Career
The original bass vocalist for The Nylons in 1978–79, he left the band to appear in the Broadway musical Indigo before they became commercially successful.
Simpson was also a longtime host of the children's television series Polka Dot Door, from 1978 until the mid-1980s. He appeared in such television series as Seeing Things, Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show, Night Visions, These Arms of Mine, Robson Arms, MacGyver and on the Canadian game show Acting Crazy. He also hosted a cooking show on Channel M called Café m and was the "Live Eye Guy" for Citytv Vancouver's Breakfast Television.
He was nominated for several Jessie Awards for his theatre work, winning one for his one-man show Denis Anyone? He was also involved in charitable work with AIDS organizations, and hosting local events.
He died on October 22, 2010 of a sudden brain hemorrhage, approximately two weeks before his 60th birthday. After his death his family set up a website in his memory at http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/denissimpson/Homepage.aspx
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