Siegel, and Louis Zorich in Brooklyn Bridge (1991)
      Brooklyn Bridge
      8.6
      TV Series
      • co-producer (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 1993

    Production Management

    • Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant in Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
      Santa Clarita Diet
      7.8
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • unit production manager (as Jimmy Simons, as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2017–2018
    • Jane Lynch in Angel from Hell (2016)
      Angel from Hell
      6.3
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2016
    • Matthew Perry, Bill Cobbs, Suzy Nakamura, Julie White, Laura Benanti, Brett Gelman, and Tyler James Williams in Go On (2012)
      Go On
      7.5
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2012–2013
    • Hank Azaria and Kathryn Hahn in Free Agents (2011)
      Free Agents
      5.7
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2011
    • Outsourced (2010)
      Outsourced
      7.6
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2010–2011
    • Tyler Labine, Matthew Levy, Benjamin Stockham, and Frank Dolce in Sons of Tucson (2010)
      Sons of Tucson
      7.0
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2010
    • Elizabeth Reaser in The Ex List (2008)
      The Ex List
      6.1
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2008–2009
    • Two Families
      4.2
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 2007
    • Help Me Help You (2006)
      Help Me Help You
      6.2
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2006
    • Frankie Muniz, Justin Berfield, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Masterson, and Erik Per Sullivan in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
      Malcolm in the Middle
      8.2
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 2000–2005
    • 413 Hope St. (1997)
      413 Hope St.
      6.1
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 1997
    • Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
      Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
      6.7
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 1994–1997
    • Peter Falk and William Shatner in Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey (1994)
      Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 1994
    • Marion Ross, Amy Aquino, Peter Friedman, Danny Gerard, Matthew Louis Siegel, and Louis Zorich in Brooklyn Bridge (1991)
      Brooklyn Bridge
      8.6
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 1993
    • Sydney (1990)
      Sydney
      7.6
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 1990

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Matthew Modine, Randy Quaid, and Paul Reiser in Bye Bye Love (1995)
      Bye Bye Love
      6.2
      • first assistant director
      • 1995
    • Katharine Hepburn, Warren Beatty, and Annette Bening in Love Affair (1994)
      Love Affair
      6.0
      • first assistant director
      • 1994
    • Brain Donors (1992)
      Brain Donors
      6.9
      • first assistant director
      • 1992
    • When You Remember Me (1990)
      When You Remember Me
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 1990
    • John Ritter, Amy Yasbeck, and Michael Oliver in Problem Child (1990)
      Problem Child
      5.5
      • first assistant director
      • 1990
    • Sydney (1990)
      Sydney
      7.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Jimmy Simons)
      • 1990
    • Michael Keaton in Clean and Sober (1988)
      Clean and Sober
      6.7
      • first assistant director
      • 1988
    • Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (1985)
      Moonlighting
      7.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1985–1986
    • Kelly Preston, Lea Thompson, Tate Donovan, and Larry B. Scott in SpaceCamp (1986)
      SpaceCamp
      5.8
      • first assistant director
      • 1986
    • Richard Kiley and Joanne Woodward in Do You Remember Love (1985)
      Do You Remember Love
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as James S. Simons)
      • 1985
    • Anthony Edwards and Linda Fiorentino in Gotcha! (1985)
      Gotcha!
      6.2
      • first assistant director (as Jim Simons)
      • 1985
    • The Vegas Strip War (1984)
      The Vegas Strip War
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1984
    • Summer Fantasy (1984)
      Summer Fantasy
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as James Steven Simons)
      • 1984
    • Peter Coyote, Patty Duke, and Frederic Forrest in Best Kept Secrets (1984)
      Best Kept Secrets
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Jim Simons)
      • 1984
    • Stella Stevens and Tamara Dobson in Amazons (1984)
      Amazons
      4.3
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1984

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • James S. Simon
    • Spouse
      • Eliza Roberts(divorced, 2 children)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Father of Morgan Simons and Keaton Simons.

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