John Simmons (born in

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) is an American actor, comedian, and founder of Gross National Product Comedy and

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's Scandal Tours.Scandal Tours
/ref> Simmons attended the

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and then spent a year abroad at the

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. He began Gross National Product, a Washington, D.C.-based traveling satirical comedy troupe, in 1980 while working as a reporter. According to the Los Angeles Times, Simmons "does a fairly accurate George Bush" impression. SDNews said about his performance that Simmons "did a brilliant job summoning laughter even when he was not speaking."

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Gross National Product Comedy
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simmons, John Living people 1955 births Male actors from Virginia University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni Alumni of the University of Kent