Cody Robert Simpson was born on 11 January 1997 and is an Australian swimmer, actor and singer-songwriter.
45 Facts About Cody Simpson
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Cody Simpson portrayed the lead role of Dmitry in the Broadway musical Anastasia from November 2018 through April 2019.
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In 2022, Simpson joined the Australian Swim Team after qualifying for the Commonwealth Games during Australia's team trials.
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Cody Simpson was born in Benowa, a suburb on the Gold Coast, Queensland, to parents Brad and Angie.
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Cody Simpson's rise to recognition was featured on The 7.30 Report in December 2009.
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Cody Simpson released his debut single, "iYiYi", on 15 May 2010.
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Cody Simpson relocated to Los Angeles in June 2010 with his family to record his songs with Atlantic Records' Shawn Campbell.
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On 22 June 2010, it was announced that Cody Simpson would participate in the Camplified 2010 Tour, along with other artists, touring across the United States.
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In May 2011, Cody Simpson was "egged" during a live performance at Westfield Miranda in Sydney.
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On 23 April 2011, Cody Simpson released the single "On My Mind".
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Cody Simpson played nine dates around the United States and finished it in Orange, California on 18 September 2011.
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On 12 June 2012, Cody Simpson released an EP titled Preview to Paradise containing four songs from his upcoming debut studio album, Paradise, which was released on 2 October 2012.
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In February 2013, Cody Simpson toured Europe, doing his own tour dates as well as supporting Justin Bieber on many of the European Believe tour dates.
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On 4 March 2014, Cody Simpson was announced as one of the celebrities to participate on the 18th season of Dancing with the Stars during ABC's Good Morning America.
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Cody Simpson was eliminated on Week 5 of the competition and finished in ninth place.
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From 30 June 2014 to 14 July 2014 Cody Simpson did an acoustic tour through Europe with singer Jackson Harris.
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Cody Simpson cited creative differences as the reason for his departure and as a result, is currently unsigned.
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Cody Simpson performed the first single, "Flower" on Good Morning America on 6 February 2015.
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Cody Simpson performed his single "New Problems" on NBC's Today show on 13 July 2015.
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On 1 November 2015 it has been reported that Cody Simpson took a break from his long term solo career to start up a new band with his close mates Adrian Cota and Khari Mateen.
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The EP's debut single, "Waiting for the Tide", was inspired by a poem Cody Simpson wrote that tackled topics such as rising water levels and ocean conservation.
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Cody Simpson released music videos for singles "Nice To Meet You", and "Let Go" on YouTube and Spotify.
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Cody Simpson performed a rendition of the Nat King Cole song "The Christmas Song" at the 85th annual Carols by Candlelight held in Melbourne in December 2022.
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In 2014, Cody Simpson made his television debut guest starring as himself in the sitcom Instant Mom.
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In late 2017, Cody Simpson was cast in a supporting role in Bret Easton Ellis' thriller film, Smiley Face Killers, opposite actor Crispin Glover.
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In October 2018, Cody Simpson made his Broadway musical debut when he was cast as male lead Dmitry in Anastasia, alongside John Bolton and Christy Altomare.
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Cody Simpson trained at the Miami Swimming Club under coach Ken Nixon and won two gold medals at the 2009 Queensland Swimming Championships.
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In 2019, Cody Simpson turned his focus from music back onto competitive swimming, joining the University of Southern California's Trojan Swim Elite team under coach Dave Salo.
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In October 2019, Cody Simpson, who was competing at his first meet in nearly a decade, finished the 100 yard butterfly in 24th position out of 29 entrants with a time of 51.51.
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In December 2020, Cody Simpson shared on social media that he had qualified for the Australian Olympic trials in the 100 metre butterfly, after having raced a time of 54.90.
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Cody Simpson starred in swimming documentary Head Above Water, which highlighted his return to swimming and was released 4 June 2021 on Amazon Prime Video.
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Cody Simpson continued to show improvement in the lead up to the 2021 Australian Swimming Trials which took place in Adelaide, South Australia in June 2021.
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Shortly after the trials, Cody Simpson announced he had been training under coach Michael Bohl at Griffith University, having moved back to Australia in the lead up to the trials.
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Cody Simpson participated in the Australian Swimming Championships which took place in Adelaide, South Australia in May 2022.
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Cody Simpson was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on 22 May 2022.
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Cody Simpson's efforts helped Australia advance to the finals, where they picked up a silver medal.
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At the Australian Short Course Swimming Championships held in Sydney, New South Wales in August 2022, Cody Simpson entered five events.
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Cody Simpson competed in the 100 metre individual medley, qualifying third in the preliminary heats with a time of 53.56.
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In 2012, Cody Simpson was a brand ambassador of Build-A-Bear Workshop.
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In February 2020, Cody Simpson appeared in Australia's new Bonds "WeGotsYou" campaign.
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Cody Simpson released a book of poetry titled, Prince Neptune in April 2020.
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Cody Simpson currently has 17 tattoos inked on his body, including: his record label, which represents the sun, water, and earth, on his left forearm; a large anchor on his right hand; a large sun below his right shoulder; 'Old man river' on his arm; skull and crossbones inked on his chest; and a thumb-sized drawing of Elvis Presley on his forearm.
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Cody Simpson later dated Gigi Hadid from 2013 to May 2015.
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In October 2019, Cody Simpson started dating Miley Cyrus before the pair split in August 2020.
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Cody Simpson then dated Belgian-American model, Marloes Stevens from December 2020 to January 2022.