Simon Baker (b. July 30, 1969 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia) is an Australian film and television actor. July 30 is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia, population approximately 103,000, located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

Baker was a former champion sportsman who competed at state level in surfing and water polo. He began acting on Australian television during the late 1980s using the name Simon Baker Denny. He first appeared in music video clips for Melissa Tkautz ("Read My Lips") and Aussie dance outfit Euphoria ("Love You Right") in 1991 before appearing in the successful series E Street, Home and Away and Heartbreak High. Baker relocated to the USA where he was occasionally known by his stepfather's surname (i.e. as Simon Baker-Denny or Simon Denny). Hein Cooper at Banzai Pipeline, December 1981 Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave as it approaches shore, usually on a surfboard. ... Water polo is a team water sport, which can be best described as a combination of swimming, handball and wrestling. ... Melissa Tkautz (born January 24, 1974) is an Australian actress, singer and model of Austrian and Maltese heritage. ... Euphoria was a very popular Australian Pop/Dance music trio from the early 1990s and were based out of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... E Street was an Australian television soap opera created by Forrest Redlich and produced by the Ten Network from 1989 to 1993. ... Home and Away (commonly abbreviated to H&A) is a soap opera that has been produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. ... Heartbreak High is an Australian television series, dealing with the students of Hartley High, a tough high school in a multi-racial area of Sydney, and proved to be a more gritty and fast-paced show than many of its contemporaries. ...

He was cast in a small but important part as a young would-be actor in L.A. Confidential, which led to further opportunities in supporting roles in films. In 2000 he played an astronaut in Red Planet with Val Kilmer, Carrie Anne Moss and Benjamin Bratt. He played the male lead in the television series The Guardian for three seasons beginning in 2001, and also appeared in The Affair of the Necklace in 2001. He played an altruistic hero in George A. Romero's Land of the Dead. He played a distressed husband in 2004's Book of Love. Recently, he has played Brian Kelly in Something New and he will star in the upcoming Sex and Death 101 as Roderick Blank. He had a leading role as Jeff in the short-lived television series Smith in 2006. He had a large role as the writer Christian Thompson in the 2006 movie The Devil Wears Prada. L.A. Confidential is a 1997 feature film based on the 1990 crime fiction novel of the same title by James Ellroy, the third in his L.A. Quartet novel cycle. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Meanings of Red Planet: Red Planet (movie) Red Planet (novel) Mars is often referred to as the Red Planet. ... Val Edward Kilmer[1] (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. ... Carrie-Anne Moss (born August 21, 1967 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian actress who achieved worldwide fame following her appearances in The Matrix trilogy. ... Benjamin Bratt (born December 16, 1963) is an American actor. ... The Guardian was a CBS television drama series, which aired from September 25, 2001 to May 4, 2004. ... The Affair of the Necklace is a 2001 film directed by Charles Shyer and starring Hilary Swank, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Baker, Adrien Brody, and Joely Richardson. ... George Romero at the 2006 DragonCon George Andrew Romero (born February 4, 1940) is an American director, writer, editor and actor. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Book of Love is a 2004 film written and directed by Alan Brown. ... Something New is a 2006 romance film, written by Kriss Turner and directed by Sanaa Hamri. ... Sex and Death 101 is a comedy film written and directed by Daniel Waters set for release in 2007. ... Look up smith, Smith in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Devil Wears Prada is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 comedy-drama film, a loose screen adaptation of Lauren Weisbergers 2003 novel of the same name. ...

He was married to an Australian woman for three years and had two children with her. One was still born, the other, Bryce Baker, died in infancy as an overweight baby, but after three years, the marriage ended in divorce, partly due to the problems with their children. He is currently married to the Australian actress Rebecca Rigg, and they have three children: Stella, Claude and Harry Friday. Rebecca Rigg is an Australian actress. ...

Simon and his family resided until recently in Malibu, California, but have since moved back to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Location of Malibu in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1991-03-28 [2] Government  - Mayor Ken Kearsley [1] Area  - City  100. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 within the city centre. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ...

Awards

In 2003 Baker was voted Australia's Spunkiest Male TV Personality in the annual TV Fugly Awards [1] He has also had 23 nominations in the ARIA's for his pop-based singing. Most recently seen in the movie "Something New" co-staring with Sanaa Latham.

Trivia

Australian radio show The Shebang regard their interview with Simon in 2004 as the worst and most difficult celebrity interview ever. The Shebang is a current radio show broadcast weekday mornings from 6am to 9am AEST in Sydney, Australia on Triple M. It is hosted by Marty Sheargold and Fifi Box with Drew Chapman as the show anchor. ...

External links

• Simon Baker at the Internet Movie Database
• Simon Baker - Australian Film Commission
• Simon Baker interview - The Guardian
• Simon Baker - The Guardian
• Simon Baker interview - Land of the Dead website
• Simon Baker milestones
• Simon Baker