Joe Simpson, Former Manager of Daughters Jessica and Ashlee, Tapped by Eris Talent Agency as COO

Joe Simpson — a manager and producer who is perhaps best known for once steering the careers of his famous daughters, Jessica and Ashlee Simpson — has a new gig.

Simpson has joined Eris Talent Agency as chief operating officer, effective immediately. In the Los Angeles-based role, Simpson will partner with Eris owners Tina Randolph Contogenis and Amy Lord Posey and be charged with oversight of the talent agency’s revenue-driving areas, including packaging arm, Eris Entertainment.

More from The Hollywood Reporter

• Jessica Simpson's 'Open Book' to Become Freevee Series Starring John Stamos, Katelyn Tarver

• Jessica Simpson Inks Big Multimedia Deal With Amazon

• New Podcasts for Staying Mentally Healthy in Hollywood

Eris Talent Agency, which also maintains offices in New York, has a client list that includes Maite Perroni, Todd Bridges, Shondrella Avery, Nancy McKeon, John Posey, Cristian de la Fuente, Jesse Posey, Mindy Cohn, Musetta Vander, John Kapelos, Miktzi Kapture, Karen Lynn Gorney and Yuri Lowenthal, among many others.

Simpson is a recognizable face who was ubiquitous presence in the aughts as he oversaw the careers of both Jessica and Ashlee. Pop culture aficionados will surely remember him popping up frequently on MTV’s popular unscripted series Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica about the lives of Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson. He produced or executive produced other projects about the pop star couple as well as The Ashlee Simpson Show.

In addition, Simpson, who also once managed rocker Ryan Cabrera, was credited as a producer on multiple feature films toplined by Jessica Simpson including Blonde Ambition, Employee of the Month and Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous.

Simpson also helped negotiate a partnership with Vince Camuto to set up the infrastructure for the Jessica Simpson Collection, her upstart brand that became a billion-dollar business. The onetime Baptist Minister has also worked as a photographer with Joe Simpson Photography, among other business and creative pursuits. Most recently, he executive produced the E! series Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules.

Best of The Hollywood Reporter

• How the Warner Brothers Got Their Film Business Started

• Meet the World Builders: Hollywood's Top Physical Production Executives of 2023

• Men in Blazers, Hollywood’s Favorite Soccer Podcast, Aims for a Global Empire

Click here to read the full article.