The vibes got bad in Los Angeles, so Rex sold most of his belongings and moved in full time. It was supposed to be just a weekend getaway, but, well, you know what happened. I just feel things too much.” He bought the property in February 2020. “I’m not trying to be a recluse,” he says. Having lived in cities his entire life, he felt exhausted by humanity. Rex lives off the grid in Joshua Tree now, in a studio made from two shipping containers on a five-acre slice of the Mojave Desert. “ That’s a good pie.” Not to get all “Tears of a Clown” on you, but he has tasted a lot of pies. “When you get a pie in the face, enjoy it.
Looking back on this period, he thinks of a lesson a meditation instructor once taught him. As you might guess, this was not the world’s most sustainable career path. He partied with Paris Hilton when she was the most famous person in America and Charlie Sheen when he was. Here, you will find the man who made “My Dick.”įor two decades, Simon Rex had been on a Gump-like tour of the least prestigious jobs in Hollywood: male model, MTV VJ, sitcom actor, Scary Movie doofus, white rapper, and Vine star. Past the point where the pavement stops and the road turns to sand. Past the hippie chicken farms, the ammo shops, the CBD emporiums. Past the looming peaks of the San Bernardinos and the windmills that shine like sci-fi sentinels. Past the rock gardens and the suntanned retirees.
